Murphy, Denis
(2014)
Off the table: actors, use fees, and the withering away of residual payments.
In: ECREA Conference, 12-15 November, 2014, Lisbon.
Abstract
This paper is concerned with collective bargaining
as practiced
in the Irish film
industry
.
I begin with a brief discussion of the relative invisibility in the
communications literature of film and television labour issues, and some of the
implications of that omission.
I
n the second section, I
describe
the process by
which
film
labour agreements
are negotiated
in Ireland,
noting some surface
similarities with the
si
tuation in the USA and the UK
, in which territories
the
bulk
of
incoming film production work
originates.
In the third section, by way of a
case study, I
examine
a
lengthy negotiation
process
between
Screen Producers
Ireland and Irish Equity
,
as both parties tried
to
update the
ir standard
agreement covering the employment of actors on Irish film and television drama
productions.
Finally,
in the fourth section,
I attempt to draw some con
clusions
from the issues emerging during these negotiations. Although they failed to
result in a
final, ratified agreement
, the negotiations nevertheless highlight
a
spects of t
he changing landscape of film and TV drama production in Ireland
,
the increasing
centrality of intellectual property rights,
and the implications for
film workers
.
The case
also affords some insights into the
role of trade unions in
the
so
-
called
independent sector of the
f
ilm and TV industry
in Ireland.
| Item Type: |
Conference or Workshop Item
(Other)
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| Keywords: |
actors; use fees; withering away; residual payments; |
| Academic Unit: |
Faculty of Arts & Humanities > School of English, Media & Theatre Studies > Media Studies |
| Item ID: |
8929 |
| Depositing User: |
Denis Murphy
|
| Date Deposited: |
25 Oct 2017 13:32 |
| Refereed: |
No |
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| Use Licence: |
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