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Originally Posted by american pervert
the rise in talent cost is directly proportional to the increase of websites shooting their own stuff. for years the video companies paid as little as possible then the internet companies come in and don't know how to haggle and pay the first price the agent quotes.
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Websites shooting their own content certainly contributed to the rise in cost of hiring talent. Several successful website owners thought they could make more money by shooting their own content--by cutting out the middleman: the content producers.
However, I don't think these guys ever accounted for the all the costs involved with shooting (including insurance, locations, models flaking, kill fees, grips, permits, and the hidden costs of in-house employees such as: workman's comp and health insurance (yeah, right), etc.).
One other thing: in-house employees weren't inclined to negotiate with agents who wanted $500 for a bj scene or $1,200 for a b/g scene with one of their models. Why would they? After all, it wasn't their money.