WGA Strike: Who’s On the Line?

Posted by Neil Miller (neil@filmschoolrejects.com) on November 28, 2007

So far we have seen quite a lot of snarky, and sometimes humorous takes on the Writer’s Guild of America floating around on YouTube. It is encouraging to see that the writers — those who are out of work and on the picket lines — are staying in good spirits while their livelihoods are being put on hold. What we haven’t talked enough about is the grim reality of the strike, the fact that there are thousands of writers — whose names you would never recognize — who are finding themselves in a very tough spot because of the strike. In the following documentary, director Peter Hyoguchi shows us a few of the faces that we’ve not yet seen — the middle class of the WGA. The writers who stand to lose the most. It is absolutely fascinating and it comes with a resounding message: the strike is for the right reasons, and it must be resolved soon. I would urge you to dedicate 6 minutes of your time to the video below.

Directed by Peter Hyoguchi
Edited by Patrick Francis
Music composed by Christopher James Thomas

Source: JoBlo, YouTube

Also, check out SpeechlessWithoutWriters.com, the new marketing campaign from the WGA. See the latest video below:

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Josh

You know why I'm going to fucking LOVE this strike? It's the main reason why I'll be watching AMERICAN GLADIATORS returning to primetime TV this January instead of shit like over-the-hill 24.

Robert Fure

In response to the "speechlesswithoutwriters" thing - who wrote it? Clearly some WGA member didn't know that pencils down means pencils down. Or is it ok to keep writing as long as its only for the WGA? Or... ?

Also, lets acknowledge that while that skit is humorous, what really makes it funny is the actors expressions, which are unwritten. Also, at a full 3 minutes, its rambling and too long and repetitive - I guess they couldn't find an editor from the union or a DGA member to cut that down to size and have it play a little better.

So really, writers, are you the most important cog? What happens when your camera man, gaffer, and rigger walk away from that short? Not funny either.

Sincerely,

Your Devil's Advocate and guy who is going to lose his job.

WGA Strike: Who’s On the Line?

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