Huh. I didn't realize that horror movie I've been seeing ads for recently even though I'd never heard of it before, P2, starred Rachel Nichols.
You know what they say about payback? Well I'm the bitch.
Fred ,'Life of the Party'
The Minearverse 5: Closer to the Earth, Further from the Ax
[NAFDA] "There will be an occasional happy, so that it might be crushed under the boot of the writer." From Zorro to Angel (including Wonderfalls, The Inside and Drive), this is where Buffistas come to anoint themselves in the bloodbath.
Polter-Cow - Nov 03, 2007 4:19:52 pm PDT #7376 of 10001
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
JenP - Nov 03, 2007 4:33:06 pm PDT #7377 of 10001
Is that the woman who starred in The Inside ? I thought it looked like her, but I figured I was just making that up. Go, me, after all!
Invisible Green - Nov 03, 2007 4:44:00 pm PDT #7378 of 10001
If there are ads in the streaming video, then there's revenue, and the writers should be able to share in it. If the show is being streamed with no ads, or click through thingies, then there's no revenue and it makes sense to treat it as promotional.
According to the article that I read in the Wall Street Journal yesterday, writers make just as much off fee-based new media (e.g., iTunes) as they do off DVD and VHS sales (something like 0.3% for the first 1 million sales, and 0.36% after that). It's only when the videos are being streamed for free (regardless of whether or not there's advertisements) that the writers aren't seeing any money. Writers for "webisodes" are paid on a case-by-case basis.
Liese S. - Nov 03, 2007 5:45:30 pm PDT #7379 of 10001
"Faded like the lilac, he thought."
I think there's just a lot of newness in the whole digital realm, and it has yet to shake out properly. I think it's a good idea for writers to establish that they expect not to be abused in the process of figuring out where the new money trail lies.
Simon - Nov 04, 2007 8:38:26 am PST #7380 of 10001
Kevin - Nov 04, 2007 9:44:32 am PST #7381 of 10001
Never fall in love with somebody you actually love.
I'm going to start calling you Mister Universe, Simon.
lori - Nov 04, 2007 10:30:49 am PST #7382 of 10001
x-posted from Natter,
Heh, I'm at a Panera in Studio City, and a softball team of writers just came in, and are talking about where there are all supposed to go picket.
Kevin - Nov 04, 2007 10:32:55 am PST #7383 of 10001
Never fall in love with somebody you actually love.
lori, Universal Studios from 9 till 1 tomorrow. The folk from Battlestar, Eureka, CSI and Desperate Housewives will be there. (The location is still undecided like, all the WGA has is 'a Gate on Lankershim').
Kristen - Nov 04, 2007 10:40:01 am PST #7384 of 10001
Kevin, that's not true for everyone. Where you picket depends on what show you're working on and/or where you live. Not everyone is going to the same place.
lori - Nov 04, 2007 10:41:14 am PST #7385 of 10001
I was gonna say that, but I'll let the actual writer give the correct information.
None of the guys at this Panera are in Kevin's target group.