NEPOTISM HAS TAKEN OVER FILM INDUSTRY + DEI PUTTING CREATIVES OUT OF WORK

NEPOTISM HAS TAKEN OVER FILM INDUSTRY + DEI PUTTING CREATIVES OUT OF WORK | Film Threat News

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3 ай бұрын

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@timmathis8326 3 ай бұрын

My roommate got fired from his PA job because "They need that job for the producer's niece". Hollywood so trash.

@adamw116 3 ай бұрын

Don't sign contracts if they say you have no course of legal action if you feel you have unfairly been fired. What are the unions for? You know what would happen if someone who's had a civil service job (very union oriented) for even a year or more was fired because someone wanted to give their neice or nephew that job? They'd take the city to court, especially if they were past the probation (provisional) period.

@thegreatattila 3 ай бұрын

@@adamw116 Depends on whether the state is an at will employment state.

@timmathis8326 3 ай бұрын

Most PA work is gig work, very few contracts@@adamw116

@mikeadams8027 3 ай бұрын

That is actually why they came up with tenure for teachers. You could be working somewhere for years and then it was the director of school's nephew needs a teaching job and says he will coach soccer (or whatever). They could fire you for no reason. They know have tenure. You can still be fired but it requires DUE PROCESS (you have to get warnings, documentation, improvement plan, etc, so when they say teachers cannot be fired that is not true just means admins don't want to follow procedures). They actually changed the time, think it used to be 3 years and now it is 5 (I think) to get it. Also, in TN teachers cannot strike. The "union" can ask for benefits and negotiate but if they say no, nothing you can do. At one place I worked, they did not get even a cost of living increase for years (local government would not approve a tax increase).Also one school did not have the budget approved so we would not get paid. They said a local bank would LOAN US THE MONEY for our pay and we could pay it back when the budget was approved. Luckily it was right before school started. Also, teachers don't get paid over the summer for not working. You sign a contract for 180 days and they pay you over 10 months or 12 months (some places now only do the 12 months any more). I was not told this for my first job so had to get a summer job.

@mikeadams8027 3 ай бұрын

Sorry for typos. Don't have my contacts in.

@zacharyhoffman9972 3 ай бұрын

This is an industry that shot itself in both feet and now wants sympathy for not being able to walk.

@NightmareCo666 3 ай бұрын

Beautifully poetic

@Princess_Feona 3 ай бұрын

Except that the people hurting the most were not holding the gun. Even some executives are now losing their jobs too. But probably not the responsible one.

@Stew_Pid 3 ай бұрын

@@Princess_Feona yeah but I guarantee a lot of the outwardly supported this nonsense.

@markherman1211 3 ай бұрын

Beautifully worded...

@Princess_Feona 3 ай бұрын

@Stew_Pid I don’t doubt that for a second and they are certainly paying the price. But I realize not everybody has the luxury of quitting their job when they are asked to do something unethical. I was fortunate enough to be able to do that, but I don’t judge anybody who chose stay silent. That’s different than actively participating in something that you know is wrong however. Right now there are dozens or even hundreds of executives that are going “oh crap I thought this was just play pretend. These people really believe this stuff”

@scottmckitrick9888 3 ай бұрын

They kept their jobs because they refused to speak up. Now they've lost their jobs and possibly an industry because they refused to speak up.

@mrgraham5521 3 ай бұрын

That is EXACTLY what happened!!!

@conroc01 3 ай бұрын

Who would have thought creating a ridged quota system would exclude experienced middle aged white people.

@bottlethrower1544 3 ай бұрын

ipso facto that rigidity makes the creative process less creative

@ceasarsaran8573 3 ай бұрын

zAnd those same white people were right there cheering it on.

@ShadeDraws 3 ай бұрын

The irony of this is that Hollywood has been preaching "diversity and inclusion" for years now, and Americans are actually agreeing with them... by just watching foreign media.

@sianais 3 ай бұрын

Yep. I already grew up on foreign media, but my US based stuff declined hard. I don't even care to dig through the trash anymore. I loved even "bad" movies as a kid. But now, "bad" is unwatchable. They're not even fun to watch for the jokes. It's mediocrity that doesn't even allow hate, just apathy.

@bassage13 3 ай бұрын

My 13 year old American daughter mostly watches Japanese stuff. Most of her generation prefers Japanese movies. Not good for the future of Hollywood.

@JustTooDamnHonest 3 ай бұрын

Yes and those very same Americans are also realizing that they will not hire them unless they completely bend the knee to their BS ideology and why Hollywood is a cesspool.

@wagnersouza4463 3 ай бұрын

And the irony is taht the foreign media have the same problem. I'm from Brazil and we also have the DEI bullshit, butthe real problem always was nepotism. For example most of Hollywood CGI that came here, are given to some studios, but the most important always goes to the Fernando Meirelles ( city of god ) studio, that is almost impossible to work if any connection.

