Big Budget!

Hey,

I am writing about being able to take a look at what the budget looks like on a major Hollywood movie. I had worked on a low budget movie shot in Salt Lake City over the summer. That was made for under $5 million. This budget was more than ten times that. It is just crazy to see the different salary ranges for big star actors or what a big name director makes versus a director on a small film. Regardless small or big, the money is a lot to normal people. I think being out here already for a while you start to lose touch with what things cost. Especially because out here where fashion matters, what kind of car you drive might be talked about, etc. it is hard to keep up. Everyone is going a million miles a minute in this town, money is spent left and right, it really makes you appreciate living somewhere else. It also gives you an appreciation of what you can do with the money on a small independent film. You have to make do because you aren't supported by a big studio. You can only dream of what you could do if you had a tenth of what a studio film spends on a movie. It's crazy here in Hollywood!

(Pano)