By David Wharton Staff Writer

       July 21, 2023 6 AM PT

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       Hollywood has ground to a halt with actors and writers striking simultaneously for the first time in more than 60 years. But if you’ve ever sat through the closing credits, you’ll know that it takes more than acting and a screenplay to make a movie.

       Tens of thousands of directors, camera operators, lighting designers and others represented by an array of different unions aren’t on strike. They can only watch and wait as SAG-AFTRA and the Writers Guild of America members press to improve working conditions and the division of profits in an industry upended by streaming.

       Here’s a glimpse at who is and isn’t on the picket line.

       (Jess Hutchison / Los Angeles Times)

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       Workers on strike

       SAG-AFTRA (160,000 members):

       Actors

       Voice-over actors

       Background performers

       Singers

       Dancers

       Stunt performers

       Stunt coordinators

       Motion-capture artists

       Pilots

       Writers Guild of America (20,000 members):

       Screenwriters

       TV writers

       Comedy variety writers

       Game show writers

       Daytime drama writers

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       Workers not on strike

       Directors Guild of America (19,000 members):

       Directors

       Assistant directors

       Unit directors

       Associate directors

       Unit production managers

       Stage managers

       International Alliance of Theater Stage Employees (45,000-50,000 members):

       Directors of photography

       Production designers

       Editors

       Animators

       Computer artists

       Costume designers

       Art directors

       Lighting designers

       Set designers

       Sound designers

       Set decorators

       Propmasters

       Camera operators

       Costumers

       Unit publicists

       Script supervisors

       Continuity coordinators

       Accountants

       Makeup artists

       Hair stylists

       Boom operators

       Foley artists

       Music editors

       Grips

       Greensmen

       Construction coordinators

       Set painters

       Rigging technicians

       Teamsters (6,500 members):

       Drivers

       Location managers

       Casting directors

       Animal trainers

       Wranglers

       Dispatchers

       Chef drivers

       Warehouse workers

       Non-union:

       Producers

       Production assistants

       Music supervisors

       Visual effects supervisors and technicians

       Story credits

       Reporting by David Wharton

       Art direction and animation by Jim Cooke and Jess Hutchison

       Edited by Ben Muessig

       Additional contributions by Ryan Faughnder