@dogg-paws 2 ай бұрын

@@wagnersouza4463 You don't seem to know what DEI is... it isn't "Hollywood CGI".

@KitsuneAdorable 3 ай бұрын

I’ll be quite honest. My give a damn is broken. 🤷🏻‍♀️

@m-71tx26 3 ай бұрын

“The entertainment industry is seriously broken.” It’s not broken, it’s completely destroyed.

@primmakinsofis614 3 ай бұрын

@@m-71tx26 It self-immolated. Deliberately. I find it difficult to muster up any sympathy.

@SamuraiQuigs 3 ай бұрын

@@m-71tx26 Correct

@RenlangRen 3 ай бұрын

@@m-71tx26 Its not broken, it stubbornly refuses to give the consumers what they want.

@phatpat63 3 ай бұрын

Amen.

@terrystewart1973 3 ай бұрын

I heard someone recently say DEI stands for "Didn't Earn It". Sounds reasonable to me

@Drifter2025 3 ай бұрын

" It's a big club, you and I ain't in it." - Carlin

@Frontigenics 3 ай бұрын

even back in 2012 my roomate lost a Music-Director job at a latenight show because they straight up told him "you'd be a great fit, but we really want a female in the role". It's insane people think privilege goes the other way even a inch.

@marcogenovesi8570 3 ай бұрын

how dare they assume his gender

@denisekh 3 ай бұрын

A couple of studio’s executives and entertainment attorneys reached out to me to set up funds for their features. I was like not a bad story and sure. When someone in the group suggested me to not hiring white male to work in the production. I asked why? They answered we should focus on DEI and the Unions policies. So this is what I told them: I will let my investors pool and all my shareholders (we own a stock) to know that Hollywood is a landfill full with garbages and trash like you. And “ABILITY” is what we are looking for. Or else you go to the prison if the movie is not doing well and be responsible to shareholders. And yet, don’t portray the shareholders as a villain. You garbages are the villain group!!! And all my shareholders are very happy with my decision, they are double down the $$$$$$$$ to Indie Film Filmmakers. These idiots will sure send UNIONS to make our life difficult. The unions will definitely brag about their “Got-Cha” moment. None of the WGA writers have any clue the pre-requites from their unions when a producer is looking to make an offer. The dragging negotiation process, lost my interest to hire union writers. That’s the reason they only have one writing gig. OR I read the script, share the stories with my shareholders, run through a content health index score, any DEI, Woke script got turned down immediately. Oh, by the way, we are turning down top Celebrities attached investment. 😂😂😂

@larrylarry1 3 ай бұрын

They voted for it. They struck for it.

@dansullivan8968 3 ай бұрын

Also when the universities lowered the bar in literature and writing requirements for graduation and implied qualifications the new "talent" entering the industry resulted in the "quality" entertainment products. Creators are not entitled to an automatic acceptance, an audience or success, the entitlement is reflected in the behavior of attacking fans demanding they spend money on things they don't want. Thats not commerce or captialism.

@theauntofdragons 3 ай бұрын

The poor writing is extremely appalling. No one can write a monologue. It's as if the scripts are being written by toddlers.

@mcapps1 3 ай бұрын

Your college degree doesn't give you talent.

@Princess_Feona 3 ай бұрын

@mcapps1 It used to help you refine your talent though. It seems to no longer do that. And it used to be very difficult to get into creative writing programs.

@domm6812 3 ай бұрын

@@Princess_Feona I teach at a university (Science) and I can confirm this is the case across the board. Entry requirements have been absolutely slashed. The people getting into university courses now have, on average, only a pale shadow of the ability that they did in previous decades. You need to have skill and intelligence in the first place to build on. Simply going to university won't make a person smart if they weren't to begin with, but we don't take this into consideration any more. It's all about maximum student throughput for $$$ ....universities are just degree mills now.

@johnnyfive9815 3 ай бұрын

College used to have standards it's become big business. Quality control and standards went out the window years ago. I have to admit papers that I'd get 85s in the early 2000s would get me an A now.

@underSTATEDexcellence 3 ай бұрын

They may not be the creatives but they didn’t speak up either when the industry was destroying all faith in their consumers.

@domm6812 3 ай бұрын

They might have spoken out? We don't know. We don't know anything about them. And look at them ...they're white ...if they spoke out, chances are they were just ignored. Whatever they said was likely dismissed as bias against "marginalised" people.

@RenlangRen 3 ай бұрын

Gee, attacking and alienating half of your potential audience results in a shrinking market! If only someone could have warned these people years ago.

