Francesca Calo

Seeing people who refer to SAG or any other labour union as a "mafia" or "bullies" doesnt just strike me as the opinions I'd expect a child to have, but a fundamental depressing misunderstanding of how unions actually function.

They exist to give power to people who do not have any individually.

Omg SAME I would love watch this movie ALL THE TIME

If you want the world to be a better place you gotta care even when you are not directly affected. Otherwise before you know it, you're directly affected. This culture of "screw you I got mine" has to change.

The Latest “LBFO” IMA offer We know there are a lot of images and questions circulating regarding the “LBFO” Let’s discuss some discrepancies we’ve seen & concerns we still have based on what members of Neg Comm have provided (Please note: This is going to be text heavy)

Regarding DR (Digital Replicas): There is no such thing as a PCAP DR in the LBFO. Visual DRs are supposed to cover on-camera performances in video games, but the employers still reserve their interpretation of the contract that the only performance capture covered by the IMA is PCAP that has spoken dialogue. They do not consider any “movement-only PCAP” acting and don’t feel that they have to pay motion-only performers under union contracts. Obviously, the union disagrees with that interpretation of the contract, but the committee has tried to make sure that any proposals in the contract effectively retain each side’s positions on this topic to address it in future negotiations. Visual DRs only apply to visual performance (face or body) for cinematics, and only for a specific, objectively identifiable performer. Employers are free to create in-game movement or facial performance without consent, transparency or compensation.

“Can Suspend Consent During A Strike” There are five instances in which you would not be able to suspend consent of something that creates new performance, even objectively identifiable as you in-character, during a strike. i. DR (if prepaid sessions’ worth) ii. ICDR iii. Scratch iv. Multi-game rights v. Prompting This could be for one or several of the following reasons: i. Explicitly carved out (ICDR, scratch) ii. Because they can prepay you and they get to “use what they’ve paid for” (DR, ICDR, scratch, multi-game rights) iii. It’s not covered by the contract at all, no consent, transparency, compensation (prompting by ANYTHING other than the actor’s name) And this could be for sideletter 6 games only (multi-game rights, DR) or even for struck games (ICDR, scratch, prompting). To be clear, if they pre-pay you for any of your sessions for a DR, then you can’t suspend that pre-paid DR work during a strike for SL6 games. That can greatly reduce the effect of a strike. In TV/Film, even if they pay you ahead of time, you can go on strike and disrupt production. You are then required to go back to work once the strike is over.

So...what can suspend consent during a strike? Vocal and Visual DRs do require capital “C” consent This includes the ability to remove consent during a strike, but your performance has to qualify as one of those two types first. ICDRs have no strike consent provisions at all. Once you sign up for an ICDR, there is no way to revoke your consent. And if they prompt a character voice using the character’s name rather than an actor’s name (e.g. The Voice of Female Commander Shepard from Mass Effect) that digital voice doesn’t even qualify as an ICDR, much less a Vocal DR. This means they can do whatever they want with it since, as far as the contract states, it’s not covered by the IMA.

There are a lot of images being shared by the community, some of which are, unfortunately, not accurate. It does not help anyone to spread misinformation about the Last Best and Final Offer (LBFO) given to membership in regards to the IMA Contract.
#voiceover #voiceactors

If anyone is seeing some kind of chart supposedly showing the advantages and/or gains for VAs from management’s “last best and final”, you should know the following:

- This did not come from the union.
- It is DEEPLY misleading.
- The fact that it’s circulating now is extremely suspect.

The way I feel after playing #DnD is the way I feel after a therapy session: like my brain has been flossed & all the gunk taken out. Ah, friendship, fantasy, taking down corrupt people in power 🌺So liberating 😌

An important message from @samwitwer.bsky.social, Pt 1.

Be sure to register for the 5/13 strike update if you can and make your voices heard!

My roommate and I are currently watching a Disney auction on our TV like it’s the World Series. This is adulting

Hey. I'm gonna be real. To all the rich VAs saying "this strike needs to end" because your bottom line is starting to hurt:

Suck it up. Those of us at the bottom who have a hell of a lot more to lose are running Uber Eats etc to make it through this.

The strike will end when we get our deal.

Oooh Star Wars bar!! Thank you!!

Thank you!!

Help I need LA birthday ideas..day trips, excursions, beaches! 🥹

Movie You’ve Watched more than six times using GIFs
(Not Star Wars, etc)

I’m tired, Mr. Krabs 🫠

This is what a critically endangered Red Wolf looks like. If we work together, we can save them 🐺

nywolf.org

I finished my first crochet project aside from Woobles 🥰 Farmer’s Market, here I come!

My husband and I run a game store and after all the tariff announcements, he decided to write out kind of a "behind the scenes" of how we spend and spill it out for people who don't understand. He's had so many reactions and shares I wanted to bring it here, too.

Sometimes in this fast-moving and complex modern world, it’s hard to know what’s right and what’s wrong. But here’s a handy rule of thumb: If you are ever on one side of an issue, and Sesame Street is on the other, YOU’RE the bad guy.

1) Okay, people, we need to discuss this. SAG-AFTRA is an actor-run, actor-led organization. Here's a crudely-drawn, but accurate guide. See how much of this is UNPAID VOLUNTEER work? Those are actors, volunteering their time and energy at the union.

Booker: "I confess that I have been imperfect. I confess that I've been inadequate to the moment. I've confess that the Democratic Party has made terrible mistakes that gave a lane to this demagogue. I confess we all must look in the mirror and say 'we will do better.'"

A year’s worth of hair 🥹 much needed cut I’ve never had it that long before

Thank you!! 🥰

Thank you!!! 🥰

The before and after good haircut feeling 🥰

1) When an actor is in the midst of negotiating or fighting for better wages/working conditions, you never swoop in and take their role.

This is called scabbing and I shouldn't have to explain why that's an atrocious thing to do.

Do 👏🏻 not 👏🏻 audition 👏🏻 for 👏🏻 roles👏🏻 being 👏🏻 recast

They are being recast for a reason, and it is probably because the actor is holding the line or sharing solidarity. Times are tough, I know, but a strike is not the time to build your career. The community is small and word gets around fast.

Guys, if a non union game were to flip union…
No, non-union actors *would not* be fired. More details in quoted thread, but basically:

1. NU actors can work on U video games.
2. Reddit is not a reliable source of info on the inner workings of video game contractual proceedings.

*taps the sign with incomprehensible force*

Any video game can bring back their FULL voice cast IMMEDIATELY during the strike, once they agree to enforceable AI protections via a SAG interim agreement, and the game CAN still keep its non-union actors after doing so.

I can't emphasize this enough:

Do not take the roles of striking actors. Don't fucking do it. Don't use "Well, someone is going to take it! Might as well be me!" as reasoning. You don't *need* to be the person who takes it. You're choosing to be a scab.

Don't be a scab.

Waking up at 5AM just for DND is either the best thing or worst thing for my sleep schedule