OTT (Over the Top) services

In episodic TV, you deliver a certain number of shots per month. There is no mad dash at the end, and you might get fewer iterations.”

robust VFX market

[A.I.] will cut down on CPU and render time. We’re also investigating techniques to recognize and replace human faces in a semi-automated way, potentially a huge leap forward. Even with rotoscoping, you can ask the computer to hunt for humans and automatically rotoscope. It’s not production level yet, but pretty amazing.

growing competition due to technology advances

to the increased demand

suggesting box office and streaming are synergistic.

2013,

mid-sized VFX houses are more challenged than ever to keep afloat

to take on wire removal and rotoscoping are also coming into their own

number of must-be-there locations has grown

at least 12 hours between daily shoots, then I think you’re going to see more action from below-the-line people in all the entertainment unions,”

10% to 19%) for Assistant Production Office Coordinators, Art Department Coordinators, Writers’ Room Assistants and Script Coordinators

Meaningful improvements in rest periods for those working on first season series television, for post-production personnel assigned to/employed on series television, pilots, feature films and distant location.

on average 18% increase

neither party is getting everything it wanted this bargaining cycle,

put forth a deal-closing comprehensive proposal

most crew members live paycheck to paycheck, making it very difficult financially for them to go on strike, something studios have traditionally used as leverage in their negotiations.

Additionally, labor demand has been forcing platforms and studios to pay market value in order to secure top-level crews for high-end series. Still, the “new media” loophole is there and could be exploited; it has been used mostly for lower-budget streaming series, I hear.

We made a commitment with them to partner, almost 14 years ago when the original New Media provisions went into our agreement, and they made a commitment that ‘If you come along as we grow this business, you’ll share in the growth and you’ll share in the future prosperity.’

the daily guarantee for day players a

Eliminate night premiums in the few local agreements that have them.

Somewhat to that end, today MoA has a very interesting clause somewhat buried in the MoA that basically concedes all parties know there is more that needs to be done to keep the heavily subscribed Health and Pension plans alive and kicking — in perhaps another form.

Somewhat to that end, today MoA has a very interesting clause somewhat buried in the MoA that basically concedes all parties know there is more that needs to be done to keep the heavily subscribed Health and Pension plans alive and kicking — in perhaps another form

“pattern bargaining.”

pattern bargaining, there will be a ripple effect,

32 hours of rest when you work six days

the pandemic of the past 18 months, with IATSE members among the hardest hit as many are hourly employees with little financial protections who struggled when production shut down for months

The two sides traditionally trade things until they reach compromise — it’s called bargaining for a reason

The AMPTP says that it negotiates “58 industry-wide collective bargaining agreements on behalf of hundreds of motion picture and television producers.” That’s 58 union contracts that all have to be renegotiated every three years or so. And all done without a single strike – not even a writers strike – during Lombardini’s reign.

doing our best to stop production everywhere. Our goal is to get a better deal that will return us to our work. We will lock arms and stand together for as long as that takes.”

For more than five months, we have bargained in good faith

“the pace of bargaining doesn’t reflect any sense of urgency,

a resounding strike authorization vote that was the turning point in us achieving what we set out to do

In response to our strike deadline announcement this week, we are getting reports some studios are scheduling unplanned sixth and seventh days and additional overtime,”

The old contract allowed nascent services with fewer than 20 million subscribers — such as Apple TV Plus, Peacock and Paramount Plus — to pay discounted wages to crews. The new formula relies more heavily on a platform’s total content expenditures over a defined period of time.

irtual town halls

the stigma of asking for time off.

“12 on, 12 off,” and were disappointed that the agreement still allows employers to schedule 14-hou

In the memo, the leadership warned that rejecting the deal would weaken the union, which would serve the employers’ interests.

Association of Independent Commercial Producers

IATSE’s current pay television agreement with HBO, Showtime and Starz doesn’t expire until December 31, 2022.

he Area Standards Agreement applies to another 20,000 workers in 23 locals around the country, excluding New York

They were unable to make any headway there, in part because the sideletters for “new media” are set by the above-the-line guilds.

his is the most gains we have ever made in a contract, and we didn’t give up anything,

Almost 90 percent of members responded to a strike authorization vote two weeks ago, and the ratification vote will use the same online process.

we didn’t give up anything