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Heh, living in LA i can say the cheaper part is talent. Half the recordings i see in the neighborhood are huge budget series. The other half is a small product
by gcb 14y ago
Heh, living in LA i can say the cheaper part is talent.
Half the recordings i see in the neighborhood are huge budget series. The other half is a small production where everyone is working for film credit and lousy catering lunch.
- GoodIntentions 14y agook, asking from total ignorance here - I know 0 about the film industry and live 1000s of miles from LA, but sorta curious. Isn't there a minimum scale for wages required for any film? Or is it only if the film somehow becomes a "union" job?
- gcb 14y agowhen you are a BIG studio, and want to hire the best guys, they will only work if the union allows. and for the union to allow your production has to use professionals from all other unions (guilds). And that reciprocates so many jobs that everyone i know pays (or are making ends-meet to pay) the union (most are something like 5k for actors, 20k for photo, per year). But, small indie movies, just shoot for a couple days and nobody has any pay. They usually gets people with little experience via email chain and facebook noise.