John and Craig tackle the issue of assistant pay in Hollywood. Last week they called for assistants to share how much they were getting paid and the impact of those wages. They received a record number of responses highlighting the inequities in the industry. Using these emails, they take a look at the biggest issues with current pay and the challenges ahead.
We also discuss videogame writing, spec features, and thesauri.
Thank you to all of the Hollywood assistants who wrote in for this episode!
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Hollywood’s Grueling Hours & Drowsy-Driving Problem: Crew Members Speak Out Despite Threat To Careers WGA Will No Longer Award Video Game Writing John’s Post on Assistant Pay Untitled Goose Game Queer Qrosswords John August on Twitter Craig Mazin on Twitter John on Instagram Outro by Naomi Randall (send us yours!)Email us at ask@johnaugust.com
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429 - Cleaning up the Leftovers
Extra - Assistants Townhall
428 - Assistant Writers
427 - The New One with Mike Birbiglia
426 - Chance Favors the Prepared with Lulu Wang
425 - Tough Love vs. Self Care
424 - Austin Film Festival 2019
423 - Minimum Viable Movie
421 - Follow Upisode
420 - The One with Seth Rogen
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419 - Professionalism
418 - The One with David Koepp
417 - Idea Management
416 - Fantasy Worldbuilding
415 - The Veep Episode
414 - Mushroom Powder
413 - Ready to Write
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