EPISODE SIX
HOLLYWOOD ENDING?
Transcript | Episode 6
Additional Reading:
Marvel Crew Member Survived Deadly Bomb Before On-Set Death | Daily Beast | February 9, 2024
State-funded report says NY’s $700 million film tax credit is a bust | Gothamist | February 13, 2024
Rust Movie Productions, LLC | Inspection Detail #1560072.015 | U. S. Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA) | October 21, 2021
State Fines Sony Pictures in Fatal Forklift Accident on Set | Los Angeles Times | August 3, 2001
Mandie Loeb-DeMeskey | New York IATSE Workers Vote for a New President Amid a Climate of Fear and Turmoil | Variety | November 30, 2022
Sora | Creating Video from Text | OpenAI
Morph Studio | Text-to-Video
LTX Studio | AI-generated Video
Additional Viewing:
Photos: Modified Film Equipment
OpenAI's "SORA" Just Shocked Everyone | TheAIGrid | YouTube | February 15, 2024
Jaron Lanier Looks Into AI’s Future | AI IRL | Bloomberg | November 15, 2023
Mourners pay respects to Marvel crew member | NBCLA4 | YouTube | February 19, 2024
Armorer explains what went wrong on Rust | News Nation | October 29, 2021
Timothy Holcombe Accident Scene Video | Spider-Man | March 6, 2001
H.B. Halicki death - KNBC 4 Los Angeles 1989 | August 20, 1989 | YouTube
Senator on NYS Tax Incentives | YouTube | February 12, 2024
Scene 173 | Int. Barge Compartment | Salt begins her revenge on the Russian gang | Salt
(2010) | YouTube
Triple-T Theme Music:
“Lets Go”, created by Mark July | Pixabay
Additional Music:
Emotional Piano Sad Background Music for Videos by Oleksii Kaplunskyi, Lesfm | Pixabay
Meditative Background Music by Universfield | Pixabay
Emotional Thoughtful Piano by Ashot Danielyan | Pixabay
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EPISODE FIVE
ALIENS VS. PRODUCERS
Transcript | Episode 5
Additional Reading:
The Producers Union | Website
Blumhouse | Website
Genome Spotlight: Christmas Island Rat | The Scientist | March 24, 2022
Miami Blue Butterfly | Florida Fish & Wildlife Conservation Commission
Knopf v. Producers Guild of America, 40 Cal. App. 3d 233 (1974) | Decision & Order
Additional Viewing:
Producers & Directors Panel Presented by The Producers Union | Tribeca Film Festival 2023 | YouTube
The Role of the Film Producer | Paula Wagner | Spotlight | Cooke Optics | Youtube
Tom Cruise Receives David O. Selznick Achievement Award | 34th Annual Producers Guild Awards | February 25, 2023
Additional Podcast Listening:
The Business Genius Behind Get Out | Episode 650 | Planet Money | NPR | March 29, 2017 [Jason Blum]
Deadline Strike Talk Podcast, Week 14 | Billy Ray, Jason Blum, Craig Mazin & Lilly Wachowski | August 10, 2023
Deadline Strike Talk Podcast, Week 18 | Billy Ray & Jennifer Fox | September 1, 2023
Triple-T Theme Music:
“Lets Go”, created by Mark July via Pixabay
Additional Music:
"Inspiring Cinematic Ambient Music" by Aleksey Chistilin via Pixabay
"Hooray for Hollywood" by Richard A. Whiting & Johnny Mercer
"I Wanna Be a Producer" by Mel Brooks
"Snatch" by OctoSound via Pixabay
LISTEN TO EPISODE FIVE
EPISODE FOUR
HOLLYWOOD & THE BIG CON
Transcript | Episode 4
The Triple-T Film Festival:
The Sting (1973) | Universal
Woody Allen: A Documentary (2013) | directed by Robert B. Weide | New Video Group
Additional Reading:
Final Cut: Art, Money, and Ego in the Making of Heaven's Gate, the Film that Sank United Artists | Steven Bach | Newmarket Press (1999)
The Big Con: The Story of the Confidence Man | by David W. Mauer | MJF Books (1999)
Why Hollywood Producers Think They Need a Union Again | TheWrap.com | May 21, 2021
The Film and TV Tax Credit Race Is Getting Even More Competitive | Hollywood Reporter | February 15, 2022
Here's How Expensive It Is To Make Just One Episode Of These 21 Popular TV Shows | Buzzfeed | September 26, 2022
Inside ‘Yellowstone’ creator Taylor Sheridan’s $350M ranch amid spending scandal | New York Post | May 10, 2023
