[quote=UCGal][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.
Yes, this is exactly what we are hearing. We know union gaffers, electricians, prop designers, make-up artists, a director (TV), sound engineers, film editors, a cameraman, etc. Though Nor-LA-SD posted about big box office hits (and there were certainly some popular movies this year), everyone I know is saying things are s-l-o-w. Also, it doesn’t help LA when they are doing a lot of filming in other states and countries now.
