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Wednesday, June 16, 2010
A WINDFALL
Just thought I'd share a residual payment I got in the mail today for a character I played in the movie WHITE FANG. Ca-ching!
I saw that movie with my kids when it came out. You were great and deserve every penny.
This reminded me of a question I have that is tangential to this post. Given what I presume is the great difference in costs to produce a movie vs. a music CD, why are they so close in price? Movies have more talent and technicians to support, so I am not sure why this is.
God question. Volume I assume. As they now work, books too, the blockbusters support the costs of the rest of their (the studios, labels, publishers, etc.) output.
Cait, I thought they had a policy that anything under a dollar wouldn't be sent because of the expense in paper, time, energy, etc. But unfortunately I still sometimes get checks for under a dollar!
I saw that movie with my kids when it came out. You were great and deserve every penny.
ReplyDeleteThis reminded me of a question I have that is tangential to this post. Given what I presume is the great difference in costs to produce a movie vs. a music CD, why are they so close in price? Movies have more talent and technicians to support, so I am not sure why this is.
God question. Volume I assume. As they now work, books too, the blockbusters support the costs of the rest of their (the studios, labels, publishers, etc.) output.
ReplyDeleteWoops. Not actually a "God question" but a pretty good one.
ReplyDeleteWow! No worries now huh? On a sad note though, what a waste of some machine's time and energy to process all that paper!
ReplyDeleteCait,
ReplyDeleteI thought they had a policy that anything under a dollar wouldn't be sent because of the expense in paper, time, energy, etc. But unfortunately I still sometimes get checks for under a dollar!
if THAT is all they paid you THEY need it more than you
ReplyDeletesend it back
Someone tells me there is a bar somewhere in LA where you can get a free beer is you give them any residual check for less than a dollar.
ReplyDeletean apt testimony to the 'trickle down economics' ever since lawyers and economists took over the entertainment and arts businesses ...
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