Strike Life
For those of you who actually read this, I realize that it’s been, well, very quiet here on my blog. That’s because there is sadly very little to report.
Many people have asked me how the WGA strike is affecting me. It has frozen a lot of momentum on my projects, but in a non-direct way. See, I’m not actually IN the Writer’s Guild yet. I’ve only made my mark in that industry ghetto known as animation. But I will joining the Writer’s Guild very soon, so I want to act accordingly and ethically. I don’t want to make any enemies during this strike. Even though I already had many deals “in play” before the strike hit, there has been a general stagnation to finalizing those deals.
The recent good news is that Weinstein Company just made their own deal with the WGA, and they are no longer a struck company. Most of my projects are with them. Hopefully this means that I will be moving ahead on these projects again, with a clear conscience.
Until I have anything more valuable to report, here’s a picture of Mr. T to inspire us all.
January 11th, 2008 at 7:30 pm
Yeah man. The strike sucks, and I can’t believe it’s lasted this long. I’m looking forward to the ship being “righted” soon.
Soon…
January 13th, 2008 at 1:01 am
Looking forward to your upcoming work. Did you see the new VeggieTales Pirates from the animation ghetto? I enjoyed it.
January 14th, 2008 at 10:42 am
Animation ghetto? Seems very gentrified to me; amazing stuff coming from CGI these days. Hang in there; this strike is horrid for all of us just dying for new episodes of The Office; can’t imagine what it’s like when it actually affects your day-to-day life, and not just Thursday nights.
January 15th, 2008 at 3:32 am
By “Ghetto,” I mean to say that it is a sequestered and separate part of the industry… not that it is a run down or shoddy part of the industry.
Animation directors and writers are seldom regarded as “real directors,” even with all the money their films make.
But I think that is changing.
January 23rd, 2008 at 8:02 pm
I was going to say, “Hey, let’s make corny music videos while you wait!” but it looks like the clouds may be parting.
January 24th, 2008 at 11:32 pm
I hope the strike ends soon, I can’t wait to see the Hoodwinked sequel. I’m seventeen, and that’s my favorite movie, haha, I hope theres more of Twitchy.