Can you imagine if a popular movie was never made, say the Hunger Games? What if Jennifer Lawrence quit her job on the 1st half of the mockingjay, and the second half was in shambles to find someone who would work, their movie could be ruined! This is the hard and gruelling life of an actor. Day-in, day-out you're working on your movie, and something could go very terribly wrong. This debate is based on the fact that actors don’t get payed to much, because of the time and effort they put into their job. The opposite claim is that Actors do get payed to much, because they work around the same time, yet get payed so much more! Actors do not get too much money because of the amount of time they spend on their job, the fact that they have to be active while they do their job, and on average, they are pretty much paid about the same as another person. I know that an actor could be paid …show more content…
They also have to be careful while acting. As shown on the website whatculture.com, actos can sustain serious injuries while filming their movies. For example from the article, Jaimie Alexander, who played a big role in major motion picture’s Thor almost faced being permanently disfigured, just for falling of a set. If an actors choreograph is off by even a little bit, it will throw them off entirely. Actors follow these kind of risks, and they have to be ready in the case of an emergency. Based off of evidence from http://filmtvcareers.about.com, acting is not as easy as many think it may be! You need to prowl for auditions, castings, ne movies, and you always want to go big! Also, if you don’t have an acting agent, you will have to find all of your movies on your own, with no help! And if you don’t have help doing movies, who will know to hire you? How will they know you’re even a good
When asked “Are elite sports people overpaid?” people have varied responses. Some people would agree with this and say ‘why should a person that hits or kicks a ball be paid as much as someone who saves lives or teaches children everyday? But on the other hand some would disagree and say that sports people are paid for their skills just like everybody else! These are both very good arguments.
Many people might say that stars are merely a product of the Hollywood system needing to make a profit; Hollywood manufactures a product and creates the demand for it. A star's image is processed through advertisements and promotions and has little to do with what the audience wants and needs from entertainment. There is a widespread mentality that any Average Joe can become a star with enough resources backing him up. Richard Dyer points out, however, that even movies full of stars fail, and stars can and do fall out of fashion (12). A star's economic worth is not invulnerable to audiences' opinions. The audience isn't so easily controlled.
Americans always seem to be working to make more money, however, is it worth it? Athletes sacrifice time and their physical bodies to make money. Celebrities sacrifice their privacy and personal space to make money. CEOs sacrifice time and risk financial security to make money. The common belief is that these are the three highest paid categories in the United States. However this is not the case since not all athletes are sponsored by Nike, not all celebrities are in large movies and tv shows, and not all CEOs work at a publicly traded company. The reality is that most of America still works hard and just because athletes, celebrities, and CEOs work nontraditional jobs does not mean their pay is significantly greater.
Do athletes get overpaid? Is it fair that the average NFL player gets paid 1.9 million dollars a year while the average heart surgeon gets paid 533 thousand dollars annually? I think that professional athletes don’t get paid too much. There are multiple reasons that proves that their pay is not excessive. Their careers are short, they risk their body for our entertainment, and they motivate children.
Do you think professional athletes are overpaid? You might think they earn more than what they are worth for playing half a year, but athletes have many things which contribute to their salary. Some of these things include their earnings from endorsements, ticket sales, performance, merchandise, their social contributions, and TV ratings. Although there are many factors that contribute to their salary, professional athletes may be overpaid because as a society, we contribute to their success. So, in the end, part of the athlete’s salary comes from the people who support the sports in the first place. These are just some of the reasons why athletes are paid so much money.
jobs are very scarce, it helps to do a show that has good material. To increase the chances
The average MLB player makes $1.5 millions per year (Bliss). There are a lot of opinions on whether athletes and actors are overpaid. Many feel they don’t deserve what they make and others feel they are well worth the millions they get. On average the better players of the MLB get between $two million and $twenty million a year (DeBlieux). Are they really worth that much? Many people think actors and athletes deserve their pay that they get because they entertain people and bring more money into the economy; however, there are other jobs that are way underpaid, police and firefighters, who risk their own lives for complete strangers and make very little when compared to an athlete or an actor.
There are some people who think these pro athletes' salaries is too much and they don’t deserve the money they get. Others argue that they receive the ideal amount. Pro athletes do not get paid too much because their careers are insecure, they work hard, and they don’t rely fully on money.
When addressing the value of entertainment, there is without a doubt, that we as a society value entertainment highly. But there is no reason that these athletes, who are here to merely entertain us, get paid higher wages than those that save our lives and teach us such as medical doctors and teachers. I find it ridiculous that players make millions of dollars a year, and yet demand more. The entertainment that these athletes provide is solely entertainment; it is not essential to the function or productivity of society. If I were to become a professional football player I would not complain about my salary for many reasons. I am playing the sport that I love and getting paid for it. The minimum wage for football is well over $100,000 a year, as is for many professional sports. These reasons by their lonesome are enough to warrant that the salary professional athletes are paid is suffice.
Even though the pay might not reflect the work and hours that the director puts in, most say they
From the town that brought you some of the biggest movie classics (and some of the biggest flops) comes a new business model called the Hollywood Project Model, which experts are predicting is the work model of the future. But before you make an appointment with one of the plastic surgeons to the stars for a little liposuction or lip injections, the Hollywood model has nothing to do with looking like an A-lister. Recently, New York Times journalist, Adam Davidson, was asked to be a financial advisor on a big-budget Hollywood film. He wrote about his experiences on that movie set, noting that “The team had never worked together before, and the scenes they were shooting that day required many different complex tasks to happen in harmony: lighting, makeup, hair, costumes, sets, props, acting.
One of the reasons I believe entertainers shouldn’t be given high salaries is because their jobs aren’t an endangerment to their lives. Soldiers and policemen risk their lives every day to protect the people of our nation. The wages they are paid do not compare to their sacrifices, whereas an entertainer, may receive up to several millions of dollars for a single performance. I would much rather see a man of high honor receive several millions of dollars in a year than a man who helps raise the bills on our televisions.
and decide on the size, cost, and content of a production. They hire directors, principal
There should not even be an argument about the situation. Most importantly, there should not be any blame on the entertainers for the horrific pay gap. Instead of arguing the issue or pointing fingers at the actresses for not requesting more pay, action needs to take place. People all around the world need to be aware of the conflict. Actresses are never going to get their point across until everybody is aware that this unfair pay is actually happening.
Firstly, I think that entertainers’ athletes are paid so much because they deserve it. An actor isn’t going just wake up one day and say, “I think I’m going to be an A-list act...