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How to Make Money as a Cinematographer

The No Film School Podcast

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How Much Did Creative Artists Pay You to Read a Script?

The only one in fax machines is such a dated context, but it's hilarious. When you're getting your starting film, there are very few full time job offers where you can just pay rent or pay off your student loans. I didn't have a salary job in entertainment until I started a production company and put myself on salary. Do you remember how much they paid you to read a script? How much the fee was for one read?I hear it hasn't changed. It was $50 a script at creative artists. The rest of the house is in all sorts of stuff. And I think I made a movie on mini DV in the late 90s when I was at high school

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