The screenwriters whose income has decreased due to the use of artificial intelligence and whose films we have watched so far; He started protests and strikes within the Writers Guild of America. On July 13, the US Players Syndicate (SAG-AFTRA), of which more than 150 thousand players, most of whom we know, are members; officially supported the writers and the scope of the actions expanded.
The world’s largest movie companies, Netflix, Warner Bros., Fox, Paramount, strikes and demonstrations in front of the headquarters; It would also be held on July 17 in front of Universal Studios’ headquarters in California, USA. However, the company pruned all the branches of the trees in front of the center before the actions. Many activists emphasized that this step was cruel, and the main goal was to “prevent the trees from taking advantage of the shade to protect themselves from the high temperatures”.
You know Universal Studios, one of the biggest companies in the movie industry:
This company, which brought us the movie, whose name we cannot finish counting, is now among the targets of the actions organized to prevent the use of artificial intelligence instead of human writers. Of course, as the protests grow, many of the problems of Hollywood that have accumulated over the years are brought to the agenda. For example, writers have low incomes even if artificial intelligence is not used, black actors and writers are not given enough tasks… The list goes on.
In Hollywood, aka Los Angles, USA, the company has this iconic headquarters:
This statue, which has the iconic typography used by the company for a period, also has a touristic significance. It is also one of the landmarks of Hollywood. However, the trees in the background now allow the activists to rest.
The trees in front of Universal Studios were pruned to protect the activists from the heat as follows:
Despite warnings from local authorities in California not to prune trees in the region, especially in July, August and September, this step proves that the company has another purpose. Because pruning of trees in these seasons can cause their death in the following cold months.
Due to the temperatures reaching 32 degrees in Los Angles, activists can take advantage of the wooded areas in front of the companies. However, if there is no shade left, they move to another area to continue their action, and this weakens the message they want to convey.
With the support of SAG-AFTRA, the shootings were stopped for many productions in Hollywood due to the actions. Actors who took part in many anticipated productions, including Deadpool 3, Mission Impossible 8, Gladiator 2, Mortal Kombat 2, support the actions. SAG-AFTRA’s decision to support the protests was made during the premiere screening of the Oppenheimer movie, so the stars in the movie left the screening and left the premiere.
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