"Middle-class actor" says he and others "can no longer make a living"

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  • Опубліковано 12 лип 2023
  • Mehdi Barakchian, who describes himself as a "middle-class actor," has been in hit TV shows like "Manifest," "You," and "The Last OG." He joined CBS News to talk about what he's experienced as his union prepares to strike for better compensation.
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  • @v.a.993
    @v.a.993 11 місяців тому +1404

    I support anyone who is trying to make a decent living. From the adjunct professors, many of whom are grossly underpaid, to the working single parent who holds two jobs to make ends meet, to people in the musical and performing arts. We already have massive poverty issues across this country. We don't need anymore.

    • @michaeld.williamsiii9026
      @michaeld.williamsiii9026 11 місяців тому +12

      @@nikkil_99 Preach absolutely so very well said and stated.💯👏🏽💯It seriously needs to get much better totally sad shame…

    • @defiantspirit8512
      @defiantspirit8512 11 місяців тому +22

      Steven showed how CEO's went from making 10-20x salary of everyone to 300x

    • @PhilMoskowitz
      @PhilMoskowitz 11 місяців тому

      It’s idiot thinking like this that got us in the high inflation mess we are in now. That’s not how the world works.

    • @Jasmine215100
      @Jasmine215100 11 місяців тому +19

      These computers, AI intelligence and programmers are putting everyone else out of business and out of work! Not everyone can be a teacher or a plumber!!

    • @andrewwong8932
      @andrewwong8932 11 місяців тому +22

      Adjunct professorships were intended for graduate students as transitional opportunities not full-time careers

  • @debrina007
    @debrina007 11 місяців тому +893

    My heart goes out to B-list actors, the writers, and all the crews who receive underpaid. Without them, the movies and tv shows will not be completed. Keep fighting. You all deserve to be treated better.

    • @marissashantez6051
      @marissashantez6051 11 місяців тому +41

      If they started making better content, Id be happy to start seeing movies and Tv show again, but the ish is just too woke.

    • @lakeguy65616
      @lakeguy65616 11 місяців тому +17

      how do you determine who is underpaid?

    • @bavery6957
      @bavery6957 11 місяців тому +35

      ​@@marissashantez6051Oh, gawd! 😅 I don't watch TV, but I'd sure like to know what "woke" TV looks like...😂

    • @tygressblade
      @tygressblade 11 місяців тому +34

      @@bavery6957She doesn’t know. None of them know. They are just mad that they can be hateful in public to everyone.

    • @ryanjohnson5882
      @ryanjohnson5882 11 місяців тому +10

      ​@marissashantez6051 not every TV show is woke 😂😂

  • @ryanduckworth1638
    @ryanduckworth1638 11 місяців тому +33

    Today was a rough one. I work for the biggest film rental equipment company in Canada. This morning 29 extremely dedicated and hardworking people were laid off from our warehouse, and all other Canadian locations were completely closed. Leaving one location with a very small skeleton crew. The few large production companies that rule this industry have just left so many people who live paycheque to paycheque now unemployed. The EI based off of what we make doesn't even cover rent for 99% of the people living here. I wish rental house employees were a part of a film union, we are the backbone of this industry, without us you wouldn't have any of your lights, expendables , stands, generators, cable, distro, dolly's, and in some houses camera's or anything required to make the magic happen. I 100% stand by the writers and the actors in this strike, and I hope this brings positive changes for all film workers overall. We all deserve fair pay and treatment.

    • @zephyrr108
      @zephyrr108 11 місяців тому +1

      How about everyone needs to be treated right?

  • @HeadStronger-HS
    @HeadStronger-HS 11 місяців тому +20

    Sounds like what was happening to the music industry 20 years ago.

  • @deeprollingriver52
    @deeprollingriver52 11 місяців тому +23

    I got rid of my TV years ago. The TV shows and ads were awful.

    • @ericdwhitmorec
      @ericdwhitmorec 11 місяців тому +2

      But you're still watching through the internet. I don't have a tv either, but I haven't missed any shows

  • @lucycan6363
    @lucycan6363 11 місяців тому +74

    He knows what he's talking about. I was concerned it was a cry me a river situation. But he is right, its a serious situation

    • @matthewk4912
      @matthewk4912 11 місяців тому +10

      Yes it is indeed. It's a serious situation regarding writers as well. Many people tell the writers to shut up and assume that the vast majority of them are rich, which is not true. They claim they don't have any talent and write garbage, but don't realize that it's the people up at the top that ask for, commission, reject and sign off on everything. I don't work in Hollywood but I have worked as a writer, and certain companies made me write garbage because it's what they wanted - I kept pushing for something better and they wouldn't listen.

    • @notpeachtea6028
      @notpeachtea6028 11 місяців тому +1

      highly doubt that Merv Griffin $1bil Tom Cruiz $550 mil George Clooney $500 mil Mel Gibson $425 mil Will Smith $420 mil Adam Sandler $420 mil Jack Nicholson $400 million Sylvester Stallone $400 mil

    • @michael-hw1uv
      @michael-hw1uv 11 місяців тому +1

      Thomas Sowell's, Lecture, 1995, The origin's of Woke. Enjoy, its an eye opener.

    • @a.w.thompson4001
      @a.w.thompson4001 11 місяців тому +2

      @@notpeachtea6028 Less than 1% make that kind of money. 2% make a living. Everyone else has at least 2 jobs.

    • @kisha4040
      @kisha4040 11 місяців тому +1

      ​​@@notpeachtea6028You really believe those folks have that kind of money in the bank?

  • @mooeykazooey
    @mooeykazooey 11 місяців тому +171

    We need to stand with the artists of humanity, not the corporations run by greedy people

    • @Clintsessentials
      @Clintsessentials 11 місяців тому +2

      Truth!!!

    • @derekfoulk4692
      @derekfoulk4692 11 місяців тому +5

      Life is never as simple as: ("it's just corporate greed man!") Often times their just doing what their competitors are doing. Success tends to work that way, like it or not. I mean your welcome to try change the world by blaming the rich but remember everyone starts somewhere.

    • @JoeMama-bk7rd
      @JoeMama-bk7rd 11 місяців тому +2

      Stop whining

    • @BossItUp911
      @BossItUp911 11 місяців тому

      are they greedy? or are you untalented, lazy, and lack discipline? the same as them, you're welcome to climb the corporate ladder or start your own business and do things better. get off of here and get to it.

    • @12Nordsee
      @12Nordsee 11 місяців тому

      if you are looking for art or artistry, don't look at Hollywood

  • @3rdandbroadway680
    @3rdandbroadway680 11 місяців тому +135

    Hats off to all actors whose name I do not know but vaguely recognize. Without you, all movies would have two people in an empty city.

  • @shethewriter
    @shethewriter 11 місяців тому +653

    I’m glad he’s speaking out to help people understand: Hollywood is not just an industry of millionaires. It’s a huge industry in America that employs tons of people, many of home make enormous personal and financial sacrifices to be a part of it.
    UPDATE: *whom

    • @notsure1277
      @notsure1277 11 місяців тому +29

      Wow. You almost make it sound as if actors/actresses actually work real jobs...

