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twocarsonenight:

Overworked and Underpaid, VFX Workers Vote to Unionize at Marvel
On Monday, a group of more than 50 on-set employees filed a petition for an election to be represented by IATSE.
Vulture
A screenshot of the linked article, reading: This marks the first time visual-effects professionals have banded together to demand the same rights, wage protections, and professional watchdog oversight enjoyed by workers in almost every other segment of the entertainment industry. The supermajority of Marvel’s 52-member on-set production crew signed authorization cards to indicate they wish to be represented by the powerful labor union representing some 170,000 artisans, technicians, stagehands, and craftspeople across TV, film, and live theater in the United States and Canada. “For almost half a century, workers in the visual-effects industry have been denied the same protections and benefits their coworkers and crewmates have relied upon since the beginning of the Hollywood film industry,” VFX organizer for IATSE Mark Patch said in a statement. “This is a historic first step for VFX workers coming together with a collective voice demanding respect for what we do.” End screenshot.ALT
Another screenshot, reading: Leading off the collective-bargaining push with Marvel’s on-set VFX specialists — data wranglers, production managers, witness camera operators, and assistants employed on such MCU series as Loki and Daredevil: Born Again, as opposed to the people supplying visual effects in postproduction — arrives as no accident. Thanks to the studio’s fire hose of movie and TV series output (it will oversee the release of five movies and four shows in 2023 alone), Marvel is regarded in VFX circles as the industry’s biggest “bully,” with the capacity to flood effects houses with more work than they know what to do with or ruin careers and standings of those who do not live up to Marvel’s sky-high expectations. End screenshot.ALT
A final screenshot, reading: Hence, as the thinking goes, securing union recognition for a relatively small yet high-profile group of Marvel’s so-called “production-side” professionals would stand as proof of concept for the overall viability of an industry-wide unionization push. Production-side unity would lead to solidarity at postproduction houses, which would then, in turn, unionize one by one, leading to an inevitable tipping point. The template for this sort of thing was set in the animation world last February when production workers for Adult Swim’s Rick & Morty and Hulu’s Solar Opposites filed a petition with the NLRB for a union election, sparking a new wave of unionization for workers throughout the animation industry by becoming the first to be represented by the IATSE-affiliated Animation Guild. Soon after, workers at the Los Angeles branch of the award-winning production house Titmouse joined the guild to begin collective bargaining for their first union contract. And those efforts ultimately compelled a coalition of production workers on the shows American Dad, Family Guy, and The Simpsons to also unionize under the Animation Guild, teeing up new collective-bargaining negotiations for increased benefits with 20th Television Animation last summer. End screenshot.ALT

HOT LABOR SUMMER

doctor-yoshi-soul:

unamccormack:

sigynpenniman:

I know everyone says it’s best to just stick to “said” as a dialogue tag bc it disappears and that’s true and I mostly do but I want to take a moment for my all-time favorite dialogue tag, “lied.” Absolutely nothing hits like “‘I’m here to help,’ he lied.” NOTHING.

ABSOLUTELY one of my favourites.

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hardboiledleggs:

derinthescarletpescatarian:

“The trannies should be able to piss in whatever toilet they want and change their bodies however they want. Why is it my business if some chick has a dick or a guy has a pie? I’m not a trannie or a fag so I don’t care, just give ‘em the medicine they need.”

“This is an LGBT safe space. Of COURSE I fully support individuals who identify as transgender and their right to self-determination! I just think that transitioning is a very serious choice and should be heavily regulated. And there could be a lot of harm in exposing cis children to such topics, so we should be really careful about when it is appropriate to mention trans issues or have too much trans visibility.”

One of the above statements is Problematic and the other is slightly annoying. If we disagree on which is which then working together for a better future is going to get really fucking difficult.

I think this is something young people in particular are confused about. My dad has always had a slightly off color sense of humor, he always feels the need to privately ask me “boy turned girl or girl turned boy?” if I mention a friend and stress said friend’s pronouns, and yet when we had repair work done in the house and the worker was listening to a podcast discussing the evils of transgender people and how to cleanse society, he went out of his way to contact the owner of the business to discuss his disappointment with that worker’s conduct and stress the negative effect that could have had if there had been trans kids in our home.

