we are excited to announce the formation of a talent experience program along with an equity fund to grant participating actors a stake in our company’s future.
This will end well 🙄
AI startup Synthesia says it's creating a $1M stock pool to pay actors with equity for the use of their likeness, a first for the AI industry.
Submitted 4 weeks ago by Tea@programming.dev to technology@lemmy.world
https://www.synthesia.io/post/introducing-synthesia-talent-experience-program-for-exceptional-actors
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JoeKrogan@lemmy.world 4 weeks ago
yuki2501@lemmy.world 4 weeks ago
Why would they even want money from a fixed pool?
Give them percentages of the sales.
vk6flab@lemmy.radio 4 weeks ago
A whole million? You thought there was only A grade and B grade movies … wait until you see Z grade.
For context, Keanu Reeves was paid $156 million for the two Matrix sequels. There’s plenty more actors getting paid over a million … each.
Source: …wikipedia.org/…/List_of_highest-paid_film_actors
Grandwolf319@sh.itjust.works 4 weeks ago
Such a revealing list, a lot of, ohhh, that’s why they acted in that one.
Looking at you terminator 3
Grimy@lemmy.world 4 weeks ago
The Hollywood business model is coming to an end.
vk6flab@lemmy.radio 4 weeks ago
With the likes of massive companies like Disney and Paramount running the show … it’s going to be a while.
Also, you do realise that these massive wages come from the obscene profits made by movies, in other words, if you want to make money, you need to spend it.