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* This is how much of the news media has worked for a long time. Sophisticated viewers/readers may scoff at their otherwise favorite publications respected news sources containing pop culture coverage and celebrity gossip, but if it wasn't for the larger viewer/readership that such "fluff" brings in, said publications and their in-depth coverage of more serious topics like politics or business might not exist at all.
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* This is how much of the news media has worked for a long time. Sophisticated viewers/readers may scoff at their otherwise favorite publications containing pop culture coverage and celebrity gossip, but if it wasn't for the larger viewer/readership that such "fluff", said publications and their coverage of more serious topics like politics or business might not exist.
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* In late 2008 Music/JohnLydon appeared in an advertising campaign for Country Life butter on British television. He defended the move by stating that the main reason he accepted the offer was to raise money to reform Music/PublicImageLtd without a record deal.
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* Music/RobZombie originally stated he would never do a sequel to ''Film/Halloween2007'', until the studio decided to make it. Then he signed on to write and direct ''Film/HalloweenII2009'', because he didn't want someone to ruin his vision. He also agreed to make the film in exchange for being allowed to make ''Film/TheLordsOfSalem''.
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* Music/RobZombie originally stated he would never do a sequel to ''Film/Halloween2007'', ''Film/Halloween2007'' until the studio decided to make it. Then he signed on to write and direct ''Film/HalloweenII2009'', ''Film/HalloweenII2009'' because he didn't want someone to ruin his vision. He also agreed to make the film in exchange for being allowed to make ''Film/TheLordsOfSalem''.
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* Creator/BrieLarson says part of the reason she agreed to be ComicBook/CarolDanvers in the Franchise/MarvelCinematicUniverse was that the stable good paycheck it would bring her would allow her the financial freedom to be in smaller projects.
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* Creator/OrsonWelles spent much of his career doing this with money from projects like the animated ''Transformers'' movie and TV commercials for Paul Masson wine used to fund directorial ventures. The only reason he made ''Film/TheLadyFromShanghai'' was to finance a stage production of ''Literature/AroundTheWorldInEightyDays''. Even his memorable role as Harry Lime in the classic film noir ''Film/TheThirdMan'' came about so he could get the money for his production of ''The Tragedy of Othello''. Welles used this strategy to good and bad effects on all the films he made abroad. In his interviews with Peter Bogdanovich, he justified this on the grounds of it being a SadisticChoice between being a director-for-hire on stories he didn't care about and acting for others in roles beneath his talent, he [[DoingItForTheArt chose the latter]] as he felt he couldn't devote interest and attention on a subject he'd rather not direct, becoming in the process one of the first independent film-makers. Notably on ''The Black Rose'', which he was doing to finance his version of ''{{Theatre/Othello}}'', he designed his costume specifically to be reused in ''Othello'' later.
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* Creator/OrsonWelles spent much of his career doing this with money from projects like the animated ''Transformers'' movie and TV commercials for Paul Masson wine used to fund directorial ventures. The only reason he made ''Film/TheLadyFromShanghai'' was to finance a stage production of ''Literature/AroundTheWorldInEightyDays''. Even his memorable role as Harry Lime in the classic film noir ''Film/TheThirdMan'' came about so he could get the money for his production of ''The Tragedy of Othello''. Welles used this strategy to good and bad effects on all the films he made abroad. In his interviews with Peter Bogdanovich, Creator/PeterBogdanovich, he justified this on the grounds of it being a SadisticChoice between being a director-for-hire on stories he didn't care about and acting for others in roles beneath his talent, he [[DoingItForTheArt chose the latter]] as he felt he couldn't devote interest and attention on a subject he'd rather not direct, becoming in the process one of the first independent film-makers. Notably on ''The Black Rose'', which he was doing to finance his version of ''{{Theatre/Othello}}'', he designed his costume specifically to be reused in ''Othello'' later.
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* Dino [=De Laurentiis=] agreed to produce ''Film/RawDeal'' because he needed quick cash for his long-gestating project ''Film/TotalRecall1990''. At that time, he owned the rights to the film. The film's failure to make adequate money (only $16 million) resulted in [=De Laurentiis=]' bankruptcy and ''Total Recall'''s sale of rights to Carolco.
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* Dino [=De Laurentiis=] agreed to produce ''Film/RawDeal'' because he needed quick cash for his long-gestating project ''Film/TotalRecall1990''. At that time, he owned the rights to the film. The film's failure to make adequate money (only $16 million) resulted in [=De Laurentiis=]' bankruptcy and ''Total Recall'''s ''TotalRecall'''s sale of rights to Carolco.
* Creator/JessicaChastain agreed to be in ''Film/TheHuntsmanWintersWar'' to get a starring role in ''Film/CrimsonPeak''
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* Several years after ''Film/BatmanAndRobin'', it's said that Creator/GeorgeClooney revealed that the main reason he did it was that the salary had effectively given him lifelong financial stability, thus allowing him to pretty much do whatever films he wanted for the rest of his career.
career. Even now he says he doesn't regret taking the role because it made him a movie star but he also keeps a picture of himself in the infamous Batsuit in his office to remind himself to never take something solely for the money ever again.
