FilmLA To Raise Permit Fees, Citing Production Slump & Rising Costs

Amid the lingering downturn in Los Angeles on-location film and TV production and Hollywood contraction, FilmLA is raising its fees by about 4% starting July 1.

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Advice From An Acting Coach During Hollywood Contraction: Don’t Fall For Programs Promising “Secrets” On How To Book Roles – Guest Column
#Casting #Hollywoodcontraction

https://deadline.com/2024/06/advice-from-an-acting-coach-booking-roles-hollywood-1235972013/

Advice From An Acting Coach During Hollywood Contraction: Don’t Fall For Programs Promising “Secrets” On How To Book Roles – Guest Column

Former casting director Sam Stiglitz weighs in on the lack of roles these days and how actors should protect themselves.

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Hollywood Contraction Hits Star TV Packages: “It’s A Head-Scratcher”
#News #Hollywoodcontraction

https://deadline.com/2024/04/hollywood-contraction-star-tv-packages-1235880727/

Hollywood Contraction Hits Star TV Packages: “It’s A Head-Scratcher”

Packages with A-list stars attached have been one of the biggest casualties of the tight market post-strikes.

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Hollywood Contraction: How Writers Are Reacting To Ongoing Industrywide Cost-Cutting

The ongoing contraction in Hollywood continues to impact how many writers remain out of work since walking off the picket line in September.

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Hollywood Contraction: Unscripted TV Business Facing “Crushing” Grim Reality As Fewer Shows Lead To Fewer Jobs
#News #Hollywoodcontraction #Labor #RealityTV

https://deadline.com/2024/03/hollywood-contraction-unscripted-tv-business-crushing-grim-reality-1235863807/

Hollywood Contraction: Unscripted TV Business Facing “Crushing” Grim Reality As Fewer Shows Lead To Fewer Jobs

Editor’s note: This is the latest installment in the Deadline series Hollywood Contraction, which examines the toll the job losses caused by the ongoing industrywide cost-cutting has had on different sections of the entertainment community. Matthew Hobin, a producer who has worked on series including Kitchen Nightmares and Hell’s Kitchen, was driving for Uber Eats when he […]

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Hollywood Contraction Hits Entertainment Executive Jobs: “This Is A Full-Scale Depression”
#Executives #News #Hollywoodcontraction #Layoffs

https://deadline.com/2024/03/hollywood-job-losses-executives-full-scale-depression-1235841674/

Hollywood Contraction Hits Entertainment Executive Jobs: “This Is A Full-Scale Depression”

Over the past year, there have been waves of layoffs among Hollywood companies in a situation "bordering on worst-case scenario."

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Casting Directors React To Complaints About Fewer Roles: “I’m A Major Therapist Now. All My Friends Are Actors And They’re Panicked”
#Casting #News #ArtiosAwards #CastingSocietyOfAmerica #Hollywoodcontraction

https://deadline.com/2024/03/casting-directors-address-contraction-lack-of-actor-jobs-hollywood-1235850326/

Casting Directors React To Complaints About Fewer Roles: “I’m A Major Therapist Now. All My Friends Are Actors And They’re Panicked”

Casting Directors React To Complaints About Fewer Roles: "I'm A Major Therapist Now. All My Friends Are Actors And They're Panicked"

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Hollywood Contraction: How Fewer Jobs & The Threat Of Another Strike Is Pushing BTL Workers To The Brink
#News #Hollywood #Hollywoodcontraction #IATSE #Labor #TeamstersLocal399

https://deadline.com/2024/03/hollywood-contraction-below-the-line-jobs-crew-workers-1235845150/

Hollywood Contraction: How Fewer Jobs & The Threat Of Another Strike Is Pushing BTL Workers To The Brink

Hollywood Contraction: How Fewer Jobs & The Threat Of Another Strike Is Pushing BTL Workers To The Brink

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Peter Bart: Hollywood Is Partying And Awards Are Flowing, But A Dicey Jobs Outlook Cues Actor Angst
#Commentary #BarbraStreisand #Hollywoodcontraction #MarlonBrando #PeterBart #SAGAFTRA #TheGodfather

https://deadline.com/2024/02/hollywood-jobs-outlook-1235842044/

Peter Bart: Hollywood Is Partying And Awards Are Flowing, But A Dicey Jobs Outlook Cues Actor Angst

“I despise auditions,” Marlon Brando barked as he launched into the audition for his role in The Godfather. It was his idea, I reminded him, so he himself had caused his actors angst, not the studio. (It was, of course, a great audition.) Actors’ angst was much in evidence yet again last weekend at the […]

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