Just as Captain Renault said in Casablanca that he was “shocked, shocked to find that gambling is going on in here!” we found it somewhat anticlimactic that SAG reported member earnings down in 2008. As reported by Variety: SAG actors saw earnings decline 2.5% last year to $2 billion, mostly due to TV earnings plunging [...]
The Joint Policy Committee (JPC) has announced the selection of PricewaterhouseCoopers by SAG, AFTRA, and the JPC to conduct the study called for in the last contract negotiation, seeking to develop a new mechanism for talent compensation in commercials: Per the 2009 SAG/AFTRA Commercials Contract, SAG, AFTRA, and the JPC have agreed to conduct an [...]
For a rational discussion of the conflict between product integration and commercial exclusivity, you might want to check out this article in Backstage. It has at least one real world example of an actor deciding to withdraw from a role because the character would have to work with a Ford when the actor already had [...]
So says our old friend Sallie Weaver, at the Entertainment Labor Contracts blog. Turns out she’s right (as usual.)
Film LA says commercial shoots are up for a third week in a row. OK, it’s up from a really low level, but any improvement is welcome news.
In a pair of posts last week, said to be responding to union demands, JPC spokesman Doug Wood asserts that (a) advertisers have no obligation to pay talent fees when commercials are uploaded to YouTube and similar locations without authorization, and (b) “there is no legal or contractual obligation on the part of the advertiser [...]
