One TV actor who's worked in Hollywood for a decade says he makes $20,000 (£15,200) a year.
The advent of streaming has reshaped the way the world consumes TV and films, but it's also changed how actors are paid.
Michael Patrick Lane has been acting in Hollywood for more than a decade. But he told BBC News he's made as little as $300 in residuals for five episodes of television. After paying for acting classes, agents and managers Mr Lane said he barely takes home $20,000 a year. "The AMPTP presented a deal that offered historic pay and residual increases," the studio bosses said. "The Union has regrettably chosen a path that will lead to financial hardship for countless thousands of people who depend on the industry."Maya Gilbert-Dunbar is a dual member of SAG and the Writers Guild who is now running for SAG-AFTRA president. She said the majority of members in the SAG union barely make above minimum wage.
The AMPTP says it offered SAG a "ground-breaking AI proposal which protects performers' digital likenesses, including a requirement for performer's consent for the creation and use of digital replicas or for digital alterations of a performance".
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