Film Producing Is ‘Not a Sustainable Career,’ New Study Says
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Despite their flashy reputation of wielding the money behind the movies, film producers often can’t sustain a career in the profession, a new study concludes.
56% percent of the 474 respondents said they earned $25,000 or less — and more than a quarter earned less than $2,500 from producing in 2020.
Almost two-thirds of participating producers said they earned their primary income through producing in 2019, while that share dropped to 56% last year.
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Rebecca Green, the founder of Dear Producer whose credits include “It Follows” and “See You in My Dreams,” told TheWrap that a lack of education about what producing means has led to a false perception that producers benefit more than the rest of the creative team from their work on a film.
“Even for me, it’s