For the average free-lancer on a film crew, it all starts with making the deal. Each and every film is a unique job and each film is staffed by a collection of workers who must first form an agreement with the producers who manage the film.  It begins as a verbal agreement—a simple phone call […]

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Science and Art Motion picture production is not an exact science, if it be a science at all–not that it is devoid of science–but that is not the first thought that comes to mind when we see a movie. Nevertheless, even in the early days of the industry, there was an awareness of the nature […]

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