Producing : The reality is that producers rarely make a living wage. by Willem Lodewijk Elzenga

Willem Lodewijk Elzenga

The reality is that producers rarely make a living wage.

"It's not a career, it's a crap shoot," one producer responded anonymously to questions asking how fellow producers felt about lending commercial clout to auteur directors to get passion projects made. Rebecca Green, founder and editor in chief of Dear Producer, says being an indie film producer is hardly glamorous and high paying.

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Indie Film Producers Raise Alarm on Uncertain Futures, Survey Finds (Exclusive)
Indie Film Producers Raise Alarm on Uncertain Futures, Survey Finds (Exclusive)
Independent film producers long used to raising money for movies they believe in report they are mostly underpaid and over-pressured and face unsustainable careers
Larry DeGala

The average actor rarely makes a living wage.

The average writer rarely makes a living wage.

The average cinematographer rarely makes a living wage.

The glamour industry of Show Biz looks glitzy and bright from the outside. Much blood, sweat and tears from inside. It is a magical illusion.

Why do it at all? It's all about having the heart to do what no one else can do. It's all about passion in your craftsmanship. If you don't love it, don't do it. No one is forcing you to accept this brutal challenge.

If you want to earn a massive fortune in the shortest time possible, get your Series 7 and grind on Wall Street.

If you are working in Show Biz, you start from the bottom. Everyone has the opportunity to start at the trenches.

The takeaway is that the content creator who solos the development and expedites hirings must face uncertainty alone. Media Buyers need Captains to sail that ship. No captains, no sailing.

The show must go on.

Willem Lodewijk Elzenga

Well spoken Larry DeGala

Dan MaxXx

Show Bizness is a great business for money-laundering.

As for the average salary of many Producers and Execs, maybe that's why pay-to-pitch websites are booming. Salary folks simply don't earn enough $ at their day jobs.

Shadow Dragu-Mihai

Mainstream corporate producers, who control their distribution and keep indie's out of the pipelines or use their content to attract viewership which they then switch, make more than a living wage. Independent industry needs to reform and decouple from mainstream. One topic of discussion on the open Forum One chats put on by ondemand.global

John Flynn

I read this earlier. We invest so much time and money into a project that, at best, will break even and more times than not never take off

Shadow Dragu-Mihai

John Flynn That is true, and in part it is by design in the industry. The industry economy and eco-system though is undergoing a lot of change and independent industry has a chance to catch up and equalize.

Karen "Kay" Ross

This is a fantastic find, thank you for sharing, Willem!

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