Potential actors' strike could hurt New Mexico

A LOOMING ACTORS STRIKE HAS PEOPLE HERE IN NEW MEXICO KEEPING A CLOSE EYE ON EVENTS IN L.A. MIL...  More »

A LOOMING ACTORS STRIKE HAS PEOPLE HERE IN NEW MEXICO KEEPING A CLOSE EYE ON EVENTS IN L.A. MILLIONS OF DOLLARS FOR OUR STATES ECONOMY COULD BE EFFECTED IF ACTORS WALK OUT ON MONDAY. CRIS ORNELAS SPOKE TO STATE OFFICIALS ABOUT THE IMPACT... CRIS SHOWS LIKE IN PLAIN SIGHT THAT ARE SHOT HERE IN THE STATE ... WILL HAVE TO STOP PRODUCTION IF MEMBERS OF THE SCREEN ACTORS GUILD GO ON STRIKE. RIGHT NOW EVERYONE IS HOLDING THEIR BREATH AND HOPING THAT doesn't HAPPEN. JUST LIKE THE OTHER RECENT LABOR DISPUTES IN HOLLYWOOD ... THIS ONE IS ABOUT HOW TO SHARE PROFITS FROM WEB BASED ENTERTAINMENT. EVERYONE WANTS THEIR SHARE OF THE CASH AND SCREEN ACTOR GUILD MEMBERS ARE WILLING TO STRIKE TO GET THEIRS. 5:00 'it doesn't just effect production companies and the writers and the actors but also all the support businesses the hotels the dry cleaners everybody that participates in this business is effected when there is an interruption like that' IN THE LAST TWELVE MONTHS THE ENTERTAINMENT INDUSTRY HAS DUMPED 135 MILLION DOLLARS INTO ALBUQUERQUE'S ECONOMY ALONE. AND AFTER A A LONG AND COSTLY WRITERS STRIKE... NO ONE WANTS TO SEE A REPEAT. 4:46- 4:50 'they saw what happened with the writers strike its in everybody's interest including sag members' SOME PRODUCTION COMPANIES ARE ALREADY BRACING FOR A STRIKE ... BUT SO FAR NO ONE HAS SHUTDOWN. 4:20-4:35 'i've heard that they are holding on making permanent commitments to say housing, bringing people in from out of state, hiring people on a long term basis here but they are still in preparations to my knowledge nobody has actually shut down'THE STATE FILM OFFICE SAYS EVEN IF THERE IS A STRIKE NEW MEXICO'S ENTERTAINMENT INDUSTRY WILL BOUNCE BACK IMMEDIATELY WHEN ITS OVER. HE SAYS IF HE'D BE SURPRISED IF THERE IS A STRIKE... AND SHOCKED IF IT LASTS MORE THAN A WEEK. NEW MEXICO IS IN THE SPOTLIGHT IN  « Less