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* Creator/OrsonWelles spent much of his career doing this with money from projects like the animated ''Transformers'' movie and TV commercials for Paul Masson wine used to fund directorial ventures. The only reason he made ''Film/TheLadyFromShanghai'' was to finance a stage production of ''Literature/AroundTheWorldInEightyDays''. Even his memorable role as Harry Lime in the classic film noir ''Film/TheThirdMan'' came about so he could get the money for his production of ''The Tragedy of Othello''. Welles used this strategy to good and bad effects on all the films he made abroad. In his interviews with Peter Bogdanovich, he justified this on the grounds of it being a SadisticChoice between being a director-for-hire on stories he didn't care about and acting for others in roles beneath his talent, he [[DoingItForTheArt chose the latter]] as he felt he couldn't devote interest and attention on a subject he'd rather not direct, becoming in the process one of the first independent film-makers.
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* Creator/OrsonWelles spent much of his career doing this with money from projects like the animated ''Transformers'' movie and TV commercials for Paul Masson wine used to fund directorial ventures. The only reason he made ''Film/TheLadyFromShanghai'' was to finance a stage production of ''Literature/AroundTheWorldInEightyDays''. Even his memorable role as Harry Lime in the classic film noir ''Film/TheThirdMan'' came about so he could get the money for his production of ''The Tragedy of Othello''. Welles used this strategy to good and bad effects on all the films he made abroad. In his interviews with Peter Bogdanovich, he justified this on the grounds of it being a SadisticChoice between being a director-for-hire on stories he didn't care about and acting for others in roles beneath his talent, he [[DoingItForTheArt chose the latter]] as he felt he couldn't devote interest and attention on a subject he'd rather not direct, becoming in the process one of the first independent film-makers. Notably on ''The Black Rose'', which he was doing to finance his version of ''{{Theatre/Othello}}'', he designed his costume specifically to be reused in ''Othello'' later.
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* Angela Bettis said as much about her involvement in ''{{Film/Carrie 2002}}''. The film was planned as a PilotMovie for a TV series that she hoped would give her the financial security to pursue indie projects like ''{{Film/May}}''.
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* Creator/{{Disney}} co-directors John Musker and Ron Clements effectively had to do ''three'' films over 16 years to create their dream project, which would become ''Disney/TreasurePlanet''. During a pitch meeting following their moderate success in directing ''Disney/TheGreatMouseDetective'', they presented the ideas of "Literature/TreasureIsland [[RecycledINSPACE IN SPACE!]]" and an adaptation of Creator/HansChristianAndersen's "Literature/TheLittleMermaid", with Disney chairman Jeffrey Katzenberg much preferring the latter. Even following the monolithic, Disney Renaissance-kickstarting success of ''Disney/TheLittleMermaid'', as well as that of ''Disney/{{Aladdin}}'' which Musker and Clements were also brought in to direct, Katzenberg remained uninterested in the ''Treasure Island'' project, only greenlighting it if they made one more commercially viable film. It was only after they created ''Disney/{{Hercules}}'' (as well as Katzenberg's leaving of Disney) were they ''finally'' able to make ''Disney/TreasurePlanet''.
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* Creator/{{Disney}} co-directors John Musker and Ron Clements effectively had to do ''three'' films over 16 years to create their dream project, which would become ''Disney/TreasurePlanet''. During a pitch meeting following their moderate success in directing ''Disney/TheGreatMouseDetective'', they presented the ideas of "Literature/TreasureIsland [[RecycledINSPACE IN SPACE!]]" and an adaptation of Creator/HansChristianAndersen's "Literature/TheLittleMermaid", with Disney chairman Jeffrey Katzenberg much preferring prefer the latter. Even following the monolithic, Disney Renaissance-kickstarting success of ''Disney/TheLittleMermaid'', as well as that of ''Disney/{{Aladdin}}'' which Musker and Clements were also brought in to direct, Katzenberg remained uninterested in the ''Treasure Island'' project, only greenlighting it if they made one more commercially viable film. It was only after they created ''Disney/{{Hercules}}'' (as well as Katzenberg's leaving of Disney) were they ''finally'' able to make ''Disney/TreasurePlanet''.
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* Creator/JohnCusack has gone on record as stating that he'll take just about any well-paying gig he's offered, because it lets him finance the small indie projects that are his true artistic love.
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* Dino [=De Laurentiis=] agreed to produce ''Film/RawDeal'' because he needed quick cash for his long gestating project ''Film/TotalRecall1990''. At that time, he owned the rights to the film. The film's failure to make adequate money (only $16 million) resulted in [=De Laurentiis=]' bankruptcy and ''Total Recall'''s sale of rights to Carolco.
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* Creator/JohnCusack has gone on record as stating that he'll take just about any well-paying gig he's offered, offered because it lets him finance the small indie projects that are his true artistic love.
* Dino [=De Laurentiis=] agreed to produce ''Film/RawDeal'' because he needed quick cash for hislong gestating long-gestating project ''Film/TotalRecall1990''. At that time, he owned the rights to the film. The film's failure to make adequate money (only $16 million) resulted in [=De Laurentiis=]' bankruptcy and ''Total Recall'''s sale of rights to Carolco.
