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Leavemywife posted:How does health insurance work with studios? Are actors and directors insured just while they're working on a movie? Or will a studio have their attached staff (whether actor, director, etc) insured? Does an actor have a little bit taken out of their check for insurance? Every film has its own insurance policy which covers losses to production due to illness etc. There can be additional insurance for the stars (and sometimes director) on which the film depends called “essential elements”, which covers the entire budget (or financing expended to date) is a star can’t complete the film. The film’s insurance doesn’t cover the actors’ health insurance eg if they need to visit a doctor. Like other freelancers (which is what they are) they need to arrange that themselves. The actors negotiate a lump sum which is then paid weekly during shoot (so that if they are fired for cause or can’t complete the film they are only paid to date). It’s often escrowed with their agents prior to shoot.
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Is Spider-verse suitable for a 6-year-old?
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Leavemywife posted:Are credits required after movies? Yes. Crew and other contracts specify a credit in the end roller. If you could get everyone to agree to drop it then there would t be credits, but as end roller credits are getting longer, not shorter, that’s unlikely.
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Egbert Souse posted:Isn't that debunked? I don't get why Star Wars would have stricter rules than Citizen Kane, West Side Story, 2001: A Space Odyssey, and The Godfather. Hell, West Side Story has absolutely nothing besides the title while the others at least have a production credit. You can have title credits(presentation and production) at the front and main credits at the end (including writer, director, cast) provided that no individual credits appear at the front. So opening credits might be Fox Searchlight presents In association with BBC Films A Smelly Fart production Produced In association with Stinky Poo Films “The Turd” Then the film. End main credits before end roller would be: Daniel Day Lewis Jason Statham Stormy Daniels “The Turd” Directed by Roger Corman Written by William Goldman Produced by Edward Goldfinger Etc
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Bedshaped posted:Is Stanley Tucci just the stage name of David S. Goyer? That’s uncanny
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Groundskeeper Silly posted:Is there a legal/contractual requirement for studios to put their vanity cards in movie trailers, or do they just do it to foster brand recognition (or for like pacing or to satisfy a norm or whatever)? Oh no, their distribution contract will specify that they have the right to do it. They insist. It’s branding and ego.
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Peaceful Anarchy posted:It's mediocre writing with two great actors. They elevate some parts of the material, but some of it is unsalvageable (like the infamous fried chicken scene). How it all shakes out depends on your tolerance for the way it deals with its themes compared to how much you enjoy watching two great actors play off each other. This is a good take. I agree.
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Detective Thompson posted:Maybe it's meant to destroy incoming space debris that would damage/destroy the prison. That would probably be better handled by something other than miniguns, but maybe that's the in-movie explanation. Yeah. Or maybe just because it’s cool.
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Krispy Wafer posted:You could watch Band of Brothers in one sitting and call it a 10 hour long movie. BoB is so drat good.
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got any sevens posted:Tom Hardy was in BoB??? It’s actually remarkable how many did. If you think about how many actors never succeed, and how many went on from BOB to have viable working careers it’s actually a really high rate. At least I think so.
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Skwirl posted:David Schwimmer hasn't been in anything of note since Band of Brothers. Apart from the fact that it’s not true, he hardly needs to. He can just sit back and count his Friends residuals.
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Timby posted:Unless he was stupid with his cash, he doesn't even need that. The cast was making a million bucks per episode for the final season. Yeah, that too.
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Easy Diff posted:
Yeah. The first one is pretty good but the second one is brilliant. I always use it as an example of that rare beast, the sequel that’s better than the original.
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Leavemywife posted:How often do actors know when they're in a bad movie? I don't mean the ones doing SyFy originals or Z-movies, who know what kind of schlock they're putting out; I'm talking about like, Wild Wild West, Stealth, Battlefield Earth, movies like that. Are the actors aware the movie sucks, or do they think they're making a worthwhile product? Unless they really need the money or know they are working for a pay check most actors don’t believe that the film they’ve signed up to will be bad. Most actors of reasonable stature have enough roles to choose from that they’ll pick ones that they think are going to be good (or pay them a lot). Less well-known actors might know that the film is bad but they’re just doing their job.
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Groovelord Neato posted:on the acting front i could understand not knowing how something's going to turn out since you only have your slice of the production to judge off of. but how do the people at the higher levels who have a bird's eye view not realize it. How many films get made that turn out to be really good compared to those that are ok, mediocre or bad? Not that many. But in almost every case the people involved thought it would be good from the outset. It’s really hard to know until you see the semi-finished product. Making a good film is very hard - there are so many elements that have to be right, and the way they interact has to be right - which is why there are very few producers and directors who can do it consistently. Even the greats often have a couple of misfires.
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BonoMan posted:And also, as a business, even when they realize halfway through that ti's going to be bad... well... you can still make money off of it so just you just keep pushing forward! Yep. Plus if you stop halfway you’ve lost a good 60% or so of your budget already, and if it’s an independent film it would be very hard to get all the financiers and producer to agree to pull out. That money is then gone. I’ve never heard of a film that’s abandoned because it’s looking bad. therattle fucked around with this message at 16:17 on May 5, 2019 |
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Steve Yun posted:I can't remember off the top of my head, but I coulda sworn there were a few examples of the inverse where an actor was sure a movie was going to suck and then it turned out to be great... anyone else remember? Alec Guinness in Star Wars, I think. Although he was only half-wrong (not great film but BO smash).
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Leavemywife posted:How much does a theater pay to get a movie? I'm assuming its in the thousands of dollars. They pay a split of the BO takings less a fixed sum for overheads (the nut), both of which are highly negotiable.
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The Peccadillo posted:Yeah he got 'im, timid narcissist is such a good description of a certain type of guy Having met Allen, albeit briefly, this absolutely nails it.
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Samuel Clemens posted:It's pretty ironic to see Orson Welles of all people call out someone else for being arrogant. I call people arrogant all the time!  But this. When I met Allen I didn’t buy his self-effacing shtick one iota. Krispy Wafer posted:I think he's calling him out for being arrogant in the wrong way.
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Empress Brosephine posted:Any standout Japanese or Chinese movies from the past few years you guys reccomend? Shoplifters.
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Groundskeeper Silly posted:In anthology movies, are the individual segments considered short films? Like say I showed somebody a video of Amateur Night from V/H/S, is that more me showing them a movie clip or a short film? I'm guessing it's movie clip, because I don't think Amateur Night would be eligible for a Best Short Film Academy Award. The question is, considered by whom? For awards judges, they are not shorts. If you’re making one, it effectively is, and if you’re showing one, likewise, as it’s a standalone piece. Although you could say it needs to be seen in context with the others in the anthology. Depends on structure. In short (no pun intended), it’s not like there’s a definitive answer.
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BonoMan posted:Maybe it's too modern but The Assasination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford is phenomenal in my book. Very, very good film. Agreed.
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Rupert Buttermilk posted:Aaaah, I feel like I had some examples of writers or directors throwing the tiniest bit of shade to people not involved with the movie, but now I can't think of any. I know it's happened, though. Like a character being named such and such, who gets killed or humiliated or something, named after some real person who the director hates. One has to be mighty careful about using real makes because of defamation and insurance issues.
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