Regarding the Writer's Strike...
The largest bit of misinformation that's been put out into the air is that we're somehow trying to 'gouge' the studios with our demands.
Well, the clearest bit of real info I've seen that relates to this just popped up on livejournal (thanks, Dear V.)
From Peter Clines:
Dec. 4 - The summer blockbuster Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End is released on DVD. If it does as well as Dead Man's Chest (which had almost $5 million in sales its first day on the shelves), long-time Pirates scribes Ted Elliot and Terry Rossio can expect a little less than $6,700 in writing residuals under the current system.
This is for one of the BIGGEST FRANCHISES IN THE WORLD.
Makes you think, doesn't it?
Well, the clearest bit of real info I've seen that relates to this just popped up on livejournal (thanks, Dear V.)
From Peter Clines:
Dec. 4 - The summer blockbuster Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End is released on DVD. If it does as well as Dead Man's Chest (which had almost $5 million in sales its first day on the shelves), long-time Pirates scribes Ted Elliot and Terry Rossio can expect a little less than $6,700 in writing residuals under the current system.
This is for one of the BIGGEST FRANCHISES IN THE WORLD.
Makes you think, doesn't it?