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* Creator/ChristopherEccleston has said in several interviews that he has no illusions about the artistic merit of any of the Hollywood movies he's been in (which include ''[[Film/GoneInSixtySeconds2000 Gone in 60 Seconds]]'', ''Film/GIJoeTheRiseOfCobra'', and ''Film/ThorTheDarkWorld''), and that he only does these jobs to be able to afford concentrating on the infrequent and not-too-generously-paid TV and theatre roles he really cares about.
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* Creator/ChristopherEccleston has said in several interviews that he has no illusions about the artistic merit of any of the Hollywood movies he's been in (which include ''[[Film/GoneInSixtySeconds2000 Gone in 60 Seconds]]'', ''Film/GIJoeTheRiseOfCobra'', and ''Film/ThorTheDarkWorld''), and that he only does these jobs to be able to afford concentrating to concentrate on the infrequent and not-too-generously-paid TV and theatre roles he really cares about.
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* Creator/EwanMcGregor has always been very up front about the fact that he takes roles in big-budget Hollywood movies so he can afford to be in the little Scottish indie films he loves doing but wouldn't otherwise be able to afford him. That isn't to say he disliked said big-budget films, merely that money was the main factor; he has stated that being part of the ''Franchise/StarWars'' prequels was [[AwesomeDearBoy cool, as he got his own lightsaber]]. Not to mention that he's has done some {{Japandering}} for an energy drink.
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* Creator/EwanMcGregor has always been very up front upfront about the fact that he takes roles in big-budget Hollywood movies so he can afford to be in the little Scottish indie films he loves doing but wouldn't otherwise be able to afford him. That isn't to say he disliked said big-budget films, merely that money was the main factor; he has stated that being part of the ''Franchise/StarWars'' prequels was [[AwesomeDearBoy cool, as he got his own lightsaber]]. Not to mention that he's has done some {{Japandering}} for an energy drink.
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* Several years after ''Film/BatmanAndRobin'', it's said that Creator/GeorgeClooney revealed that the main reason he did it was because that the salary had effectively given him lifelong financial stability, thus allowing him to pretty much do whatever films he wanted for the rest of his career.
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* This is Creator/WayForwardTechnologies' way of life. One particularly evident instance of this is making a game based on ''[[Film/TheMummy2017 The Mummy]]'' in-between installments of ''VideoGame/{{Shantae}}'' (one of which was a fan-funded Kickstarter project, no less).
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* Several years after ''Film/BatmanAndRobin'', it's said that Creator/GeorgeClooney revealed that the only main reason he did it was because the salary had effectively given him lifelong financial stability, thus allowing him to pretty much do whatever films he wanted for the rest of his career.
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* In late 2008 Music/JohnLydon appeared in an advertising campaign for Country Life butter on British television. He defended the move by stating that the main reason he accepted the offer was to raise money to reform Music/PublicImageLtd without a record deal.
* In late 2008 Music/JohnLydon appeared in an advertising campaign for Country Life butter on British television. He defended the move by stating that the main reason he accepted the offer was to raise money to reform Music/PublicImageLtd without a record deal.
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* Inverted with Creator/MattGroening. Originally, he had wanted to pitch his comic strip ''ComicStrip/LifeInHell'' as an animated series. However, upon realizing that doing so would forfeit all of his rights to the comic over to Fox. Not wanting to give up such a personal project of his, Groening drew [[Franchise/TheSimpsons a certain yellow-skinned family]] that would ironically eclipse ''Life In Hell'' in popularity.
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* Inverted with Creator/MattGroening. Originally, he had wanted to pitch his comic strip ''ComicStrip/LifeInHell'' as an animated series. However, upon realizing that doing so he would forfeit all of his lose the character rights to Fox if they adapted the comic over to Fox. comic. Not wanting to give up such a personal project of his, Groening drew [[Franchise/TheSimpsons a certain yellow-skinned family]] that would ironically quickly eclipse ''Life In Hell'' in popularity.
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* Creator/BenAffleck agreed to play ComicBook/{{Batman}} for the Franchise/DCExtendedUniverse in exchange for Creator/WarnerBros funding his directing stints.
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* The last ''Franchise/DirtyHarry'' film, ''Film/TheDeadPool'', came about when Creator/WarnerBros greenlit and financed Creator/ClintEastwood's pet project, ''Bird''. Eastwood, returning the favor to the studio, agreed to make a film for them that would be commercial and carry box-office weight. Warner Bros. suggested another ''Dirty Harry'' movie.
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* The last ''Franchise/DirtyHarry'' ''Film/DirtyHarry'' film, ''Film/TheDeadPool'', came about when Creator/WarnerBros greenlit and financed Creator/ClintEastwood's pet project, ''Bird''. Eastwood, returning the favor to the studio, agreed to make a film for them that would be commercial and carry box-office weight. Warner Bros. suggested another ''Dirty Harry'' movie.
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* Creator/BillMurray agreed to star in ''Film/Ghostbusters1984'' so that Creator/ColumbiaPictures would finance ''Film/TheRazorsEdge1984''.
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* Likewise, Creator/BenAffleck agreed to play ComicBook/{{Batman}} for the Franchise/DCExtendedUniverse in exchange for Creator/WarnerBros funding his directing stints.
