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May 27, 2005

Old Rules, New Problems For Game Makers, SAG, AFTRA

The talent isn't happy with the way the money pie is being carved up:

Two Hollywood unions, SAG and AFTRA, are looking towards a possible strike against video game manufacturers. While most of the members are hardly household names, video games have increasingly been using mainstream talent to provide recognizable voiceovers in their storylines. And big-money video games are all the rage, responsible for wooing people away from the failing box office and unimpressive television line-ups. The problem is that Hollywood expects what Hollywood provides: costly contracts that include residual profit sharing. In essense,...

 

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Old Rules, New Problems for Game Makers, SAG, AFTRA

Posted on May 27, 2005 04:27 PM by video 273.
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