@stephaniemoore9122 3 ай бұрын

🙄😂🤣😂🤣

@Fotozaic 3 ай бұрын

I love movies and it's sad that it's crumbling, but the blue collar people of the midwest went through the same thing when manufacturing jobs disappeared - we were told to "learn to code".

@rachb373 3 ай бұрын

Exactly

@garou12 3 ай бұрын

it's cold hearted but tbf. learn to code still applies because that's where the jobs are. o wait not really because the gaming industry fucked itself.

@annehays7799 3 ай бұрын

They need to learn to plumb. We need more trades people and far fewer entertainment workers.

@lazylady8591 3 ай бұрын

It was appalling about the lack of sympathy for unemployed coal miners years ago who were told to learn to code. Those miners had less support and resources than any of these people in the videos. I feel for the people in Hollywood suffering, but I wonder. How many of them mocked the coal miners as dumb and disregarded their suffering then?

@lazylady8591 3 ай бұрын

@@garou12 Actually coders are also being laid off due to the shrinking economy. Also, many Americans are being replaced by cheaper legal immigrants who code.

@lance134679 3 ай бұрын

Hollywood should shrink and make room for studios around the country and around the world. Can't get more diverse than that. 👍

@poppazoz 3 ай бұрын

This, absolutley this. Thank you sir.

@sianais 3 ай бұрын

They will never allow it. They will use their degraded prestige to infect foreign media and destroy it through "deals." While they do that, smaller creatives will build up the industry behind the backs of the greedy and ignorant bastards who will jump ship to claim the spoils again after running the foreign media houses into the ground. Every time a foreign country gets a comeup, Hollywood sticks their fingers in, things get made "for a global audience," and its always shit.

@sigmacademy 3 ай бұрын

Also, that's FAR more diverse than the fake diversity that Hollywood thinks somehow is a substitute for the real thing.

@hopehoping 3 ай бұрын

Isn't that already happening?

@lance134679 3 ай бұрын

@@hopehoping Yes, I believe so. I'm just saying that it's not necessarily a bad thing.

@IZZYCHAN13 3 ай бұрын

So glad I never put celebrities on a pedestal

@eeddieedwards3890 3 ай бұрын

I did put Lon Chaney Sr. on a pedestal but that's because of his amazing performance as the "The Hunchback of Notre Dame", or as it is known in politically correct circles, "The Bellringer of Notre Dame" because Victor Hugo was a "racist" against people with disabilities or something. I'm surprised they didn't change the word "Dame" because "sexism". What stupid times we live in.

@LycanVisuals 3 ай бұрын

Taken over? It's like that in every field of work and since the inception of hollywood.

@ScriptDoctor 3 ай бұрын

This is the dark times for the industry. I brought this up after the WGA strike was settled. The writers contract is really good, but I knew it would come with a lot of pain. We are seeing a purge, and those not part of the problem will be caught in the crossfire. One of those VPs on the tictok video I knew personally, and they were a HUGE problem in the industry, and killed the momentum to a lot of projects that audience would love. While it's not great that those who aren't problems are hurting, the sad reality is that this is what happens when you adapt the 'new' and 'experimental' in your hiring practices instead of restricting it only to your storytelling. Hollywood will recover, and it will be extremely painful, and it will take a few years, and that's because the industry had spent the last 10 years rejecting talent and pushing agenda.

@tneal89 3 ай бұрын

Well said, Script. It's almost as if you're a professional writer or something. Who knew? [apologies; easy, lazy joke. I'm tired and mostly just wanted to say hi]

@yourguitarist 3 ай бұрын

I don't mean to sound unsympathetic. it's unfortunate but The shows that they're producing etc are just absolutely terrible how could they believe this wasn't going to catch up to them at some point

@domm6812 3 ай бұрын

Who knows if these people had any real influence though? If they did voice concerns, what are the chances they were just ignored because of their skin colour?

@yesnickcarter 3 ай бұрын

As a former musician, I say, welcome to the club.

@jerrydethomas5125 3 ай бұрын

Hollywood's 'rust belt'...I wonder how they felt 10 or 20 years ago about other people's problems in middle America?...

@All-Fur-Coat_No-Trousers 3 ай бұрын

I feel for these people who are scared and suffering, of course I do. I'm not made of stone. Allen said it best, though: "They supported the system that brought them to this point." I want to see it change _badly,_ but don't think we're anywhere near rock-bottom. "Everyone saw this coming except for people in the industry"-Chris with a gem

@caborama 3 ай бұрын

I used to be a comic book fan, that got destroyed. I used to be a movie fan, that got destroyed. I am still a video game fan, that is being destroyed. Most US made entertainment is starting to feel like Disney's low end shows. Written by AI, with below average actors being filmed by inexperienced people in a warehouse... The reality of things is that the cleanup that needed to happen was not at the creative level. What was necessary was a complete purge of all the board rooms. It is crazy to see the amount of destruction the current crop of executives has wrought on what used to be the biggest entertainment industry in history/the world. I do not think they can recover from this. I think we will see new entities emerge that will replace what was destroyed by opportunism, greed and short term thinking. These new entities should be very wary of how they build their internal structures. Entertainment by management/design by council always leads to a complete failure and total collapse.