Paramount Global Mulling 1,000-Plus Layoffs Amid Shari Redstone’s Talks to Sell Controlling Interest | Variety | December 12, 2023
For Sale” Sign on Paramount Will Shape Shari Redstone’s Legacy | Hollywood Reporter | December 15, 2023
Global Film and TV Content Spending through 2023 | Statista.com
Additional Podcast Listening:
Why 'Yellowstone' Is One of TV's Most Expensive Shows | The Journal Podcast | May 12, 2023
Deadline Strike Talk Podcast, Week 11 | Striking SAG-AFTRA Joins WGA Pickets; How The Different Goals Of AMPTP Signatories Hampers A Resolution | July 14, 2023
Deadline SFSGtrike Talk Podcast, Week 18 | Jennifer Fox On Strike Summer & Why Producers Need Union Fox Protection | September 1, 2023
Triple-T Theme Music:
“Lets Go”, created by Mark July via Pixabay
Additional Music:
The Entertainer | composed by Scott Joplin | adapted by Marvin Hamlish | The Sting Motion Picture Soundtrack (1973)
Solace | composed by Scott Joplin | adapted by Marvin Hamlish | The Sting Motion Picture Soundtrack (1973)
News Background Music | Music by Unlimited | from Pixabay
Best Jazz Club in New Orleans | Music by Paolo Argento | from Pixabay
LISTEN TO EPISODE FOUR
EPISODE THREE
I'M GEORGE CLOONEY, DAMMIT!
Transcript | Episode 3
Additional Reading:
SAG-AFTRA TV/Theatrical Negotiating Committee Message to Membership | SAG-AFTRA | October 19, 2023
No ‘Barbie’ Costumes: SAG-AFTRA Warns Members That Some Halloween Choices Could Violate Strike Rules | Deadline.com | October 19, 2023
Inside the A-List Pressure Campaign and Powerful Call That Brought SAG-AFTRA and Studios Back to the Table | The Hollywood Reporter |October 24, 2023
Fran Drescher’s Emotional Support Plushie Revealed: This Jellycat Heart Is Stealing the Show at SAG-AFTRA Negotiations | Variety | October 26, 2023
SAG-AFTRA 2023 LM-2 (File# 00-391) | U.S. Department of Labor - Office of Labor Management Standards
Triple-T Theme Music:
“Lets Go”, created by Mark July via Pixabay
Additional Music:
Cool Guys by Sergei Chetvertnyk via Pixabay
Comedy Cinematic by Roman Senyk via Pixabay
LISTEN TO EPISODE THREE
EPISODE TWO
THE LIMITS OF CINEMATIC IMMUNITY
Transcript | Episode 2
Additional Reading:
The White Album | Joan Didion | Simon & Schuster (1979)
Netflix, Amazon, Disney, and others spent a record $23 billion on original new content last year–so why is everyone watching movies and TV from the past? | Aden Ikram | Fortune | June 29, 2023
FORM NLRB-502 (UC) | The Unit Clarification Petition
Additional Podcast Listening:
Commentary Podcast | Giving Notes on the Writers Strike | September 29, 2023
Deadline Strike Talk Podcast, Week 18 | Jennifer Fox On Strike Summer & Why Producers Need Union Fox Protection | September 1, 2023
Deadline Strike Talk Podcast, Week 22 | Billy Ray Dissects WGA Deal With Negotiators David Goodman And Chris Keyser | September 29, 2023
Triple-T Theme Music:
“Lets Go”, created by Mark July via Pixabay
Comedy Detective, created by Yevhen Onoychenko via Pixabay
LISTEN TO EPISODE TWO
EPISODE ONE
BAMBI MEETS GODZILLA?
Transcript | Episode 1
Additional Viewing:
Bambi Meets Godzilla (1969) - Full Movie (1 min. 33 sec.) | by Marv Newland | via Reading Movies | YouTube
Tom Hanks on the Writers Strike in Hollywood | PBS NewHour | YouTube
Additional Reading:
National Labor Relations Act | National Labor Relations Board | United States Government
Guide to Antitrust Laws | Federal Trade Commission | United States Government
Additional Podcast Listening:
Deadline Strike Talk Podcast, Week 14 | Craig Mazin, Lilly Wachowski & Jason Blum On Hollywood’s Post-Strike Path Forward | August 4, 2023
Charles C.W. Cooke Podcast, Episode 39 | Two Cheers for the Writers Strike? | National Review
Triple-T Theme Music:
“Lets Go”, created by Mark July via Pixabay
Morning Mood Edvard Grieg Flute Selection-4310, Created by JuliusH via Pixabay
LISTEN TO EPISODE ONE