Over the last few years, we've seen Hollywood go through a lot of changes, all brought around by COVID, which hurried the consolidation. And AI has fundamentally changed the way the entire world works. Now we have upcoming negotiations with the AMPTP between them and the DGA, WGA, and SAG, to figure out how everyone can work in this new landscape. Leading the DGA's negotiations is Christopher Nolan, out on his own quest, like Odysseus from his new movie, The Odyssey. The Hollywood Reporter covered Nolan's ascent as the elected President of the Directors Guild of America (DGA), and a press conference where he talked about the "worrying time" facing his 20,000 members. They covered AI, the streaming bubble, and how movies will be made in the future. Let's dive in. A Leader in a Time of "Significant Concern"Hollywood is at an inflection point. We've seen a staggering 35% drop in television production employment. And Nolan isn’t sugarcoating the reality. He described the current state of the industry as a "labor disconnect." Jobs are vanishing. “We have very, very significant concerns about how this is all going to happen,” Nolan told reporters. And for his part, he and the DGA are lobbying to bring jobs back to America and to see more shooting in the USA. The AI Dilemma: Tool or Replacement?Another big issue on the table is AI, which reared its head during the 2023 negotiations but has only gotten more advanced. And now you see studios experimenting with...
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