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Hollywood crews give near unanimous support for strike authorization after contract talks stall
LA Times via MSN ^ | 10/04/21 | Anousha Sakoui

Posted on 10/04/2021 5:57:57 PM PDT by Libloather

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To: Libloather

Oh no! No more homosexual superhero movies.


41 posted on 10/04/2021 6:53:04 PM PDT by Trillian
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To: Libloather

Oh no! Gasp! Whatever will we do without them?

Does anyone still go to movies?


42 posted on 10/04/2021 7:16:24 PM PDT by Veto! (Political Correctness Offends Me)
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To: Maigrey
...one of the reasons is that the crews are working 20 -24 hour days, then off 6-8 hour, then another 20-24, off 6, and that going on for weeks on end.

As advertising revenue continues to decline, producers want to cram more work into a day, film all they can in fewer weeks and then cut everyone loose. Years ago producers could tell the "below the line" staff (grips, electricians, wardrobe, hairstylists, props, etc.) to suck it up because they could easily be replaced. Now the "below the line" staff is saying "good luck finding someone who'll work 20 hour days for this pay".

The strike will not resolve the root cause of the problem; television cannot draw the viewers they previously could and the advertising revenue continues to decline as companies continue to expand internet advertising.

43 posted on 10/04/2021 7:46:17 PM PDT by T.B. Yoits
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To: Libloather

Hollywood is going on strike?
Damn, more good news today.


44 posted on 10/04/2021 7:49:39 PM PDT by TexasM1A
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To: Libloather

Do it! I don’t watch anything Hollywood puts out. Haven’t for years now.


45 posted on 10/04/2021 8:21:33 PM PDT by AlaskaErik (In time of peace, prepare for war.)
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To: Governor Dinwiddie

Why does hollywood need unions?
I thought they all shared and shared alike....


46 posted on 10/04/2021 8:46:41 PM PDT by minnesota_bound (I need more money. )
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To: Libloather

How will I get by?


47 posted on 10/04/2021 9:00:42 PM PDT by BobL (I shop at Walmart and eat at McDonald's, I just don't tell anyone, like most here.)
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To: minnesota_bound

Critical Drinker After Hours
No Time To Die - Initial Reaction (Lots of Spoilers)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eqSkvWrcBzo

Bond does die at the end....
All past characters die. Blofield, all of Spectre, Felix Leitner.

Woke and now Bond is destroyed.
This was done to Star Trek and Star Wars etc.


48 posted on 10/04/2021 9:09:04 PM PDT by minnesota_bound (I need more money. )
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To: Libloather

I’ve been in corporate AV for years, and we sometimes use the local IATSE (Dallas and FW) as extra labor for shows. They’re mostly useless, if you need 3 hands, you’d better order 6 from the union. 1/2 hour cig break every two hours. Loong lunch break. Don’t know anything - you can teach them how to set a breakout room, and when you see them on another show the following week, they ‘forgot’ ALL OF IT. I’ve met maybe 5-6 guys that were actually useful, and maybe 2-3 that were actually good. Unfortunately, it’s all seniority-based, so you can’t request certain people on jobs, you just get what the union sends you...


49 posted on 10/04/2021 10:27:07 PM PDT by Svartalfiar
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