{"id":690593,"date":"2025-09-18T01:25:52","date_gmt":"2025-09-17T22:25:52","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2025-09-18T01:25:52","modified_gmt":"2025-09-17T22:25:52","slug":"writers-guild-to-members-work-on-verticals-can-be-union-too","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/writers-guild-to-members-work-on-verticals-can-be-union-too\/","title":{"rendered":"Writers Guild to Members: Work on \u201cVerticals\u201d Can Be Union, Too"},"content":{"rendered":"
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\n\tAs Hollywood creatives flock to \u201cverticals\u201d during a dry period for jobs in traditional film and television, the Writers Guild of America West is emphasizing that work for these projects can be covered under a union agreement.<\/p>\n

\n\tThe union issued a statement to members on Wednesday that underscores the ascendancy of these projects, which are typically feature-length narratives that are divided into one- to three-minute segments for consumption in portrait mode on mobile. Think Quibi but shorter, way cheaper and more melodramatic in nature: Major players in the space, including app<\/a>s like ReelShort and DramaBox, tend to pump out soapy dramas and romances more akin to The Young and the Restless<\/em> than Insecure.<\/em><\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cIn recent months, a number of Guild members have inquired about WGA coverage of \u2018verticals,\u2019 \u2018microdramas,\u2019 or other short-form content made for streaming,\u201d the writers\u2019 union told its members on Wednesday. \u201cWriting work on these projects, which consist of very short programs (often under 2 minutes) is\u00a0covered by the MBA.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tSome verticals are currently signed to a union contract, a union representative tells The Hollywood Reporter<\/em>. The WGA\u2019s Minimum Basic Agreement (MBA) features terms for shortform and low-budget programming that accommodates this kind of format.<\/p>\n

\n\tBut if a vertical isn\u2019t signed to a union contract, it\u2019s a no-go according to union rules. <\/p>\n

\n\tThe union\u2019s message emphasizes how traditional Hollywood unions are beginning to take notice of verticals, though many are produced on shoestring budgets and with such elementary scripts that viewers have wondered if they are produced by generative AI. <\/p>\n

\n\tDuring the height of \u201cPeak TV,\u201d as companies were ordering large quantities of shows to fill out their streaming services, the union might not have been so keen. But in 2025, with the WGA West\u2019s own data showing writing opportunities have thinned, the labor group can\u2019t afford to turn up its nose.<\/p>\n

\n\tThat\u2019s been underscored, recently, by political candidates vying for open slots on the WGA West\u2019s board. Multiple candidates have suggested the union should organize verticals, video game<\/a>s and content creation companies in their pitches to members. \u201cWe are sitting on a shrinking iceberg and must be willing to look beyond our current employers,\u201d current vp Michele Mulroney, who is running unopposed for president, said in her statement.<\/p>\n

\n\tAccording to the WGA West, one production company specializing in verticals has been particularly aggressive in courting the union\u2019s members: EverBrite Studios. According to the union, the company is not a contract signatory and at one point was reaching out to WGA writers on LinkedIn. \u201cThe company, EverBrite Studios LLC, has [since] been instructed, and subsequently agreed, to cease and desist in its targeting of WGA members,\u201d the union stated.\u00a0(THR<\/em> has reached out to the company for comment.)<\/p>\n

\n\tViewers for the company\u2019s app, TasteLife, where available dramas currently include wellness center-set It Was Always You<\/em> and the art-themed romance Stroke of Love<\/em>, will have to go with stories not crafted by WGA writers, for now.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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