Actor union. They are unhappy with their wages.
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MaxVoltage@lemmy.world 1 year ago
Can some movie people explain to me what this means? What is a SAG ?
TonyTonyChopper@sh.itjust.works 1 year ago
Tavarin@lemmy.world 1 year ago
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.
HollandJim@lemmy.world 1 year ago
Plus the new deal studios want 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.
magnetosphere@kbin.social 1 year ago
SAG-AFTRA is the Screen Actors Guild – American Federation of Television and Radio Artists.
MaxVoltage@lemmy.world 1 year ago
Ty