Comments on: Are Actors Overpaid http://www.seanpaune.com/2009/01/10/are-actors-overpaid/ Fri, 19 Mar 2010 10:21:01 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Sean P. Aune http://www.seanpaune.com/2009/01/10/are-actors-overpaid/comment-page-1/#comment-42113 Sean P. Aune Sun, 02 Aug 2009 07:49:30 +0000 http://www.seanpaune.com/?p=2870#comment-42113 I agree that no more money needs to go to CEOs, but I would just like to see it distributed a bit more evenly amongst the crew. Yes, replacing an actor is difficult, but not impossible I agree that no more money needs to go to CEOs, but I would just like to see it distributed a bit more evenly amongst the crew. Yes, replacing an actor is difficult, but not impossible

]]> By: Aspiring Writer http://www.seanpaune.com/2009/01/10/are-actors-overpaid/comment-page-1/#comment-42108 Aspiring Writer Sun, 02 Aug 2009 04:03:21 +0000 http://www.seanpaune.com/?p=2870#comment-42108 Where else will the money go? Its hard to say "oh this person is getting way too much money." If they didn't give the actors raises where would the money go otherwise? The CEOs? Would the advertisers just pay less money? Would cable costs go down? I say if its going to anyone it should go to the people making the show. Yes I fully agree that writers and other crew members should also write more. Also a lot of what they do is intangible. Its alot easier to learn how to build a set, operate a camera, etc. than it is to play a particular role. The other aspect is that if you replace the camera man fewer people will notice than if you replace a lead actor. If a show is going well and making money, a producer doesn't want to change things, The "if it aint broke don't fix it" mentality. I'm very tired so this post is not the most intelligible. Either way it is an interesting topic for discussion. Where else will the money go? Its hard to say "oh this person is getting way too much money." If they didn't give the actors raises where would the money go otherwise? The CEOs? Would the advertisers just pay less money? Would cable costs go down? I say if its going to anyone it should go to the people making the show. Yes I fully agree that writers and other crew members should also write more.

Also a lot of what they do is intangible. Its alot easier to learn how to build a set, operate a camera, etc. than it is to play a particular role. The other aspect is that if you replace the camera man fewer people will notice than if you replace a lead actor. If a show is going well and making money, a producer doesn't want to change things, The "if it aint broke don't fix it" mentality.

I'm very tired so this post is not the most intelligible. Either way it is an interesting topic for discussion.

]]> By: Hope You’re Ready For A Lot More Comic Book Movies - SeanPAune.com http://www.seanpaune.com/2009/01/10/are-actors-overpaid/comment-page-1/#comment-36888 Hope You’re Ready For A Lot More Comic Book Movies - SeanPAune.com Thu, 26 Feb 2009 03:12:38 +0000 http://www.seanpaune.com/?p=2870#comment-36888 [...] play Crimson Dynamo, a Soviet-era version of Iron Man, in the second Iron Man movie.  Sure I think actors are overpaid, but even I have to say that $250K is a fairly lowball [...] [...] play Crimson Dynamo, a Soviet-era version of Iron Man, in the second Iron Man movie.  Sure I think actors are overpaid, but even I have to say that $250K is a fairly lowball [...]

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