    • @carolperdue7534
      @carolperdue7534 11 місяців тому

      @@notsure1277stop being dumb. These actors “work” provides jobs for tens of thousands of people. From carpenters, to caterers, to seamstresses, to camera people and so on. To try and minimize that is ridiculous.

    • @eckankar7756
      @eckankar7756 11 місяців тому +28

      maybe pay the A list actors less and share some of that massive paycheck with the little people more????

    • @dgantzman
      @dgantzman 11 місяців тому +37

      @@notsure1277I mean working on set for up to 12 hours shooting multiple scenes, doesn’t sound like a job? At least they’re not looking for a hand out from the state.

    • @j4nglle
      @j4nglle 11 місяців тому +16

      ​@@eckankar7756maybe increase the tax for the 1% nationally ? Cutting the checks of A-listers will do little to nothing. Every single billionaire should be contributing to the country's economy by giving back.

  • @jesseseale2558
    @jesseseale2558 11 місяців тому +599

    As a freelance and contracted PA/artist with a full time job as a photographer/sales associate at a theme park, I FULLY SUPPORT their efforts. Studios need to realize creativity takes heart, passion, soul, etc…

    • @mikeswan9832
      @mikeswan9832 11 місяців тому

      I cry wolf, they act like babies. Depending on mommy. Like my guy lebron was told...shut up and shoot

    • @MrMannyhw
      @MrMannyhw 11 місяців тому +3

      Then people should not produce anything for the studios.

    • @GimmemuhReparations
      @GimmemuhReparations 11 місяців тому +9

      You better learn to unload trucks. Get used to heavy lifting in the hot sun. I recommend buying a comfortable pair of work boots and some leather gloves. You're gonna need em.

    • @rpgadventurer32
      @rpgadventurer32 11 місяців тому +5

      Support what? they don't make money, so there's nothing to pay and the people who are paid, or overpaid are the top executives who created this mess in the first place.

    • @BoodlooderJeet
      @BoodlooderJeet 11 місяців тому +5

      A LOT of people have heart and soul, and quite frankly the vast majority of art is duplication and mimicking anyway. We get that you have courage to perform without being embarrassed. If artists are so great and full of heart and soul, WHY do they need producers at all? Make your own art and pay for it yourself.

  • @innocentnemesis3519
    @innocentnemesis3519 11 місяців тому +243

    “WhY aRe A-lIsTeRs CoMpLaInInG?!” It’s called solidarity! Which isn’t a concept many Americans understand

    • @aethrya
      @aethrya 11 місяців тому +23

      You cannot speak for 330 million Americans and what they "understand"

    • @rpgadventurer32
      @rpgadventurer32 11 місяців тому

      Why should Americans show sympathy to people who detest them? These actors are part of the problem of this entire corrupt industry!

    • @hannahred7758
      @hannahred7758 11 місяців тому +20

      Americans understand indifference and egocentricity

    • @germangamer2976
      @germangamer2976 11 місяців тому +1

      sadly true

    • @jermaineburgess3767
      @jermaineburgess3767 11 місяців тому

      Pp

  • @blakrumba
    @blakrumba 11 місяців тому +183

    I still can't believe people can't copyright their own voice. This has been a big problem for a long time. People's names/faces/body/voice should be a copyrighted entity. And then we need to come after these big corporations with that in place. That are stepping wayyy out of bounds.

    • @wvjaybird5
      @wvjaybird5 11 місяців тому +9

      I completely agree!!!!!!!!❤❤❤❤❤❤

    • @wvjaybird5
      @wvjaybird5 11 місяців тому +17

      We need to be able to copyright our own DNA also!

    • @larryperlas7616
      @larryperlas7616 11 місяців тому +5

      @@wvjaybird5 that fentanyl sure is strong no? 😂

    • @notpeachtea6028
      @notpeachtea6028 11 місяців тому +2

      Merv Griffin $1bil Tom Cruiz $550 mil George Clooney $500 mil Mel Gibson $425 mil Will Smith $420 mil Adam Sandler $420 mil Jack Nicholson $400 million Sylvester Stallone $400 mil

    • @bepitan
      @bepitan 11 місяців тому +4

      thing is it won't be just your voice ..it will be an amalgam of many voices and maybe yours but even that's not a certain.

  • @smallnuts2
    @smallnuts2 11 місяців тому +55

    I know how to fix this. Give congress a $60k salary. Then they will understand inflation. Congress gets $172k-$179k and you think they luve in the world of most people? And they make our laws. 😅

    • @eckankar7756
      @eckankar7756 11 місяців тому

      Congress doesn't get rich from their paychecks, it's from the kick backs they take.

    • @bubba6989
      @bubba6989 11 місяців тому +8

      Most of them make money through corruption and insider trading.

    • @Malepical
      @Malepical 11 місяців тому +6

      ​@@bubba6989took the words from my mouth.. that $179k is pocket change for the grandkids

    • @user-pe587ui90
      @user-pe587ui90 11 місяців тому +3

      Yup, that's why they refuse to retire!

    • @slac25
      @slac25 11 місяців тому +5

      I’ve always said you should have to make the average salary of the district you represent so that you can literally FEEL how your own people are truly living

  • @annwe6
    @annwe6 11 місяців тому +278

    Brave of him to speak out. Hope he doesn't get any blow back for this. Very enlightening to hear the "middle class" side to all of this.

    • @eckankar7756
      @eckankar7756 11 місяців тому +15

      not brave, he's auditioning for his next role.

    • @joseywales148
      @joseywales148 11 місяців тому +9

      Imagine thinking this is brave and courageous- man is the bar low

    • @larryperlas7616
      @larryperlas7616 11 місяців тому +2

      @@joseywales148 exactly, let's just give everyone a f@#kin medal!

    • @mikemondano3624
      @mikemondano3624 11 місяців тому +1

      Most people would love their blow back. When it's gone, it's gone.

    • @blackestknightx8881
      @blackestknightx8881 10 місяців тому

      ​@@eckankar7756agreed

  • @oldenoughtoknowbetter5824
    @oldenoughtoknowbetter5824 11 місяців тому +15

    on the surface we think that if you're on tv, you're rich, have more money than us, and you'll generally be ok. I had no idea Some of my favorite "middle -class" actors i see on commercial and in roles could be in any kind of financial trouble.
    After understanding the situation and how things have changed with streaming and residuals, i feel for the writers even more, just like when they went on strike more than a decade ago. They are on the short end of the stick, along with the crews, lighting, service catering etc who are all out of work

  • @redjacemory4404
    @redjacemory4404 11 місяців тому +26

    Just like local musicians. Welcome to the struggle, man.

    • @michael-hw1uv
      @michael-hw1uv 11 місяців тому +2

      Thomas Sowell's, Lecture, 1995, The origin's of Woke. Enjoy, its an eye opener.

    • @zakiahart3919
      @zakiahart3919 11 місяців тому

      Every job in fine arts!

  • @portalomus
    @portalomus 11 місяців тому +270

    A-list, B-list, C-list solidarity is what a union is all about. I support these actors and writers, they take enormous risks going into this field and thank god they do because otherwise we wouldn't have the booming entertainment industry that we have. More power to them for standing up to be respected and afforded a decent standard of living.

