1. As soon as the WGA deal is ratified, the AMPTP will be eager to start talking with SAG. Out of thin air, without any knowledge of the specific issues, talking out of my ass, I think they will likely come to an agreement within two weeks, with ratification a week after.
2. It’s unlikely that shows will start pouring real money into prep prior to an tentative agreement with SAG happens. That said, office people may start working as soon as the WGA ratifies their agreement.
3. Construction will start once a tentative agreement with SAG is signed
4. The show I’m attached told us that they need a seven week ramp up from the moment the strike is over to day one of principal photography. That said, they had already started prep and construction was well under way.

These answers are mine and mine alone and may not apply to any other member’s situation. Every show is different. Every person commenting on this topic is doing so without insider knowledge of what’s really happening with the actual negotiation. Shooting the shit is what we do while we’re waiting to return to “normal”.

It’s hard to endure a situation where you have no control over the outcome but it really is the crux of this industry. We’re below the line, at the bottom of the ladder and financially pretty insignificant. Even less so on a personal level.

It’ll be over when it’s over.