As members of SAG-AFTRA and the Writers Guild of America strike in part to seek higher residuals from the films and TV shows they create for streaming platforms, a somewhat different battle is being waged within the stunt community.
“Stunt coordinators for theater releases are guaranteed residuals the same as the performers, yet when you move over to TV streaming, we get none,” says Cort L. Hessler III, national chair of the SAG-AFTRA Stunt and Safety Committee. “In theatrical land, there are pooled residuals. In TV land, it’s fixed residuals for performers, so they have a ceiling on what they can make. We just want the performer residuals.”
Including stunt coordinators in residuals on network reruns, foreign television and high-budget streaming programs is one of three proposals SAG-AFTRA submitted to the group that reps studios, the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers, that specifically pertains to those individuals...
“Stunt coordinators for theater releases are guaranteed residuals the same as the performers, yet when you move over to TV streaming, we get none,” says Cort L. Hessler III, national chair of the SAG-AFTRA Stunt and Safety Committee. “In theatrical land, there are pooled residuals. In TV land, it’s fixed residuals for performers, so they have a ceiling on what they can make. We just want the performer residuals.”
Including stunt coordinators in residuals on network reruns, foreign television and high-budget streaming programs is one of three proposals SAG-AFTRA submitted to the group that reps studios, the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers, that specifically pertains to those individuals...
- 8/24/2023
- by Brande Victorian
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Exclusive: Angelo Pizzo, the screenwriter behind such titles as Hoosiers and Rudy, is looking to complete a trifecta of iconic sports films with an upcoming title centered on automotive entrepreneur Carl Graham Fisher and the inaugural 1911 running of the Indianapolis 500, which Justin Escue will direct for Above The Line Productions, Diverse Media Group, T-Minus Productions and his company, My First Bike Productions.
This year’s Indy 500 is scheduled to take place this Sunday, May 29. The race sits alongside the Monaco Grand Prix and the 24 Hour of Le Mans as part of the Triple Crown of Motorsport—maintaining a reputation as one of the world’s most prestigious motorsport events.
Fisher, the protagonist of the as-yet-untitled feature, is an enigmatic, and until now mostly forgotten, true American anti-hero, responsible for not only the greatest spectacle in racing, but the building and creation of Miami Beach, Montauk Island, America’s first highways and byways,...
This year’s Indy 500 is scheduled to take place this Sunday, May 29. The race sits alongside the Monaco Grand Prix and the 24 Hour of Le Mans as part of the Triple Crown of Motorsport—maintaining a reputation as one of the world’s most prestigious motorsport events.
Fisher, the protagonist of the as-yet-untitled feature, is an enigmatic, and until now mostly forgotten, true American anti-hero, responsible for not only the greatest spectacle in racing, but the building and creation of Miami Beach, Montauk Island, America’s first highways and byways,...
- 5/26/2022
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
Alexander and Ilya Salkind had sold Superman to the Golan-Globus Group/Cannon but wisely retained the rest of the family including Superboy. Thanks to Star Trek: The Next Generation pioneering first run syndication in 1987, the Salkinds realized the Teen of Steel would be perfect. Looking to produce this on the cheap, they set up shop in Florida, hired science fiction hack Fred Freiberger to produce and hired a slate of newcomers to fill the iconic roles of Clark Kent, Ma and Pa Kent, Lana Lang, Lex Luthor, et. al. The series debuted in 1988 with 25 episodes and was pretty laughable stuff. Freiberger was past his sell-by date and the Salkinds didn’t know how to handle the half-hour drama format.
Still, the ratings from the 95% of the country the series reached were strong enough to keep them going. However, changes needed to be made. Freiberger was shoved out and Salkind favorite...
Still, the ratings from the 95% of the country the series reached were strong enough to keep them going. However, changes needed to be made. Freiberger was shoved out and Salkind favorite...
- 5/17/2013
- by Robert Greenberger
- Comicmix.com
Tj White, CEO of T-Minus Productions, has attached Nick Jacobs to direct the film Company Man, a project Jacobs also penned. This marks the second collaboration between Jacobs and the film company, as they are in active development on Fight Schlub, a romantic comedy set in the world of Mma (mixed martial arts.)
Company Man is a comedy about two rival office slackers forced to work together to outsmart a corporate efficiency expert before the two men are found out and fired — problem is, the person on their trail is a beautiful woman that one of them falls for.
Jacobs received his Mfa in film directing from UCLA and has recently completed his first novel, a dark comedy in the vein of One Flew Over The Cuckoo’s Nest. He also served as a staff writer and story editor for the action Sci-Fi TV series The Lost World and has...
Company Man is a comedy about two rival office slackers forced to work together to outsmart a corporate efficiency expert before the two men are found out and fired — problem is, the person on their trail is a beautiful woman that one of them falls for.
Jacobs received his Mfa in film directing from UCLA and has recently completed his first novel, a dark comedy in the vein of One Flew Over The Cuckoo’s Nest. He also served as a staff writer and story editor for the action Sci-Fi TV series The Lost World and has...
- 12/21/2010
- by Allan Ford
- Filmofilia
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