@christophermoonlightproduction 3 ай бұрын

Now I understand what it means when it was written that those who look back will become pillars of salt.

@sonoftheredfox 3 ай бұрын

So I'm watching these Tiktoks. Here's some context surrounding those people, as far as I could find out - all of these people seem to have a common denominator , besides their experience: Reality/Unscripted TV. - Matt Hobin has been producing/directing pretty steadily since around 2010, primarily for reality shows. Before that he was working as a prod asst for a few years. - "Marsha" said she was a producer on the Kelly Ripa game show "Generation Gap" - there's no Marsha listed, but she might be M.E. Palacio, and that person's body of work (as a production supervisor) is in game shows and awards shows for like two decades. - Wilfredo Hernandez, who's listed as "Wil Hernandez" in imdb has been working in the industry for over 20 years exclusively in REALITY TV. - Steve Mellon listed some his own credits, though he also worked on VFX for Star Trek: Nemesis. Still his resume primarily is made up of reality TV. The rest I didn't have enough info to go on, but I'm guessing they are all used to working in that same genre. I hope though that these people can find some relief.

@CatacombMan 3 ай бұрын

You guys, thanks for covering this....thanks for speaking the truth!

@SamuraiQuigs 3 ай бұрын

One more canary in the coal mine story. Back in 2019, I wore a grey sweatshirt that read "Now I have a machine gun ho-ho-ho" to my last Christmas party. Almost nobody knew what that was referencing. I knew then that the industry was doomed.

@annehays7799 3 ай бұрын

I own a plumbing business. These people are welcome to apply to the trades any time they want. Many shops will hire with good pay and benefits even if people have no experience. We’re fast approaching a time when plumbers will cost over $100 an hour for the whole country because there aren’t enough of them.

@schemage2210 3 ай бұрын

Look it sucks that these people are out of work, most of them seem like nice people, but you know what? EVERYONE ELSE goes through these issues and have been going through these issues for years and years. Welcome to the real world!!! These people aren't special, their struggles aren't uncommon, but somehow they seem shocked that reality is catching up to them???

@clockworkman8210 3 ай бұрын

thats my issue when people do this fake sympathy for people they dont know, when the same thing happens in other industries. gaming has had a lot of layoffs recently and my stance is ‘get another job at a supermarket’ or some other lower status job like the rest of us have to. no one cares about the bin man when he loses his job or when a factory closes down, those people i feel for more because they took the tough work anyway the industry has gone woke so if these people were part of it good riddens

@JERSEYBOYPLAY2HARD 3 ай бұрын

theses are blue collar workers dummy.

@Bingo_the_Pug 3 ай бұрын

Jim Carrey is one of the few celebrities that had no relatives in the industry. He earned his success 100% by himself.

@IZZYCHAN13 3 ай бұрын

Also has one of the worst personalities around

@ohsweetmystery 3 ай бұрын

@@IZZYCHAN13 Carrey also only appeals to a limited demographic.

@2Hats74 3 ай бұрын

Don’t forget that the cost of borrowing money more than doubled in essentially 18 months. So much of the overspending on content for platforms like Netflix, Amazon and Disney+ was fueled by really cheap debt. It’s not cheap anymore. That is not to disagree with anything that was said in this video, it’s just that there are other factors out there too.

@connormcclenny9681 3 ай бұрын

Lon Chaney Jr is shocked about nepotism, positively shocked.

@ChildOfTheFlower 3 ай бұрын

These people brought it upon themselves.

@richrootes 3 ай бұрын

You’ve only got to watch the recent awards shows to realize they’re all a bit shaken. Personally, I’m beyond jaded with the whole industry - the magic is gone, and it won’t be back any time soon Independent creatives - this is your moment. Technology has never been so democratized - movies can be shot on iPhones for Christ sake, so a lot of the whiners who are out of work are no longer needed Time to learn a trade - and time to ‘call time’ on the ‘let’s pat each other on the back for doing our job’ awards shows Chris, love your work - been a fan since G4 Take care

@poppazoz 3 ай бұрын

The industry absolutely did this to itself. Alan said it himself it's exactly what the real estate industry went through back in the 00's. They vastly overinflated themselves at the thought of streaming after Netflix's initial success and unfortunately covid gave them the false impression they were right and now they're taking a long fall that's been long in coming.

