Hollywood unions tend to enter the public consciousness only when something goes wrong. Maybe strikes shut down production on your favorite film or TV show. Then, you see actors who aren’t allowed to promote their own work on the red carpet or to the press. Suddenly, release calendars are collapsing left and right, and audiences in theaters and at home are abruptly left with nothing to watch.
Those seemingly calamitous moments of industry friction aren’t so much disruptions to the movie and TV pipelines as they are rare glimpses into how the entertainment business actually works. As an indie film artist, understanding entertainment unions matters — even if you never plan on joining one. Because, for all its self-aggrandizing mythology, the modern studio system is just a labor force, and like any workplace, when its employees cease doing their jobs, that’s when the product finally stops coming.
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