Familiar faces abounded in Thursday’s Grey’s Anatomy. Not only did Jo and Bailey wheel into the hyperbaric chamber a patient that the former recognized from her time in a psychiatric facility, but Richard found himself noticing a flirtatious look on the lovely mug of his old pal, Gemma. (Honestly, it was impossible to miss!) At the same time, Mer affixed her tried-and-true “Ugh, this again!” expression as she was due in court for bailing on her community service in “It’s Raining Men” — not that she’d be making that date. Was anyone left smiling by the end of the hour?...
- 10/25/2019
- TVLine.com
New York -- More than 500 WGA East members poured in to a ballroom at the Crowne Plaza hotel in Manhattan on Saturday afternoon to debate the draft agreement reached by producers and writers early Saturday morning, in what was the writers guilds first test of the proposed labor agreement.
The session, which lasted nearly three hours, didn't result in any concrete resolution. But leadership said they were encouraged by what they called a very positive response to the proposed agreement, a development which increases the likelihood that leadership on Sunday would recommend that the board approve the deal.
"I think the meeting went very well," said WGA East president Michael Winship, who noted that he thought there were more members at this meeting than at the one authorizing a strike three months ago. "There was a Frank Discussion of ideas, and everyone who wanted to ask a question got to ask a question."
The group discussed, but did not decide on, whether to lift the strike as early as Monday, ahead of a general membership vote.
Even if the WGA East decided not to lift the strike before the membership vote, that vote could happen in an expedited fashion within 48 hours of the board recommendation, meaning that the strike could then be lifted by mid-week.
It was unlikely the guild would opt for the slower vote-taking process , a by-mail vote that could take up to ten days, though if they did, an agreement could still allow writers to return to work in the interim.
Members emerging from the meeting expressed mainly optimism about the draft of the deal negotiated between the WGA and the AMPTP.
"To have the writers stand up, not give a single thing and make them give - it was a historic moment for labor in this country," said filmmaker Michael Moore on his way out of the meeting.
The session, which lasted nearly three hours, didn't result in any concrete resolution. But leadership said they were encouraged by what they called a very positive response to the proposed agreement, a development which increases the likelihood that leadership on Sunday would recommend that the board approve the deal.
"I think the meeting went very well," said WGA East president Michael Winship, who noted that he thought there were more members at this meeting than at the one authorizing a strike three months ago. "There was a Frank Discussion of ideas, and everyone who wanted to ask a question got to ask a question."
The group discussed, but did not decide on, whether to lift the strike as early as Monday, ahead of a general membership vote.
Even if the WGA East decided not to lift the strike before the membership vote, that vote could happen in an expedited fashion within 48 hours of the board recommendation, meaning that the strike could then be lifted by mid-week.
It was unlikely the guild would opt for the slower vote-taking process , a by-mail vote that could take up to ten days, though if they did, an agreement could still allow writers to return to work in the interim.
Members emerging from the meeting expressed mainly optimism about the draft of the deal negotiated between the WGA and the AMPTP.
"To have the writers stand up, not give a single thing and make them give - it was a historic moment for labor in this country," said filmmaker Michael Moore on his way out of the meeting.
- 2/10/2008
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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NEW YORK -- More than 500 WGA East members poured in to a ballroom at the Crowne Plaza hotel in Manhattan on Saturday afternoon to debate the draft agreement reached by producers and writers early Saturday morning, in what was the writers guilds first test of the proposed labor agreement.
The session, which lasted nearly three hours, didn't result in any concrete resolution. But leadership said they were encouraged by what they called a very positive response to the proposed agreement, a development which increases the likelihood that leadership on Sunday would recommend that the board approve the deal.
"I think the meeting went very well," said WGA East president Michael Winship, who noted that he thought there were more members at this meeting than at the one authorizing a strike three months ago. "There was a Frank Discussion of ideas, and everyone who wanted to ask a question got to ask a question."
