I'm Jasmine - also FlaxerJ on Twitch! (she/her) Director // Writer - Kung Fu Panda: The Dragon Knight, Future Man, philosophy essay I'm still weirdly proud of
Reminder that several weeks ago many brave former and current assistants spoke out against a toxic culture that pervades every branch of this business at risk to their own careers and it went largely ignored. Workplace abuse must be taken seriously.
Honestly, there's no two sides to this. Everyone deserves rest. Everyone deserves a living wage. This industry would fall apart in a second if even ONE of these departments stopped working. I stand with my fellow
@IATSE
members.
#IASolidarity
#IALivingWage
An article that finally focuses on the voices of the assistants. This is a daily reality for so many in this industry and it takes a lot of courage to challenge and call out those with power, especially after dealing with trauma.
here it is. over 30 former employees at scott rudin productions describe a workplace of relentless abuse, intimidation, and bullying. thank you to everyone who spoke with us for this story.
This was the most productive room I’ve ever been in. I never worried about scheduling appointments or taking time for my mental health. I’ve been in rooms that pulled all nighters and worked through lunch. Without balance, you don’t reset. You won’t get the results you want
A friendly reminder that writers rooms can have humane hours. We just ran a room for 2+ years that met for about 4 hours a day (and half day Fridays), left time to write and do meetings and rest. It was a highly serialized ensemble action adventure fantasy comedy with huge lore.
SOSOSO excited for this!! I got to adventure with my friends, hunting supernatural creatures through the wilds of Exandria in the new
@CriticalRole
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It seems as though every day, my parents tell me of someone they know in Myanmar who's passed away because of Covid while vaccines sit here unused. I'm so tired of hearing the excuses, misinformation, and complaining while my mom calls her family every day to see if they're okay.
imagine being in a country with limited or no access to the vaccine, watching the hospitals fill to capacity in America where you can get the shot at the fucking drug store for free
Really disheartening that when we're talking about the welfare of assistants hardly anyone wants to use their platform to speak up. It's been over a week now. Plenty of time for people to "gather thoughts."
I've met some of the best people working on this amazing show and am so grateful to have worked on it for the last two seasons. Hoping to get to work on a third! Help
#SaveTheTick
! Tweet your support for the show - let everyone know how much it's loved!
I'm sorry to say Amazon has chosen not to proceed with
@TheTickTV
I'm not sorry to say I love this show, its cast, its story, and its message. Destiny demands that my compatriots and I now seek a new home for this series.
SKADOOSH! Kung Fu Panda: The Dragon Knight is almost here, coming to Netflix on July 14th.
Get ready for pure PANDAmonium. Kung Fu Panda: The Dragon Knight is almost here, coming to Netflix on July 14th.
#KungFuPanda
Another piece of trivia: because animation takes so long, there's a good chance the writers on the show are no longer working on the show as they air and may or may not be available for staffing and I may or may not be talking about myself (I am talking about myself)
Fun Kung Fu Panda: The Dragon Knight Season 2 trivia: my daughter was born midway through writing the first episode of the season. She is now two. Animation, baby!
@WGAStaffBoost
@linzraeallen
Asian-American who loves genre-comedy. Support staff for 5yrs. Not shy about pitching. Love character and dialogue. If you need a writer who still makes Community comps, look no further. I know my stuff when it comes to genre (mainly superhero/fantasy).
#WGAstaffingboost
A reminder that a large number of our industry is not covered under any union. PAs, showrunner's assistants, animation support staff to name a few. These roles are so easily abused and deserve to be union just as WAs and SCs were brought in only a couple years ago.
Unfortunately, that’s the standard in animation. And also, most anim WAs/SCs are actually not eligible for IATSE (only live action ones are union). Anim ones have been referred to the animation guild but they don’t represent production roles at that stage so yup. Yup!!
I'm so sad. I'm so tired. Between what's happening to Asians and Asian Americans here in the US, to what's happening in Myanmar, where my parents are from. I'm tired of people with power and privilege abusing and tormenting the vulnerable. Fuck this.
Rank-and-file members have a message for showrunners: "DON'T FORGET US." They have walked the line with you day after day for five months. Lower Levels particularly would like you to know that, though the new staff minimums don't *require* them, they very much deserve those jobs.
@WomenInFilm
/
@LosAngelessFilm
is an anthology project made up of 9 shorts, written&directed by 15 women - 50% of our team is WOC and 30% is LGBTQIA. Would you mind taking the time to take a look at our
@seedandspark
campaign and possibly share? Thanks!
If you don't know what EVERY. SINGLE. PERSON. on set does, you shouldn't have a say in how they are treated. Pay up. If you want to know what IATSE goes through, you can read ia_stories on Instagram.
