As Saturday Night Live celebrates its 50th anniversary this year, a group of its visual effects workers have organized to join one of Hollywood’s most established unions.
After sixteen VFX artists and VFX leads unanimously signed union cards to join IATSE, their union was voluntarily recognized by management, the labor group said on Monday. These staffers are responsible for visual effects work on the variety show’s pre-recorded sketches, such as the Ryan Gosling “Papyrus” short or the Adam Driver “Old Friends” sketch.
The Hollywood Reporter has reached out to SNL for comment.
In statements, current SNL VFX workers described their work environment on the show as time-intensive and demanding, with SNL VFX artist Richard Lampasone saying that the visual effects operation has transformed into a “tightly integrated, highly organized operation capable of delivering hundreds of demanding shots over a 24-hour period.”
VFX artist Danny Behar added that the...
After sixteen VFX artists and VFX leads unanimously signed union cards to join IATSE, their union was voluntarily recognized by management, the labor group said on Monday. These staffers are responsible for visual effects work on the variety show’s pre-recorded sketches, such as the Ryan Gosling “Papyrus” short or the Adam Driver “Old Friends” sketch.
The Hollywood Reporter has reached out to SNL for comment.
In statements, current SNL VFX workers described their work environment on the show as time-intensive and demanding, with SNL VFX artist Richard Lampasone saying that the visual effects operation has transformed into a “tightly integrated, highly organized operation capable of delivering hundreds of demanding shots over a 24-hour period.”
VFX artist Danny Behar added that the...
- 10/28/2024
- by Katie Kilkenny
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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