Labor & Unions
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Production Manager: ‘I Used to Wander Through Musso & Frank’s to Get Work. Not Today’
As the film business keeps migrating away from L.A. and its unions, a veteran unit production manager laments a freelance workforce that’s profoundly lacking in job security
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Screenwriter: ‘I Just Don’t Want to Answer Phones at Some Place I Used to Pitch’
His first movie grossed more than $80 million, but tough economic times force him to scramble to pay the bills
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The Jobs Crisis: TV Is Booming — Unless You Work in L.A.
This has been a windfall year for ad spending, but the money isn’t trickling down to rank-and-file TV professionals in Los Angeles
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Hollywood & the Job Crisis: Just How Bad Is It?
First in a Wrap series: There are pockets of recovery in the entertainment industry, but many are still struggling to weather the ongoing economic storm
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WGA’s Keyser: There Isn’t Enough Interesting Work for Writers
“While we are encouraged by the strength of our employment in television, we are simultaneously more concerned about the movement in the other direction in features”
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‘Black Swan’ Lawsuit Stirs Intern Debate: Education or Exploitation?
In a down economy are movie companies relying too heavily on free labor?