I can tell you this, if you're not kinda 'selfless' you don't get hired again.
Thus, those who remain / survive are kinda that way. The occasional 'arse' does get through, but the jerk factor in the industry is remarkably low as a result. 1 - 2% Whereas in the general population, I believe the jerk factor to be somewhere just above 3%. Definitive :) jan On Jan 31, 2008 10:03 PM, Chris <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, Kathryn Jones <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: > > > > whom I didn't either know personally or for whom I have not sought > > out a dependable reference, no matter how "captivating" their > > qualities...... > > Frankly, I don't have the kind of time right now for that level of > vetting. Nor the staff. There are future projects, more substantial > projects, where I would happily allocate the time and energy to do > that. However, we're not talking about "Das Boot" here; we're talking > about a little doodad that I wanted to make my Semanal project. > > > send a message to your staff and crew and audience that the creative > > arena you choose to work in is defined by "captivating" > > personalities, rather than true work ethic and vision. > > I AM my staff. I AM my crew. And the handful of loose change in my > pocket is my budget. > > You seem to be arguing that a performer's charisma doesn't count, but > I can't agree. When it comes to drawing in an audience, especially > when you only have a few minutes to do so, charisma can count in a big > way. > > > (how can you expect any better from an actor who is sent the message > > over and over again that their value lies in their "captivating" > > qualities, rather than in what they can bring to the table creatively > > and intellectually?) > > I can and DO expect common courtesy and honesty from everyone I meet. > I'm nutty that way. > > > there. There are a bevy of committed, talented, passionate actors > > who would be amazing assets to the projects that you put so much of > > your heart and soul into..but to find them you might have to > > sacrifice a few "qualities". > > Kathryn, I respect your observations, but my experience here in L.A. > is that paycheck trumps passion a good deal of the time. Not always, > of course... most of the performers in my upcoming project have shown > an amount of enthusiasm that has pleasantly surprised me. > > They are not all each other's equal as far as talent and commitment, > but I would certainly be shocked if any one of them brought the whole > production to a screeching halt two lines into the first scene, as > this actress did yesterday. > > Anyway, I concede you make good points but they don't all necessarily > apply to my particular situation. > > But hey, prove me wrong. Draw me a map to this bevy of selfless show > folk and I'll happily put them to work. :) > > Chris > > > > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > -- The Faux Press - better than real http://feeds.feedburner.com/diaryofafauxjournalist - RSS http://fauxpress.blogspot.com aim=janofsound air=862.571.5334 skype=janmclaughlin [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