    • @wvjaybird5
      @wvjaybird5 11 місяців тому +3

      Yes, the powers at the top are taking too much off the top and not sharing enough.

    • @larryperlas7616
      @larryperlas7616 11 місяців тому

      @@wvjaybird5 exactly! Where were those A-listers when the B's the C's and the D's are getting doors slammed in their faces? Where were they when their fellow "actors" are struggling to make ends meet? They are in their mansions and private beach properties doing debauchery.

    • @ULuvJanae
      @ULuvJanae 11 місяців тому +1

      Don’t forget Z list

    • @user-rf1nn8sg3f
      @user-rf1nn8sg3f 11 місяців тому +2

      It's never been easier to sell acting or writing skills. Good writers can write books and sell them on amazon, good actors can use onlyfans, rumble, and youtube to get views and sell advertising, acting lessons/courses, and subscription standup/skit comedy. Good actors, musicians, writers don't struggle with power hunger executives like they used to. The assumption is that someone is good though, 99%+ are not good. You have to pay me to watch bad comedy, read a bad book, listen to music I don't like ect... The strike is for actors that can't make it online or in hollywood. Good actors make millions anyway, I'm not sure about writers though, but a good writer can definitely make it online though.

    • @larryperlas7616
      @larryperlas7616 11 місяців тому +3

      @@GameHackingGuru I lived in California pre pandemic, getting out of there was the best decision in my life. The entertainment industry is probably one of the worst industries that ever existed, no loyalty among peers, they will go back to backstabbin each other after this whole things blows over.

  • @jodyanitawoulf2729
    @jodyanitawoulf2729 11 місяців тому +153

    Thank you for explaining this. I want to hear more. My Dad was a United Auto worker (UAW) & union member. They were on strike when I was a child for 9 months. My Dad would take shifts picketing & once he brought me to a Union meeting. It was strictly confidential so they made me wait outside the meeting in the hallway. I will never forget that 9 months & the strike & how it affected my family & especially my Dad.

    • @rebekahcuriel-alessi2239
      @rebekahcuriel-alessi2239 11 місяців тому +6

      Wow. Blessings to you and your family. I can feel your dad's commitment through your writing. ❤

    • @DarkPrincessOfLight
      @DarkPrincessOfLight 11 місяців тому +5

      Power to the people ! ✊✊✊ hope you're doing well

    • @vibranthang13
      @vibranthang13 11 місяців тому +4

      Your dad, and my parents did! I myself am CWA member since 1978! Union is everything ❤❤❤❤❤

    • @GimmemuhReparations
      @GimmemuhReparations 11 місяців тому +2

      That sounds awful! I'm so glad I don't live in a union area.

    • @lauralarrabee7870
      @lauralarrabee7870 11 місяців тому +2

      Your dad sounds awesome. That generation had principles and stood up for what they believed in.

  • @theCameraVille
    @theCameraVille 11 місяців тому +17

    I was an extra in movies with A list stars. They paid us extras $100 bucks for the day. B list actor probably $500-$1000 a day for a small role. So yes, he is on the money. The work isn't consistent and the market is competitive.

    • @RajDeelish
      @RajDeelish 11 місяців тому +1

      I was also an extra and the rates mentioned are accurate, however, it's on them to go fill their down time with other work to get up to 40 hours a week or so.

  • @ashleyquintanar727
    @ashleyquintanar727 11 місяців тому +13

    Working 40 hours a week and spending maybe 4 hours of the day with family doesn't sit right with me

  • @FoNgThOnG
    @FoNgThOnG 11 місяців тому +17

    Everyone is struggling nowadays with how expensive everything is.

  • @lisaspencer1057
    @lisaspencer1057 11 місяців тому +12

    I’d like to know. What he considers middle class? The average wage. Is like 40-50k a year. I’m betting he makes far more and if that’s true then be happy for it. Other than that get another job like the rest of us.

  • @zb3495
    @zb3495 11 місяців тому +25

    This is a constant in all fields from acting to teaching to lawyers. A small elite and millions grinding away. I once wrote a scientific paper you have to pay $35 to download. It’s been downloaded 2,200 times. I’ve never seen a penny from it.

    • @freewheelingit
      @freewheelingit 11 місяців тому

      Whoa that's the first time I've heard of this -- I'm sorry. I'd love to know more.

    • @sebastijancamagajevac9942
      @sebastijancamagajevac9942 11 місяців тому

      Unbelievable... 😮

    • @Posting7
      @Posting7 11 місяців тому +1

      You need a lawyer. That’s a lot of money to loose.

  • @davida1251
    @davida1251 11 місяців тому +24

    One of the first day conversations my college theater professors had with our class was if you can do anything else as a career that you enjoy do it

    • @douglaz74
      @douglaz74 11 місяців тому +1

      Precisely

    • @bartolomeestebanmurillo4459
      @bartolomeestebanmurillo4459 11 місяців тому +2

      Robert DeNiro addressed a graduating class of the NYU Tisch school once and told them basically that.

  • @HitchcockBrunette
    @HitchcockBrunette 11 місяців тому +158

    In solidarity with my union!!!! This is so accurate it hits home hard.

    • @B86432
      @B86432 11 місяців тому +7

      Low goals for ones self to join a union

    • @naomigranruth5660
      @naomigranruth5660 11 місяців тому +2

      @@B86432how

    • @career5690
      @career5690 11 місяців тому

      @@B86432oh it’s not health care staffs join unions.

    • @hannahred7758
      @hannahred7758 11 місяців тому

      @@B86432 bootlicker 🚨

    • @michael-hw1uv
      @michael-hw1uv 11 місяців тому +3

      Thomas Sowell's, Lecture, 1995, The origin's of Woke. Enjoy, its an eye opener.

  • @DRHOLEEFOOK
    @DRHOLEEFOOK 11 місяців тому +93

    Nobody can afford a living anymore. Blame landlords and real estate agents.

    • @modetraining2961
      @modetraining2961 11 місяців тому

      And our governments who have done nothing to protect citizens and enable them to buy a home in their own country

    • @seeingstars199
      @seeingstars199 11 місяців тому +12

      How is it the landlords fault when in some cities they just ended eviction moratorium and they weren’t allow to raise or collect rent for 3 years and had their property being lived in. It sucks but don’t blame them

    • @andrewmolen5618
      @andrewmolen5618 11 місяців тому +5

      How about the manufacturing, food processing, retail, shipping and petroleum companies? It is a world wide cash grab and “world governments” are doing nothing to reel in the culprits.

    • @ianwparedes
      @ianwparedes 11 місяців тому

      greedy slum landlords are a huge drag on the entire economy and society. millions of people are one missed paycheck or eviction notice away from being homeless.

    • @charlesberkeley6429
      @charlesberkeley6429 11 місяців тому +3

      @@andrewmolen5618 It's a pervasive phenomenon touching all sectors and has been for a long time. AI is just exacerbating the issue with actors being the group that is currently vocal about the issue. You are right, governments aren't doing anything but I don't expect they will given that those in government generally serve powerful interests.