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* Creator/SeanAstin couldn't be lured into making ''Film/EncinoMan'' just by offers of money. Then he was offered a chance to direct at least one short film, when he really wanted a directing career. He describes his response to that as "Sold!"
* Creator/MichaelBay originally intended to make ''Film/PainAndGain'' before ''Film/TransformersDarkOfTheMoon''. The studio agreed to foot the bill for P&G if he would wait and do T3 first.
* Creator/LucBesson planned ''Film/TheProfessional'' as filler. At the time, he had already started working on ''Film/TheFifthElement'', but production was delayed due to Creator/BruceWillis' schedule. Rather than dismiss the production team and lose his creative momentum, Besson wrote ''The Professional'' It took him only 30 days to write the script, and the shoot lasted only 90 days.
* Creator/MarlonBrando said that the only reason he continued to make movies was in order to raise the money to produce what he said would be the "definitive" film about Native Americans. The film was never made.
* Creator/RichardBurton agreed to star in ''Film/ExorcistIITheHeretic'' so that Creator/WarnerBros would finance ''Theatre/{{Equus}}''.
* Creator/SteveBuscemi took part in ''Film/EscapeFromLA'' to help fund his directorial debut, ''Trees Lounge''.
* Creator/LucBesson planned ''Film/TheProfessional'' as filler. At the time, he had already started working on ''Film/TheFifthElement'', but production was delayed due to Creator/BruceWillis' schedule. Rather than dismiss the production team and lose his creative momentum, Besson wrote ''The Professional'' It took him only 30 days to write the script, and the shoot lasted only 90 days.
* Creator/MarlonBrando said that the only reason he continued to make movies was in order to raise the money to produce what he said would be the "definitive" film about Native Americans. The film was never made.
* Creator/RichardBurton agreed to star in ''Film/ExorcistIITheHeretic'' so that Creator/WarnerBros would finance ''Theatre/{{Equus}}''.
* Creator/SteveBuscemi took part in ''Film/EscapeFromLA'' to help fund his directorial debut, ''Trees Lounge''.
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* Creator/MichaelDouglas's [[http://www.rottentomatoes.com/celebrity/michael_douglas/ Rotten Tomatoes page]] is very telling. He tends to alternate several "rotten" Hollywood films (''Film/YouMeAndDupree'', for example, or ''Film/TheSentinel'') with highly rated indie films (''Solitary Man'', ''Film/WonderBoys''). While there are obviously exceptions on both sides, it can be assumed he takes the Hollywood parts to pay for the independent ones.
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* Creator/MichaelDouglas's Dino [=De Laurentiis=] agreed to produce ''Film/RawDeal'' because he needed quick cash for his long gestating project ''Film/TotalRecall1990''. At that time, he owned the rights to the film. The film's failure to make adequate money (only $16 million) resulted in [=De Laurentiis=]' bankruptcy and ''Total Recall'''s sale of rights to Carolco.
* Creator/MichaelDouglas' [[http://www.rottentomatoes.com/celebrity/michael_douglas/ Rotten Tomatoes page]] is very telling. He tends to alternate several "rotten" Hollywood films (''Film/YouMeAndDupree'', for example, or ''Film/TheSentinel'') with highly rated indie films (''Solitary Man'', ''Film/WonderBoys''). While there are obviously exceptions on both sides, it can be assumed he takes the Hollywood parts to pay for the independentones.ones.
* The last ''Franchise/DirtyHarry'' film, ''Film/TheDeadPool'', came about when Creator/WarnerBros greenlit and financed Creator/ClintEastwood's pet project, ''Bird''. Eastwood, returning the favor to the studio, agreed to make a film for them that would be commercial and carry box-office weight. Warner Bros. suggested another ''Dirty Harry'' movie.
* Creator/MichaelDouglas' [[http://www.rottentomatoes.com/celebrity/michael_douglas/ Rotten Tomatoes page]] is very telling. He tends to alternate several "rotten" Hollywood films (''Film/YouMeAndDupree'', for example, or ''Film/TheSentinel'') with highly rated indie films (''Solitary Man'', ''Film/WonderBoys''). While there are obviously exceptions on both sides, it can be assumed he takes the Hollywood parts to pay for the independent
* The last ''Franchise/DirtyHarry'' film, ''Film/TheDeadPool'', came about when Creator/WarnerBros greenlit and financed Creator/ClintEastwood's pet project, ''Bird''. Eastwood, returning the favor to the studio, agreed to make a film for them that would be commercial and carry box-office weight. Warner Bros. suggested another ''Dirty Harry'' movie.
* Creator/JohnFord made ''Rio Grande'' purely to get ''Film/TheQuietMan'' made. Ford wanted to make the latter first, but Republic Pictures studio president Herbert Yates didn't think the script was very good and wanted ''Rio Grande'' to be released first to pay for ''The Quiet Man''. To Yates's surprise, ''The Quiet Man'', on its eventual release in 1952, would become Republic's number one film in terms of box office receipts.
* As part of Creator/ErnstLubitsch's deal for directing ''Film/{{Ninotchka}}'', Creator/{{MGM}} agreed to make ''Film/TheShopAroundTheCorner'' for him afterwards.
* Patrick [=McGoohan=] used his salary from ''Film/IceStationZebra'' to get ''Series/ThePrisoner1967'' made.
