SAG-AFTRA has granted approval to 39 independent productions to shoot during the strike, after confirming that they are not tied to AMPTP companies. The list includes two projects from A24, the ind…
Plus the new deal studios want really sucks: background actors to be scanned and paid for one day, and then their digital likenesses can be used forever. You’ll get paid once and never work again…god forbid your Q score is high; they’ll make your doppelgänger a star and leave you waiting tables.
Can some movie people explain to me what this means? What is a SAG ?
SAG-AFTRA is the Screen Actors Guild – American Federation of Television and Radio Artists.
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Actor union. They are unhappy with their wages. I think the average actor in Hollywood makes like $25 an hour.
It’s also very inconsistent work since you are not always acting in a show or movie, and it can be very tough to book new roles.
Plus the new deal studios want really sucks: background actors to be scanned and paid for one day, and then their digital likenesses can be used forever. You’ll get paid once and never work again…god forbid your Q score is high; they’ll make your doppelgänger a star and leave you waiting tables.