“I think the biggest reason I wanted to make this video which is extremely alarming is about what Hollywood was proposing to SAG (Screen Actors Guild) and SAG said no f%&king way to. Was this idea of owning a background actor’s likeness digitally…According to SAG what studios were saying is they would like to hire a background actor for one day, meaning a day rate. Whatever it might be..scan their likeness and then excuse them from work and not need them ever again…. But this is the scary part…They would own that actor’s ‘likeness’ forever and they could keep using that digital likeness of somebody in background scenes of all of their movies whenever they want it.”
“I think it’s really easy to look at these strikes at a surface level and think well SAG is just mega famous people, like Angelina Jolie or whoever, and no it’s not. It’s everyday working people who love their art and craft and just can’t get ahead in this industry. It’s the same with writers. Not everyone is Aaron Sorkin. There are tonnes of people struggling to get anything made and who can barely afford to make a living. This is why the cast of Oppenheimer left the premier in solidarity with SAG because all of them were starting actors once too. They all know what it feels like to be a struggling actor.”
Chris Stuckmann discusses the ongoing WGA and SAG strikes, and why they’re important for the future of all creators in the film industry.
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That certainly gives it a new perspective for me.
Hi Bruce, it enlightened me as well. Cheers.
Like much of corporate America, who cares only for the price of their stocks, corporate-owned studio executives and boards are soulless, bloodsucking creeps. The idea of studios owning someone’s likeness to make films or shows without compensation to that actor is an outrage!
‘Bloodsucking creeps’ is about right. Gone are the days when they invested in young creative filmmaking genius’ and unique visions and compelling stories and characters.
‘The idea of studios owning someone’s likeness to make films or shows without compensation to that actor is an outrage!’ Totally Jeff. It’s pretty sad where ‘corporate stakeholder’ is beginning to encroach on individual rights as if they were ‘big Government’.