* Patrick [=McGoohan=] used his salary from ''Film/IceStationZebra'' to get ''Series/ThePrisoner1967'' made.
* Adam [=McKay=] agreed to direct ''Film/Anchorman2TheLegendContinues'' so that Creator/{{Paramount}} would let him make ''Film/TheBigShort''.
* Creator/BillMurray agreed to star in ''Film/Ghostbusters1984'' so that Creator/ColumbiaPictures would finance ''Film/TheRazorsEdge1984''.
* Creator/BillMurray agreed to star in ''Film/Ghostbusters1984'' so that Creator/ColumbiaPictures would finance ''Film/TheRazorsEdge1984''.
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* Creator/EdwardNorton has taken roles in big-budget flicks to help bankroll projects like Spike Lee's ''Film/TwentyFifthHour''.
* Creator/MichaelBay originally intended to make ''Film/PainAndGain'' before ''Film/TransformersDarkOfTheMoon''. The studio agreed to foot the bill for P&G if he would wait and do T3 first.
* Creator/MichaelBay originally intended to make ''Film/PainAndGain'' before ''Film/TransformersDarkOfTheMoon''. The studio agreed to foot the bill for P&G if he would wait and do T3 first.
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* Creator/EdwardNorton has taken roles in big-budget flicks to help bankroll projects like Spike Lee's Creator/SpikeLee's ''Film/TwentyFifthHour''.
*Creator/MichaelBay originally intended to make ''Film/PainAndGain'' before ''Film/TransformersDarkOfTheMoon''. The studio Creator/SeanPenn agreed to foot the bill for P&G if he would wait and do T3 first.be in ''Film/CarlitosWay'' in order to fund his second directorial effort ''The Crossing Guard''.
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* Creator/MartinScorsese made ''Film/TheColorOfMoney'' in order to get ''Film/TheLastTemptationOfChrist'' made.
* Creator/StevenSeagal agreed to star in ''Film/UnderSiege2DarkTerritory'' so that Creator/WarnerBros would let him make ''Film/OnDeadlyGround''.
* Creator/PeterSellers agreed to star in three more ''Franchise/ThePinkPanther'' films in the 1970s in order to get ''Film/BeingThere'' made.
* Both stars of ''Film/Speed2CruiseControl'' - Jason Patric used his entire salary to finance his film ''Your Friends & Neighbors'', while Creator/SandraBullock did the movie to get the financing for ''Film/HopeFloats''.
* Creator/StevenSeagal agreed to star in ''Film/UnderSiege2DarkTerritory'' so that Creator/WarnerBros would let him make ''Film/OnDeadlyGround''.
* Creator/PeterSellers agreed to star in three more ''Franchise/ThePinkPanther'' films in the 1970s in order to get ''Film/BeingThere'' made.
* Both stars of ''Film/Speed2CruiseControl'' - Jason Patric used his entire salary to finance his film ''Your Friends & Neighbors'', while Creator/SandraBullock did the movie to get the financing for ''Film/HopeFloats''.
* After getting the boot as director of ''Film/Alien3'', Creator/VincentWard used his pay off to finance ''Film/MapOfTheHumanHeart''.
* Music/RobZombie originally stated he would never do a sequel to ''Film/Halloween2007'', until the studio decided to make it. Then he signed on to write and direct ''Film/HalloweenII2009'', because he didn't want someone to ruin his vision. He also agreed to make the film in exchange for being allowed to make ''Film/TheLordsOfSalem''.
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* Creator/PeterSellers agreed to star in three more ''Franchise/ThePinkPanther'' films in the 1970s in order to get ''Film/BeingThere'' made.
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Contrast with OnlyInItForTheMoney, in which the work made for making money clearly is not for personal projects. See also AuteurLicense.
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Contrast with OnlyInItForTheMoney, in which the work made for making money clearly is not for personal projects. See also AuteurLicense.
AuteurLicense. This trope is frequently used as a justification by [[LimeyGoesToHollywood non-American actors]] to travel across the Atlantic and/or Pacific, as they use the money from Hollywood to finance their ventures in theatre, independent films, and other lower budget yet artistically appealing projects in their native countries.
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* Creator/{{Disney}} co-directors John Musker and Ron Clements effectively had to do ''three'' films over 16 years to create their dream project, which would become ''Disney/TreasurePlanet''. During a pitch meeting following their moderate success in directing ''Disney/TheGreatMouseDetective'', they presented the ideas of "Literature/TreasureIsland [[RecycledINSPACE IN SPACE!]]" and an adaptation of Creator/HansChristianAndersen's "Literature/TheLittleMermaid", with Disney chairman Jeffrey Katzenberg much preferring the latter. Even following the monolithic, Disney Renaissance-kickstarting success of ''Disney/TheLittleMermaid'', as well as that of ''Disney/Aladdin'' which Musker and Clements were also brought in to direct, Katzenberg remained uninterested in the ''Treasure Island'' project, only greenlighting it if they made one more commercially viable film. It was only after they created ''Disney/{{Hercules}}'' (as well as Katzenberg's leaving of Disney) were they ''finally'' able to make ''Disney/TreasurePlanet''.
