tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22906998.post3071645089031125143..comments2024-03-26T22:42:06.412-07:00Comments on TAG Blog: The Zestful Riskiness of High Wire ActsSteve Huletthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05537689111433326847noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22906998.post-24885141139041130492011-04-29T10:40:32.820-07:002011-04-29T10:40:32.820-07:00It is amazing when you think about how much it cos...It is amazing when you think about how much it costs Dreamworks to just operate every week.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22906998.post-89324373074986699892011-04-28T08:33:21.309-07:002011-04-28T08:33:21.309-07:00Any stand alone company deals with the same stuff....Any stand alone company deals with the same stuff. From my view, DreamWorks remains in business, produces a decent product and keeps their artists employed. That alone is one helluva big deal. Jeffrey has already managed to confound the naysayers who said he wouldn’t last five years.<br /><br />We should do as well.Floyd Normanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08635960964922892254noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22906998.post-82099504535250647322011-04-27T22:26:34.336-07:002011-04-27T22:26:34.336-07:00Thanks for the link to the book.Thanks for the link to the book.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22906998.post-41967415239579664182011-04-27T20:16:51.625-07:002011-04-27T20:16:51.625-07:00Read this book:
http://www.amazon.com/Hollywood-E...Read this book:<br /><br />http://www.amazon.com/Hollywood-Economist-Hidden-Financial-Reality/dp/1933633840/ref=sr_1_2?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1303960324&sr=1-2<br /><br />Lots of foreign financing, expensive films to make (VERY expensive), and lack of ancillary merchandise (you don't see many DW toys out there), and first dollar gross participants of big named stars (giant paychecks AND percentages of the movie and dvd--3 major stars alone for the shrek cartoons that eat into up to 20% of the profits).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22906998.post-52786518788189768622011-04-27T19:44:20.081-07:002011-04-27T19:44:20.081-07:00But, how does Dreamworks stay afloat by paying the...<b><i>But, how does Dreamworks stay afloat by paying their employee's well, great benefits, spending so much on making and marketing these films, when they only bring in so little money in s three month period?</i></b><br /><br />If I remember correctly, Dreamworks does not directly pay for its artists' benefits. They contribute to the <a href="http://www.mpiphp.org/" rel="nofollow">MPIPHP</a> along with other studios, and the MPIPHP handles the artists' benefits.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22906998.post-91825987343549644672011-04-27T19:15:41.744-07:002011-04-27T19:15:41.744-07:00I don't know anything about business, so pardo...I don't know anything about business, so pardon my ignorance. But, how does Dreamworks stay afloat by paying their employee's well, great benefits, spending so much on making and marketing these films, when they only bring in so little money in s three month period? And what is the reason why Jeffery wants to stay independent? Is it because he doesn't want to have to put up with anybody else when it comes to making decisions?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com