backstage.com: Casting directors say Sandy dealt a blow to their businesses
New York–based casting directors and actors are losing out on work worth thousands of dollars each day Manhattan remains crippled from the damage done by Hurricane Sandy.
The super storm that struck the East Coast last week has claimed some 100 lives and new estimates place the damage around $50 billion.
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"You lose work and just start fresh moving ahead!"
I love that quote and that's a great mentality that Laura has, especially since it was a Natural Disaster and not something that could have been resisted. So many companies were in that situation and are still recovering from the lost business or potential business opportunities. However sometimes you just have to remember that it could have been much worse.
All the industries impacted by the storm, (which is basically just all the industries) have to find a way to continue to do business as well as possible under the circumstances. For New York based casting directors, that means figuring out transportation issues, and, in this case, having to turn down some work. I think it's important to remember that all the companies in New York, not just theatre and not just the entertainment industry, are taking a hard blow. I don't know what the state of New York is like now, news stations tend to stop caring about things as soon as they're not exciting anymore, but I hope that they're making significant strides toward recovery and being able to do business, make money, and live life.
It's so easy when your not in the thick of such catastrophic events as Sandy to forget how much they impact everyone in every way. Obviously casting directors losing money is no one's first concern when it comes to recovering from Sandy, but this article makes it clear that some casting agencies are getting hit hard, which likely in turn affects the income of the casting directors at such agencies because they pull in a percentage of the jobs that they book. Natural disasters can put life on hold for some people, but the rest of the world wants to keep going, and these casting directors are struggling to keep up with the rest of the world. You would think their clients could help or be a little bit more understanding, but I realize that the entertainment industry is a dog-eat-dog world, so I guess it makes sense that things are working out this way. This article is a good reminder to all of us to be prepared for anything (especially financially) because many unexpected events can have a huge impact on certain sectors of our industry.
I imagine everyone is getting hit pretty hard by Sandy, including all sorts of other types of businesses. I don't think its something that the casting directors wont get over, as soon as transportation and electricity are back everywhere, there will probably be an influx of potential jobs for people. I am not all to worried about the entertainment business surviving we are pretty well set for the foreseeable future. Hope everyone gets back on their feet soon though.
Its one thing to lose work because you didnt have the best, its another to think you could have had it, but lost it to a hurricane. For those individuals who have work on commercials or short lived projects its great, but when you can do it, Im sure they feel even work after Sandy. All you can do is keep moving ahead! You can get back on and keep doing what you have been, or maybe start something new because of this. Hopefully those affected will find the good from this. I would have never thought about being so competitive still after Sandy, but I guess you gotta keep going!
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