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The show that's being allowed to continue filming during the strikes
The show that's being allowed to continue filming during the strikes
It's up to you to debate whether this is a case of divine intervention or not,
2023-07-18 22:50
Hollywood AI backlash: What striking writers and actors fear about tech replacing roles
Hollywood AI backlash: What striking writers and actors fear about tech replacing roles
Hollywood’s actors and writers have both gone on strike for the first time since 1960 to protest against a number of decisions by major studios that include not just job cuts but also a potentially unsettling future in which they could be replaced by artificial intelligence. The leaders of SAG-AFTRA, the Hollywood union representing 160,000 television and movie actors, went on strike on Thursday, joining the industry’s screenwriters who have already been picketing for over 70 days. Among the many issues flagged by both the writers and actors in the protests has been how generative AI tools could replace their roles in the industry. Over the last decade, AI has found several uses in the movie and television industry, from de-aging actors, analysing patterns and behaviours of viewers on streaming platforms, bringing back the voices of late actors and even helping stitch together entire movie trailers. One of the proposals, as explained by SAG-AFTRA’s national executive director and chief negotiator Duncan Crabtree-Ireland, feels like it is straight out of dystopian science fiction series Black Mirror. During a press conference on Thursday, Mr Crabtree-Ireland alleged that a proposal from Hollywood studios was to use “groundbreaking AI” to scan background performers and only offer them a day’s pay while the companies get to own the scans and use them for any project they want. “This ‘groundbreaking’ AI proposal that they gave us yesterday, they proposed that our background performers should be able to be scanned, get one day’s pay, and their companies should own that scan, their image, their likeness and should be able to use it for the rest of eternity on any project they want, with no consent and no compensation,” the executive said. “If you think that’s a groundbreaking proposal, I suggest you think again,” Mr Crabtree-Ireland said. A statement from the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers (AMPTP), that represents the studios, claims the “groundbreaking AI” proposal “protects actors’ digital likenesses for SAG-AFTRA members”. “We are being victimized by a very greedy enterprise... The entire business model has been changed by streaming and AI If we don’t stand tall right now, we are all going to be in jeopardy,” the actors’ guild president Fran Drescher said on Thursday. Follow along here for real-time updates on the SAG-AFTRA strike Writers who have already been protesting since May have also sought assurances from studios that their jobs would not be threatened by AI. With the steady rise of online streaming services looking to rack up user subscriptions by churning out endless amounts of digital content, writers on strike have sought new pay structures, guaranteed periods of work as well as better discussions on the limits of AI use. Members of the Writers Guild of America (WGA) shared concerns that producers may seek to use AI to write scripts or at least use the technology to complete unfinished screenplays, and have also urged production houses to agree to safeguards around its usage. Screenwriters fear AI could be used to churn out a rough first draft with a few simple prompts and writers may then be hired after this initial step to punch such drafts up – albeit at a lower pay rate. Without further dialogue with studios, writers have raised concerns there could be a number of new ways that AI could be used to craft outlines for stories, fill in scenes and even come up with mock-up drafts. “There are ways it can be useful. But too many people are using it against us and using it to create mediocrity. They’re also in violation of copyright. They’re also plagiarizing,” Michael Winship, president of the WGA East, said in May. With these risks in mind, the WGA seeks more safeguards on how AI can be applied to the screenwriting process. Read More Hollywood actors and writers strike after ‘disgusting’ studios turn down deal. Here’s what it means for you Hollywood in historic shutdown as actors union joins writers strike: ‘The eyes of the world are upon us’ Cast of Oppenheimer walk out of UK premiere ahead of actors’ strike announcement What happens next as striking actors send Hollywood into meltdown? Issa Rae and Jamie Lee Curtis lead A-listers voicing support for actors strike Hollywood in historic shutdown as actors union joins writers strike
2023-07-14 13:53
Matt Damon says he 'fell into a depression' while filming a movie
Matt Damon says he 'fell into a depression' while filming a movie
"What have I done?" That's the question "Oppenheimer" star Matt Damon says he asked himself after he "fell into a depression" while filming a movie.
2023-07-13 20:58
'Rust' armorer charged with tampering with evidence after shooting
'Rust' armorer charged with tampering with evidence after shooting
(Reuters) -Prosecutors on Thursday charged "Rust" movie armorer Hannah Gutierrez-Reed with tampering with evidence in connection with the 2021 fatal
2023-06-23 05:29
'Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse' spins new spider worlds
'Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse' spins new spider worlds
By Danielle Broadway and Rollo Ross LOS ANGELES (Reuters) -American film-producing and writing duo Christopher Miller and Phil Lord were
2023-06-03 02:22
Wes Anderson, Ken Loach among contenders for Cannes Film Festival's top prize
Wes Anderson, Ken Loach among contenders for Cannes Film Festival's top prize
CANNES Veteran directors Wes Anderson, Ken Loach and Wim Wenders are among those in the running for the
2023-05-27 22:55
Stars at Cannes take break from red carpet to support AIDS research
Stars at Cannes take break from red carpet to support AIDS research
CANNES Celebrities including Queen Latifah, Jeffrey Wright and Heidi Klum escaped the Cannes Film Festival's crowded Croisette Boulevard
2023-05-26 06:48
'Killers of Flower Moon' star says Native Americans need allies like Scorsese
'Killers of Flower Moon' star says Native Americans need allies like Scorsese
CANNES Lily Gladstone, who grew up on the Blackfeet Indian Reservation and stars in Martin Scorsese's study of
2023-05-21 23:52
Sean Penn: Studios' AI stance in Hollywood writers strike a 'human obscenity'
Sean Penn: Studios' AI stance in Hollywood writers strike a 'human obscenity'
CANNES Actor Sean Penn said on Friday he supported striking Hollywood writers and called studios' rejection of their
2023-05-20 03:46
At Cannes, independent film firms optimistic as streamers stumble
At Cannes, independent film firms optimistic as streamers stumble
By Miranda Murray CANNES Independent film companies facing a market upended by the entry of streaming services are
2023-05-17 14:46
Johnny Depp's new film kicks off Cannes Film Festival
Johnny Depp's new film kicks off Cannes Film Festival
The 76th Cannes Film Festival began Tuesday with the premiere of Johnny Depp's Louis XV period drama, "Jeanne du Barry."
2023-05-17 04:50
'Stranger Things' filming halted because of writers' strike
'Stranger Things' filming halted because of writers' strike
Plans for filming the fifth and final season of "Stranger Things" has been paused due to the writers' strike.
2023-05-08 21:59
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