{"id":563826,"date":"2023-03-15T03:54:13","date_gmt":"2023-03-15T00:54:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/writers-guild-claims-members-are-falling-behind-amid-streaming-transition\/"},"modified":"2023-03-15T03:54:13","modified_gmt":"2023-03-15T00:54:13","slug":"writers-guild-claims-members-are-falling-behind-amid-streaming-transition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/writers-guild-claims-members-are-falling-behind-amid-streaming-transition\/","title":{"rendered":"#Writers Guild Claims Members Are \u201cFalling Behind\u201d Amid Streaming Transition"},"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-6a303ae374a58\" 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-6a303ae374a58\" 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\/writers-guild-claims-members-are-falling-behind-amid-streaming-transition\/#Writers_Guild_Claims_Members_Are_%E2%80%9CFalling_Behind%E2%80%9D_Amid_Streaming_Transition\" >Writers Guild Claims Members Are \u201cFalling Behind\u201d Amid Streaming Transition<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Writers_Guild_Claims_Members_Are_%E2%80%9CFalling_Behind%E2%80%9D_Amid_Streaming_Transition\"><\/span>Writers Guild Claims Members Are \u201cFalling Behind\u201d Amid Streaming Transition<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n    \u201cWriters are falling behind\u201d in the streaming era as \u201cmini-rooms\u201d and shorter TV seasons proliferate, the Writers Guild of America claims in a <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wgacontract2023.org\/updates\/bulletins\/writers-are-not-keeping-up\">bulletin issued Tuesday<\/a>, citing the union\u2019s own data.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n    The report, published less than a week before the Guild is set to enter negotiations with the studios and streamers, paints a picture of a broad swath of writers seeing reduced compensation on film and TV projects even as television budgets in particular have risen during the SVOD era. \u201cThe companies have used the transition to streaming to cut writer pay and separate writing from production, worsening working conditions for <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/watch-movies-tv-seriess\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"8\" title=\"Watch Movies &amp; TV Series\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">series<\/a> writers at all levels,\u201d the guild states in the bulletin.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n    In episodic television series, writers are increasingly working for \u201cguild minimums,\u201d or the lowest rate that can be paid to a union member as defined by the WGA, the report claims. (<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wga.org\/uploadedFiles\/contracts\/min20.pdf\">Guild minimums <\/a>range widely depending on the work assigned and platform, some examples being that the rate set for a story for a non-network primetime, high-budget show that\u2019s 30 min. or less is $6,669, while the rate set for a network primetime story and teleplay for a show that\u2019s 30 min. or less is $28,403.) While about 10 years ago, in the 2013-2014 television season, only 33 percent of all TV writers were paid minimum rates, in the 2021-2022 television season 49 percent were working for minimum rates, the Guild states. <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n    The guild additionally finds that while lower-level writers (like staff writers and story editors) are largely being paid minimums, showrunners are increasingly being paid these rates as well (in 2013-2014, only 2 percent were paid minimums; in the 2021-2022 season, 24 percent were). \u201cIn real dollar terms, <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">media<\/a>n weekly writer-producer pay has\u00a0declined\u00a04% over the last decade.\u00a0Adjusting for inflation, the decline is 23%,\u201d the guild states.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n    Aggravating these pay issues for lower-level writers is the shorter seasons that have become habitual on streaming shows. The median weeks worked in 2021-2022 on a streaming show were 20 weeks for staff writers, story editors and executive story editors, compared to 29, 35 and 40 weeks for those roles on network and CW shows, respectively. <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n    Upper-level writers face a different compensation issue, according to the guild. Showrunners are working similar periods of time across streaming and network television (44 and 42.5 weeks, respectively); however, because writers that earn over $400,00 on most TV shows and $375,000 on basic cable short-order series do not enjoy \u201cspan protection\u201d (a mechanism that shields writers who are paid episodically from seeing their compensation devalued by long work periods) under the WGA\u2019s current contract, upper-level writers \u201cfind their episodic fees amount to little more than weekly scale when stretched over so many weeks.\u201d According to the guild, 40 percent of showrunners, executive producers and co-executive producers on short-order TV series do not have span protection.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n    On the features side, the WGA raises the issue of writers\u2019 commitment to companies being stretched out over long periods of time. The guild finds that while the median employment duration for a first draft for which the writer is paid over $150,000 is six months, that for a writer paid under $150,000 is nine months. \u201cWriters earning less than $150,000 for a first draft work 50% longer than writers earning above that threshold, as lower-paid or newer screenwriters can be uniquely vulnerable to producers\u2019 demands for free work,\u201d the guild argues. When a writer signs a \u201cone-step\u201d deal (when they are paid only to produce one draft of a <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>), the guild argues they can be \u201csubject to endless demands for free rewrites\u201d and \u201cfrequently held hostage to requests for more unpaid revisions\u201d when the entirety of their fee has yet to be paid out.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n    The Writers Guild is seeking various means of improving compensation for members in its upcoming negotiation, including by raising minimums, expanding \u201cspan protection\u201d to higher-paid writers and requiring a minimum of two \u201csteps\u201d for a feature film deal. In an interview with <em>The Hollywood Reporter <\/em>on Tuesday, Chris Keyser, co-chair of the WGA\u2019s negotiating committee, said the union\u2019s top priority in upcoming talks was \u201ccompensation, compensation, compensation.\u201d <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n    The guild will have its first bargaining session with the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers (AMPTP), which represents studios and streamers, on March 20 ahead of its contract expiring May 1.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><script type=\"text\/plain\" class=\"optanon-category-C0004\">\n!function(f, b, e, v, n, t, s) {\nif (f.fbq) return;\nn = f.fbq = function() {n.callMethod ? n.callMethod.apply(n, arguments) : n.queue.push(arguments);};\nif (!f._fbq) f._fbq = n;\nn.push = n;\nn.loaded = !0;\nn.version = '2.0';\nn.queue = [];\nt = b.createElement(e);\nt.async = !0;\nt.src = v;\ns = b.getElementsByTagName(e)[0];\ns.parentNode.insertBefore(t, s);\n}(window, document, 'script', 'https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/fbevents.js');\nfbq('init', '352999048212581');\nfbq('track', 'PageView');\n<\/script><\/p>\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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