The Boom

What’s in the new SAG-AFTRA contract? What resources are there for union members to learn more and make an informed vote? SAG-AFTRA board member Shaan Sharma talks with Jewel about the contract, his reservations surrounding AI agreements, and how the strike strengthened the union.

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Atlanta Local contract informational meeting on 11/21 (in-person)

SAG-AFTRA voting is open through December 5

SAG-AFTRA leadership defends the new contract

TV series restart production

Maxine’s Baby: The Tyler Perry Story

This episode of The Boom was produced by Kevin Rinker and Jewel Wicker. Additional production and editing by Scotty Crowe. Original music by Matt Owen.

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With SAG-AFTRA and the AMPTP having reached a tentative agreement to end the actor’s strike after a record-breaking 118 days, national and local SAG-AFTRA board member Shaan Sharma shares his thoughts and breaks down important details of the agreement.

Listen to Jewel’s full conversation with Shaan in Friday’s episode.

This episode of The Boom was produced by Kevin Rinker and Jewel Wicker. Additional production and editing by Scotty Crowe. Original music by Matt Owen.

SAG-AFTRA Approves Tentative Agreement

Summary of Tentative Agreement (PDF)

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Georgia’s film tax credit is just one example of the many tools available to municipalities that want to encourage and support film and TV production. LaRonda Sutton, founder of Entertainment.gov, joins to talk about how her consulting firm works with local governments to help streamline production. LaRonda also shares how she transitioned from working in music to film and TV.

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“The South Got Something to Say” documentary from the Atlanta Journal Constitution

Lionsgate Studios Atlanta

SAG-AFTRA’s Statement on Ending the Strike

AMPTP’s Statement on Ending the Strike

This episode of The Boom was produced by Kevin Rinker and Jewel Wicker. Additional production and editing by Scotty Crowe. Original music by Matt Owen.

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How does Atlanta come to life on screen? Lane closures, neighborhood meetings, public safety, workforce development – these are just a few of the areas Cardellia Hunter oversees during a typical week. As the director of film and entertainment for the City of Atlanta Mayor’s Office, Cardellia plays an integral role in cultivating and supporting Atlanta’s film and TV industry. Cardellia joins Jewel to talk about how she began working in film and TV, Atlanta’s permitting process, and some of her office’s initiatives.

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Now Filming in Georgia

Matthew Perry as Ron Clark

ATL Film Party

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As SAG-AFTRA works to negotiate a new contract with the AMPTP, they’re looking to update self-taped audition rules, a method of auditioning that casting director, consultant, and coach Erica S. Bream is very familiar with. Erica talks with Jewel Wicker about those rules, how the audition process has changed over the years, and shares some tips for those starting out in the film and TV industry.

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Crazy Legs Entertainment to produce forthcoming Prince film

Tyler Perry-Netflix film deal

Hope Floats

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With offices in Los Angeles, New York City, and Toronto, production and talent management company 3 Arts Entertainment added an Atlanta location in 2022. Manger and producer Jermaine Johnson heads up that office and joins Jewel Wicker to talk about why they wanted an Atlanta Location, the local talent they’ve signed, and some of their upcoming projects.

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Glamour Profiles Millie Bobby Brown

American Fiction Trailer

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The production landscape for documentary films in Atlanta looks different from that of narrative features and TV. Jewel Wicker discusses those differences with Anjanette Levert, a filmmaker, producer, director, and professor at Spelman College. They also talk about “The Only Doctor,” a documentary Anjanette produced about the sole working doctor in Clay County, Georgia. 

Plus, WABE’s Rahul Bali shares what he learned while attending a meeting with lawmakers to review Georgia’s film tax credit.

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Studios suspend SAG-AFTRA negotiations

This episode of The Boom was produced by Kevin Rinker and Jewel Wicker. Additional production and editing by Scotty Crowe. Original music by Matt Owen.

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Working a second or even third gig is not unusual for folks in the film and TV industry. When a strike or two brings production to a standstill, those gigs become a lifeline for workers, which is why actor and barber David Alexander created the website Talent Supporting Talent. Jewel sits down with David to talk about the importance of a side hustle for film and TV workers and how his website helps fellow industry workers with other skills find and hire each other. Sammie Purcell also joins to discuss how productions will look to resume work after the ratified WGA deal.

This episode of The Boom was produced by Kevin Rinker and Jewel Wicker. Additional production and editing by Scotty Crowe. Original music by Matt Owen.

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From appearing as Peaches on Outkast albums and managing Organized Noize Production to record promotion at Capitol Records and serving as the “free money lady” on Atlanta’s V-103 radio station, Dee Dee Murray has had a storied career in Atlanta’s arts and entertainment scenes. Jewel talks with Dee Dee about how she got started in the music industry before moving into film and TV and working on both sides of the permitting process.

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WGA reaches tentative agreement with AMPTP

What’s in the WGA’s new contract

This episode of The Boom was produced by Kevin Rinker and Jewel Wicker. Additional production and editing by Scotty Crowe. Original music by Matt Owen.

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It took losing a job she’d held for 20 years at a sheet music company for costumer Kenya Morgan to enter the film and TV economy. Kenya sits down with Jewel to talk about how the Georgia Film Academy helped make that transition possible and the experience of being a costumer in the industry.

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Comedian Roy Wood, Jr. on City Lights with Lois Reitzes

Ruth E. Carter in Atlanta Magazine

This episode of The Boom was produced by Crystal DeVone, Kevin Rinker and Jewel Wicker. Additional production and editing by Scotty Crowe. Original music by Matt Owen.

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