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Jun 2009
29m 57s

Below the Line and Under the Gun

Kcrw
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The changing entertainment industry and tanking economy have combined to put people below the line under the gun. We talk about what’s making it so hard and how its affecting the people on the ground with a veteran gaffer, a cameraman and an agent for below-the-line people.

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