AI Committee In March, the AI Committee prepared for its upcoming studio meeting with Amazon and planned meetings with DreamWorks and Sony after hearing reports about AI use. They also heard a pitch from a company that has a built-in tool that tracks when assets are used in AI company datasets. They will be testing…

AI Committee Last month, the AI Committee investigated reports from members, Field Reps, and Shop Stewards about AI usage at studios. Members of the committee spoke to journalists and podcasts about the importance of labor protections around AI, and attended meetings with the Creators Coalition on AI to hear their plan and ensure that animation…

Animation writer and producer Steve Borst shares his experience phone banking as part of The Animation Guild’s Tactical Action Group. If you’re anything like me, the idea of calling strangers out of the blue might induce a little bit of… social anxiety. I’m an introvert — and considering we are a big group of creatives,…

The Storyboard Committee is looking for volunteers to become Storyboard Craft Reps for their show/production.  The Craft Rep pilot program was previously limited to a handful of studios, but is now being expanded to all contracted studios and productions. The goal is to find a Craft Rep volunteer on each show within each studio.  Similar to…

  The Afternoon of Remembrance was held in Hulett Hall on Saturday Feb 29th. We honored 67 people this year.  This is not counting the 34 victims of the Kyoto Animation studio fire of July 18. But they were mentioned and listed in our souvenir booklet.   Tragically, we had a number of deaths last…

Animator’s Committee We will be having our first quarter Animators meeting at the guild February 18th, also known as international wine day! As always, union and non-union animators, compositors, and FX folk are welcome to attend! Please RSVP to rsvp@tag839.org Color Designer Committee The Color Designer Committee has launched their new online campaign #CreditColorDesigners. Each Friday…

Animator’s Committee The Animators Committee has a meeting at the Guild hall Tuesday, February 18, 7 pm. Contact animatorscommittee@gmail.com if you are interested in attending. Color Designer’s Committee We are still actively reaching out and seeking Color Designers to contribute portfolio images in order to be highlighted in our Committee’s social media campaign. Email us at colorisdesign839@gmail.com. Family…