Trump announces 100% tariffs on movies 'produced in foreign lands'

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55. Poaching is s little harsh.

I agree to most of what you said but all US states have the right to work. It is a shame that the studios go for the lowest rate. One of the last shows I worked on was in Virginia. The Decorator was a friend from other movies so I said yes. Then the producer called and said they were paying prevailing wage. The wage was $15 an hour. Up north that is not even a living wage for me. So I basically lost money because I gave up a commercial. Being nice loyal friend sucks sometimes. I was making $35-$50 depending on Commercials or Movies. So I understand the race to the bottom. The Unions need to level the playing field . There should be enough work to spread around with all of the streaming content needed. The are cutting way back on quality. Nobody seems to care about continuity anymore. Reverse shot action doesn’t line up, props don’t match, fine, moving on. We are like every other industry, the corporate bastards go for the cheapest production costs to keep stock prices up for the shareholders and the producers/ Studios. But talent still gets millions which I personally think is fucked. Hollywood became the movie capital but that doesn’t give them the privilege of being the only place where films should be made. The first films in the US were made in daylight studios in Valley Forge Pa. But shit changes.