[quote=CA renter]
Not sure where you’re getting your info, Nor-LA-SD, but would love to hear where you’re getting these optimistic reports so I could give my friends some comfort. Any references or even anecdotes to bolster your claim of the entertainment industry being “on a tear”?[/quote]
I can give a 3 person anectdotal data point.
* One friend produces small independant films. Money has become MUCH tighter. But more crew are willing (have the time) to work for free on friends projects they like.
* One friend is a union gaffer/best boy. He’s got his steady gig – but the work he typically picks up for weekends and breaks has dried up.
* Our nephew is a non-union gaffer. Even reality shows are drying up… Even infomercials are drying up. He’s hanging in there – but he’s afraid to turn down even the crappiest job (for example – bad music videos or porn… which has always been the bottom of the barrel) because he doesn’t have the income stability he’s had in the past.
