The assistants refused to allow them to write new scripts, despite the fact that the writers were striking. We didn't cross any picket lines."

While they may not be members of the unions involved, post-production workers support the WGA and SAG-AFTRA strikes.

Last week, TooFab spoke with a group outside Sony Studios of post-production employees. A group of women shared their opinions on how the strike is impacting their work.

Annie Eifrig, a picketer, said: "We stopped work in November last year." Studio productions did not begin because studios knew that the strike would be coming.

She continued, "A number of IATSE workers have been unemployed for a very, very long time." We're losing our health benefits. We're losing money." The IATSE is the International Alliance of Theatrical stage Employees.

She also commented on Deathline's report where an unnamed executive from a studio told them, "the endgame is allowing things to drag out until union members begin losing their apartments and houses."

Eifrig explained that it was a tactic to say that people were going to lose their homes, but the truth is that there are IATSE Members who are losing their home.

Sarah Lucky was another woman who struck along with Eifrig. She also said that she knew people who could only afford to pay one more rent.

Emily Kraklow revealed that studios have asked them to leave their work on the cutting-room floor, since the strike.

Kraklow began by saying, "It is like a ton of work that just goes down the drain. It takes a great deal of time and energy." They take up a lot your time. You spend late nights, weekends and other things. It just makes everything forgettable.

She revealed, "I was an Assistant Editor on the show along with two other assistants and our producers requested that we record ADR (automated dialog replacement)." The assistants refused to write new scripts while the writers went on strike. We didn't cross any picket lines."

Kraklow said that producers were "desperate", and blamed even her team for possible failures.

She said, "We were ambushed by a phone call. We were basically shamed and told we were going to ruin the show."

She could not specify the company that asked her to do so, but she clarified that it was a studio, and not a streamer.

"We stood our ground, and they never asked for anything similar again. But they claimed that they were doing nothing wrong." Kraklow said that they acted later in a way that implied to him that there was something wrong. We wanted to be strong for the writers who were on strike and use our influence because assistant editors don't have much. We used what we had. It was a really powerful moment, and everyone stood by us and supported us."

Susan Mandel reminded everyone that even though editors were not on strike at the time, the effects from the strike still affected their lives, "especially in LA, but also throughout the United States."

Mandel said, "We could still lose our health insurance and all of this." "It is broken and we must do something. We hope that it will be resolved. "I think we all want a resolution. We want to see it as a whole.

Erica McGhee added that she also knows of people who have been able to find new jobs in industries completely different during the strike.

It's very disheartening. How can you possibly go back to work for these studios or streamers if they treat you in this manner? She said. If they're chopping down trees,, or you know, trying to force you out of your home. "The trust is getting more and more broken each day."

Mandel continued, "There is a moral duty to society, the economy and city. That's what will motivate them." "But it's hard. You can become cynical. What is their motivation to have the conversation and come back? "It just seems cruel."

See the following link for more information on the strike:

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Title: Post-Production Workers Join Actors and Writers in Hollywood Strike: 'We're All Losing Healthcare Benefits'
Sourced From: www.toofab.com/2023/07/25/post-production-workers-join-actors-writers-in-hollywood-strike/
Published Date: Tue, 25 Jul 2023 22:59:20 +0000

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