  • @zakiahart3919
    @zakiahart3919 11 місяців тому +10

    As a person with a career in fine arts. I so agree with him!

  • @darkfeather6857
    @darkfeather6857 11 місяців тому +6

    This guy is very articulate and explained his position well! They picked the right mouthpiece. I hope they get what they are seeking!

  • @kenya9540
    @kenya9540 11 місяців тому +82

    The actor gave a great response. And, I totally agree with him. Organizations across the board are trying to replace actual working people with AI.

    • @donaldvonglitchenberger4108
      @donaldvonglitchenberger4108 11 місяців тому

      Great response? What have you been hiding under a rock? Ai taking over most jobs has been a thing for 15-20 years. Everyone knows that’s coming

    • @blackestknightx8881
      @blackestknightx8881 10 місяців тому

      They've been doing that everywhere. There are people with real jobs that are losing their careers to machines. Worry about those people, not the ones that pretend to be everyone else

  • @smrk2452
    @smrk2452 11 місяців тому +150

    Very well said. We are all suffering in this economy. I hope it gets worked out.

    • @annai157
      @annai157 11 місяців тому +12

      Really? My grandfather was a sharecropper. I used to live in the third world. We have it great nowadays. As my grandfather used to say "It's not the high cost of living, it's the cost of high living."

    • @nicolem5626
      @nicolem5626 11 місяців тому +11

      @@annai157 Yes and no. Yes, we do get paid more now than ever but we don’t live in centralized cities where people can walk to work, and living in the cities is sky high. 1000 rent is a big problem.

    • @annai157
      @annai157 11 місяців тому +2

      @@nicolem5626 So - move away from those huge cities. I agree - they're not livable. It's MUCH better in "flyover country."

    • @greggarsenault4457
      @greggarsenault4457 11 місяців тому

      @@annai157how does a person work as an actor in buttf*ck Iowa?

    • @GimmemuhReparations
      @GimmemuhReparations 11 місяців тому +1

      But, but, but I thought Joe Biden's economy was better than Trump's???

  • @ronald3419
    @ronald3419 11 місяців тому +17

    Senior citizen here, who grew up on Classic TV. This makes me think of many of the character actors we all knew by their faces and voices but not necessarily names. I shudder to think that their present day equivalents are victims of the "avocado machine". A couple names I remember are Dabbs Greer who was in at least two episodes, including the pilot, of the old Superman TV series, then was the Pastor on Little House on the Prairie. Another is Bert Mustin, who played Beaver's fireman friend and then the man who laughed so hard that he fell off the bench when Barney's motorcycle took off and left Andy behind. He didn't even get into acting until he was in his mid 60s. With his character acting he had a comfortable later life into his 90s.

    • @rridderbusch518
      @rridderbusch518 11 місяців тому +2

      I loved Bert Mustin. He was like the grandfather I never had. ❤

    • @notpeachtea6028
      @notpeachtea6028 11 місяців тому

      highly doubt that Merv Griffin $1bil Tom Cruiz $550 mil George Clooney $500 mil Mel Gibson $425 mil Will Smith $420 mil Adam Sandler $420 mil Jack Nicholson $400 million Sylvester Stallone $400 mil

    • @sarahthomas2506
      @sarahthomas2506 11 місяців тому +2

      I remember Bert Mustjn in Sanford and Son too! Dabs Greer was in Burnt Offerings and lot of shows and movies! Bill Cobbs and a ling list of character actors!😊

  • @8tor421
    @8tor421 11 місяців тому +26

    It’s called change, many cashiers can tell you how they were replaced by a machine.

  • @sah.13
    @sah.13 11 місяців тому +14

    Just like the music industry. They want to do away with people but they are people. Greed they want all the money for themselves. Keep fighting.

  • @blissfullycat02
    @blissfullycat02 11 місяців тому +124

    I think it's so minimizing for people to say the a-listers can't speak out too because they were once that middle or lower class actor and got lucky but so many don't reach that tier which used to be ok but now they can't even get a livable wage or benefits

    • @Novastar.SaberCombat
      @Novastar.SaberCombat 11 місяців тому +18

      Exactly. I have literally seen *SO* many people typing things like "I don't care" and "actors are overpaid and do nothing anyhow", and things like this. It's EMBARASSING how uneducated they are, and their lack of compassion is stunning. THIS ISN'T ASKING FOR MILLIONS. It's literally trying to set a baseline where people aren't living in cardboard boxes simply because their line of work is like "FU". :/

    • @larryperlas7616
      @larryperlas7616 11 місяців тому

      Overpaid, narcissistic prostitutes = A-listers. The minute all this boils over they are gonna treat the B's the C's, the D's AND the fans like lepers again, and laugh all the way to the bank.

    • @notpeachtea6028
      @notpeachtea6028 11 місяців тому +1

      highly doubt that Merv Griffin $1bil Tom Cruiz $550 mil George Clooney $500 mil Mel Gibson $425 mil Will Smith $420 mil Adam Sandler $420 mil Jack Nicholson $400 million Sylvester Stallone $400 mil

  • @mattp4079
    @mattp4079 11 місяців тому +26

    You could take 1% of the salary of the top10 A-list actors and pay all of these SAG actors an added $100k.

    • @angelinashen7813
      @angelinashen7813 11 місяців тому +1

      Exactly

    • @saidufofanah2210
      @saidufofanah2210 11 місяців тому +1

      Good luck with that

    • @georgediaz5522
      @georgediaz5522 11 місяців тому +2

      You would rather take the pay from top actors rather than say Bob Iger should pay actors more? No one watches a Disney movie for Bob Iger. it's the executives that don't want to pay the actors and writers, not the lead actors.

    • @angelinashen7813
      @angelinashen7813 11 місяців тому +1

      @georgediaz5522 lead actors take away the biggest share of the budget, that means they take the biggest slice of the pie and leave only crumps for all the other production crew. Is it fair?

    • @RajDeelish
      @RajDeelish 11 місяців тому +1

      @@georgediaz5522 Going with your thinking, no one watches the movie for the extra, the make up artist, or the guy that holds the lights too. But yet, we're all here trying to get them paid.

  • @iAmSantiCruz
    @iAmSantiCruz 11 місяців тому +26

    My support to all actors and writers

  • @B86432
    @B86432 11 місяців тому +31

    Welcome to reality for the rest of the country

  • @kenswireart88
    @kenswireart88 11 місяців тому +40

    Very interesting. I think its a massive cultural shift.

    • @michael-hw1uv
      @michael-hw1uv 11 місяців тому

      Thomas Sowell's, Lecture, 1995, The origin's of Woke. Enjoy, its an eye opener.

  • @USADA-HITMAN
    @USADA-HITMAN 11 місяців тому +4

    This is why it’s important to learn a trade so you can always fall back on it in case things like this happens

  • @zackpack8
    @zackpack8 11 місяців тому +8

    UNION YES!!! CEO's on average in America make 300x what the average worker makes, something is VERY WRONG with this!

