Who’s fault is it when movies with money seem low budget?

[Mallus]

The economics of filmmaking.

 

[Bohandas]

His movies were money laundering schemes. Not saying that as an insult, or to be sensationalist, he was just a cog in a money laundering scheme.

 

[FitzTheRuke]

C'mon guys, it's straight up Money Laundering. I might sound crazy, depending on your tolerance for these sorts of accusations, but I believe that Hollywood budgets are a pack of lies.

Go watch Godzilla Minus One and remember that it cost them 15 Million. FIFTEEN. Then watch any American movie made for the past 30 years. You will wonder where the money goes.

 

[Bohandas]

That's a good point. It's not just Boll. Even the big name directors and studios seem to be doing something that's at least money laundering adjacent

EDIT:
Or possibly just embezzlement?

 

[Bohandas]

C'mon guys, it's straight up Money Laundering. I might sound crazy, depending on your tolerance for these sorts of accusations, but I believe that Hollywood budgets are a pack of lies.

Go watch Godzilla Minus One and remember that it cost them 15 Million. FIFTEEN. Then watch any American movie made for the past 30 years. You will wonder where the money goes.

Just like I said about contrasting Doom With Doom: Annihilation; the latter only cost 4 or 5 million, compared to the former's 60 million, and yet it (the cheap direct to video remake) was the one that was watchable

 

[Aeson]

I was curious about a catchy song I heard the other day and wanted to know if the artists involved wrote it as well (It just had the feel of something the artists wrote). I was surprised that it had something like 20 writers (I may be exaggerating a bit but not by much). It was still a good song, and I like it. But I kept thinking: how do 20 people contribute to a song and get songwriting credit (only so many aspects of a song are even open to songwriting credit)

On SiriusXM Prime Country they play a brief clip of the duo Brooks and Dunn talking about one of their songs. A song writing friend suggested a small change. Kix Brooks responded with "you get a third" this could imply a third of the royalties and/or writing credit.

I think for some like Beyonce, it's a way to help out a friend. A hand out without it being a hand out, or a hand up maybe. Give them credit even if they didn't contribute much.

 

[Bohandas]

 

[Zardnaar]

Just like I said about contrasting Doom With Doom: Annihilation; the latter only cost 4 or 5 million, compared to the former's 60 million, and yet it (the cheap direct to video remake) was the one that was watchable

Still need a good story. Terrifier 3 was 2.5 million all up including marketing.

 

[Zardnaar]

C'mon guys, it's straight up Money Laundering. I might sound crazy, depending on your tolerance for these sorts of accusations, but I believe that Hollywood budgets are a pack of lies.

Go watch Godzilla Minus One and remember that it cost them 15 Million. FIFTEEN. Then watch any American movie made for the past 30 years. You will wonder where the money goes.

Made in a cheaper country and apparently terrible conditions for the VFX team.

I've been looking at various 80s movies budgets and a lot are very cheap even inflation adjusted.

 

[MoonSong]

But, conversely, cheaper and more capable technology with ever more experienced professionals in the industry.

You forgot more and more overworked and underpaid.