Ehlinger, A., Thomas, A., Kretschmer, M., & Battisti, M. (2024). Behind the Scenes: The Realities Facing UK Audiovisual Performers. CREATe & BECS.
This report, produced by CREATe and commissioned by the British Equity Collecting Society (BECS), provides a detailed examination of the working conditions, contractual practices, and economic realities of UK-based audiovisual performers, drawing on a 2024 survey of 2,469 BECS members and a series of in-depth interviews and focus groups. Structured into four main themes—bargaining power, exploitative practices, sources of support, and AI displacement—the study reveals the significant precarity faced by performers in an industry dominated by imbalanced power dynamics and opaque contractual environments.