Our allies will never be perfect. They will never use the perfect language or have the perfect politics. But we have to appreciate those allies and meet them where they are, especially if they are willing to learn.

gaphic:

findchaos:

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Hey, Ohio! Vote NO on Issue 1 August 8th if you believe 1 person = 1 vote. Y'know, the way democracy works.

The deadline to be registered to vote this election is July 10th – 5 days!!!


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Crucial context: this is being put on the ballot specifically to stop abortion protections. Enshrining abortion rights in the constitution will be on the November ballot. Support for abortion protection in Ohio is about 59%. This is a highly calculated attack on bodily autonomy.

last-level-in-druid:

tiktoks-for-tired-tots:

[video description: person on camera inhales on the party blower, not making any noise and simulating taking a drag off a cigarette. Then exhales as someone off-camera blows into their own party blower, making the sound. Person on camera loses their shit and everyone laughs. End description]

dilfdubois:

falewife-deactivated20230630:

entranas:

the bloker (british joker) would say ‘cheer up batman mate’

you really need to learn how to 'ave a laugh, bats

tags from @sebdoesnothing which read "to the bloker its just a regular nandos"ALT
sparrowsverse asked

Hi! I just wanted to confirm something, because roaming around the internet has taught me to be wary of any request. But I received a message request on instagram from a Sharon Grey saying she was your online manager and I just wanted to confirm if she is or not. And if not, please be aware of this person making requests on your behalf.

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wilwheaton:

This person is a liar and a scumbag. I don’t have an “online manager” and I ’ve never heard the name “Sharon Grey” before today.

I will never directly contact anyone using social media. I have no private accounts that you can have secret access to. I have no secret anything that I am using a secret account to DM you about. Those are all scumbag scammers who can die in a fire.

Please block and report this account, and any others that try to pull this scam on you.

Thanks for asking me, and giving me an opportunity to answer in public. This happens a couple times a year, and it’s happening now.

spiresinthesnow:

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Mamuthone from the carnival of Mamoiada in Sardinia

xxradzxx:

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“Then we’re in good hands” - My dad

ruffboijuliaburnsides:

pinetreevillain:

cpunkhobie:

cpunkhobie:

ID: A screenshot of an article written by Zachar Cimaglio. The title is; "TMNT: Mutant Mayhem Team Made Sure Animators Weren't Overworked." The Sub-Title reads; "Mutant Mayhem director Jeff Rowe says he allowed animators to clock in as little as three days a week and let them work from home when requested." Attached is a screenshot of the movie. All 4 ninja turtles are screaming inside of a car, as the villain jumps on the hood. The perspective is from the front of the car, with the villain abstracted in the right side of the image. End IDALT

God I love this movie

ID: a screenshot of an article, white text on a dark grey background; "The film's director, Jeff Rowe, said that the producers, Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg, motivated him to ensure a healthy work-life balance for the team involved with Mutant Mayhem's production. Rowe reportedly worked with Rogen directly to make sure animators had time off from the work when needed and that the studio could make accommodations for employee's desired schedules." The next part is underlined in red: "I never want the team to be suffering more than I am," Rowe told Insider. "I also hopefully am suffering more than the team because I'm the captain and I'm paid to absorb that, and they're not." End ID.ALT
TMNT: Mutant Mayhem Team Made Sure Animators Weren't Overworked
Mutant Mayhem director Jeff Rowe says he allowed animators to clock in as little as three days a week and let them work from home when reque
CBR

(ID in alt)

(Waves this around in executives faces) wow it’s almost like profitable art happens without exploiting workers. Wow. Imagine that

Also it’s good. The movie is good. It’s nice to see something where you can tell the people working on it didn’t just love the movie, but had fun working on it. Let film making be fun instead of detrimental to a person’s physical and mental health

I’m gonna puke this makes me so happy to read. Idk. I just want more good news from the industry i’m going into

Well okay, also studios, guess which movie I’m gonna go watch and support SOLELY FOR THIS REASON???