If you’re a social media influencer and want to take work promoting a film or TV series for a studio, but you’re not a SAG-AFTRA member — you may want to think twice.
SAG-AFTRA has issued rules during the strike for social media influencers, and even if you’re not a member of the guild, but one day want to join, you’ll be barred from doing so if you take on promotional work for the studios and streamers during the strike.
Explicitly written under strikes Dos and Don’ts on the SAG-AFTRA Strike website for social media influencers, it reads, “Any non-member seeking future membership in SAG-AFTRA who performs covered work or services for a struck company during the strike will not be admitted into membership in SAG-AFTRA.” Already, the news of this ruling is creating headaches for major studio and streaming companies as they rely on TikTokers to create electricity for their tentpoles.
Recently, Sony/Blumhouse propelled Insidious: The Red Door to a franchise second best domestic opening of $33M with the ‘What’s Behind the Red Prank’ stunt.
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