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AJC:Georgia's film industry in crisis: People scramble for jobs amidst shutdown
Most of us probably support the writers and actors strike, but it's hitting Georgia wallets hard.
About three months ago, Nick Morgan was working as a set decorator for film and television. Now, he’s handing out flyers for Rainy Day Revival, an oddities shop in Little Five Points, or he’s cleaning the taxidermy creatures stored at Obscure Props.
Morgan has worked as a set decorator professionally since 2008, but he’s been making movies since the ‘90s. His most recent job in the film industry was in May, but it shut down a few days after the writers strike began.
Since then, Morgan is picking up any work he can find. Right now, that happens to be at Rainy Day Revival and Obscure Props, but he’s done a commercial here and there and worked on a stop-motion movie for an independent toy company. His wife, who’s stayed at home with the kids for the past ten years, has started making and selling steel fire bowls to bring in a little extra income.
“We’re getting by, you know,” Morgan said. “Everybody’s in this survival mode right now and just hustling every gig they can.”
https://www.ajc.com/things-to-do/georgias-film-industry-in-crisis-people-scramble-for-jobs-amidst-shutdown/L7XZDII575DJ3MSQMZJXAHKF2U/?utm_source=Iterable&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=campaign_7359208
Morgan has worked as a set decorator professionally since 2008, but he’s been making movies since the ‘90s. His most recent job in the film industry was in May, but it shut down a few days after the writers strike began.
Since then, Morgan is picking up any work he can find. Right now, that happens to be at Rainy Day Revival and Obscure Props, but he’s done a commercial here and there and worked on a stop-motion movie for an independent toy company. His wife, who’s stayed at home with the kids for the past ten years, has started making and selling steel fire bowls to bring in a little extra income.
“We’re getting by, you know,” Morgan said. “Everybody’s in this survival mode right now and just hustling every gig they can.”
https://www.ajc.com/things-to-do/georgias-film-industry-in-crisis-people-scramble-for-jobs-amidst-shutdown/L7XZDII575DJ3MSQMZJXAHKF2U/?utm_source=Iterable&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=campaign_7359208