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* Creator/{{Disney}} co-directors John Musker and Ron Clements effectively had to do ''three'' films over 16 years to create their dream project, which would become ''Disney/TreasurePlanet''. During a pitch meeting following their moderate success in directing ''Disney/TheGreatMouseDetective'', they presented the ideas of "Literature/TreasureIsland [[RecycledINSPACE IN SPACE!]]" and an adaptation of Creator/HansChristianAndersen's "Literature/TheLittleMermaid", with Disney chairman Jeffrey Katzenberg much preferring the latter. Even following the monolithic, Disney Renaissance-kickstarting success of ''Disney/TheLittleMermaid'', as well as that of ''Disney/Aladdin'' ''Disney/{{Aladdin}}'' which Musker and Clements were also brought in to direct, Katzenberg remained uninterested in the ''Treasure Island'' project, only greenlighting it if they made one more commercially viable film. It was only after they created ''Disney/{{Hercules}}'' (as well as Katzenberg's leaving of Disney) were they ''finally'' able to make ''Disney/TreasurePlanet''.
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* Creator/{{Disney}} co-directors John Musker and Ron Clements effectively had to do ''three'' films over 16 years to create their dream project, which would become ''Disney/TreasurePlanet''. During a pitch meeting following their moderate success in directing ''Disney/TheGreatMouseDetective'', they presented the ideas of "Literature/TreasureIsland [[RecycledINSPACE IN SPACE!]]" and an adaptation of Creator/HansChristianAndersen's "Literature/TheLittleMermaid", with Disney chairman Jeffrey Katzenberg much preferring the latter. Even following the monolithic, Disney Renaissance-kickstarting success of ''Disney/TheLittleMermaid'', as well as that of ''Disney/Aladdin'' which Musker and Clements were also brought in to direct, Katzenberg remained uninterested in the ''Treasure Island'' project, only greenlighting it if they made one more commercially viable film. It was only after they created ''Disney/{{Hercules}}'' (as well as Katzenberg's leaving of Disney) were they ''finally'' able to make ''Disney/TreasurePlanet''.
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* Likewise, Creator/BenAffleck agreed to play ComicBook/{{Batman}} for the Franchise/DCExtendedUniverse in exchange for Creator/WarnerBros funding his directing stints.
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* Inverted with Creator/MattGroening. Originally, he had wanted to pitch his comic strip ''ComicStrip/LifeInHell'' as an animated series. However, upon realizing that doing so would forfeit all of his rights to the comic over to Fox. Not wanting to give up such a personal project of his, Groening drew [[Franchise/TheSimpsons a certain yellow-skinned family]] that would ironically eclipse ''Life In Hell'' in popularity.
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* Creator/BrianMichaelBendis, Creator/MarkMillar, Creator/MattFraction and Creator/WarrenEllis are all writing or have written Creator/MarvelComics titles to raise money for publishing their personal projects. The first three also use Marvel's creator-owned publishing line Icon, while Ellis publishes his personal titles through smaller companies, like Creator/AvatarPress.
* Creator/RichardAttenborough agreed to direct ''Film/ABridgeTooFar'' so that ''Film/{{Gandhi}}'' could get made.
* Creator/SeanConnery agreed to do his last ''Film/JamesBond'' film for EON, ''Film/DiamondsAreForever'', for a fee of £1.2 million, which he used to found the Scottish International Education Trust, an arts funding company for Scottish artists.
* Creator/FrancisFordCoppola apparently only directed ''[[Film/TheGodfather The Godfather, Part II]]'' in order to do ''Film/TheConversation'' and get funding for ''Film/ApocalypseNow''.
* Creator/JohnCusack has gone on record as stating that he'll take just about any well-paying gig he's offered, because it lets him finance the small indie projects that are his true artistic love.
* Creator/MichaelDouglas's [[http://www.rottentomatoes.com/celebrity/michael_douglas/ Rotten Tomatoes page]] is very telling. He tends to alternate several "rotten" Hollywood films (''Film/YouMeAndDupree'', for example, or ''Film/TheSentinel'') with highly rated indie films (''Solitary Man'', ''Film/WonderBoys''). While there are obviously exceptions on both sides, it can be assumed he takes the Hollywood parts to pay for the independent ones.
* Creator/ChristopherEccleston has said in several interviews that he has no illusions about the artistic merit of any of the Hollywood movies he's been in (which include ''[[Film/GoneInSixtySeconds2000 Gone in 60 Seconds]]'', ''Film/GIJoeTheRiseOfCobra'', and ''Film/ThorTheDarkWorld''), and that he only does these jobs to be able to afford concentrating on the infrequent and not-too-generously-paid TV and theatre roles he really cares about.
* Creator/SeanConnery agreed to do his last ''Film/JamesBond'' film for EON, ''Film/DiamondsAreForever'', for a fee of £1.2 million, which he used to found the Scottish International Education Trust, an arts funding company for Scottish artists.
* Creator/FrancisFordCoppola apparently only directed ''[[Film/TheGodfather The Godfather, Part II]]'' in order to do ''Film/TheConversation'' and get funding for ''Film/ApocalypseNow''.
* Creator/JohnCusack has gone on record as stating that he'll take just about any well-paying gig he's offered, because it lets him finance the small indie projects that are his true artistic love.
