Hollywood has a hiring problem. Can a new crop of apps help?
by Ryan Faughnder, Los Angeles Times
Jul 28, 2022
4 minutes
Business is booming for the TV industry. That has caused problems for hiring.
Normally when a show is staffing up, the producers call up a list of skilled professionals they've worked with recently, and they hire the people they've seen do the job. The issue these days is that production schedules are so busy that those usual suspects often aren't available.
It's hard enough to find top-tier showrunners, editors and cinematographers. But less obvious roles are equally difficult to fill. Need a good production accountant? Good luck.
There's a reason this tradition of keeping lists of safe contacts exists. Department heads are often rushed
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