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The promotional aspects could be worth much more than whatever money they'd earn.
by jf22 5y ago
The promotional aspects could be worth much more than whatever money they'd earn.
- pionar 5y agoWhy not both then?
- xpe 5y agoYes and Netflix (or the organization making the film) can afford to pay more.
- burnished 5y agoIf Netflix won't pay you, who the fuck will? Whats the value of 'promotion' at that point?
- JumpCrisscross 5y ago> If Netflix won't pay you, who the fuck will? Couples who want that photographer they saw on TV.
- mhdhn 5y ago^ Hello, answer here folks.
- therouwboat 5y agoIs photographer visible in the show? Do they know who she is and how to find her?
- burnished 5y agoAren't those the people already offering to pay in 'exposure' or 'experience'? I have strong doubt that taking no money from Netflix will help you extract payment from other people.
- ipaddr 5y agoNormal people getting married would pay a premium for someone who appeared on tv. Paying netflix would be a smart business opportunity.
- jsdwarf 5y agoYour photos might appear on this Netflix show, which doesn't mean that you/your brand will do so. Or it might appear in the closing credits that are usually skipped.
- JohnWhigham 5y agoThen you add it to your own website/socials that you were in a Netflix show.
- Someone1234 5y agoHow are they worth anything when this sets the standard that the work is worth $0? If anything this moves the needle down on what you can earn later.
- thaumasiotes 5y agoThe Super Bowl doesn't pay the halftime performer. How are they worth anything?
- emodendroket 5y agoSo who are the nobodies who had their breakout because of the Super Bowl?
- Dylan16807 5y agoWhen dozens of celebrities offer to work for free, they won't pick a nobody. So what are you trying to prove? Do you honestly think it wouldn't skyrocket a new performer's career?
- emodendroket 5y agoI think it sounds like an example that doesn't prove what you aim to convince me of.
- Dylan16807 5y agoThe goal was to disprove "this sets the standard that work is worth $0". And celebrities using it in the middle of successful performance careers seems to disprove that idea just fine. You're the one that brought up breakouts, but the part you're demanding proof of is something that's obvious. No, I don't have proof that a nobody performing in the super bowl would have a huge spike in popularity. But I think you're being ridiculous if you think that wouldn't happen. If you want to find a flaw in an argument, demand proof of something that isn't obvious.
- amelius 5y ago> The promotional aspects could be worth much more than whatever money they'd earn. So now you can put this on your resume: I did this job for Netflix. And by the way, they didn't pay me a dime.
- slaymaker1907 5y agoThe better question is why a company with as much cash as Netflix can't afford to pay their photographers.
- Ekaros 5y agoAnd not even some new project done on shoe-string budget. But already known and popular one. Kinda makes you wonder of other aspects of their material. They must have some people to do some photo-shoots and some post-production. So why not use those? Or how are they treated?
- JackFr 5y agoAs stated in the article, it’s a production company. Netflix buys the product, has nothing to do with the nuts and bolts of actually making the show.
- emodendroket 5y agoThis is one of those things often asserted but rarely proven.
- Aunche 5y agoBrands often pay hundreds of thousands on product placement. I'm not sure that's going to help a photographer though. Coke product placement may motivate me to buy a coke, but it's not like I'm going to hire a wedding photographer 1000 miles away.
- emodendroket 5y agoYes, a big company have whole divisions devoted to advertising. But for a business operated by one person it's not really equivalent to talk about doing a full week of work for free, especially one that doesn't prominently display you or your name. Beyond the issue you already mentioned that this is a mostly local business.
- jf22 5y agoYou don't know of any person in a service trade that did promo work to build their portfolio? I know auto mechanics, actors, hair people, nail people, home inspectors, photographers, and cooks who have done free work for free promotions. Some people hate on the concept but it's how people get their start in an industry.
- emodendroket 5y agoIf you think the idea that people will stop valuing things they can get for free and refuse to pay for them is far fetched, I encourage you to see how your hometown newspaper is doing.
- jf22 5y agoYour reply is odd. You wanted "proof" work-for-promotions happen and I just wanted to point out this happens in several trades. Anyway, I don't disagree with your comment at all. Certain trades are undervalued because it takes portfolio building or practice in a professional setting to get started. You seemed to be unaware that this happens but now it seems you do?