* Creator/MichaelDouglas's [[http://www.rottentomatoes.com/celebrity/michael_douglas/ Rotten Tomatoes page]] is very telling. He tends to alternate several "rotten" Hollywood films (''Film/YouMeAndDupree'', for example, or ''Film/TheSentinel'') with highly rated indie films (''Solitary Man'', ''Film/WonderBoys''). While there are obviously exceptions on both sides, it can be assumed he takes the Hollywood parts to pay for the independent ones.
* Creator/ChristopherEccleston has said in several interviews that he has no illusions about the artistic merit of any of the Hollywood movies he's been in (which include ''[[Film/GoneInSixtySeconds2000 Gone in 60 Seconds]]'', ''Film/GIJoeTheRiseOfCobra'', and ''Film/ThorTheDarkWorld''), and that he only does these jobs to be able to afford concentrating on the infrequent and not-too-generously-paid TV and theatre roles he really cares about.
* Creator/WhoopiGoldberg agreed to do ''Film/SisterAct2BackInTheHabit'' because Disney promised to bankroll a movie she wanted to make, an adaptation of the Broadway musical ''Sarafina!'', in exchange for donning the habit again.
* Creator/EwanMcGregor has always been very up front about the fact that he takes roles in big-budget Hollywood movies so he can afford to be in the little Scottish indie films he loves doing but wouldn't otherwise be able to afford him. That isn't to say he disliked said big-budget films, merely that money was the main factor; he has stated that being part of the ''Franchise/StarWars'' prequels was [[AwesomeDearBoy cool, as he got his own lightsaber]]. Not to mention that he's has done some {{Japandering}} for an energy drink.
* Creator/EwanMcGregor has always been very up front about the fact that he takes roles in big-budget Hollywood movies so he can afford to be in the little Scottish indie films he loves doing but wouldn't otherwise be able to afford him. That isn't to say he disliked said big-budget films, merely that money was the main factor; he has stated that being part of the ''Franchise/StarWars'' prequels was [[AwesomeDearBoy cool, as he got his own lightsaber]]. Not to mention that he's has done some {{Japandering}} for an energy drink.
* Creator/EdwardNorton has taken roles in big-budget flicks to help bankroll projects like Spike Lee's ''Film/TwentyFifthHour''.
* Creator/JohnSayles wrote genre Hollywood scripts to finance his well-received independent films.
* Creator/LievSchreiber appears in about two movies a year so he can afford to do classical theater in NYC, like ''Theatre/{{Hamlet}}'' or ''Theatre/AViewFromTheBridge''.
* Creator/StellanSkarsgard is blunt about his motives for starring in films. He's called several of his larger-budget Hollywood movies "utter crap" that pay well and allow him to do great films with lower budgets -- during EPK interviews.
* Creator/LievSchreiber appears in about two movies a year so he can afford to do classical theater in NYC, like ''Theatre/{{Hamlet}}'' or ''Theatre/AViewFromTheBridge''.
* Creator/StellanSkarsgard is blunt about his motives for starring in films. He's called several of his larger-budget Hollywood movies "utter crap" that pay well and allow him to do great films with lower budgets -- during EPK interviews.
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* Creator/OrsonWelles spent much of his career doing this with money from projects like the animated ''Transformers'' movie and TV commercials for Paul Masson wine used to fund directorial ventures. Even his memorable role as Harry Lime in the classic film noir ''Film/TheThirdMan'' came about so he could get the money for his production of ''The Tragedy of Othello''. Welles used this strategy to good and bad effects on all the films he made abroad. In his interviews with Peter Bogdanovich, he justified this on the grounds of it being a SadisticChoice between being a director-for-hire on stories he didn't care about and acting for others in roles beneath his talent, he [[DoingItForTheArt chose the latter]] as he felt he couldn't devote interest and attention on a subject he'd rather not direct, becoming in the process one of the first independent film-makers.
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* Creator/OrsonWelles spent much of his career doing this with money from projects like the animated ''Transformers'' movie and TV commercials for Paul Masson wine used to fund directorial ventures. The only reason he made ''Film/TheLadyFromShanghai'' was to finance a stage production of ''Literature/AroundTheWorldInEightyDays''. Even his memorable role as Harry Lime in the classic film noir ''Film/TheThirdMan'' came about so he could get the money for his production of ''The Tragedy of Othello''. Welles used this strategy to good and bad effects on all the films he made abroad. In his interviews with Peter Bogdanovich, he justified this on the grounds of it being a SadisticChoice between being a director-for-hire on stories he didn't care about and acting for others in roles beneath his talent, he [[DoingItForTheArt chose the latter]] as he felt he couldn't devote interest and attention on a subject he'd rather not direct, becoming in the process one of the first independent film-makers.film-makers.
* The late director Gary Winick did a number of cookie-cutter romantic comedies (''13 Going On 30'', ''Film/BrideWars'', ''Film/LettersToJuliet'') and family films (the remake of ''Literature/CharlottesWeb'') so that he could finance smaller independent projects that made use of digital cameras. It ended up working rather well as he produced a number of critically acclaimed films through his company Indigent.
