As studios move toward making a greater number of projects involving traditionally marginalized individuals, they face a more nuanced level of discussion about equity and inclusion.
has sparked a widespread conversation featuring the collision of two entrenched Hollywood systems: its longstanding method of establishing pay and the more complicated, invisible, but just as longstanding process of how value is assigned to workers who aren't white and male.
But in doing so, studios, networks and productions companies – as Warner Bros. has found – are facing a number of nuanced situations over how to conduct business in Hollywood going forward.sequel, and about $800,000 to $1 million to her co-writer, Peter Chiarelli. These starting figures were based on how the studio evaluated their respective relevant writing experience, as is standard practice throughout the industry.
If not, should any given studio or production be responsible for rectifying a systemic imbalance that it may not be directly or solely responsible for creating? How does a company juggle its "D&I" values against its financial priorities? Is choosing to make business decisions in line with the current, pre-equitable environment a neutral stance, or a complicit one?It's not uncommon for multiple writers to work on a screenplay during the development of a film.
This contention raises an even more challenging subset of questions that get at the heart of unconscious bias: Are women and people of color typically credited only with work that is directly tied to their specific backgrounds? The, published on Wednesday, urged employers to "uncouple the link" between a filmmaker's background and the types of stories for which she is considered hirable.
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