  • @charityb4479
    @charityb4479 11 місяців тому +5

    Everyone is struggling financially right now and nothing seems to be getting resolved what kind of country is this

  • @johntomlinson6849
    @johntomlinson6849 11 місяців тому +11

    If the big names didn't demand the HUGE pay they do, then there would be more to go round. Here in the UK, it's amazing how often the so-called star names can afford big London houses and private schools for their kids.

  • @cak400
    @cak400 11 місяців тому +7

    There’s making a living and then there’s making a living. His background is not someone who is struggling.

  • @MayLily
    @MayLily 11 місяців тому +3

    Honestly, the public has a skewed view of Hollywood actors, because we see how all the A-listers are making millions of dollars but we forget all the other supporting actors, day players, and extras that are just trying to get a decent living by doing something they love. I just hope this gets resolved soon because all TV shows and movies are getting delayed right now.

  • @Linda-fe7jo
    @Linda-fe7jo 11 місяців тому +15

    I wish them well, there are a lot of people struggling to make ends meet. Everyone is dealing with price gouging and that doesn't help anyone.

  • @phalynwilliams4119
    @phalynwilliams4119 11 місяців тому +36

    This AI stuff is frightening. I remember when the actor who played the dad from the original Back to the Future movie 🎥 sued the producers because they used his image without his consent in their subsequent films. It is disturbing 😳 the way some business people still think that it is okay to cheat or deprive people from being able to financially support themselves.

    • @mahneekaha.nightmare5220
      @mahneekaha.nightmare5220 11 місяців тому +3

      Yea, that situation was also creepy! The actor who replaced him had to wear a mask of his face or something.

    • @ishie19.78
      @ishie19.78 11 місяців тому

      We cannot support this… this is literally an attack to humanity.

    • @deanvoss7098
      @deanvoss7098 10 місяців тому

      That actor refused to be in the next movie so they used somebody else I am on your side but when somebody writes a story and you are an actor in that movie you do not own the character the writers or whoever owns it

    • @mahneekaha.nightmare5220
      @mahneekaha.nightmare5220 10 місяців тому +1

      @@deanvoss7098 - That’s the thing, it’s seems as if the actors weren’t told or unaware of ALL that would be involved in regards to their supposed obligations. Basically, they never agreed to ALL of that, in writing, I assume.Not to mention the technology available now that didn’t exist before. I would assume this calls for reevaluation of their contracts. What’s in the contract, the language used, is what really matters and is what I’m trying to understand more in this situation. Even non actors can learn from this situation
      And may concern us, eventually.It’s what makes any of this very interesting to me.

  • @Tiffany-uu2hq
    @Tiffany-uu2hq 11 місяців тому +23

    I’m with you Medhi and SAG-AFTRA. What these large companies is doing is intentional. They are intentionally putting off the revisiting of contract and finding all the loopholes they can. Some people may wonder, “then why sign the contract with them in the first place?” Technology changes, but also when your job does not offer financial security, you’re more likely to say yes to what isn’t completely fair to you.
    My own personal experience with this is with the publishing world. Big publsihers are finding loopholes to not compensate their writers properly and forgoing any royalties by putting out “commissioned books.”
    I signed a contract to write a commissioned book with a publishing company last year. Before I did, I requested that they could only use my copy for book print and if they wanted to make any other merch from it they would have to renegotiate the contract with me and compensate me for the new use of the content I wrote. The editor/middle person came back and told me I would not get paid in the future if the publishing company repurposed my work into another product because I did not “do any additional work”. It wasn’t just the unwillingness to budge, but also the way they responded to my requests felt like what I was asking for was ridiculous or uncalled for.
    Proud of y’all for speaking up. It’s validating to know I can do the same.

  • @Chris-jr7jb
    @Chris-jr7jb 11 місяців тому +96

    As someone who's studying drama at NYU, it's scary to see the industry take this massive turn in how actors are used and compensated.

    • @michael-hw1uv
      @michael-hw1uv 11 місяців тому +10

      Thomas Sowell's, Lecture, 1995, The origin's of Woke. Enjoy, its an eye opener.

    • @sapphirelane1714
      @sapphirelane1714 11 місяців тому +23

      Respectfully, have you considered switching to a more employable major? I love the arts, but I’ve known for decades it’s not a realistic way to make a living. Maybe major in something like business or healthcare. Definitely a specialty instead of something general. You can always minor in something that piques your interest more, or just study and perform on the side. Good luck with whatever you choose!

    • @laveesta55
      @laveesta55 11 місяців тому

      It’s good your doing something your passionate about, you can always go to grad school if it doesn’t work out. A major like business would not have much use without grad school anyway like most majors.

    • @sailorsister211
      @sailorsister211 11 місяців тому +6

      ​@sapphirelane1714 One of the biggest cons of working in business or in healthcare.
      With healthcare, a lot of ppl are quiting due to the fact the fact of the workload, working conditions, burnout, and stress from the job. Many healthcare worker also struggle with fair pay. There no point of picking a major that is well employed if you are not going stick with it or be depressed for the rest of ur life.
      Then their business. Honestly I feel like business majors are struggling more and more to find a job. It's very competitive field to get into so you may not be able to get a job with degree since a lot of ppl who major in business are undecided and now with social media. Many ppl instead of going to college, they use social media to connect and start their own brand. Many ppl who I know who went to college with business major are working at Walmart or Amazon.

    • @yugioh1311
      @yugioh1311 11 місяців тому +3

      Maybe be good at it or pick a career that actually matters. Just a thought

  • @cynthiajubiter6889
    @cynthiajubiter6889 11 місяців тому +37

    Unions, Unions, Unions are vital for the lower and middle class to make a decent living, or we all would be starving. Yes, FIGHT for your contract rights!

    • @LolUGotBusted
      @LolUGotBusted 11 місяців тому +2

      Fight for what you make-believe in! Get it cuz they're actors

  • @rekcck
    @rekcck 11 місяців тому +5

    Middle Class anybody is facing the same issues. No jobs, no opportunists and no income

  • @MissAliciaH
    @MissAliciaH 11 місяців тому +2

    I briefly joined the industry after college. The days and nights were long, a minimum of 12 hours and on payday the check would be about $300. That wasn’t sustainable for me, it’s tough to make a living in entertainment.

  • @txbulldogboxing1462
    @txbulldogboxing1462 11 місяців тому +2

    As Americans, greed is all around us.

  • @davidwright873
    @davidwright873 11 місяців тому +11

    Remember when the music industry was pirated and eventually streamed? well.....

  • @pixelroutine4609
    @pixelroutine4609 11 місяців тому +12

    0:31 you made his day, the facial expression change lol

  • @ashleyquintanar727
    @ashleyquintanar727 11 місяців тому +11

    We work all day at a job that will replace you tomorrow. We are humans and we deserve to be paid a good wage to support a family, bills and expenses without having to be out like work is our life...

    • @jedi4049
      @jedi4049 11 місяців тому

      Humans at the top want to squeeze the ones at the bottom, keep them in peril. Only way they can protect what they have or so they think. "Easier for a camel to pass through the eye of a needle than it is for a rich man to enter the gates of heaven." Rich are the same as they were 2000 years ago. Im talking the top top of the rich not little millionares thats nothing.

