As members of SAG-AFTRA and the Writers Guild of America strike in part to seek higher residuals from the films and TV shows they create for streaming platforms, a somewhat different battle is being waged within the stunt community.
“Stunt coordinators for theater releases are guaranteed residuals the same as the performers, yet when you move over to TV streaming, we get none,” says Cort L. Hessler III, national chair of the SAG-AFTRA Stunt and Safety Committee. “In theatrical land, there are pooled residuals. In TV land, it’s fixed residuals for performers, so they have a ceiling on what they can make. We just want the performer residuals.”
Including stunt coordinators in residuals on network reruns, foreign television and high-budget streaming programs is one of three proposals SAG-AFTRA submitted to the group that reps studios, the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers, that specifically pertains to those individuals...
“Stunt coordinators for theater releases are guaranteed residuals the same as the performers, yet when you move over to TV streaming, we get none,” says Cort L. Hessler III, national chair of the SAG-AFTRA Stunt and Safety Committee. “In theatrical land, there are pooled residuals. In TV land, it’s fixed residuals for performers, so they have a ceiling on what they can make. We just want the performer residuals.”
Including stunt coordinators in residuals on network reruns, foreign television and high-budget streaming programs is one of three proposals SAG-AFTRA submitted to the group that reps studios, the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers, that specifically pertains to those individuals...
- 8/24/2023
- by Brande Victorian
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
The production pace of network TV is not for the faint of heart. With merely a week — sometimes even less — to produce an hourlong episode of television, there’s even more pressure to make sure the usual flurry of moving parts comes together in a safe and coherent way.
Now, imagine being the people in charge of a sequence where trained performers dangle out of the back of a moving helicopter — that has to be done quickly, safely, and convincingly, too. For stunt coordinators like Peewee Piemonte and Julie Michaels of the CBS show “Seal Team,” that’s the part of the job they live for. The penultimate episode of the show’s second season featured a Special Patrol Insertion/Extraction (Spie) maneuver, with a half-dozen team members connected to a rope rig, hanging over the valley below.
“It was something we talked about from back in the pilot. We thought,...
Now, imagine being the people in charge of a sequence where trained performers dangle out of the back of a moving helicopter — that has to be done quickly, safely, and convincingly, too. For stunt coordinators like Peewee Piemonte and Julie Michaels of the CBS show “Seal Team,” that’s the part of the job they live for. The penultimate episode of the show’s second season featured a Special Patrol Insertion/Extraction (Spie) maneuver, with a half-dozen team members connected to a rope rig, hanging over the valley below.
“It was something we talked about from back in the pilot. We thought,...
- 8/20/2019
- by Steve Greene
- Indiewire
SAG-AFTRA leaders today weighed in on “paint downs” and “wigging” in the stunt industry, in which stuntmen double for actors of another race or gender — practices the union frowns upon. Speaking about “some of the things that have come up in the past,” SAG-aftra president Gabrielle Carteris said in a podcast that “We know that there’s been people putting on blackface, or men dressing as women. There seems to be more opportunity for work out there. Are we being more inclusive? We’re still seeing some of that. How do you counter that?”
“There is a reputation within the stunt community that it is a closed ecosystem,” said David White, the union’s national executive director. “That it is very hard for people to break in if they don’t have a family member or if they’re not part of the social circle” with ties to the stunt community.
“There is a reputation within the stunt community that it is a closed ecosystem,” said David White, the union’s national executive director. “That it is very hard for people to break in if they don’t have a family member or if they’re not part of the social circle” with ties to the stunt community.
- 3/19/2019
- by David Robb
- Deadline Film + TV
In a move to improve safety on the set, SAG-AFTRA says it will create a Stunt Coordinator Minimum General Standards Eligibility Process Guideline. The program, which was overwhelmingly approved today by the union’s national board of directors, is set to launch in 2020.
According to the union, it will permit prospective stunt coordinators to apply for inclusion on SAG-AFTRA’s online registry after demonstrating that they’ve completed 500 working days. The program also includes a volunteer mentoring program and an apprentice coordinator program.
“The development of the Stunt Coordinator Minimum General Standards Eligibility Process Guideline is a landmark achievement that will enhance skills training and ultimately help employers ensure set safety,” said SAG-aftra president Gabrielle Carteris. “I want to congratulate the stunt community and in particular National Stunt Committee Chair Cort Hessler for their help in developing this program.”
Carteris and SAG-AFTRA national executive director David White say...
According to the union, it will permit prospective stunt coordinators to apply for inclusion on SAG-AFTRA’s online registry after demonstrating that they’ve completed 500 working days. The program also includes a volunteer mentoring program and an apprentice coordinator program.
“The development of the Stunt Coordinator Minimum General Standards Eligibility Process Guideline is a landmark achievement that will enhance skills training and ultimately help employers ensure set safety,” said SAG-aftra president Gabrielle Carteris. “I want to congratulate the stunt community and in particular National Stunt Committee Chair Cort Hessler for their help in developing this program.”
Carteris and SAG-AFTRA national executive director David White say...
- 10/22/2018
- by David Robb
- Deadline Film + TV
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