Last Wednesday marked the hundredth day of striking for the Writers Guild of America union. Among their demands are an increase to minimum compensation, a limit on the use of mini-rooms, and regulation to the use of material produced by artificial intelligence.  The latest update from the union’s negotiators, is that they received counterproposal on Friday from AMPTP–the trade association that represents over 350 American television and film production companies. WGA says they will respond this week.

Joining us to talk about the strike and the changes to the film and television industry lead to the strike is writer and director Kristin Holodak. Kris is not a WGA member, but has been following the strike and the industry changes. She joins host Ali Muldrow to talk about the disruption to the industry caused by streaming and how she thinks about the industry she’s sending her students into.

A short portion of WGA’s 100 Days Stronger video was used in this broadcast.

Writer/Director Kristin Holodak is currently an associate professor of digital media at Marquette. Prior to that, she spent fifteen years creating productions for clients such as the Smithsonian Institution and the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts. She has written and directed a dozen short films, and written two feature scripts, one of which was produced last summer and is currently finishing post-production.

Image used under creative commons license. WGA Strike 6.21.2023 024 by author  ufcw770

 

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