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Hollywood Incentives Bill Passes the CA State Assembly Without $750 Million Specified, For Now
Advocates emphasized the bill’s focus on middle-class jobs, but Assemblymember Carl DeMaio said it represented an ineffective solution that papered over larger state problems.
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The 13 Commandments of Being a Background Actor
From enduring bad haircuts to avoiding stunt people, the author of 'Unfortunately, I Was Available' details the dos and don'ts of life as a film and TV extra.
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After Strike Threat, Video Game Workers and Microsoft-Owned ZeniMax Media Reach Tentative Agreement
The deal, which raises minimum salary levels and institutes a new crediting policy, applies to more than 300 quality assurance staffers for the firm behind ‘The Elder Scrolls’ and ‘Fallout.’
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Terrence Howard Movie Shoot Hit With IATSE Strike
Crew members began picketing on Wednesday after the production didn’t agree to negotiate an IATSE contract, says one union-side source.
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AI’s Napster Moment May Be Next
In 1999, a groundbreaking site launched that felt too good to be true. And that’s because it was. Sam Altman should take note.
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New Report Portrays California’s Film and TV Production Environment as Uniquely Burdensome and Expensive
A Milken Institute study argues that the state is losing ground to competitors in part due to its high cost of living, a difficult film credit process and a complex permitting system.
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Kevin Costner Sued By ‘Horizon 2’ Stunt Performer Over Unscripted Rape Scene
In a complaint filed Tuesday, Devyn LaBella claims that union and contractual rules were breached when she was allegedly subjected to perform an impromptu scene of sexual violence without an intimacy coordinator.
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Will Smith Music Video Makes Union Deal With IATSE After Strike
A video starring the actor and “Gettin’ Jiggy Wit It” singer faced a picket line on Friday after crew members attempting to unionize were fired.
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Hollywood Commission’s Workplace Misconduct Resource Opened Up to All Entertainment Industry Workers
Starting Thursday, the ombuds feature from MyConnext will be available not only to select union members and workers on certain studio productions, but to everyone across the business.
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L.A. Mayor Vows to Cut Red Tape and Make It Easier to Shoot Movies and Shows In the City
Karen Bass signed an executive order Tuesday aimed at requiring no more than one city staffer on shoots and further opening up icons like the Griffith Observatory and the Central Public Library for filming.
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AI Is Disrupting Commercial Shoots, But Actors May Get New Guardrails
When it comes to generative AI training and the replacement of human with synthetic performers, SAG-AFTRA's tentative commercial contract has more teeth than its current TV and film agreement.
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SAG-AFTRA Files Unfair Labor Practice Charge Over Darth Vader AI Voice in ‘Fortnite’
The union claims that Llama Productions failed to notify the labor group and negotiate when it began employing a James Earl Jones voice that replaced the work of members.
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