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Ben Affleck admits to forcing actors and crew members to work for completely free, claiming it’s the only way to make them "give a s**t" about their jobs "We just started this film fund for independent theatrical films, part of the ethos was like, 'Okay, you're not going to... show more
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They're not working for free. They're working for a piece of the upside. Don't see the problem with that.

Affleck does a very poor job of describing this. It's not working for free. And the crew is paid. In many cases with the actors, their participation guarantees a certain level of value and profit to begin with. And profits are not about how many people watch it.

So nice when the mega millionaire discusses how, for art, others should work for free. How progressive of him.

He absolutely right about this. People do however need some sort of wage during the process to pay bills.

This used to work until people lost trust in the system cause cunts like this out of touch douchebags do everything to not pay you. Latest example Subnautica. Hell even my best friend did that shit to me. So fuck this clown who happens to be an investor in generative Ai.

I would take this deal. I would totally work on a Ben Affleck movie receiving only equity in exchange. I assume they work for SAG minimum or something still so they don't get zero salary. But getting equity upside is great and a risk I'd evaluate and take.

"Forcing" is an insane choice of words, friend.

Yet another example of Psychopathic behavior from a rich person

This, ladies and gentlemen, is the prime example of "no risk it, no biscuit". Two types of people... 1. The type requiring risk-free payment for work...zero risk, just pay me for my time. 2. The type to invest their efforts and delay gratification for the potential multiplier payoff. Both people are great...until group #1 gets upset with group #2's financial success.

This isn’t working for free.

They aren’t forced. They choose to take the job. Which could potentially pay much better than any other offer they’d get. No different than me working in a tech startup for a crap salary and a ton of stock options.

How is that forcing them? The actors share risk/reward

This works for wealthy actors. It does not work for the crew member who has rent due Friday. The better model is simple: Fair salary + reasonable upside. Alignment is smart. Making lower paid workers finance the movie with their labor is not.

Ben is right. Capitalism at work is a beautiful thing to behold. Yet in politics Ben supports Democrats and their socialist commie perspective. Go figure.

Here’s the problem: those people working didn’t write the script. They didn’t shoot the film, they didn’t negotiate deals with distributors and they weren’t in charge of marketing. All of those things are truly what make a film pop so why couldn’t they just be regularly paid?

No is forced to do anything. They aren't slaves. They agreed to a contract. This is the structure people want because they feel jibbed if the movie does well. See the Obsession art director.

Wow @BenAffleck you're very dumb for someone so hip with it. Most ppl don't give 2 hoots about a chance at something making 100 million $. They just NEED THE DAMN MONEY THEY'RE OWED FOR THEIR TIME AND EFDORT TO LIVE ON. Check your damn privilege mr superstar dumass geez.

Badass. I love that he’s 100% convinced that he’s right about everything and not only that—everyone else is A DEAD WRONG IDIOT. Reminds me of me.

sounds like ben believes in capitalism with no handouts and merit. most likely he votes opposite. libbywood actors

Lol. Ben Affleck rediscovering communism

I mean he could pay them and also give them a portion of the gross profits, that would also work

Definitely not a pro-labor argument. People have bills to pay. Surely, if there's less pay for more of the backend that's one thing, but no pay at all? Doesn't really work for regular Americans

They're not working for free, like most places you get paid after you do the work

The great job done by the gaffer does not guarantee a hit

This guy is a moron. He's talking about people that don't get paid for how good the movie does. There is a very short list of people that get the backend.

So how are they going to pay their bills, mortgages and food in the meantime?

Coming from one of the most well paid actors in Hollywood? 😂

Wallstreet bonus logic but you can't pay your rent

he's transforming into Dave Smith or vice versa I've never seen them both in the same place at once

Nobody has ever said that Ben Affleck is intelligent.

It improves incentive to produce good quality work, good effort

The problem is you’re at the mercy of someone’s shitty decisions. You only get a small contributor to the success. This reminds me of when my yearly bonus was tied to some other group that had noticing to do with engineering. So I’m getting less because the sales team sucks.

Clickbait tweet. Not what he's saying at all.

at end of the day pay your people and be transparent the problem is not what Ben said , we get that the problem is the companies that can afford to pay people fuck them over and that should be against the law
