Being busy, challenge for crews to find further work
According to RMK Crew managing director Sam Downs, taking on a big job can be an obstacle for production crews to find more work.
“Being busy is actually the biggest challenge for good production crews in getting work; when they take a job – particularly a big one- it puts them out of the picture, and if a client can’t get hold of a crew member because they’re on a job, they will pretty quickly move on to someone else,” Downs told Encore.
Downs added that when a job on a film or TV program can put crew members out of the picture for weeks or months, making it “incredibly difficult” to come back into the market again.
“They may, for example, take a four-week job and then be quiet for two weeks until word spreads that they’re once again available. Having an agent manage those enquiries and bookings means we can help fill those gaps and let clients know when their preferred crew are back on the market and in the meantime, we can crew the job with other great crew and everyone benefits from that mutual referrals, he explained.