@lazylady8591 3 ай бұрын

Hollywood is dying. It is truly sad to see people suffering. To see the end of an age caused by blind fanaticism is painful Numerous people without fault are being hurt. Yet the people in Hollywood have no one to blame but themselves for their strident activism or their silent acquiescence. They killed the golden goose by their own actions. Hollywood at one time was unstoppable. Even during the Great Depression, Hollywood thrived. Hollywood then entertained and inspired people. It helped people to forget their problems for a brief time. People drew inspiration and hope from the stories. Now the Hollywood of today wants to sermonize. It wants to blame and chastise the audience for their imaginary sins. Entertainment is no longer a priority. The woke message is all-important. The audiences that ultimately pay the bills have had enough. Technology has made it possible for creatives to create anywhere. , Audiences can find entertainment with fresh new voices elsewhere as Hollywood churns out sequel after stale sequel.. Outside of their minds, the modern audience that Hollywood caters to doesn't exist. People haven't changed in their hopes and desires. The audience today is the same as the audience of the past.

@paulyboy29 3 ай бұрын

ive given up on mainstream entertainment, i just work on my farm and watch the grass grow

@goosetheloose8332 3 ай бұрын

You’re a 12 year old larping as a tradcon, clean up your room and take out the trash.

@ryostu1 3 ай бұрын

Nepotism isn't ruining only the movie industry. Thanks for talking about it, it's important !

@ABoyandHisDog-pd3lb 3 ай бұрын

Stop Voting Blue and Boycott DEI/ESG and Tyson Foods

@samuelcasas 3 ай бұрын

Alan: You notice what they all had in common? Me: They were mostly older White European Americans. It looks like DEI is working. 😢

@epobirs 3 ай бұрын

The effect of the strike is that the job you no longer have now pays better.

@ImmortalRimas 3 ай бұрын

Hollywood Screwed Hollywood

@JessiD618 3 ай бұрын

You will not always need a cook. When the economy gets bad, people will stop going out.

@BoberFett 3 ай бұрын

I am shocked, SHOCKED, that union demands for huge writers rooms on shows that nobody wants backfired. Nobody could have seen that coming.

@mz610 2 ай бұрын

I hate nepotism itself. I hate it when incompetence and or apathy replaces skills and passion.

@martintimmer8574 3 ай бұрын

Hollywood is dead as a dodo. I haven’t watched a movie in a theater since 2019. it’s bad,bad,bad. And I watched hundreds of movies in cinema before the DEI and woke insanity started. Unbearable movies made by unbearable people.

@slicedtopieces 3 ай бұрын

Yeah, up to about 2016 I used to watch movies in theatres maybe once a month or so. Now I'll see one once a year maybe. It just depends on if there's anything good (and for almost the last decade there really hasn't been).

@doylestatus 3 ай бұрын

I wish we had various Film cities across U.S. like in Chicago, Florida. So Hollyweird didn't run things

@sigmacademy 3 ай бұрын

There are minor film hubs set up in the US and Canada, but nothing with the organization and funding resources like Hollywood does. THAT might need to change, and probably will if Hollywood ever ceases to exist.

@marwynthemasterful6369 3 ай бұрын

Sony and somebody are breaking ground on a big facility in Vegas.

@theknave69 3 ай бұрын

I worked in entertainment back in the early 2000s for about 5 years. Being below the line, I think my best year, I made about $89K, putting in a ton of OT, and working as a freelance story analyst. I left LA, about the same time as the 2007 writer's strike, and moved across the country to take a Government contracting job. More stability, better benefits, and way more money. I still write the occasional script for fun. Send them out to the occasional contest, but have pretty much given up on making a living in entertainment. Just my thought.

@hkaayaakuu 3 ай бұрын

Same here in bollywood

@dbsommers1 3 ай бұрын

They did it to themselves.

@nickmilby7042 3 ай бұрын

Customers have been telling Hollywood for years (with their money or lack of there of!) that they do not like the products they’re making and instead of listening and adjusting they’ve doubled down!

@fishjones4618 3 ай бұрын

Where’ve you been, Misters Film Students? Nepotism has been in the film industry ever since there’s been a film industry. The likes of Liza Minnelli, Desi Arnez Jr, Jeff and Beau Bridges, Michael Douglas, Emilio Estevez and Charlie Sheen, Frank Sinatra Jr, Max Landis, Josh Trank, Carrie Fisher, Ron Howard, and John Ritter have all won the entertainment industry genetic lottery regardless of talent level.

@hamiltoncox7651 3 ай бұрын

That ain't the half of it. Stunt men are the sons of stunt men, grips the sons of grips, costumers the sons and daughters of costumers, etc. A fun game I like to play is "look up the actor". Nine times out of ten, someone you wouldn't expect is the child of someone already in the club.

