Hollywood Strike

[ET2SN]

Meanwhile, a different perspective.

[GoldenRivet]

Any work group has the right to strike i suppose.

However, it is rather difficult to excrete much in the way of sympathy for these actors, given the paychecks some of these folks draw for putting out such mediocre films the last several years.

If it weren't for comic book films, transformer movies, and reboots/reimagined versions of stuff we've seen a dozen times already i worry there wouldnt be but one or two movies in the theater every year

[Platapus]

Originally Posted by GoldenRivet

However, it is rather difficult to excrete much in the way of sympathy for these actors, given the paychecks some of these folks draw for putting out such mediocre films the last several years.

That's the problem. People are judging an entire industry based on the top salaries of the select few.



Most actors do not earn the mega salaries.



https://www.bls.gov/oes/current/oes272011.htm


Film actors earn an hourly mean wage of $38.92 per hour.


This is paid only for the time they are working. Actors do not work 2,080 hours a year.



Actors depend on the residual payments from past performances. With streaming, one of the things they are complaining about is the lack of residuals as the industry is still using old methods of calculating.


I get it, a lot of people resent the top paid actors. I get it. I don't care for them either. But there are a lot more people who are not earning that much.


We should not let our emotions about the top earners be applied to the many actors who have done us no wrong.



Here are the numbers for writers, in case anyone is interested in facts


https://www.bls.gov/oes/current/oes273043.htm

[vienna]

posted in error




<O>

[Otto Harkaman]

Seems while they are striking and tying things up just another reason for the studios to use AI

[ET2SN]

Originally Posted by Platapus

That's the problem. People are judging an entire industry based on the top salaries of the select few.



Most actors do not earn the mega salaries.



https://www.bls.gov/oes/current/oes272011.htm


Film actors earn an hourly mean wage of $38.92 per hour.


This is paid only for the time they are working. Actors do not work 2,080 hours a year.



Actors depend on the residual payments from past performances. With streaming, one of the things they are complaining about is the lack of residuals as the industry is still using old methods of calculating.


I get it, a lot of people resent the top paid actors. I get it. I don't care for them either. But there are a lot more people who are not earning that much.


We should not let our emotions about the top earners be applied to the many actors who have done us no wrong.



Here are the numbers for writers, in case anyone is interested in facts


https://www.bls.gov/oes/current/oes273043.htm

All I can add to that is "BRAVO".
Its easy to joke about AI and streaming until it targets your job.

Hollywood has had a very successful relationship with the unions and the writer's guild for about as long as there has been a Hollywood.