Billy RayandTodd Garnerare back for Week 5 of theWGAstandoff on DeadlinesStrike Talkpodcast.
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This week, Strike Talk looks at the role of independent producers.
The adage is it starts on the page, but often producers are the catalysts for getting projects hatched.
Most only get paid when films and series commence to production.
They are also the first ones to take haircuts when financiers decide budgets have to be shaved.
Unlike writers, independent producers have no collective bargaining entity fighting for minimums and backends for them.
