Alan Elliott: The Other Side of the Story

We need to make plain one fundamental fact and then let’s start the debate: THE WGA AGREEMENT HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH AMPTP NEGOTIATIONS — THEY ARE COMPLETELY SEPARATE. The AMCL committee does its supporters no good by confusing the WGA with the AMPTP and this must stop. This parsing of words hides a potential cancer which can eat up what we have worked 4+ years to help organize. When we parse words instead of explaining positions, we sow the seeds of disloyalty and mistrust. We must create a union that does what is right, not merely what is convenient.

SCOREcast 24: Alan Elliott

On our 24th episode, Deane and Lee talk with Alan Elliott, spokesman for the Association of Media Composers and Lyricists (AMCL). The AMCL is the steering committee that is spearheading the unionization of film and television composers in Los Angeles and is comprised of Mr. Elliott, and fellow composers Bruce Broughton, James DiPasquale, and Alf Clausen.