With no end in sight for the historic dual strikes by Hollywood writers and actors, anyone in the Bay Area who relies on movie and TV productions to earn a living or boost local events and city eco…
With no end in sight for the historic dual strikes by Hollywood writers and actors, anyone in the Bay Area who relies on movie and TV productions to earn a living or boost local events and city economies could soon feel the impact.
But Sommers and other workers – who aren’t famous stars or massively rich like Disney’s Bob Iger and Netflix CEO Ted Sarandos – say they have found it increasingly difficult to make a decent living doing what they love, here in the Bay Area or elsewhere. They say they only get a very small share of the billions reaped by major studios and top executives since the advent of streaming.
But SAG-AFTRA and the Writers Guild of America say that hasn’t translated into increased pay, steady income or better working conditions. Notably, residuals, the long-term payments actors and writers receive when their work is rebroadcast on TV or sold on DVD, have plummeted in the age of streaming, making it hard for them to pay bills between gigs. At a July 20 protest outside Netflix’s Los Gatos headquarters, one actor held up a residual check of just 1 cent.
“I’m trying my best to continue to make a career out of acting” said Sommers, who has had roles in “The Matrix Resurrections,” the Oakland-set “Sorry to Bother You” and Netflix’s “Sense 8.” For the time being, he’s is working on a one-man play and fixing up things around his home, while relying on his savings and residual checks that don’t come from streaming projects. “Knock on wood: We come out of this strike well.
In the Bay Area, San Jose’s Cinequest film festival opens this week with more than 350 artists attending or presenting, though the actors involved will be non-SAG members, a spokesperson said. Stars like Brendan Fraser, Robert Pattinson and Jamie Foxx have appeared in the past at the Mill Valley Film Festival, which opens on Oct. 5.
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