Because even the most green kids out of film school think about this stuff. Maybe not on a "did my character's head break out of frame?" level, but on a looser, more general, "am I shooting this clean or dirty?" level. "Should I use a steadicam, go handheld, or lay some dolly track?" - They are very basic decisions…

Well, let's put Jonah at $54k after his manager took a cut. Then he's losing 35% to federal taxes and roughly 10% to state and locals. That would put him at 29.7k.

You can't get a capital gains rate on earned income. He pays close to 50% on his income between state and federal taxes.

Agent and manager fees are pre-tax. But, if he actually made SAG minimum, his agent is not allowed to take 10% of his pay. The studio would pay Jonah the $60k and then pay Jonah's agent the extra $6k. Jonah's manager, however, would take 10-15% of that 60k. Given the tax situation, Jonah probably took home less than…

Yeah, but SAG minimum royalties. I.E., pennies every few months.

It would be based on the time spent shooting. Sounds like it was a long F'ing shoot.

The minimum is usually a weekly rate (sometimes daily). Doesn't matter about lines or screen time.

You are just no where near right in disparaging Robert California's season.