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  10 4 There is not much money or stability in doing crew work in Seattle--please get my meaning right away, I do not want to explain any more. charles mudede answered in Filmmaking Week about 1 year ago | Report 3 comments by Fnarf, Rev.Enant, and Kubrick’s Handsome Nephew… 0 0 Why downvotes? I think it's perfectly clear what he meant. Fnarf commented about 1 year ago | Report 0 0 Though... $400/day day-rate for Utility Grip ain't nothing. Rev.Enant commented about 1 year ago | Report 0 0 No, Charles. Please tell us what you mean. Kubrick’s Handsome Nephew commented about 1 year ago | Report Enter your comment or ask a new question New comments are not being accepted at this time.

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  3 0 What are the demographics in local film school programs, where these skills are taught and learned? (That's an honest question, by the way.) That percentage would be more representative than overall Seattle population demographics. Then, of course, the question becomes, why are the film programs not representative... The crews don't represent local demographics as far as gender is concerned, either. The PAs are overwhelmingly female, the grips, sound techs, and DPs overwhelmingly male. Geni answered in Filmmaking Week about 1 year ago | Report Comment on this answer Enter your comment or ask a new question New comments are not being accepted at this time.

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  1 0 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seattle#Demographics ^ That is about the only thing I can think of that could possibly answer your question, as I'm not completely sure what it is you're asking in the first place. katiedid answered in Filmmaking Week about 1 year ago | Report 1 comment by jt… 0 0 Basically, why is Seattle's filmmakers discriminating in hiring african-am, asians, and hispanics that make up 30% of Seattle's population. Don't say they're not too many applying or don't have experience. Well, they can intern or set up an apprenticeship programs so experience and training can be acquired. jt commented about 1 year ago | Report Enter your comment or ask a new question New comments are not being accepted at this time.

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  1 0 Seattle considers itself international? Really? In our tiny corner with only one other nation (also englishspeaking/Brit-colony-derived) anywhere nearby? Provide Proof of Premise please?? Perhaps we have a city that's 'multinational' among american cities, and certainly well-connected, trade-wise with the East, but notsomuch "international"... And your statement that there are "No african-am, asians" is wrong: I can think of several local non-white grips, audio engineers, lighting designers etc - call Seattle Stage, Pacific, Maddog and STI if you don't believe me. As far as 'minorities' go, local film/stage/TV businesses seem to EXCEL, relatively, in hiring women (and for that matter, non-white women). (Compare a crew in NYC vs a crew in Seattle: yes, the NYC is half made of people that look brown... but all but the token intern/PA are males. Rev.Enant answered in Filmmaking Week about 1 year ago | Report Comment on this answer Enter your comment or ask a new question New comments are not being accepted at this time.

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  1 1 A question within a question. What "crew" are you talking about? Film crews hired for shooting in Seattle? Be more specific. LMNOP answered in Filmmaking Week about 1 year ago | Report 2 comments by jt and LMNOP… 0 1 YES! Film crew in Seattle that's why I put in the filmmaking week category and this is a Seattle site. Try not to deflect the issue that the majority of crew or below the line being hired is not diverse. And don't say that there are Scandinavians, British, Germans, Canadians. I'm talking about non-caucasians. Seattle has 30% of non-caucasian but film industry in Seattle does not reflect that. To be more blunt, why is Seattle discriminating against hiring the 30%. It's not a very equal opportunity employer. jt commented about 1 year ago | Report 0 0 Oh. I just wanted to give you the benefit of the doubt before dismissing you as a dumb-ass. I guess I can dismiss you now (just as Mudede did). LMNOP commented about 1 year ago | Report Enter your comment or ask a new question New comments are not being accepted at this time.

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  1 4 Seattle may consider itself international, but it really isn't. As far as the ethnic makeup of crews, art has always been the realm of the privileged. And as soon as the American middle class began to seriously diversify in the last decade, it suddenly started to disappear. Grant Cogswell answered in Filmmaking Week about 1 year ago | Report Comment on this answer Enter your comment or ask a new question New comments are not being accepted at this time.

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