DEADBEATS

Alturas films , did a large Sprint - Mikel Mann Superbowl commercial
and there are stories of outstanding $ not forthcoming to vendors
after 6 months. L+D from insurance Co. has not been paid after 6
months. Alturas is ducking their responsibility. Get deposit money and
equipment pay in advance!

HSI is a comedy of course. if you get paid in 120 days your are lucky.
Most folks now get credit card advance money.

Anonymous even though a good payer can not part with L+D money either.

I am sure the list is endless.

Personally I do not take jobs anymore when people start haggling. Its
an indication of lack of ethics. If they haggle before the job they
have no compunction to pay after.

The people who get stuck most with no payment seem to be the lower end
of the scale

Hollywood has always been a magnet for charlatans, thieves, and scam
artists, but its getting ridiculous.. There are not just a few bad
apples - I am looking for the few good companies left.

On Sat, 31 May 2008 22:18:49 -0400, Wolf wrote
(in article
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the scale
>
> Hollywood has always been a magnet for charlatans, thieves, and scam
> artists, but its getting ridiculous..

And then there are the bad people. :)

Sorry for the joke at your expense. I do empathize.

Regards,

Ty Ford


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