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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Why is there a problem with AI but not CGI? They use CGI to make crowds bigger thus taking jobs away from extras. They’ve been “AI’ing” for a long time.

The workers should have health insurance of some form.

Companies with pensions are very few if not completely gone.

[b]How many companies continue to pay their employees for the work done 1 year ago, 5, 10? It’s usually pay and done.[/b]

Their complaints are no different than all workers in US.

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Exactly. CGI has meant the end of tons of jobs in the industry and resulted in the off-shoring of a lot of work out of the US. This has been going on for years. Streaming platforms have different economics than the studios. [b]Why should actors get residuals when nobody (advertisers) is paying that bill. [/b]I don't care one way or another, but, SAG saying that most of their members make less than $26,000 per year is a straw man argument. $26,000 a year is not full time work in this country. And there are many, many SAG members who do not consider themselves full time actors. If you are only making $26,000 a year, you need to get another job to supplement (or find a new career).[/quote]

First, residuals are a boon to the studios--[b]means they can pay workers less upfront and adjust what the actors get based on future success of the tv show/movie. Without them, the studios would have to pay day actors and non-star regulars way more for shows that are flops.[/b]

Secondly, OF COURSE the bill is being paid--through licensing and subscription fees.

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Thank you, PP. At last, someone who understands why residuals actually benefit the studios paying them more than they benefit the actors receiving them. There is so much misinformation and ignorance on this thread about how pay for actors (and writers) actually functions. [/quote]

Do you get paid for work you did 3 years ago?[/quote]

Did YOU read the post explaining exactly how residuals work, and how over time residuals actually SAVE the studios money and end up paying actors (and writers) less and less while the studios make more and more money? Residuals are not new. They do not work like your paycheck does. Go back, read that post, read some coverage of the strike issues, and try to grasp that not every industry pays people in the way you are paid. [/quote]

Perhaps actors should not depend on residuals but get a one time bigger payment for their services.[/quote]

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