How Do People Who Work In The Tv And Movies Make Money

How much money do movie producers make from a movie?

It varies.  Big time producers like J.J. Abrams and Jerry Bruckheimer can get a huge amount of money upfront, millions, plus a big part of the back end gross profits. Some producers like that opt out of the front end pay days and demand a bigger percentage of the back end, thus taking more ownership of the film.  That's the top one-percenters though.  Most producers work for much less upfront, in the six figure range, or perhaps the low seven figures, and then rely on the back end profits.  One thing to keep in mind is that producers generally don't get paid to develop a slate of projects.  Development is often unpaid.  They may have a "term deal" with a studio, which means that the studio gives them office space and covers certain expenses.  However, producers will most often be working for free until they have a project greenlit by a studio or investors.  Lastly, the "producer" credit is often used as currency itself.  There are times when a person has been attached to a project, but then replaced early on in the development process, but are given a producing credit for their time and contributions.  So it varies for sure.

How do direct to tv movies make money?

Your question and explanation refer directly to "made for television" movies, not films made for outside distribution.In these cases, the production company is usually financed by the network for which it is made, whether this is Disney, CBS, LifeTime or AMC. In this sense, they make money in much the same way any other network programming does, such as sitcoms or dramatic series, variety programs, even the news. Which is to say, of course, through advertising revenue. Sometimes a program will have an additional sponsor directly for that program, maybe there will be product placement to offset some costs. And there may be a partner company involved in financing, especially if the program is going to be extra expensive -- in these cases there is usually an additional distribution deal in place for DVD, or there will be if the product is expected to have legs. And, of course, there are foreign rights. Those are often places for a movie to make quite a bit more money.Rarely, but occasionally, a movie made for television will end up getting a theatrical release. That could happen before or after the TV airing, though it is more likely to be done for foreign release than domestic. Also, many made for TV movies now are released on video formats in "unrated" or "uncut" editions to include materials often just shot for the foreign market. Even television series here used to shoot some nude scenes to add for foreign television on occasion, or shoot multiple angles to use dependent upon the market. All of these tactics help to boost overall sales, making money for the production company or network.

How do television shows make money?

Popularity and quality.In the slowly dying network advertising model, TV series could easily be broken down by the demographic they appealed to and the ratings they received so a value could be assigned to the commercial slot.Popular action series like 24 had huge ratings and the price to advertise during those shows was commensurate. Hit comedies, however, like Friends, Two and a Half Men, and Seinfeld do traditionally hold the records for highest ratings (SEE List of most watched television broadcasts). This is mainly because sitcoms serve all demographics and action series tend towards more specialized ones.In this model, the advertising revenue ultimately depends on the gross popularity of a show. Both high quality and and low quality shows that are popular survive and generate lots of advertising revenue.Perversely, in this model, high quality shows, with niche audiences, do not survive (See... My So Called Life, Firefly, Arrested Development.)However, today the business model for Television has changed. It's moved rapidly from an advertising based model to the subscription model of streaming networks. In this new model, consumers purchase subscriptions based on the entire stable of content a streaming service offers. So the formula for profits has changed.On Netflix, HBO, or Amazon, a series doesn't need as large a viewing audience to bring in profits because small loyal niche audiences of many high quality series as well as 'prestige' series improve the streaming service's brand and increase subscriptions. In this model, the quality of the shows, as well as a diversity of genres, is valued in addition to their popularity / views.In summary, for profits in the TV biz using the network advertising model, mass appeal was necessary and sufficient; quality was neither necessary nor sufficient. But today in the streaming subscription model, quality is necessary and sufficient, mass appeal is sufficient but not necessary.tl;dr Used to be shows needed to be widely popular to make money. Today good shows with small audiences can make money too.