One wonders why not everyone just negotiates gross then?
Is it because people are that inexperienced, that some rookies will still fall for net profit thing? Heck, I'm not in film, and even I know not to ask for net. :P
> One wonders why not everyone just negotiates gross then?
Sometimes inexperience. Sometimes you just don't have the leverage.
In this instance, she probably got paid some fixed amount up front and wanted her name in the credits.
From reading the article, it really sounds like the only thing that's contentious is the fact that they didn't give her credit. She probably assumed that the whole percentage of net was actually as useless as expected.
Everybody obviously wants gross, but unless you are a big star that the studio really really wants you'll basically be laughed out of the room for even suggesting it. Realistically your options are 0.00% or Gross or a few points of Net. Given those options most people will settle for the net on the off chance it might be worth something at some point down the line.