@fishjones4618 3 ай бұрын

@@hamiltoncox7651 I forgot that. Look up any tv show credit and see how many makeup artists over the years have the last name of Westmore (one of the most famous being Michael Westmore who did the makeup for Star Trek on the big and small screen from TNG all they way to the end of Enterprise.

@marwynthemasterful6369 3 ай бұрын

Yeah it’s rampant. Just to add to it…I think Jamie Lee Curtis is like 4th gen actress. Nic Cage’s uncle is the director of The Godfather, Coppola. Jennifer Anniston’s dad was a soap star. Look at the new actors. Maya Hawke (Stranger Things), Margaret Qualley (Tarentino’s last flick, Death Stranding), John David Washington (Tenet), Timothee Chalamat (Dune), Emma Roberts (horror stuff), Lily Rose Depp (The Idol), Zoe Kravitz (Batman), Ice Cube son, James Gandolfini son, etc.

@Boggedy 3 ай бұрын

I'm sorry, but am I supposed to feel bad for all those people just because they worked in Hollywood? When I was laid off from my profession 3 times I didn't hear anyone bemoaning my state of affairs. No I lost everything, essentially becoming homeless and penniless, but I'm supposed to care about these people now? People who pushed or went along with the ideology that ended up screwing them over? No, sorry. I'm fresh out of tears. Welcome to the real world.

@cmccleese6190 3 ай бұрын

The title of this video is so accurate. From my experience btwn college and film gigs, the ‘Kids’ of actors, writers, directors & producers get jobs easier than those who actually ‘Work’ for it…!

@booboobumbum6602 3 ай бұрын

The industry needs to shrink... As theres alot of talentless folks in it

@Throndl 3 ай бұрын

They ALL knew it was coming, BUT they ALL had the same thought: "It can't happen to me."

@vegashdrider 3 ай бұрын

Nobody is shedding a tear for these people, you reap what you sow

@Lammy4ever7 3 ай бұрын

Chris: These people don't deserve this. Alan: Yes, they do. Chris: Yes, they do.

@savage75_ 3 ай бұрын

Hi, I'm Rob. I work in a factory with no windows or benefits. I don't care about the people who make garbage streaming shows. Boo-whoo

@carlford5287 3 ай бұрын

It's hard to feel sorry for these people when you realize that THESE ARE THE EXACT PEOPLE who were applauding when Republicans/ Trump fans getting destroyed. They laughed and cheered and tweeted how much they loved that action. Now we need to raise awareness for them?

@sigmacademy 3 ай бұрын

It might not necessarily be these people SPECIFICALLY, but yes, I get the sentiment.

@carlford5287 3 ай бұрын

@sigmacademy Exactly right. It may not be them Exactly or it may be them but these people did NOT stand up for others when their industry was happily destroying people.

@iraklisspainhower3465 3 ай бұрын

I like movies and I like your content. But it is hard for me to feel bad for anyone in Hollywood with what they have been doing for he last few years.

@EliSkylander 3 ай бұрын

"There is no proof that 'get woke, go broke' is real." Movies began to follow the prescriptions of identity politics and drove out experienced storytellers to make it easy for diverse voices to fill a quote. Movie quality dipped. KZfaqrs with story experience stepped up to explain the mechanism by which good stories work and bad stories don't. Audiences began to understand the craft and the parts of storytelling, and so they what was going wrong. So they stopped supporting movies that despised them. Esg funds stepped in to fill the gap while 'people learned to think the right way and get over their temper tantrum and have their behavior forced into obedient spending'. Audiences saw this, and didn't watch the movies even harder. They reverted to watching older things that didn't hate them. Studios tried to get in on that by doing reboots, but still with no good stories and with staff that hated the audience. Audiences stopped coming. Esg funds realized that they were losing money, and stepped out. And now good folk who were not protected by the esg umbrella are the first to suffer. Get woke. Go broke.

@ComicsForLife2023 3 ай бұрын

Great video that brings awareness. My heart goes out to those professionals. That said, when push comes to shove, a family man or woman head of a household MUST work in whatever field is necessary. McDonald s if it pays the bills, waiting tables, cleaning, retail … you DON’T wait for a miracle or get in more debt. I mean it’s unbelievable when I heard that guy say he’s living on credit. Why? Are you handicapped?! You go find work anywhere! you adjust your way of living. Obviously you cut living costs where you can. You get rid of that Mercedes or any luxurious thing you have. Sell that boat! Whatever it takes! adapt.

@dakattackgoesham 3 ай бұрын

I’m a production manager in New York City, and the amount of times I’ve had to let a solid PA go to make room for someone’s family is too many to count. And then they turn out to be a horrible worker and it makes my life harder.

