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SC24 - Sidecast: Risk and Reward
John has opinions on the AMPTP’s new assertion that the studios are bearing all the risk when it comes to making a movie or a series, and therefore should be receiving all the reward.
Links:
- AMPTP response to SAG-AFTRA
- ‘Idiots’: Wall Street Analysts Unload on Hollywood by Claire Atkinson for The Ankler
- Summary of Negotiations: WGA proposals and AMPTP responses
- Updated picket hours and information
- 2023 WGA Strike Rules
- Strike Rules FAQ
- Picket Schedules and Locations
- Find more about the 2023 WGA negotiations here at WGAContract2023.org
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- Scriptnotes is produced by Drew Marquardt
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