I think I have read that some lead actors in TV dramas ask for a producer credit without any extra pay because it gives them a legitimate rationale for being in the Writers Room at times, and in other ways suggest or lobby for story ideas.
On Fri, Dec 21, 2018 at 8:40 AM 'Bob Jersey' via TVorNotTV < [email protected]> wrote: > > Kevin M, Thursday (12/20): >> >> The Producers Guild is a lost cause in terms of putting a cap on >>> superfluous producer credits. A well run production requires at most two >>> producers, one to oversee the creative aspects and another to oversee the >>> organizational/financial aspects... sometimes one person can handle both >>> sides of the production, but two are really what is required. But now >>> actors get producer credits, as do their managers and lawyers, as do the >>> relatives of the head of studio, as do the catering crew. Credits are seen >>> as free contract negotiating ploys, but it ultimately hurts a production, >>> tarnishes the credibility of the actual producers, and opens up a lot of >>> people to civil litigation. You and I both know that Spielberg neither >>> knows nor cares what’s going on at a crummy little CBS procedural, but now >>> he’s getting dragged into it. And don’t misunderstand me, Dushku has every >>> right to drag him into it as his name is right there in bold text, but his >>> name is only there because CBS knows his name in the credits gives viewers >>> a false sense of value. >>> >> >> bermuda999, Friday (12/21): > >> >> >>> >>> This is a serious question, if you know the answer: Does everyone listed >>> as a producer receive a producer's fee, or can you hand out the title >>> without the cash? >>> >> > Only the Guild knows for sure. > > B > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "TVorNotTV" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- Sent from Gmail Mobile -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TVorNotTV" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