  • @AntonioDiaz4-2023
    @AntonioDiaz4-2023 11 місяців тому +11

    Risidual pay is the key payment for actors. If they act good and make good content, they will receive money for life by not doing anything everytime someone watches their content for life ❤

  • @Mclem2k24
    @Mclem2k24 11 місяців тому +21

    I think consumers have too many options on too many platforms which end up diluting and cannibalized one and other. As an actor, if you're not on the show de jour your just another tree in the massive forest of entertainment options

    • @kallymcdonnell
      @kallymcdonnell 11 місяців тому +6

      I’ve been saying this for several years. Streaming used to be a cheap alternative to satellite & rising cable costs, but there are too many platforms & every year they are raising their prices. Sometimes I think it would be funny if people collectively stopped utilizing streaming & created a larger demand/ consumption for DVD’s & cable again. It would never happen, but it would be interesting.

    • @eckankar7756
      @eckankar7756 11 місяців тому +3

      @@kallymcdonnell I quit paying years ago because of this. They've lost so many viewers and the platforms are fighting for the viewers that are willing to pay. I've not been to a movie since the 1990s. There is too much out there for free. Entertainment needs to be cut first in a financial crisis.

  • @meghanphillips3495
    @meghanphillips3495 11 місяців тому +14

    Good for him speaking out. It's obscene when anyone can't make a living doing their full time job. Keep fighting the good fight!

  • @jennifer3551
    @jennifer3551 11 місяців тому +37

    Good luck to this guy and all the other actors. I hope they get the contract that they want. We all deserve to be treated fairly within the work place

  • @kelsilulu
    @kelsilulu 11 місяців тому +7

    Those studios are so greedy it’s disgusting

  • @canadiancitizen2732
    @canadiancitizen2732 11 місяців тому +31

    The comments section is a toilet bowl on this one.

    • @B86432
      @B86432 11 місяців тому

      unions are nothing to aspire 2

    • @Madbandit77
      @Madbandit77 11 місяців тому

      ​@@B86432 Said the lazy bozo who thinks he's cute by using "2" instead of "to". I bet you're a millionaire.

    • @TheHeston83
      @TheHeston83 11 місяців тому

      @@B86432 Unions reprsent The Common folk guess you support Big Business and Greedy Ceos like Trump and Musk you Corpo Rat

    • @macmcleod1188
      @macmcleod1188 11 місяців тому +1

      Well.. he is in a nicer room than any in my house.
      I want hard numbers.
      But I support their right to strike.
      However I consume less and less entertainment media

    • @TheHeston83
      @TheHeston83 11 місяців тому

      @@macmcleod1188 why are you here on you tube if cosume less media and the Cinemas want your patronage

  • @moniquemonique7543
    @moniquemonique7543 11 місяців тому +53

    Viewers should protest and stop watching if actors and writers aren’t compensated.

    • @ST-rj8iu
      @ST-rj8iu 11 місяців тому

      We already have. Nobody cares to watch most films or tv anymore. The model has shifted and the actors need to accept this reality. They are not going to get paid what they used to as there are more options. UA-cam and tiktok are now entertainment. This happens to many industries. Look at blockbuster. They went out of business. Consumers decide and they are not going to pay for movies. The big actors wanted to shutdown for Covid. People replaced them with streaming. They did this to themselves. Go woke, go broke!

    • @annai157
      @annai157 11 місяців тому +11

      Really - MOST of what this industry produces isn't worth watching - whether or not the artists are compensated.

    • @lattedee2523
      @lattedee2523 11 місяців тому +9

      I think that's part of the problem. People are just not into a lot of the shows that are being produced right now.
      These actors/writers need to realize that Hollywood is not what it once was. The studios have been losing money, so there is no real incentive for them to make a deal.

    • @eckankar7756
      @eckankar7756 11 місяців тому +8

      I think that's part of the problem, people aren't watching paid programming as much as they used to. I don't, haven't in 20 years.

    • @solasluna192
      @solasluna192 11 місяців тому +7

      ​@@eckankar7756 Agreed. I don't even own a TV! Not because I can't afford one, but it's just not a necessity anymore with everything at your disposal and reach on a tablet or smartphone. News, weather, movies, tv shows, podcasts, etc... It's all there on hand held devices.

  • @lizh6578
    @lizh6578 11 місяців тому +4

    They’ve gone back to the way it was during the golden age of television-no residuals, low salaries.

  • @livewithdr.andre1
    @livewithdr.andre1 11 місяців тому +5

    Wishing you and all of the “middle-class actors” continued prosperity and success ❤❤

  • @rein3684
    @rein3684 11 місяців тому +52

    The people accepting this is why our country is messed up. We need to fight back and vote for representatives that will fight for us and make America good again. The current monetary system isn’t working. We need lower prices or higher wages. One or the other, or both.

    • @bigmountain1970
      @bigmountain1970 11 місяців тому +5

      Then vote for people who want to CUT Government and spending.

    • @poboyfloyd
      @poboyfloyd 11 місяців тому

      @@bigmountain1970 only reason they wants cuts is to pass the money on to their rich donors instead, f*ck that. It's been FOUR decades... the 'trickle' ain't coming...

    • @johnwattdotca
      @johnwattdotca 11 місяців тому +1

      As an American you're supposed to be happy the wars that provide your wealth aren't on American soil.

    • @8270361507
      @8270361507 11 місяців тому

      100% agreed. Get the currents reps put of power.

    • @jfrankerickson8993
      @jfrankerickson8993 11 місяців тому

      I think you mean "Make America Great Again"

  • @OnionSavoya-gm6op
    @OnionSavoya-gm6op 11 місяців тому +20

    The weird thing is
    The people who still have money
    Are spending it like blind mad fools.

  • @goobfilmcast4239
    @goobfilmcast4239 11 місяців тому +8

    This actor is brave.....the Entertainment/Media "machine" will never forget.

    • @MysteriousFuture
      @MysteriousFuture 11 місяців тому +1

      At this point, it doesn’t matter if they remember him. If the corporations win in bringing AI, most of them wouldn’t have jobs in the industry to be worried about retaliation

  • @stickyfox
    @stickyfox 11 місяців тому +30

    The average SAG member annual salary was under $20,000 last time I checked. An apartment in southern CA is $3000/month.
    And that average *included* the pay of people like Brad Pitt and Julia Roberts.

    • @TJCLAY
      @TJCLAY 11 місяців тому +8

      And that is based on the jobs they get. How much per hour do they make? I don't think they are making minimum wage per hour. That flat number just is not a good indicator of the "poverty" they are going through.

    • @notpeachtea6028
      @notpeachtea6028 11 місяців тому

      This is the reason that statistic exists Merv Griffin $1bil Tom Cruiz $550 mil George Clooney $500 mil Mel Gibson $425 mil Will Smith $420 mil Adam Sandler $420 mil Jack Nicholson $400 million Sylvester Stallone $400 mil

    • @stickyfox
      @stickyfox 11 місяців тому +2

      @@TJCLAY I think the main problem it illustrates is that a handful of actors earn princely salaries while the overwhelming majority get paid less than one needs to survive in this country; just like most other occupations. Everyone knows someone paying $5, $10, or more each month for streaming, on top of the cable bill. It's not like the money isn't out there.

