tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6662539385844044723.post2502305587051562319..comments2023-07-30T06:23:38.686-06:00Comments on One Big Bad Wolf: Dollar Dollar Bill Y'allBrady Darnellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04623846309111201060noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6662539385844044723.post-63944133412709269712010-02-09T18:46:19.164-07:002010-02-09T18:46:19.164-07:00Exactly, Kendall. Exactly.Exactly, Kendall. Exactly.Brady Darnellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04623846309111201060noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6662539385844044723.post-5179610490830382072010-02-09T13:22:22.497-07:002010-02-09T13:22:22.497-07:00Ok, there is a lot to comment on here.
First of...Ok, there is a lot to comment on here. <br /><br />First off, I think getting anything to change in the industry over this issue will be as easy as nailing warm Jell-O to a tree. Or better yet, nailing warm Jell-O to a cat climbing a tree… in a wind storm.. But I digress.<br /><br />It’s a multi-phase problem. So many people in the business do what they love for “free” simply because it IS what they love and they want the opportunity to do it. Production companies know this and count on it. The artists do the work for free under the assumption that this is part of “paying the dues” and that with enough free work, there will be a door opening into a paying gig. This has been true since the footlights were actually candles.<br /><br />This will never change.<br /><br />Production companies will rarely pay for staff they know they can get for free. And artists will always work for free if they believe that is the only way they will get to do what they love most.<br />I am one of them…<br /><br />I volunteer my time for free for Phamaly because I love to do it and I love the company. That does not mean that if they handed me a check, I’d tear it up. But, I believe in Phamaly’s vision and what they are trying to do, I have no problem with contributing to them with a donation of my time and physical effort.<br />However, if the DCPA was hosting the touring production of Pixar’s “Toy Story On Unicycles”, they would have to pony up some bucks before I would lift a prop…<br /><br />As a professional entertainer, I get a LOT of requests to do free shows. Very few, if any, do I accept. People have said, “Think of all the great exposure you’ll get” and, “You’ll get a whole bunch of shows out of this!”. The only thing I ever got out of doing shows for free, was more requests to do free shows. I’ve been treated like I was dirt in almost every free show situation that I’ve been in. Phamaly being the exception… So, I do not work for free for any other reason.<br /><br />The bottom line is as long as there are artists willing to work for free, companies will not willingly pay for help they know they can get “gratis”.Kendallhttp://www.magic-dude.comnoreply@blogger.com