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Topic	SAG is on strike. I work in the film biz. AMA.
CyborgSage00x0 07/14/23 5:25:10 PM #10:	[LFAQs-redacted-quote] No, I'm not in SAG. But with SAG down, none of us can work. Dikitain posted... Is it wrong that I kind of want this strike to last for another year? The WGA, SAG, or both? I'm curious as to why? FrozenBananas posted... How bad is it? Personally, I have money and can ride it out. But it'll be bad for many, as plenty work paycheck to paycheck. But what the studios are doing is pretty bad. DevilSummoner1 posted... I'm out of the loop. Why is there a strike? The points between the WGA and SAG different, but the broad strokes for both are: -compensation. Not only pay increases, but residuals (basically royalties). "New Media" was a term invented with the rise of streaming, and since streaming was considered a new, scary/risky frontier, contracts as such were formed in a way that don't follow normal protocol for pay, like cable TV/feature films do. Well, "new media" is no more, and the argument is those deals need to reflect the reality that streaming is now king -A.I. For the WGA, they want a guarantee that scripts must come from humans, and be touched up by humans. The Studios are like "lolno." Similarly, the Studios are pushing body scanning for A.I. (for background actors mostly), and I think they are trying to codify how, when, and how to be paid for stuff like using the likeness of dead actors, via VFZ and whatnot. The dollar amounts don't seem to be the issue the Studios have. Rather, they want to use computers and A.I. to basically replace humans. shadowsword87 posted... How worried are you about AI and programming replacing the majority of work? Is it like practical effects vs CGI? It's something that seemed unthinkable not that long ago. But the fact that the Studios are balking at it just shows how they basically already had A.I. replacements in mind. And that's a scary thought, since film is an art form. Ceding that to robots just for people like Bob Iger to get even richer helps no one, but people like Bob Iger. The DGA actually managed to get in their recent deal anti-A.I. language, so it's interesting they aren't budging with the actors or writers. --- PotD's resident Film Expert. <cite>CyborgSage00x0 posted [p:974840238] in SAG is on ... [t:80508689]...</cite> <quote><cite>[LFAQs-redacted-quote]</cite> No, I'm not in SAG. But with SAG down, none of us can work.Dikitain posted... </cite><quote>Is it wrong that I kind of want this strike to last for another year?</quote>The WGA, SAG, or both? I'm curious as to why?FrozenBananas posted... </cite><quote>How bad is it?</quote>Personally, I have money and can ride it out. But it'll be bad for many, as plenty work paycheck to paycheck. But what the studios are doing is pretty bad.DevilSummoner1 posted... </cite><quote>I'm out of the loop. Why is there a strike?</quote>The points between the WGA and SAG different, but the broad strokes for both are:-compensation. Not only pay increases, but residuals (basically royalties). "New Media" was a term invented with the rise of streaming, and since streaming was considered a new, scary/risky frontier, contracts as such were formed in a way that don't follow normal protocol for pay, like cable TV/feature films do. Well, "new media" is no more, and the argument is those deals need to reflect the reality that streaming is now king-A.I. For the WGA, they want a guarantee that scripts must come from humans, and be touched up by humans. The Studios are like "lolno." Similarly, the Studios are pushing body scanning for A.I. (for background actors mostly), and I think they are trying to codify how, when, and how to be paid for stuff like using the likeness of dead actors, via VFZ and whatnot.The dollar amounts don't seem to be the issue the Studios have. Rather, they want to use computers and A.I. to basically replace humans.shadowsword87 posted... </cite><quote>How worried are you about AI and programming replacing the majority of work? Is it like practical effects vs CGI?</quote>It's something that seemed unthinkable not that long ago. But the fact that the Studios are balking at it just shows how they basically already had A.I. replacements in mind. And that's a scary thought, since film is an art form. Ceding that to robots just for people like Bob Iger to get even richer helps no one, but people like Bob Iger. The DGA actually managed to get in their recent deal anti-A.I. language, so it's interesting they aren't budging with the actors or writers. --- PotD's resident Film Expert. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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