Re:Trump announces 100% tariffs on movies ‘produced in forei...
by viraptor on Monday May 05, 2025 @08:15AM
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Yet the budgets keep going up and the "all movies make a loss" accounting continues. What are the chances the consumer will see any savings or the crew will see any raises?
Re:Trump announces 100% tariffs on movies ‘produced in forei...
by ta20240528 on Monday May 05, 2025 @08:25AM
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IATSE = International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (IATSE)
None of them expected the "I" bit to be used? Ever?
Re:Trump announces 100% tariffs on movies ‘produced in forei...
by xethos on Monday May 05, 2025 @09:57AM
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The hope is the "A" plays a role there too though
Re:Trump announces 100% tariffs on movies ‘produced in forei...
by SpicyLemonZest on Monday May 05, 2025 @09:31AM
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In American labor unions, “international” generally means “US and Canada”.
If you aren't aware, they've shipped most IATSE jobs to Serbia since 2023.
They used to shoot most Disney and Netflix shows in LA and Atlanta. Now they're happening in Eastern Europe. They fly the cast out and film with crews that don't have labor laws or unions and that are an order of magnitude cheaper.
IATSE members have been forced to leave the industry, sell their homes, and move out of California. There are a few holdouts, but it's likely they'll have to exit the industry too.
Once that capacity goes, it'll never come back.
Studios are sitting vacant. CBRE is going to come in and turn them all into office parks and mixed use.