EAST AURORA, N.Y. (WIVB) - - The Writers Guild of America went on strike versus the Alliance of Motion Pictures on Tuesday, pointing out pay and staffing as a few of the thinkings.

" A great deal of people depend upon this service," Tim Clark, the Film Commissioner of the Western Region of New York told News 4. "It is program business, it's nothing else, it's a company so I think the studios and the Writers Guild will go back and forth for a bit, and hope there will be some sort of resolution soon."

This is the first time in 15 years that Hollywood has gone on strike, which is putting jobs in the market on standby.

" What happened back then was a number of the shows went dark due to the fact that there were no authors and no one would cross the line," Clark said. "So there were a lot of reruns and I anticipate that this summer season you'll see a lot of reruns, especially in the tv world."

Clark says the areas that are most affected are Los Angeles, New York City, and some locations of Georgia that have numerous tv shows recorded there. He says the strike will primarily impact episodic tv production.

" Episodic television isn't actually shot in Buffalo," Clark stated regarding if the strike will impact the regional production scene here in WNY. "Now it will, if it becomes a protracted or prolonged strike, it will impact us. However at the moment, absolutely nothing is affected because the films we have can be found in, in the next couple of months and by the end of the year, are already composed and currently produced."

Clark does explain, however, that there are individuals from Western New York who work in the market who could be remaining for a while due to the strike.

" There are authors from Buffalo, indeed there are, there are showrunners from Buffalo, there are actors from Buffalo. Bill Fichtner is one, and Christine Baranski is another. These individuals are going to be sitting out for a while, and ideally, there will be a fast resolution so people can return to work," Clark said.

For Riley Wymer, who's from East Aurora and works as a freelance Assistant Director in Queens, it's uncertain what the job search and chances will resemble, depending upon how long the strike continues.

" I anticipate the summertime being a bit harder, undoubtedly there's not television content and films individuals are used to seeing be made at this moment," Wymer stated. "So I anticipate whatever I'm doing to be more competitive while people are looking for work."

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Wymer has been operating in the market as an A.D. for 2 years now and has worked freelance on films, television shows, commercials, and video. His latest jobs consist of dealing with True Crime, and a movie with Dakota Johnson and Sean Penn called Daddio.

If it's due to the strike or not, he's been spending a couple of weeks back in town while work has actually been sluggish and isn't sure. He says he's in complete assistance of the WGA strike and is delighted to see public figures supporting the cause.

" Luckily for me, a great deal of my work is not WGA associated, typically those are larger programs for studios and networks so I have not really crossed that. I think this strike is impacting the crews of those programs," Wymer stated. "I'll most likely simply get the ripple effect of those crews looking for work."

When it comes to teams working back here in WNY, we might begin seeing episodic tv being recorded in your area due to the brand-new state budget plan.

" If all of that is passed by the legislature this week, we will see episodic television programs in Buffalo, and that's what could be impacted, future episodic tv programs," Clark stated. "That's why I'm wishing for a quick resolution."

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Hope Winter is a reporter and multimedia journalist who has actually become part of the News 4 team because 2021. See more of her work here.