Posts by Kyle Matthews
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And it looks a lot like MEAA has the same motivations. Thus Russell's multiple references (in the other thread) to the potential for fallout if The Hobbit ends up being made in Australia.
The MEAA has signed up to the global rule one (with the exception that it doesn't apply to local Australian productions which originate there). So I'd fail to see how it could be made in Australia without signing union approved contracts any easier than NZ. If they sign union approved contacts in Australia Jackson's position back here in NZ is going to look bizarre. Eastern Europe is more likely - the second Narnia movie was mostly shot in Prague, Slovenia and Poland.
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What I'm observing at the moment is a strong desire from a number of working actors to regain some sort of control. This is fundamentally a matter of self-esteem.
The tactics may have been misguided - these people aren't professional negotiators. Nor do they necessarily have a strong understanding of the ins and outs of the production industry. But they know they're not happy with the way some things are done in NZ, and want to see changes happen.
That was an interesting perspective Simon, thanks for contributing it.
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It doesn't matter how many times JW-L claims it isn't a boycott, the SAG have made it one.
If you read the article that Russell quoted from today, you'll realise that the SAG rule one basically means that any production that doesn't have SAG approved union contracts, is not to have SAG members sign up to it, since 2002. Their statement probably isn't so much activating a boycott, as highlighting the fact that these movies don't meet those conditions so SAG members shouldn't sign for it.
SAG members face possible sanctions at a union tribunal of their peers if they do so (the article states it's not clear whether this has ever happened).
The author of the article was quite sympathetic to SAG, and I still finished the article feeling like this was 1970s closed shop unionism. It's basically Hollywood trying to protect their jobs and producer funded pension fund. Bizarre.
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If the rabble is 20 times the size of those making principled stands, where does that leave your principled stand? Somewhere near the Little Bighorn, I think.
I'm not sure if "my petition is bigger than your petition" is particularly useful. When did principles become a popularity contest?
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Much cheaper to use the landscape that god created.
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I presume David was referring to this:
The conversation which would win Edwards lasting fame occurred in September 1970. Post office workers were on a go-slow in a bid for higher wages, and communication between unions and managers had completely broken down. Gallery got representatives of both sides into the studio, and as the interview neared its end, Edwards managed to get both men to agree to go back into negotiation. The go-slow was called off that night. The episode won Edwards another Feltex Award.
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You know something that really pissed me off about that story.
Good call Craig. Producer & writer of some of the most successful movies ever, and she also did the horrendous screeching sound of the Nazgul.
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If "The Hobbit" ( all two films, most of which will not be based on Tolkien's work) fell over-
Except for one of the two films which will be entirely based on his work, and the second which will be largely based on his work.
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What does it matter?
Seriously, police officers take the risks of their job quite seriously, so do their families. My mother used to sit up late watching old movies waiting for my dad to finish night shift. The worst thing would have been a knock on the door rather than the key turning.
If the police want to take an hour to remember comrades fallen in service, and they want to march to a war memorial, what's the problem?
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Herald story today about Williams and the oily one on the campaign trail.
Williams seemed to have some sort of late spazz with 'Seven Days' on Thursday meaning he didn't appear as 'Yes Minister' at their filming. They put a member of crew in the chair in a mask and abused him to their heart's content.
The show also had a couple of small pokes at the producers side of the Hobbit dispute. Was quite a topical show on Friday.