Labor & Unions
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JJ Abrams Calls on WGA Members to ‘End Agencies’ Conflicted Practices’
“Star Wars” director voices support for Writers Guild campaign against agency packaging fees
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As Talks Stall, Writers Guild Prepares Plan to Leave Talent Agencies En Masse
ATA warns of lost jobs and wages if guild’s proposed code of conduct to end packaging passes
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Talent Agencies Present Counterproposals to Writers Guild in Packaging Dispute
WGA calls ATA’s proposals “a small step forward”
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The Post-Recession Model: Fewer Jobs in Digital Hollywood
The old way of doing business is over, and as more content moves into the stream and the cloud, the industry is getting leaner
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Aspiring Cameraman: ‘I Just Want to Make Money and Survive’
A 22-year-old Vassar grad Miles Fineburg looks for gigs at bars and Trader Joe’s until entry-level jobs behind the camera free up
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The Jobs Crisis: USC Screenwriting Grad Works at Best Buy to Pay His Bills
Unable to find entry-level work in their chosen fields, recent grads like Ben Cohen mix internships with low-paid gigs at service chains
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Post-Production Vendor: ‘All Our Business Models Went Out the Window’
Business has declined, prices are frozen and opportunities are tougher to come by, says a veteran of post-production services
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The Jobs Crisis: Voices From Hollywood’s Trenches
Actress Christine Lakin ‘Hustles to Make a Living’ During Slowdown
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Production Manager: ‘I Used to Wander Through Musso & Frank’s to Get Work. Not Today’
As the film business keeps migrating away from L.A. and its unions, a veteran unit production manager laments a freelance workforce that’s profoundly lacking in job security
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Screenwriter: ‘I Just Don’t Want to Answer Phones at Some Place I Used to Pitch’
His first movie grossed more than $80 million, but tough economic times force him to scramble to pay the bills
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The Jobs Crisis: TV Is Booming — Unless You Work in L.A.
This has been a windfall year for ad spending, but the money isn’t trickling down to rank-and-file TV professionals in Los Angeles
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Hollywood & the Job Crisis: Just How Bad Is It?
First in a Wrap series: There are pockets of recovery in the entertainment industry, but many are still struggling to weather the ongoing economic storm
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WGA’s Keyser: There Isn’t Enough Interesting Work for Writers
“While we are encouraged by the strength of our employment in television, we are simultaneously more concerned about the movement in the other direction in features”
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‘Black Swan’ Lawsuit Stirs Intern Debate: Education or Exploitation?
In a down economy are movie companies relying too heavily on free labor?