{"id":426395,"date":"2022-04-04T17:55:46","date_gmt":"2022-04-04T14:55:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/hollywood-studios-hiring-consultants-to-avoid-racial-bias-report\/"},"modified":"2022-04-04T17:55:46","modified_gmt":"2022-04-04T14:55:46","slug":"hollywood-studios-hiring-consultants-to-avoid-racial-bias-report","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/hollywood-studios-hiring-consultants-to-avoid-racial-bias-report\/","title":{"rendered":"#Hollywood studios hiring consultants to avoid racial bias: report"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a382528c7a25\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a382528c7a25\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/hollywood-studios-hiring-consultants-to-avoid-racial-bias-report\/#%E2%80%9CHollywood_studios_hiring_consultants_to_avoid_racial_bias_report%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;Hollywood studios hiring consultants to avoid racial bias: report&#8221;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CHollywood_studios_hiring_consultants_to_avoid_racial_bias_report%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;Hollywood studios hiring consultants to avoid racial bias: report&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>Hollywood studios are hiring consultants to review their TV and movie <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">script<\/a>s for fear of being accused of not having enough racial diversity in their shows, according to a report.  <\/p>\n<p>According to <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2022\/04\/02\/business\/media\/hollywood-bias-consultants.html\">The New York Times<\/a>, studios from Netflix and Disney to Paramount and Amazon, have been tapping firms like Culture House, a production firm and consultancy that employs women of color, to review TV or movie scripts for \u201cany red flags particularly on race.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>As Hollywood faces increasing heat over racial diversity, firms like Culture House are not only asked to review scripts to scrutinize how characters are positioned in a story but also consulted on casting decisions and marketing plans, according to the report.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s not only about what characters say, it\u2019s also about when they don\u2019t speak,\u201d Culture House founding partner Carri Twigg said. \u201cIt\u2019s like, \u2018Hey, there\u2019s not enough agency for this character, you\u2019re using this character as an ornament, you\u2019re going to get dinged for that.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/Warner-Bros-Studios-01.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\" Warner Bros Studio Tower is a recognizable symbol of one the most known motion picture studio in the world.\" class=\"wp-image-21770010\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/Warner-Bros-Studios-01.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/Warner-Bros-Studios-01.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/Warner-Bros-Studios-01.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Hollywood studios have been criticized over the years for falling short when it comes to diversity and representation in <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/watch-movies-tv-seriess\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"8\" title=\"Watch Movies &amp; TV Series\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">movies<\/a> and TV shows. <\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Twigg told The Times that business was booming around the summer of 2020, not long after the murder of George Floyd, so much so that her company decided to open a division devoted to consulting.<\/p>\n<p>Now, the firm says consulting for clients such as Paramount Pictures, MTV and Disney, accounts for 30% of its revenue.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe frequency of the check-ins was not slowing down,\u201d Twigg said. \u201cIt was like, oh, we need to make this a real thing that we offer consistently \u2014 and get paid for.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/walt-disney-studio.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"World famous of the Walt Disney Company is headquartered at Walt Disney Studios in Burbank, California.\" class=\"wp-image-21770038\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/walt-disney-studio.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/walt-disney-studio.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/walt-disney-studio.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Disney, Netflix, Paramount and others have been working with consultants and groups like GLAAD for years.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Michelle K. Sugihara, the executive director of Coalition of Asian Pacifics in Entertainment, a nonprofit that\u2019s on retainer with big Hollywood studios including Netflix, Paramount, Amazon and Sony, said her company also is actively involved in the production process. <\/p>\n<p>For example, she said she told an unnamed studio that all of the actors playing the heroes in an upcoming scripted project appeared to be light-skinned East Asian people whereas the villains were portrayed by darker-skinned East Asian actors, according to the report. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cThat\u2019s a red flag,\u201d she said. \u201cAnd we should talk about how those images may be harmful.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/paramount-pictures-01.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Paramount Pictures studio entrance with fountain. Paramount Pictures is a motion picture studio in California.\" class=\"wp-image-21770059\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/paramount-pictures-01.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/paramount-pictures-01.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/paramount-pictures-01.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Hollywood studios hope to avoid accusations of bias and are hiring consultants to help diversify their projects.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Sarah Kate, the president of LGBTQ group GLAAD, said her group had been doing consulting work \u201cinformally for years\u201d with the networks and studios.<\/p>\n<p>Rashad Robinson, the president of the advocacy organization Color of Change, said hiring consultants wasn\u2019t enough. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s fine to bring folks in from the outside but that in the end is insufficient to the fact that across the entertainment industry there is still a problem in terms of not enough black and brown people with power in the executive ranks,\u201d he said.\n                        <\/p><\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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