Animators Are Drawn to Unionized Studios
In “Drawing on Creativity” [April 2], new Film Roman CEO David Pritchard is quoted as stating: “Disney and Warner Bros. put so many people under contract I can’t compete for talent.”
Actually, the reason Film Roman finds it tough competing for top talent is that it’s a nonunion studio, which means it cuts itself off from veteran union animation talent (such as the employees of Disney and Warners) who have an understandable reluctance to walk away from high-quality health and retirement benefits to work under the skim-milk working conditions and health and pension package offered by Mr. Pritchard’s studio.
Artists might use the visual sides of their brains, but they can still read a check stub and ledger book.
STEVEN R. HULETT
Business Representative
Motion Picture Screen Cartoonists, Local 839
North Hollywood
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