SAG President Alan Rosenberg Discusses Possible Strike

POSTED BY txactor on Nov 24 under AFTRA, Actors, Deadline Hollywood Daily, Directors, Hollywood, Hollywood Reporter, Indie Film, Louisiana Film Production, NOW MEDIA, New Media, New Mexico Film Production, Residuals, SAG, SAG Eligible, SAG Membership, SAGIndie, Strike, TXMPA, Texas Actors, Tommy G. Kendrick

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SAG and AMPTP In Negotiation Constipation

POSTED BY txactor on Jul 21 under AFTRA, AMPTP, Actors, Alan Rosenberg, Daily Variety, Hollywood, Hollywood Reporter, NOW MEDIA, Producers, Residuals, SAG, Strike

No movement. That’s all there is to report on the ongoing standoff between SAG and the AMPTP. Trade publications put attendance at Saturday’s SAG membership meeting in Hollywood at 450 - 750, depending on which industry rag you want to believe. The producer-friendly Daily Variety article actually has the attendance at the upper end […]

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DARK KNIGHT Light Up Box Office - $155 Million and Counting

POSTED BY txactor on Jul 21 under Big Media, Box Office, Box Office Mojo, DARK KNIGHT, Daily Variety, Deadline Hollywood Daily, Hollywood Reporter, Producers

One of the best reviewed films of the year had a stunning opening this weekend with an estimated take in excess of $155 million while playing on 4,366 screens. Apparently that wasn’t enough screens because the weekend was a virtual sellout and HOLLYWOOD REPORTER published a report of tickets selling on Ebay for around […]

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NOW Media not NEW Media - Letter From SAG

POSTED BY txactor on Jul 17 under AFTRA, AMPTP, Actors, Alan Rosenberg, Directors, Film Distribution, Filmmakers, Hollywood, Hollywood Reporter, New Media, Residuals, SAG

The following letter members received from SAG today reinforces some of the points I was making in my earlier post:
BIG PRODUCER$ MONETIZE YOUTUBE CLIP$
July 17, 2008
It’s Not New Media – It’s NOW Media
Dear Screen Actors Guild Member,
I want to tell you why your national negotiating committee has not accepted the June 30 offer put across […]

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BIG PRODUCER$ Monetize YouTube Clip$

POSTED BY txactor on Jul 17 under AFTRA, AMPTP, Actors, Daily Variety, Hollywood Reporter, Producers, Residuals, SAG, Strike, Tommy G. Kendrick, WGA, Writers

While we wait for a resolution of the current contract ‘negotiations’ between SAG and the AMPTP, a few show biz reports give a look under the tent at why SAG is so concerned about issues like clip usage and residuals from new media. As an example, look at the deal announced this week between […]

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The threat of an actor’s strike influences film production

POSTED BY txactor on May 7 under AMPTP, Actors, Hollywood Reporter, Indie Film, SAG, Strike

There is a terrific article by Steven Zeitchik in today’s Hollywood Reporter: Strike effect mirrors class struggle.
A few excerpts:
“A strike absolutely makes it possible to get the quality of people you normally wouldn’t have a shot at,” said Mark Gill, co-founder of the Film Department, which is prepping as many as four movies to […]

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Dealmaking in the Indie Film World. Five Experts Discuss Market Changes

POSTED BY txactor on May 4 under Film Distribution, Filmmakers, Filmmaking, Hollywood Reporter, Indie Film

Here’s an interesting roundtable discussion from The Hollywood Reporter on the state of independent film.
Where is the money coming from, how do you get distribution, what is the role of the international market in the indie film world and what about film festivals?????
Stephen Galloway of The Hollywood Reporter discussed those and other matters […]

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