@kiwisupreez: I’ve debated this for a long time. I’ve been holding a lot of weight over the past two years since the production of Obsession, so I’m going to say it as it is. obssn was made for $750K and is projected to make $250M. How much I made: $300/day as Art Director. This came out to $6741.36 after taxes. No mileage. I did know the rate beforehand and agreed to it, but atp I was living paycheck to paycheck. This is the reality of most filmmakers especially those who work below the line. We become a line in the budget sheet to keep as low as possible. There were also crew on obssn who were volunteers, getting paid in gas and mileage. This wasn’t even paid on time, so to make a $250M grossing film, some of these amazing people had to come out of pocket to work on set. I kick myself every single day for not flipping this production. I was encouraged not to and I naively listened. As is the case for most low budget productions, everyone has to wear many, many hats. Though my official title is art director, I was also a PA, set dresser, graphic designer, background actor, driver, swing, and buyer. I was doing runs for the art dept (again, no mileage). I was shopping, loading, returning while the rest of the crew were on set (Thank you Jeff Barker for helping me during those times). I had to wrap Bear’s House that was left an absolute mess without water or crafties left behind. I shopped an entire location (Ian’s house) and loaded the truck the same day for shoot the next day which also happened to be an overnight. It took such a physical toll on my body that I kept losing weight, weighing 90lbs during this production. I say all this to finally have my peace. I know this is bigger than Obsession. I know this is even bigger than the film industry. If you feel called to have this discussion w me, please do so. I’m willing to be wrong bc I know I’m probably missing information and my perspective is just a drop in the bucket. if you were a crew member on obsession and feel called to share your rate, maybe we can turn a tide in the film industry. #obsession

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