@TheLastOfTheSurvivors 3 ай бұрын

Film is not a family business, and they’re turning it into one. Mind you I still need to watch the video but as an aspiring creative and actor, this is infuriating to me how all of our modern day celebrities (actors and singers) are children who have had careers handed to them either bc they started when they were 4 or they’re the child of a director or producer. I’ll probably be blacklisted from Hollywood if I ever get in because I will shine a spotlight on all the nepo babies if I am ever given an opportunity for an award speech

@ryanhoward8694 3 ай бұрын

Chris: “There is a website…” Me: “Write that down, WRITE THAT DOWN!!!”

@thomasm5922 3 ай бұрын

How many of these people were on strike ?

@paulkovacs3323 3 ай бұрын

Ng the merciless 😂 you guys both are dropping bars

@kevinhardy8997 3 ай бұрын

My interest in movies is shrinking like a dingle in ice water. They make crap we don’t need and thought the money would roll in.

@robdielemans9189 3 ай бұрын

Supply and demand it is as simple as that. I there is no demand for what Hollywood is currently supplying then either the customer goes out of their ways to find suppliers that are catering to their demands, probably foreign productions or suppliers (non Hollywood) who think they can produce that which is wanted will go out of their ways to make themselves more visible to the market.

@johndurham6172 3 ай бұрын

Congratulations Hollywood, you played yourselves.

@EastwoodEscape 3 ай бұрын

This is an industry that has cannibalized itself. The events of 2019/2020 was like a door being opened on a building on fire where the open oxygen caused that fire to accelerate. Hollywood killed the home video industry in favor of streaming and the streaming wars. Events of 19/20 killed the theatrical market. Movies are not making money in the box office. And now the streaming services are all losing money and causing prices to hike to the point where streaming is costing you as much as cable. Now with no money and losses going sky high; there's nothing. Only advice, go non-union. That's the only way you're going to stand out.

@secretgoldfish 3 ай бұрын

I haven't worked in the industry for 4 years now after my (supplier based) business was shut down for two years due to fear manipulation ......and then I was further marginalised for not taking the poke (where I also lost my part time uni teaching job which was ironically online and was going to continue online). I still feel for these folks even though many were likely amongst the people who were apathetic to and wouldn't even discuss the nastiness (and deliberate destruction) which happened to myself and many others.......until it happened to them unfortunately.

@fersuvious 3 ай бұрын

As someone who works in the Vancouver Canada VFX industry….there’s nothing any of the grunts can do about this. 1% of the film industry did this to everyone else who just does their job the best they can.

@xWarghoulx 3 ай бұрын

They are all white

@kinomusic9110 3 ай бұрын

Bet they vote Democrat and bent the knee though.

@nabotpowaa 3 ай бұрын

They still seem to discriminate against the Latino man. Maybe he's also considered by the DEI mob to be white adjacent 😬

@Criner05 3 ай бұрын

Who gives a shit if they voted Democrat? Had all of them voted Republican it wouldn't have changed a thing. The election outcomes wouldn't have been different.@@kinomusic9110

@manoz6194 3 ай бұрын

or Jewish

@OldVetNerdSage 3 ай бұрын

Completely self-inflicted. It stinks, but....

@hoyer 3 ай бұрын

Chris: people are storting to lose thier jobs! Allan: I know, I have been warning about it for over a year. Misunderstand me correct here, I love Chris passion and Allan’s wisdom. Mix it together and we get this lovely KZfaq channel.

Ай бұрын

I couldn't care less. This is their own doing for accepting to work in an industry that pushes crap.

@stuff4007 3 ай бұрын

Hollywood’s streaming model was always unsustainable. Now is the part of the Streaming Wars where the companies cut spending and try to survive. And when writers aren’t allowed to revise a first draft, are we really surprised at the quality that we’ve been seeing? There’s no such thing as “the screenwriter” anymore - just cogs doing what producers tell them to. The system itself has been broken for a long time.

@stephaniemoore9122 3 ай бұрын

Too long the acting has been better than the script & some directors it’s amazing they don’t get this or they do & don’t care It always happens when u take out the creative heads st the studios. Business doesn’t understand creativity

@anthonyml7 3 ай бұрын

Dam if thats whats happening to the vets I can only imagine the struggles fresh faces are having trying to break into the industry

@cbrreezzyy69 3 ай бұрын

10:30 ok, this might be the stupidest thing Alan has ever said. The mortgage crisis was caused bc of the Bush administration and its deregulation governing which trickled down to federal oversight agencies, which in turn eased off on banks and mortgage brokers. It happened under Bush’s watch. When Obama took office in 2009, he took measures to fix the recession and subprime mortgage crisis including a major stimulus package, banking regulation, and comprehensive health care reform. As the economy improved and job creation continued during his second term (2013-2017), the Bush tax cuts were allowed to expire for the highest income taxpayers and a spending sequester (cap) was implemented, to further reduce the deficit back to typical historical levels. The number of persons without health insurance was reduced by 20 million, reaching a record low level as a percent of the population. By the end of his second term, the number of persons with jobs, real median household income, stock market, and real household net worth were all at record levels, while the unemployment rate was well below historical average.

