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One tactic the studios are using is making the writers appear as though they are forcing BTL workers to go without work by continuing the strike. It's a PR ploy, of course, but people who don't know or don't care how the tv and movie industry works often buy the idea. Here's one way we can counter that idea.
Writers often don't make the huge bucks people think they do. And when the studios complain at being asked to give up percentage of profit on streaming and online video, for product that they were able to film and sell because someone wrote it, well I for one see the need for the strike.
What hurts is that while production is shut down, lots of people are out of work. This is a way for fans and writers to help those folks: Cash for the Crew. The website is being created free of charge, and the admin is completely voluntary. All funds donated and collected will go to help BTL workers. Writers are donating their autographed scripts to a raffle, which donors will be eligible to win.
If you're tired of people buying studio hype, and you want to do something to support the WGA, and maybe help get our shows back on the air a little sooner, go check out the Cash for the Crew website. The people running this have raised thousands of dollars from fandom, and all of it has gone to the charities of choice. I trust them with my money, what little I'm able to send. I hope you guys will, too.
Writers often don't make the huge bucks people think they do. And when the studios complain at being asked to give up percentage of profit on streaming and online video, for product that they were able to film and sell because someone wrote it, well I for one see the need for the strike.
What hurts is that while production is shut down, lots of people are out of work. This is a way for fans and writers to help those folks: Cash for the Crew. The website is being created free of charge, and the admin is completely voluntary. All funds donated and collected will go to help BTL workers. Writers are donating their autographed scripts to a raffle, which donors will be eligible to win.
If you're tired of people buying studio hype, and you want to do something to support the WGA, and maybe help get our shows back on the air a little sooner, go check out the Cash for the Crew website. The people running this have raised thousands of dollars from fandom, and all of it has gone to the charities of choice. I trust them with my money, what little I'm able to send. I hope you guys will, too.