    • @douglaz74
      @douglaz74 11 місяців тому +3

      I live an area where the crew and b and c actors live. They have homes and expensive cars. So cry me a river. I am more concerned with a potential ups strike

    • @dcj9329
      @dcj9329 11 місяців тому +4

      @@douglaz74AI is going to take over other vocations. How are you not understanding that? Maybe even yours.

  • @petekwando
    @petekwando 11 місяців тому +50

    Creatives are the tip of the iceberg. There is no field of human endevour where machine learning cannot, given enough time, replace us.

    • @petekwando
      @petekwando 11 місяців тому +2

      @@Chaotic_OrderTrue! And it doesn't need to be a bad thing, unless we make it one.

    • @StrawberryCoke
      @StrawberryCoke 11 місяців тому

      Hmm then how will people have jobs in the future you think?

    • @MysteriousFuture
      @MysteriousFuture 11 місяців тому

      Remove the ability of the people to have shelter and the bread & circuses (aka the Internet, social media, and gaming) and people will rebel within days

    • @petekwando
      @petekwando 11 місяців тому

      @@StrawberryCoke Many of them (or us, depending on the pace of progress) won't. We are headed for a titanic shift that will break many of the foundational assumptions of the global economy. Interesting times, as they say.

  • @majorseventh2699
    @majorseventh2699 11 місяців тому +26

    Back in 70's, on a few movie sets, spoke with some of 'the seconds', said they only made $25. a day...they couldn't make a living then.

    • @anneahlert2997
      @anneahlert2997 11 місяців тому +10

      So is it okay that even more people in the industry cannot make a living now?

    • @healinggrounds19
      @healinggrounds19 11 місяців тому +5

      And that's why unions were created.

    • @guardianofthegalaxy2051
      @guardianofthegalaxy2051 11 місяців тому +6

      $25 in the 70s isn’t the same as $25 now.

    • @ericdwhitmorec
      @ericdwhitmorec 11 місяців тому

      ​@@guardianofthegalaxy2051true but it wasn't doing anything in the 70s either

    • @djm1613
      @djm1613 11 місяців тому

      ⁠average rent was 250 a month in the seventies

  • @shannonw6703
    @shannonw6703 11 місяців тому +5

    I learned so much from this segment. 😮

  • @doreennewman7182
    @doreennewman7182 11 місяців тому +37

    We as society can squash this dilemma quickly.....just stop watching the movies, the T.V shows for a month, and this act would hit the powers that be where it would be most effective.....their pockets !
    But that'll never come to pass because many aren't disciplined enough to stop watching electronics. 😢😢😢

    • @PungiFungi
      @PungiFungi 11 місяців тому +7

      A lot of people stop watching TV and the movies precisely because of these crappy writers. Too busy being activists and virtue signaling than actually doing their job.

    • @notpeachtea6028
      @notpeachtea6028 11 місяців тому

      highly doubt that Merv Griffin $1bil Tom Cruiz $550 mil George Clooney $500 mil Mel Gibson $425 mil Will Smith $420 mil Adam Sandler $420 mil Jack Nicholson $400 million Sylvester Stallone $400 mil

    • @snavs420
      @snavs420 11 місяців тому +1

      Pirate everything.

    • @jedi4049
      @jedi4049 11 місяців тому +1

      @@PungiFungi I just finished "Lost" and know that this current generation wont write a series to top it.

    • @akay_2
      @akay_2 11 місяців тому +2

      A sort of "Consumer Strike" in solidarity a with the Writers and Actors where viewers and fans take a hard stance of canceling their subscriptions to streaming services until a Good Fair contract is reached would be a big step up!
      Unfortunately, I don't think there's enough Class Conciousness amongst the general populus at the moment...

  • @henryzhao4622
    @henryzhao4622 11 місяців тому +9

    Live in LA these are some of the most phenomenal talents and they can barely survive

    • @ericdwhitmorec
      @ericdwhitmorec 11 місяців тому +2

      Well that makes sense, things aren't as valuable when it's a surplus of it. That's why they lie about diamonds being rare

    • @winning3329
      @winning3329 11 місяців тому +1

      I absolutely hate LA it's expensive and full of crime and unaffordable, I'm trying to leave.

    • @winning3329
      @winning3329 11 місяців тому

      I absolutely hate LA it's expensive and full of crime and unaffordable, I'm trying to leave.

  • @TheLovely990
    @TheLovely990 11 місяців тому +6

    They need to pay these actors, period.😮

  • @yuhz1m1
    @yuhz1m1 11 місяців тому

    This was a really important conversation. Thank you.

  • @OliviaDeanne
    @OliviaDeanne 10 місяців тому +1

    This was such a great segment!!! Thank you for representing our situation so clearly and in a relatable way. So many people don't understand the gravitas of the situation.

  • @Cowboys972
    @Cowboys972 11 місяців тому +3

    Welcome to the life of us songwriters and producers in the music industry. Good luck to us all.

  • @extrastout1741
    @extrastout1741 11 місяців тому +2

    While the wealth keeps piling up at the top.

  • @csealand
    @csealand 11 місяців тому +1

    Every time you go through your front door please remember to pay the guy that installed it

  • @rjohns25
    @rjohns25 11 місяців тому +7

    I love how “middle class actor” is used to gaslight the public into supporting larger payouts for the majority of millionaire and billionaire actors 😂😂😂😂 because y’all knew you couldn’t get public support for paying Angelina Jolie even more money 😂😂😂😂

  • @jasonscott4366
    @jasonscott4366 11 місяців тому +6

    “And he never worked in Hollywood again…”

  • @fremontpathfinder8463
    @fremontpathfinder8463 11 місяців тому +3

    For now if you have a BA or BS degree apply to be a substitute teacher in LA, the Antelope Valley are any surrounding area. If you are out of CA you may not even need a four year degree to sub

  • @awomanofletters1223
    @awomanofletters1223 11 місяців тому +1

    Never thought this would be an issue. Times a changing…

  • @joycoughlan1262
    @joycoughlan1262 11 місяців тому +10

    Wow, so the acting industry's goal is to basicly copy middle-class actors and create AI generated 'extras' to save paying all the supportive actors. Like self-checkouts, driver-less taxis, AI writing, and on. Wow I'm really watching an AI take over.

    • @BoodlooderJeet
      @BoodlooderJeet 11 місяців тому +6

      You have not seen one single movie with an 'AI' created story or likeness. Calm down.

  • @Terrestrial
    @Terrestrial 11 місяців тому +2

    It seems that every industry now has the warped idea that the top executives and contractors are the only ones who should be adequately compensated for their work.

  • @ItsMeHammie
    @ItsMeHammie 11 місяців тому +12

    I am so happy this interview happened. The average pay for a "working actor" is only diminishing. Stand strong!

    • @michael-hw1uv
      @michael-hw1uv 11 місяців тому

      Thomas Sowell's, Lecture, 1995, The origin's of Woke. Enjoy, its an eye opener.

