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Stephanie Sheh @stephaniesheh.bsky.social · 18h

Should I get BritBox?

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Stephanie Sheh @stephaniesheh.bsky.social · Jul 18

Opening night!! This is the world premiere of Waiting for (Gal) Gadot! Tonight 8pm at The Pico. It’s hilarious

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Stephanie Sheh @stephaniesheh.bsky.social · Jul 16

I’m directing a really funny play this Fri/Sat 8pm at the Pico Theater. For anyone in the industry, esp writers this one’s for you. Waiting for Gadot: a director & writer sit in the waiting room to pitch to Gal Gadot.
The cast is amazing. And we take a few digs at AI.

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John Knight @kidanime98.bsky.social · Jun 25

I finished Kotaro Lives Alone dub on Netflix in a day and it was a very good show. I enjoyed the characters, music and the animation. The dub cast did a really great job. @hezzystarrvo.bsky.social @ghaspey.bsky.social @stephaniesheh.bsky.social @bendiskin.bsky.social @cheramileigh.bsky.social

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Stephanie Sheh @stephaniesheh.bsky.social · Jun 22

It seems the post has been deleted and there may have been translation issues, that said I was just using it as an example that artists can’t rely on public statements to not use AI, because those feeling may change. We need stronger protections in our laws and our contracts.

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Stephanie Sheh @stephaniesheh.bsky.social · Jun 22

Remember when Nintendo said they had no interest in Gen AI? How many companies have publicly said they have no interest in using it for games only to then turn around and do it. It’s why our laws and contacts have to protect artists and not rely on them keeping their word

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Stephanie Sheh @stephaniesheh.bsky.social · Jun 18

When you wake up at 5am to direct early morning sessions. You eat lunch at 10am

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Stephanie Sheh @stephaniesheh.bsky.social · Jun 15

I need a print of Mikan from
danganropa, who should I commission?

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Erin Fitzgerald @erinfitzbadass.com · Jun 14

Sooooo im using Habitica app now.
Who else has gamified their life?

I blame @stephaniesheh.bsky.social but also

I GOT SO MUCH STUFF DONE TODAY!!!!!

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Stephanie Sheh @stephaniesheh.bsky.social · May 29

Anime Riverside this weekend.

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Stephanie Sheh @stephaniesheh.bsky.social · May 27

Who wants to date me?! #DateEverything m.youtube.com/watch?v=MZMu...

Date Everything! Meet Hero Hime played by Stephanie Sheh

YouTube video by Team17

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Kyle McCarley @kylemccarley.com · May 23

The barest of bare minimums we still need for a semi-safe contract. The extremely narrow definition of what an ICDR is, according to employers, still concerns me, too, as it leaves a lot uncovered. But without these 3 things, we have NO DEAL! #SAGAFTRAstrong #LevelUpTheContract

SAG-AFTRA @sagaftra.org · May 23

Here it is, what needs to change in the Last Best and Final offer (LBFO) — all in one place. Let’s come together. Let’s get this deal done. #VideoGameStrike #SagAftraStrong

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Stephanie Sheh @stephaniesheh.bsky.social · May 24

Yeah I get showed random stuff and hardly any of my friends posts. I’d be in here more if they fixed that

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Ben Diskin @bendiskin.bsky.social · May 24

Then stop shoving it in our @sagaftra.org contracts. Actors hate this shit too.

Jason Schreier @jasonschreier.bsky.social · May 23

In recent weeks, video game publishers Take-Two and EA both warned investors about potential "reputational" risks to the use of gen-AI in games. It's a problem that all game companies will soon need to confront: Players hate genAI.

This week's column: www.bloomberg.com/news/newslet...

Video-Game Companies Have an AI Problem: Players Don’t Want It

Publishers like EA and Take-Two are warning shareholders about the potential “reputational” risks of AI

www.bloomberg.com

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Erin Fitzgerald @erinfitzbadass.com · May 24

80% of the membership who works the video game contract voted for these three things FIXED before we could agree to it. And it still wouldn’t be as good as the interim contract that 215 companies have signed.

NO DEAL until we have complete AI protections without loophole wording in the contract.

SAG-AFTRA @sagaftra.org · May 23

Here it is, what needs to change in the Last Best and Final offer (LBFO) — all in one place. Let’s come together. Let’s get this deal done. #VideoGameStrike #SagAftraStrong

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Coalition of Dubbing Actors @codaunite.com · May 22

There are a lot of images being shared by the community, some of which are, unfortunately, not accurate. It does not help anyone to spread misinformation about the Last Best and Final Offer (LBFO) given to membership in regards to the IMA Contract.
#voiceover #voiceactors

The Latest “LBFO” IMA offer

We know there are a lot of images and questions circulating regarding the “LBFO”

Let’s discuss some discrepancies we’ve seen & concerns we still have based on what members of Neg Comm have provided

(Please note: This is going to be text heavy)

Regarding DR (Digital Replicas):

There is no such thing as a PCAP DR in the LBFO. Visual DRs are supposed to cover on-camera performances in video games, but the employers still reserve their interpretation of the contract that the only performance capture covered by the IMA is PCAP that has spoken dialogue. They do not consider any “movement-only PCAP” acting and don’t feel that they have to pay motion-only performers under union contracts.

Obviously, the union disagrees with that interpretation of the contract, but the committee has tried to make sure that any proposals in the contract effectively retain each side’s positions on this topic to address it in future negotiations.

Visual DRs only apply to visual performance (face or body) for cinematics, and only for a specific, objectively identifiable performer.

Employers are free to create in-game movement or facial
performance without consent, transparency or compensation.

“Can Suspend Consent During A Strike”

There are five instances in which you would not be able to suspend consent of something that creates new performance, even objectively identifiable as you in-character, during a strike.

i. DR (if prepaid sessions’ worth)
ii. ICDR
iii. Scratch
iv. Multi-game rights
v. Prompting

This could be for one or several of the following reasons:

i. Explicitly carved out (ICDR, scratch)
ii. Because they can prepay you and they get to “use what they’ve paid for” (DR, ICDR, scratch, multi-game rights)
iii. It’s not covered by the contract at all, no consent, transparency, compensation (prompting by ANYTHING other than the actor’s name)

And this could be for sideletter 6 games only (multi-game rights, DR) or even for struck games (ICDR, scratch, prompting).

To be clear, if they pre-pay you for any of your sessions for a DR, then you can’t suspend that pre-paid DR work during a strike for SL6 games. That can greatly reduce the effect of a strike. In TV/Film, even if they pay you ahead of time, you can go on strike and disrupt production. You are then required to go back to work once the strike is over.

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Stephanie Sheh @stephaniesheh.bsky.social · May 19

Who all caught the #gogoloserranger dub premiere on Sunday?

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Stephanie Sheh @stephaniesheh.bsky.social · May 1

What am I doing for May Day? Holding the line.

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Ben Diskin @bendiskin.bsky.social · Apr 27

I'm really worried about the future. I feel like the trend of discourse isn't learning and growing, but looking for "gotcha" info (even if it's misunderstood or flat-out wrong) to win an argument at any cost.

There is strength in acknowledging your own mistakes or weaknesses and learning from them.