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BREAKING: DGA Reaches Tentative Deal with AMPTP
Filed under: Deals », RumorMonger »
Variety just announced that the Directors Guild of America has reached a tentative three-year deal with the AMPTP. The new deal has three major components: establishing DGA jurisdiction over programs produced for distribution on the Internet, boosting the residuals formula for paid Internet downloads by double the current rate, and establishing residual rates for ad-supported streaming and use of clips on the Internet. Gil Cates, chair of the DGA's negotiation committee, says: "Two words describe this agreement -- groundbreaking and substantial. The gains in this contract for directors and their teams are extraordinary -- and there are no rollbacks of any kind."This is great news for the DGA, and the pressure is definitely on now for the WGA to come to a resolution and end the strike. The writers, as you may have heard, have been on strike since November 5th, and representatives haven't been back to the negotiating table since December 7th, when talks last collapsed. The WGA has not issued an official reaction statement to today's DGA announcement, but many think the DGA deal is strong enough that the WGA will follow suit. Here's hoping that happens, and happens soon, so that everyone -- not just the writers are out of work here, remember -- can get back to work. The DGA deal is set to go into effect on July 1st.
Celebrating Sound: CAS 43rd Annual Award Ceremony
Filed under: Awards », Tech Stuff », Cinematical Indie »
"Sound is more important than picture!" Robert Wuhl said with conviction. I absolutely agree ... sound is crucial. It is exactly what sets a film's tone before you ever see a picture projected on the screen. I knew exactly what I was in for the minute I heard the beauty pageant announcer exuberantly talking over the music of Devotchka before ever seeing Olive's face in Little Miss Sunshine. A sound mixer's stamp on a film is that deafening. Even silent films relied on sound to tell their stories. Buster Keaton's impeccable talents in The General still couldn't mimic the sound of a frantically moving train and the beating heart of a man driven by love.
"Sound people don't get the respect they deserve," Wuhl also said. The work of a sound mixer can, ironically, go unheard. It's the more 'technical' category of the Oscars where the winner will certainly be hushed off the stage by a premature sound cue -- the irony ensues. Luckily, the Cinema Audio Society held their 43rd Annual award ceremony on February 17 to honor their own for their outstanding achievements in filmmaking.
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