But what I can’t abide is how those same companies, which ask us to make do with less and find it expedient to de-job those who have served them loyally for years, continue to tolerate the most deplorable cost associated with creating their product: the television package fee. Pruning dead branches allows the tree to keep growing. I even understand why my fees and profit participations have been reduced, in line with other producers, over the years and I accept that it was necessary for some of my friends to lose their jobs during the recent rounds of layoffs at major studios and networks. I embrace moving a production to where it can be made more cheaply, cutting a schedule to the minimum necessary to realize the project’s vision and doing away with decadent perks. I’m all for increased efficiency when it comes to producing filmed entertainment. This story first appeared in the April 10 issue of The Hollywood Reporter magazine.
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