Re:Where the fuck is my Ari Gold?
by eykanal on Sunday August 26, 2012 @12:21PM
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It's worth noting that you could replace every instance of the word "programmer" in this article with "banker" or "accountant" or "teacher" or any of a number of non-public-facing professions and the take-home would be the same. The programmer connection here is somewhat of a red herring; this article is much more about what makes Hollywood different than about anything related to programming.
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Most of the agent-bearing talent are performers (recorded or not)-actors, directors, speakers, musicians, models, athletes- who negotiate and set compensation ahead of time. These circumstances are what lend themselves to an agent middle-man.
If you are a lawyer, architect, accountant, engineer-a professional billing to the client on an hourly basis-an agent doesn't want to work for you. Cf below-the-line Hollywood professionals, like colorists, sound engineers, cinematographers, these guys don't get agents.