Is Working For Free Ever Worth It?
The [Legal] Artist: For years I’ve advocated to anyone who’d listen that unpaid work is tantamount to a slap in the face; that experience and exposure aren’t sufficient compensation for people whose livelihoods depend on their art. Three years ago I said:
“[B]eing paid for your work is a statement about your worth to yourself and to the project. Directors, producers, and publishers don't work for free; neither should you.”What We Owe the MythBusters
NYTimes.com: WHEN the reality TV show “MythBusters” debuted on the Discovery Channel in 2003, its producers weren’t on a mission to transform science and education in America. They just wanted to entertain. In each episode, the hosts would try to debunk or confirm a few classic urban legends. Could a penny dropped off the Empire State Building really kill a person? Could eating a poppy-seed bagel actually make you test positive for heroin? The producers cast two San Francisco-based special-effects artists, Jamie Hyneman and Adam Savage, as hosts. The show was a surprise hit — pulling in as many as 20 million viewers a season — and it helped changed our culture.How to tell good acting from bad acting
Business Insider: If anyone tells you there are objective standards, they're full of s--t. This is a matter of personal taste. There are trends. There are many people who loved Philip Seymour Hoffman's acting. But if you don't, you're not wrong. At worst, you're eccentric.Negotiating a pay rise: what I wish Jennifer Lawrence had known
Women in Leadership | The Guardian: US actress Jennifer Lawrence penned an insightful essay this week which included her thoughts as to why she was paid less than her American Hustle co-stars. What stood out was that she knows she didn’t negotiate as hard as she could for fear of being labelled difficult or unlikeable, fears that her well-paid male co-stars clearly did not suffer from.Public Theater Adds Transgender-Themed Musical to Season
The New York Times: The Public Theater is adding a musical about a transgender group of friends to its winter schedule, and putting out a direct call for transgender actors to audition.
The prestigious Off Broadway nonprofit said Thursday that it would stage a production of “Southern Comfort,” a musicalization of a 2001 documentary of the same name, which tells the story of Robert Eads, who transitioned from female to male, was diagnosed with ovarian cancer, had trouble finding medical treatment and relied on friends for community as he died.
Sunday, November 08, 2015
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