    • @mosthated.e.2422
      @mosthated.e.2422 11 місяців тому

      @@michael-hw1uv what is woke

  • @alaplex100
    @alaplex100 11 місяців тому +2

    Has anyone noticed that the media never seems to report exactly what the salaries and benefits are.

  • @Cukito4
    @Cukito4 11 місяців тому +5

    Thank GOD for adults who DO want to work .

  • @DarkandTwisted
    @DarkandTwisted 11 місяців тому +1

    As a fiction writer myself, I agree, this is completely disrespectful.

  • @katanensis
    @katanensis 11 місяців тому +1

    I don't get it... I got me a master degree in engineering and worked as one for about 10 years. During those years, I realized that the pay and the corporate working environment were not what I really was aiming for. Solution? I carved my own path by starting my own business, I didn't thought that was either reasonable or feasible to change the industry I was working in to fit my wishes and wants.
    So why can't those people say "well this ain't working for me, just find a new path"

  • @Whitehorse_crimefighter
    @Whitehorse_crimefighter 11 місяців тому +19

    C-list celebrities can't compete with youtube and tiktok

  • @olllloollllo
    @olllloollllo 11 місяців тому +3

    I hope all writers and low-level actors lose their jobs so they can feel the pain people have been feeling in the American rust belt for decades and who had no one fighting for them. The US has been exploiting the world out of greed for years and now corporate America along with the government is doing it here in the US.

  • @chadflpo635
    @chadflpo635 11 місяців тому +1

    The world doesn't owe actors a good living, they show their residuals, but never the money they get upfront, I wonder why?.

  • @anetawelsh6026
    @anetawelsh6026 11 місяців тому +2

    I am glad this Actor came on becuz i am one of them who did not have a clue about whats going on and why its important for them to strike

  • @TiVo2Go
    @TiVo2Go 11 місяців тому +3

    *Blame the writers.*
    *Write/create quality and the audience will come.*
    *Stop creating these Tyler Perry / HallMark Channel, crappy tv/movies that a monkey on a typewriter can create and up your quality and the money will come.*
    *Also the industry needs to change just like the music industry did.*
    *There is no more Motown machine that has choreographers, etiquette training, charm school, etc. money to spend.*
    *You can put yourself out there on social media and if you are good, you will be sought after and compensated.*
    *This is like a McDonalds worker asking to be paid the same as a Chipotle worker or someone working at a bar/grill or high end restaurant.*

  • @landonp629
    @landonp629 11 місяців тому +15

    What they don’t tell you is that even under the current contract, the daily minimum for ANY actor, even on the low-budget agreement - is over $700 a day. Imagine that.
    Half of these actors would have no clue how to live a normal life.
    You’d think from
    The way they talk they are making $10 an hour or something.

    • @jbirdz3609
      @jbirdz3609 11 місяців тому +11

      Not an actor but work in the industry. I promise you a huge majority of us are regular working class folks that work really hard. We typically work 12-16/18hr days and have to be ready at the drop of a hat and fully available for any project. If we’re not, we don’t get the work. People miss weddings funerals, doctor appointments, surgeries and family events. We love what we do and we make huge sacrifices to do it. We deserve to make a decent living.

    • @landonp629
      @landonp629 11 місяців тому +12

      I also work in the industry - I am the owner of an independent film production company and also work as a Cinematographer. So trust me, I’m well aware of the long hours and sporadic jobs. However, I also don’t live in the ‘Hollywood vacuum’ where I approach everything financially from an LA-style budget.
      The comment regarding missing weddings, funderals, doctors appointments, etc is not something that only film industry people deal with. In fact, I’d argue that it can be a lot easier, due to the short nature of jobs in general - to schedule around stuff like this. My mom still works a regular job at a Walmart - she has had to put off her doctor's appointment for 3 months because they won’t approve her time off, and the doctor can’t find a schedule to accommodate in that time period. So again, I don’t think the fact that we miss funerals, weddings and doctors appointments is really an excuse for better pay - it’s what most normal people deal with all the time.
      As for pay - it’s astronomical compared to what average people make. It is. I have all the union agreements printed on my desk, and looking over them - the pay-rates are very high. For example, an SAG-AFTRA actor working under a typical ‘theatrical’ contract - the most common in Hollywood - a day performer makes a minimum of $1,082 - and a weekly performer (studio week - 5 days) makes $3,756 per week as a minimum. A Walmart worker makes $500-$600 a week. That means that actors working under a typical theatrical contract make 6x more per week, and 10x more per day, than a typical worker making $17 an hour. The Television contract, the second most common SAg-AFTRA agreement, is a tad bit less, but not by much - about $100 a week. Even if you account for low-budget SAG-AFTRA stuff, which makes up most of the remainder of union acting work - Those rates are still $703 per day or $2,622 per week.
      The crew rates vary depending on the union, but for example - IATSE has a very complex system, but roughly accounts for around $50/Hr minimums. DGA minimums for AD/UPM is from $3,736 a week for a 2nd AD to $6,212 for a UPM. Directors working under the basic agreement make $21,765 per week with a 10-week minimum. WGA is frankly even worse - rates for an original screenplay are $77,495 on the low end and $145,469 on the high end. WGA TV rates are even more weird, but for a network 90-minute or less show is $39,599 to deliver a screenplay per episode.
      So looking at these rates, and comparing them to what the average person makes working NOT in the industry, we see that the difference is HUGE. Yes, the hours are longer and the work more sporadic, but given the pay is between 6x and 20x more than most other jobs, you’d expect some compromise. And yet even with these sky-high rates, they still want more…
      So that is my point.

    • @lakeside321
      @lakeside321 11 місяців тому +5

      @landonp629 How consistent is the work? A Walmart worker can expect 40 hours a week, whereas an actor might work 8 weeks for the summer and then be out of work a month until he/she can find the next gig.

    • @jedi4049
      @jedi4049 11 місяців тому +1

      @@jbirdz3609 "deserve." If powers that be find a more economical means to do it morality has nothing to do with it. Shareholders lives matter too. The bottom line matters. My man can get a second job in retail if life is hard. $PARA

    • @jedi4049
      @jedi4049 11 місяців тому +1

      @@landonp629 You win. JBirdz loses. I am the judge.

  • @bluest1524
    @bluest1524 11 місяців тому

    What show was depicted at 1:33 please? What episode?

  • @vwatchem
    @vwatchem 11 місяців тому +1

    What a beautiful home he’s talking from

  • @lostandfound6473
    @lostandfound6473 11 місяців тому +3

    They are getting paid for receiving attention. Isn't attention enough pay?

  • @iyannaaliyah1617
    @iyannaaliyah1617 11 місяців тому +4

    He just put they business out there that they probably didn’t want the world to know. They about to find a reason to fire this man

    • @GeminiladyJackson-xq6hc
      @GeminiladyJackson-xq6hc 11 місяців тому +3

      When the strike is over, he'll probably get blackballed from Hollywood.

    • @MysteriousFuture
      @MysteriousFuture 11 місяців тому

      If AI take over, there wouldn’t be a Hollywood to work at so it wouldn’t matter in the long run

    • @iyannaaliyah1617
      @iyannaaliyah1617 11 місяців тому

      @@GeminiladyJackson-xq6hc yup I was thinking the same thing