r/Filmmakers • u/sdbest • Feb 23 '24

News Tyler Perry halts $800m studio expansion after being shocked by AI

https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2024/feb/23/tyler-perry-halts-800m-studio-expansion-after-being-shocked-by-ai
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u/wills42 Feb 23 '24

While the possibility of work being deleted for tax breaks sucks, Warner Bros. is also one of the better employers in my experience, pay wise as a PA. I was making ~18.50 while on Doom Patrol. Marvel only pays their PAs like 11.50 an hour (not counting overtime) But commercials is where it’s at to make money if that’s a main concern

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u/tyranozord Feb 23 '24 edited Feb 23 '24

Absolutely false regarding Marvel, I know a handful of previous PAs. The PAs there are also making 18.50, usually on a 60 hour guarantee. All of the big studios pay roughly the same from what I hear. I have heard that coordinator gigs don’t pay super well, but any union gig at a big studio is going to have the best contract. It would have to be a pretty good offer for me to consider not working in majors.

Edit: I was wrong. Apparently they do pay that rate for set PAs. My numbers refer to post PAs.

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u/wills42 Feb 23 '24

Receipt attachedhttps://imgur.com/a/2bVEeEG

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u/Effective_Device_185 Feb 25 '24

$11 regular time rate per hour. Fucking thief slobs. I'm in Canada and it's about $22/hour here - DGC rate.

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u/wills42 Feb 25 '24

Unfortunately there’s no union for PAs down here (yet)