The Challenges of Screen Production

What does it mean when people convince you to do a job on the basis that it’s going to be fun?

We often work on jobs with unrealistic budgets and high expectations, the brains trust is under pressure, we’re under-resourced and can’t support them, and the fish rots from the head down.

We work long hours, have no time to exercise, we don’t receive benefits, we become mentally, physically, emotionally exhausted, our rates remain the same or go down, and our relationships suffer. So what is it that keeps us in this industry or lures back those that venture out into the real world?

I think it’s the shared camaraderie of working with other like-minded people under trying circumstances. We work with our friends, wear what we like, say what we like, we’re accepted for ourselves, we can instantly bond with any crew anywhere in the world. For those seeking to leave, here’s a reminder why you’ll find it hard to —