[Groop] OT Question for Mark

[Mark Evanier]

On Tue, 3 Apr 2007 15:49:26 -0700, you wrote:

>Mark, 
>
>Do voice actors get "residuals," or whatever the right term is, similar
>to actors for a certain number of times that the shows they do voices
>for are repeated?  How does it work for movies as opposed to TV shows? 

ME: Voices for almost all the top cartoon shows are done under the
Screen Actors Guild minimum basic agreement which provides for
residuals.  The actor gets a set fee for doing the show, then they get
around 50% for the first rerun, 25% for the second and third reruns,
and then it drops a lot.  Eventually, it gets down to only a few bucks
per run but it's something.

It's the same way with writing residuals.  Yesterday, I got a $3.00
check for an episode of THE LOVE BOAT that I wrote.

Movies pay residuals when they're run on TV.  There are also some
payments linked to the sale of DVDs or VHS tapes.