#IASolidarity
#IALivingWage
Los Angeles folks: I believe that we all need to be a LOT more worried about Rick Caruso's candidacy. We're on the verge of allowing a Trumpian, anti-abortion billionaire to buy our city government. And he can do it this June, in the primary, if we don't stop him. Thread:
Hi new followers! I'm Jasmine, I'm a television writer who loves video games, TTRPGs, board games, and books. I'm on Twitch as FlaxerJ and you can find me on most socials with that handle. I'm so excited for you to meet Farah and the rest of the Re-Slayer's Take!
#RSTpod
@GennHutchison
@dreamwisp
The length of shows are getting shorter too. Only a couple of my friends in this field work consistently on year round shows. Most shows are only 10 or 20 weeks and then you’re off trying to find another job with no savingsz
(Most of the) Panda writers watched the Kung Fu Panda: The Dragon Knight finale in a movie theater - pretty good imo, coming soon to a Netflix near you 🐼⚔️🐻
@msshanelynch
@ellie_guzman
@el_jasmine
My mom teaching me how to cook:
Me: what’s that?
Mom: daikon. *points to carrot* And this is a carrot.
Me: mom, I know what a carrot is.
Mom: well I don’t know, you didn’t know what a daikon was.
Do y’all know what a daikon looks like?
My favorite part of being adult is finding pieces of mail months later that you held onto "just in case" that you hold onto again "just in case" that gets added to a pile so big that all you can do is wait for it to topple over, crushing you under the weight of paper and anxiety
Me: I should watch that show I've heard is amazing and have been meaning to watch.
Me two minutes later: I'll watch Great British Bake Off again for the 78th time.
My alma mater just called asking for money. I have a feeling they didn't check to see that my majors are listed as numbers 2 and 4 on Forbes' list of worthless majors.
Bye AAPI month! Thank you for a month full of joy & appreciation for all of these fine folks, especially our AAPI GMs that put on wonderful shows for our series this year. A huge thank you to our sponsors
@FrivolousBear
@HeroForgeMinis
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@GennHutchison
@CubanMissileDH
If someone asks me what I'm watching, I will, without fail, panic and mention a show that I watched ten years ago despite watching many shows that are still on the air.
Our second streamed campaign approaches! Join us Tuesday, November 22nd at 6:15 pm PST for the premier of "PairOfSocks Lost" - A Wild Beyond the Witchlight Campaign.
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I've found a lot of side gates are pretty uncrowded and minimal socializing if you don't want to - Madison Gate at Sony, Gate 8 at Universal, and Gower and Van Ness at Paramount are the ones I've been to where it's really chill.
Come join us this Friday at 6p PT/9p ET over at
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This Friday, May 17 @ 9pm ET — in the 3rd of our 2024 AAPI GM Series,
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How to write: go to a coffee shop, browse the internet until there's no more internet left, self loathing, tweet about it, write until the self loathing goes away, go home
The restless need to ditch masks is so baffling to me. This pandemic isn't over and I sure as hell would rather keep wearing masks than go through whatever the hell 2020 was again.
Vote. If/when you have, don't forget to drink water, eat, and step away from the TV/computer/phone every once in a while. Take care of yourself. And if you need it, here's a picture of my dog.
Disgusting. There are execs who are just as abusive as Rudin but without the name recognition and awards. Those are the assholes rooting for him. Because if someone with a name like Rudin can get ousted, what is going to happen to them?
TODAY'S THE DAY! Listen to the first episode of THE RE-SLAYER'S TAKE wherever you find podcasts or the first three episodes with a subscription. New episodes every Monday!
#RSTpod
#criticalrole
#beacontv
Got my second dose yesterday and will soon have to face the harsh reality that I vacuum sealed all my not-pajama clothes and will have to unpack that at some point...
Yes ALL my jeans are in there.
Disney CEO Bob Iger says "there’s a level of expectation" the Hollywood strikers have "that is just not realistic. And they are adding to the set of the challenges that this business is already facing that is, quite frankly, very disruptive."
HUGE ANNOUNCEMENT TIME: Netflix and Wizards of the Coast are teaming up with Joe and Anthony Russo to make a Magic: The Gathering anime series and this teaser of Chandra has me asking QUESTIONS.
Please take the time to read these stories. IATSE is seeking reasonable hours and a living wage, yet the studios can't be bothered to take care of the very backbone of this industry. Enough is enough. I stand with my fellow IATSE members.
#IASolidarity
It would be very fitting for every entertainment journalist who fell for a
@benmekler
review to spam him with a fake review of Kung Fu Panda: the Dragon Knight before it comes out tomorrow. I honestly think he’d hate it which is very funny to me.
Do they not understand that they've already created an environment in which writers know how to survive without writing work for very much well over five months?
@thetzechun
Hi hope this isn’t too late - I’m a Chinese-American writer who has worked on serialized comedies such as THE TICK. My pilot sample is a serialized comedy as well!