@Memo_B_Random@TrungTPhan The Mask was a union production, he would’ve already been SAG due to his recurring role on In Living Color. He would have millions in residuals from gross points on the profits on the film that would still paying him to this day. Not even comparable situation.
People online and in the industry cry all the time about empathising with and supporting independent filmmakers but when a below the line crew member rightly complains about the low pay, having health scares and being strained doing multiple roles at once for an indie film that is a smash hit, suddenly that empathy from everyone is no longer there, instead calling her ungrateful and entitled that has ruined her career for speaking up.
It’s like you don’t actually care about these artists wanting to make it in the industry. You just pretend you do and get mad when they won’t accept bad standards cos it’s better to be miserable than push for change.
@WrestlerHauser A non union art director in LA making $6700 before tax, has to pay for rent, health care, car payments and $7/g gas. She gets 0 residuals, As a SAG actor with representation you are protected by others. Indie film is often a net negative for crew, pointing out the systemic flaw
@SiddhantAdlakha Not saying the timeline is accurate, but IMDb has the filming listed as Nov 22 to May 23 with Park writing in 2021. The writers strikes also begin in May 2023. Do you think this is about their work overseeing post production while still being WGA members? Timing is a bit confusin
@NealGardner_ You know Rashford was born in the same year as Luis Diaz right? Both 1997. About 3000 less minutes on Diaz’ legs and getting paid £250k less per week! Diaz has been our 2nd best attacker this season, won the PL and made it to a UCL final. We wanna keep him, so it’s gonna cost ya
@_Zeets Before this season he was always talking about the hunger to win more for the club. He went full radio silence since the end of last season until it was time to announce he’s leaving. I get not wanting contract talks out in public, but he was hiding all season. Just made it worse
@AlsikkanTV There’s non union crew on every union production in New York regardless of budget. I am not trying to say this film shouldn’t have been union. I’m just disputing the claims made in the post that I know are untrue and many crew members are pissed off about seeing with no evidence
@AlsikkanTV Could be that since this was an indie film made around the strikes that the budget or street footprint was flagged and the union showed up to check it out. It’s been common for NYC indies to flip since Anora, including ones I’ve been on that aren’t preying on their crew.
@AlsikkanTV The team I know was all non union, so they didn’t decline any benefits. Things get flipped have been for things like btl crew not getting paid min wage, not getting covered safety rides at 2am etc, unsafe working conditions etc. that wasn’t the case here.