Thursday, February 11, 2016
'Longmire': Film industry supports local communities
LAMonitor.com: Saturday’s “Longmire” casting call in Española was co-sponsored by the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees, Moving Picture Technicians, Artists and Allied Crafts of the United States, Local 480, and doubled as a “thank you” to Sen. Richard Martinez (D-District 5), whom the union called a “champion of workers.”
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I found this article to be a well-documented look into how a independent film production should be run. after commenting a few weeks back on an article about the horrors faced by some of the film industry's hardest working, yet least paid and acknowledged workers; PAs. Now, onto a more optimistic look at the treatment of other, oft exploited film workers, the humble yet crucial extra. (or background actor, as it is now deemed appropriate to call them) The background actor, in my limited film experience, can be anywhere from someone's sister's cousin to an SAG card carrying actor, looking to add to a resume. Either way, because of the nature of background acting, the obscurity of laws governing this sort of work, and the seemingly trivial nature of it (although the article points out very correctly that the work of the background actor is anything but trivial), allow for this particular position to be very easily exploited by those wishing the shave a few buck off a budget. Horror stories, like that referenced in the article, of long hours and very little pay, mar the reputation of background acting. That being said, this article does outline fair hiring practices and due compensation, exemplary of a quality production, in my book.
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