@oohaahbird 3 ай бұрын

It is likes this in the UK as well , and we did not go on strike 😡😡🤬🤬😤😤😠😠💩💩

@themanwhostaresatpandas3955 3 ай бұрын

I work as a PA/Set Dec. Worked on 2 big commercials with a studio. They liked me a lot. Was desperate for a job at the time so I worked my tail off. I came in one day and there was a new PA, who was the producers daughter. It was her first time being a PA. The production manager wasn’t keen on the idea of having her because she couldn’t drive (which is necessary for a PA). Went to PA on another project I was contractually obligated to do. The PM told me to call the studio when I’m done and let them know I’m available again. Once I was done the project, I called them. They never answered my emails or picked up my calls. Tldr, never heard from them again after they took the producers daughter. Seen so much nepotism in this industry. Won’t let it bring me down though. I wish the industry had a system of rewarding work. Doesn’t turn out that way

@ChristopherNealBUSHIDO49ERS 3 ай бұрын

Alan nailed it at the end.

@user-jv7ly9ek3u 3 ай бұрын

Amen Alan!! When are folks going to wake up? Hopefully before November 2024

@Beaker709 3 ай бұрын

There is nothing wrong with giving unrepresented or underrepresented groups within an industry or field a "helping hand" to get into that industry or field. The problem comes when hiring goes beyond affirmative action and into discrimination. Right now, it seems that those in the majority still view themselves as the minority they were years ago.

@zendodeb 3 ай бұрын

With veteran writers, editors, cinematographers, etc. are ALL out of work - and the stuff being produced is crap - why don't they start a production company and do something good? I know it isn't that easy and it takes time, but still... better than living on credit cards.

@lorij3786 6 сағат бұрын

And we the peasants have been broke for many years.. same sympathy you felt for them then, they can feel for themselves now

@gundamzing 3 ай бұрын

A lot of those folks on the tiktok video seem to be working in TV (esp. reality TV), which is contracting as more people turn away from TV and cable. Also, there was at least one decision-maker in that video (aka one of those "responsible"), that single mom who was a Senior Vice President.

@sigmacademy 3 ай бұрын

Also, KZfaqrs are the evolution of reality TV, so having it on TV is pointless.

@spectrumla 3 ай бұрын

On the subject of moving out I moved out of state 5 years ago and all that ended up happening was that the crazy train caught up with me to where I had moved to. Part of the agenda is to have established individuals and families move away and atomize.

@cmc5394oparva 3 ай бұрын

They can strike for more pay, but they can't make the studios greenlight projects now that the ZIRP spigot has been turned off. Blackrock/Vanguard loans go only so far.

@Groovywolfman 3 ай бұрын

As a lighting technician in Toronto, I just started to get work again. I've been back to work for the last few weeks, but it's going to take a while to catch up. Much retirement money down the drain.

@jabousan9111 3 ай бұрын

Sad... But TV, Streaming, or films shows are hitting the screen every month. We never had so much shows to watch. So there is work. But not American work... What do you think would happen ? They can outsource an entire film outside the US... And why they wouldn't ? And wait for an AI film ... no writers, no editors, no actors needed...

@gbalfour9618 3 ай бұрын

I do feel bad for people losing their jobs it’s stressful, but also I have had to change fields it might mean you have to take that job you may not want in an area you don’t like to keep going.

@lorij3786 6 сағат бұрын

No longer interested in Hollywood anymore, at all.. they have finally killed it off

@roguedobie 3 ай бұрын

I,for one, am upset about the lack of diversity in FX's Shōgun....

@leebishop7591 3 ай бұрын

Like Rachel ssid, "its Hollwood, baby."

@CleverGirlAAH 3 ай бұрын

DEI = Reparations by another name.

@simonecromer6840 3 ай бұрын

We knew this would happen. The strikes gave everyone want they wanted, but at what cost? It's sad that veteran above the line people with loads of experience have lost their jobs, possibly forever. Meanwhile, a diversity hire that lacks the networking and experience will take some jobs. But will they last after they fail to become successful? We saw this, but they had long ass strikes that turned their worlds upside down.

@shrimboi8909 3 ай бұрын

For those ppl in Hollywood out of work and don't know what to do next...U need to changed ur mindset. Lower expectations is a must. Assumed the worst so u can wake up and do what u have to do to survive. Just get out there and start earning any kind of income. It will be hard at first but eventually u'll figured it out. Don't sit around waiting for that phone calls. Get a food delivery account and start making deliveries. Get a 150 CC scooter to save on gas. It is hard work but will bring some kind of income. Better than living on credit cards.