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Originally posted by Steeltrap
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Shelton Jackson Lee (yes, Spike's gubmint name  ) is absolutely right. The actors may make the money, but the directors, producers and writers control the images.
It's sort of the same thing at work with television in terms of news directors, producers, etc.
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I hate to see certain "Black" movies like those some of you mention. I put Black in quotation marks because most of the executives for these movies aren't Black.
I've worked on both film and TV productions. In film only certain directors have total control over their films (Spike Lee, Steven Spielberg, George Lucas). It's what's called a "final cut clause." The director has to approve the final version of the film before it can be released. Notice the names I mentioned also write and produce their own films. Most writers and directors aren't in the financial position to do so. The studio executives make the final decisions.
Sadly, artists are constantly having work censored or re-editing based on test audiences.