USA.- The American actors’ union has launched a strike that has paralyzed the Hollywood film and television industry. This decision was made after the union and the major film and television studios failed to reach an agreement on a new contract.
One of the negotiation topics was the use of Artificial Intelligence. The studio’s proposal to SAG-AFTRA included scanning a background actor’s likeness for a day’s pay and using their likeness permanently on any project, without making any new payment or needing any kind of consent. .
“This ‘breakthrough’ Artificial Intelligence proposal presented to us yesterday suggests that our artists can be scanned, get paid for a day’s work, and have companies own that scan, their image, and their likeness to use indefinitely on any project. they want, without their consent or compensation. If you think this proposal is innovative, I suggest you reconsider it,” said Duncan Crabtree-Ireland, the union’s negotiator.
The use of Artificial Intelligence has been one of the main strongest points of the conflict. As a result of this situation, numerous stories have emerged about actors and actresses who have faced similar situations in the past. One of them is that of David J Fielding, the actor who played Zordon in Power Rangers.
Power Rangers Actor Reveals Wage Inequity: He Made Less Than $1,000 For The Entire Show
In a series of tweets from his official Twitter account, Fielding mentioned that he filmed Zordón for just one day and was paid $150 for it. After the image of her had been recorded, additional voice recording sessions were carried out, which dispensed with filming and turned out to be more economical.
Saban used the same recording of Zordon in all episodes.
I made less than $1000 on the show as a whole. It was non-union, so no residuals. I got paid $150 for the day I filmed and they made a billion dollars the first year. But that’s fair, right?— DJFielding (Zordon) �� (@DavidJFielding)
July 14, 2023
In addition, Fielding revealed that the show had no unionized staff and that in its first year on the air, Power Rangers brought in more than $1 billion, but in total he was paid less than $1,000 for the entire show.
I was paid by the day I filmed and by each recording session I attended, not by the episode. They credited me until episode 31, but when I left the show and Los Angeles, I was uncredited, which I guess is kind of standard or was back then,” Fielding said.
According to a Forbes article published in 2001, Saban earned $1.6 billion worldwide in Power Ranger toy sales in 1994.
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