a most unprofessional director/producer
Fri, 29 Sept 2000, 09:47 amWalter Plinge16 posts in thread
a most unprofessional director/producer
Fri, 29 Sept 2000, 09:47 amJust a Warning
I have recently had the miss fortune to work with The Most Unprofessional Director I have ever found.
I admit it was not theater, but one has to eat.
My agent found me work with Emma Green for a film Leadfoot
My agent told me there woud be
1) contracts,but no payment if no sales
2) a costume department
3) a professional make up artist
4) propper support
5) a professional production and crew
what there was :
1) no contract ( I was doing it for the exposure any way)
2) I had to provide my own costume
3) I had to do my own makeup, with my own stuff, and do other people as well, again with my gear
4) no support, little help
5) times very loose, shots scheduled for 6.00 often did not start untill 9.00 or 10.00
6) Props were often not there, and had to be improvised
I have heard of other problems like members of the producton team getting "Sacked" and techies not getting paid for things like gear rental and stuff.
I have recently had the miss fortune to work with The Most Unprofessional Director I have ever found.
I admit it was not theater, but one has to eat.
My agent found me work with Emma Green for a film Leadfoot
My agent told me there woud be
1) contracts,but no payment if no sales
2) a costume department
3) a professional make up artist
4) propper support
5) a professional production and crew
what there was :
1) no contract ( I was doing it for the exposure any way)
2) I had to provide my own costume
3) I had to do my own makeup, with my own stuff, and do other people as well, again with my gear
4) no support, little help
5) times very loose, shots scheduled for 6.00 often did not start untill 9.00 or 10.00
6) Props were often not there, and had to be improvised
I have heard of other problems like members of the producton team getting "Sacked" and techies not getting paid for things like gear rental and stuff.
RE: most unprofessional director/producer
Fri, 29 Sept 2000, 09:12 pmJion Actors equity - it can make a differance or at least give some smarts - but like all things, it is always good experiance? (learnt the hardway !) In most cases they are here to day (grabbed the cash) and gone to your sorrow.
Get a new agent asap - if they are not prepared to do something about it - make them feel guilty, after all they are not doing it for nothing, you might get a gig to shut you up - or don't do anymore than you are doing now, accept and move on - if it was me I would ensure their names were burnt into my memory, because one day it may be turned around.
This is the nature of the biz and it is frought with users and abusers.
I hope you don't let it get at you - because they would have acheived more than their goals.
Joe McCabe
Get a new agent asap - if they are not prepared to do something about it - make them feel guilty, after all they are not doing it for nothing, you might get a gig to shut you up - or don't do anymore than you are doing now, accept and move on - if it was me I would ensure their names were burnt into my memory, because one day it may be turned around.
This is the nature of the biz and it is frought with users and abusers.
I hope you don't let it get at you - because they would have acheived more than their goals.
Joe McCabe
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