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The Flashback Interview: Sarah Kernochan

The Flashback Interview: Sarah Kernochan

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My first exposure to my newest interview subject, Sarah Kernochan, came when my mom allowed me to rent the movie 9 1/2 Weeks, which Sarah helped write, on New Years’ Eve in 2001. Although my mom wasn’t aware of most 80s pop culture, she had heard of that film, and was reluctant to let me see it, but she eventually let me, and I liked what I saw. A few months later, I watched the 74th Academy Awards and saw Sarah Kernochan onstage accepting an Oscar for Best Documentary Short for Thoth. Years later, I looked up Sarah Kernochan’s official website, and was impressed by the depths of her talents. She’s been a screenwriter, a director and a musician. I knew I’d want to interview her someday, and that day came on June 17th, 2019. I hope you all enjoy getting to know her. Say hello to Sarah Kernochan! Johnny: One of your earliest jobs was working as a ghostwriter at The Village Voice. What was it like to be

Game Publishers Launch Attack Website On Voice Actors Union

Game Publishers Launch Attack Website On Voice Actors Union

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A group of publishers, which includes the likes of Activision, EA, Disney Interactive, Take-Two, and Warner Bros. have launched a website attacking the union that represents voice actors. The site calls out SAG-AFTRA for misrepresenting the companies to its members, citing a lack of communication of the fact that publishers were willing to negotiate with voice actors and that they effectively forced a strike. SAG-AFTRA had made a number of demands. Chief among them was higher compensation for actors and a system to provide a safe working environment for all workers. In particular, the union was worried about the health of vocal cords during long sessions and the hazards involved in motion capture work that was often carried out without any stunt coordinators present. The negotiations has been going on for two years but the strike seems to have prompted the publisher group to make it side of the story public. They claim that they have worked to meet the demands and provide a safer working environment, with only semantics

Video Game Voice Actors Vote To Strike Over Pay

Video Game Voice Actors Vote To Strike Over Pay

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Video game voice actors have almost unanimously voted to allow strike action through union SAG-AFTRA after 96.52% voted in favor. Actors including Jennifer Hale, Wil Wheaton, David Hayter, Ashly Burch and Tara Strong all voted to allow the union to order voice actors to go on strike as they negotiate with publishers on better deals for its memers. The SAG-AFTRA union wants a number of things to change in the gaming industry to give voice actors better remuneration for their roles, more protection and better conditions to work in. One of the biggest issues has to do with the fact that voice actors don’t usually benefit from the success of a game, despite the fact that actors in other media generally do have a profit sharing term in their contracts. The union is arguing that workers should get bonuses depending on how many copies a game sells, starting at 2 million copies. They also want voice actors to be given more information about the jobs they are auditioning for and