The group discussed, but did not decide on, whether to lift the strike as early as Monday, ahead of a general membership vote.
Even if the WGA East decided not to lift the strike before the membership vote, that vote could happen in an expedited fashion within 48 hours of the board recommendation, meaning that the strike could then be lifted by mid-week.
It was unlikely the guild would opt for the slower vote-taking process , a by-mail vote that could take up to ten days, though if they did, an agreement could still allow writers to return to work in the interim.
Members emerging from the meeting expressed mainly optimism about the draft of the deal negotiated between the WGA and the AMPTP.
"To have the writers stand up, not give a single thing and make them give - it was a historic moment for labor in this country," said filmmaker Michael Moore on his way out of the meeting.
Optimism at West Coast meeting
WGA East leaders encouraged
Writers, producers reach tentative deal
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STRIKE ZONE: Latest news and updates
UPDATED 4:13 p.m. PT, Feb. 9, 2008
NEW YORK -- More than 500 WGA East members poured in to a ballroom at the Crowne Plaza hotel in Manhattan on Saturday afternoon to debate the draft agreement reached by producers and writers early Saturday morning, in what was the writers guilds first test of the proposed labor agreement.
The session, which lasted nearly three hours, didn't result in any concrete resolution. But leadership said they were encouraged by what they called a very positive response to the proposed agreement, a development which increases the likelihood that leadership on Sunday would recommend that the board approve the deal.
"I think the meeting went very well," said WGA East president Michael Winship, who noted that he thought there were more members at this meeting than at the one authorizing a strike three months ago. "There was a Frank Discussion of ideas, and everyone who wanted to ask a question got to ask a question."
The group discussed, but did not decide on, whether to lift the strike as early as Monday, ahead of a general membership vote.
Even if the WGA East decided not to lift the strike before the membership vote, that vote could happen in an expedited fashion within 48 hours of the board recommendation, meaning that the strike could then be lifted by mid-week.
It was unlikely the guild would opt for the slower vote-taking process , a by-mail vote that could take up to ten days, though if they did, an agreement could still allow writers to return to work in the interim.
Members emerging from the meeting expressed mainly optimism about the draft of the deal negotiated between the WGA and the AMPTP.
"To have the writers stand up, not give a single thing and make them give - it was a historic moment for labor in this country," said filmmaker Michael Moore on his way out of the meeting.
The holy grail for the cost of converting a feature to stereoscopic 3-D appears to be $50,000-$75,000 per minute, according to Buzz Hays, senior producer of 3-D stereoscopic feature films at Sony Pictures Imageworks.
This range, he said, looks like the point where companies are willing to invest in 3-D, though he emphasized that production needs to be made more efficient to meet this goal.
Costs, time and technology were among the topics during a Frank Discussion about the 2-D-to-3-D stereoscopic conversion process, presented Thursday by the Visual Effects Society Education/Technology Committee. The standing-room-only event was staged for members of the VES, DGA and Producers Guild of America.
Addressing scheduling, Hays estimated a conversion could be a six- to nine-month process at Imageworks but admitted that the company already has ramped up for the work. Here's the kicker: Hayes estimated that the conversion process of a feature if handled by a single person could equate to roughly 26,000 days.
This range, he said, looks like the point where companies are willing to invest in 3-D, though he emphasized that production needs to be made more efficient to meet this goal.
Costs, time and technology were among the topics during a Frank Discussion about the 2-D-to-3-D stereoscopic conversion process, presented Thursday by the Visual Effects Society Education/Technology Committee. The standing-room-only event was staged for members of the VES, DGA and Producers Guild of America.
Addressing scheduling, Hays estimated a conversion could be a six- to nine-month process at Imageworks but admitted that the company already has ramped up for the work. Here's the kicker: Hayes estimated that the conversion process of a feature if handled by a single person could equate to roughly 26,000 days.
- 4/30/2007
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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