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.
Opportunities and Risks
Tue, 3 Oct 2000, 03:23 pmWalter Plinge
"To be fair, she had a lot on her plate. Writing, producing, directing and starring in your own movie can be very time consuming."
Yes! Lets all be fair about this! Perhaps we could also be generous... I am not currently associated with Emma Green but have worked with her as a technician in the past - on more than one occassion.
Emma puts herself out there every time to offer opportunities for up and coming actors/practicianers often at great personal expense and hardship.
I don't know the full details of the complaints but can I just suggest that it isn't easy to produce theatre or film outside of the big funding. The fact that peopel like Emma continue to do so is an admirable thing in itself.
If you want professional treatment then go and work with a professional company. Chances are you can't until you've had a history of working on shows put up by hard slogging people like Emma Green.
Every opportunity contains risks. The adult world can be tough.
Can I humbly request that this personal demolition stops right now???
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