* The late director Gary Winick did a number of cookie-cutter romantic comedies (''13 Going On 30'', ''Film/BrideWars'', ''Film/LettersToJuliet'') and family films (the remake of ''Literature/CharlottesWeb'') so that he could finance smaller independent projects that made use of digital cameras. It ended up working rather well as he produced a number of critically acclaimed films through his company Indigent.
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* Jeff Garlin has said he likes ''Series/TheGoldbergs'' and is very proud of the show, but that the major appeal of doing the series came from the fact that a mainstream sitcom on a major network gives him the financial security he needs to pursue riskier indie projects in his downtime.
* Jeff Garlin has said he likes ''Series/TheGoldbergs'' and is very proud of the show, but that the major appeal of doing the series came from the fact that a mainstream sitcom on a major network gives him the financial security he needs to pursue riskier indie projects in his downtime.
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* Creator/Suda51 and his company, Grasshopper Studios, will occasionally make quick and cheap licensed games to get some extra money to fund the projects he's truly passionate about, as he knows most of his original work doesn't turn a profit.
* Creator/{{Treasure}} agreed to develop ''VideoGame/McDonaldsTreasureLandAdventure'' for Creator/{{Sega}} only so that Sega would help them fund the development of ''VideoGame/GunstarHeroes''. Although ''Treasure Land Adventure'' finished development first, Treasure managed to complete ''Gunstar Heroes'' quickly enough to release a week ahead of the other game so they could claim ''Gunstar'' as their true debut game.
* Creator/{{Treasure}} agreed to develop ''VideoGame/McDonaldsTreasureLandAdventure'' for Creator/{{Sega}} only so that Sega would help them fund the development of ''VideoGame/GunstarHeroes''. Although ''Treasure Land Adventure'' finished development first, Treasure managed to complete ''Gunstar Heroes'' quickly enough to release a week ahead of the other game so they could claim ''Gunstar'' as their true debut game.
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-->'''Ben Affleck''': What've I been telling you? You gotta do the safe picture. Then you can do the art picture. But then sometimes you gotta do the payback picture because your friend says you owe him.
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* Creator/TheWachowskis made ''Film/{{Bound}}'' to prove they had the chops to handle ''Film/TheMatrix''.
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* Creator/RalphBakshi has admitted he's only done some projects for the money so he could do the animated projects he ''really'' wanted to make.
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* Creator/RichardWilliams agreed to do ''WesternAnimation/RaggedyAnnAndAndyAMusicalAdventure'' to get funding for his passion project ''WesternAnimation/TheThiefAndTheCobbler''.
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* Creator/RichardWilliams agreed to do ''WesternAnimation/RaggedyAnnAndAndyAMusicalAdventure'' to get funding for his passion project project, ''WesternAnimation/TheThiefAndTheCobbler''.
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* Creator/ChirstopherReeve did ''Film/SupermanIV'' so the studio would produce ''Street Smart''.
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* [[CreatorCouple Ross Bagdasarian, Jr. and Janice Karman]] used the money they had made off the Franchise/AlvinAndTheChipmunks franchise to finance ''WesternAnimation/TheChipmunkAdventure'' (because possible distributors wouldn't meet their proposed budget) - which they later admitted was a big mistake, citing that producers funding their own movies is the Hollywood equivalent of a lawyer representing himself, quoting Abraham Lincoln, "A lawyer who represents himself has a fool for a client."
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* [[CreatorCouple Ross Bagdasarian, Jr. and Janice Karman]] used the money they had made off the Franchise/AlvinAndTheChipmunks franchise to finance ''WesternAnimation/TheChipmunkAdventure'' (because possible distributors wouldn't meet their proposed budget) - which they later admitted was a big mistake, citing that producers funding their own movies is the Hollywood equivalent of [[AFoolForAClient a lawyer representing himself, quoting Abraham Lincoln, "A lawyer who represents himself has a fool for a client."himself]].
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->''"Do one for them; do one for you. If you can still do projects for yourself, you can keep your soul."''
-->-- '''Creator/MartinScorsese'''
Trivia page about what happens when creators do a project [[MoneyDearBoy for money]] or [[ContractualObligationProject to fulfill a contract]] so that they'll have the finances and creative freedom [[DoingItForTheArt to do their artistic dream project.]]
This can be done indirectly by, for example, an actor or director doing project for money and then turning around to put the money into an indie film he or she wanted to do. In this instance, however, the creators still have to deal with all the problems faced by indie film directors. The paycheck is rarely that huge, they have to find a distributor, and they have to hold casting calls.
The funding can also be done directly when, as part of a multi-film contract, a creator agrees to do a commercial project for a studio while the studio, in exchange, agrees to fund the creator's artistic project. This version ends up being far more convenient for the actor/director. First, the studio is frequently willing to fork over more money for this, as they stand to take a share of the box office cut, so even if the artistic film takes a minor loss they're not out that much. Second, with the power of a major studio behind them, the actor/director now has A-list stars on speed dial, and doesn't have to worry about finding a distributor.
Compare PayingTheirDues for when an artist needs to take smaller gigs before they hit the big time.
Contrast with OnlyInItForTheMoney, in which the work made for making money clearly is not for personal projects. See also AuteurLicense.
Can lead to MagnumOpusDissonance if the project done only for the money is the one that takes flight while the project done for the art never gets off the ground.
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* After alienating much of the comic-book industry with his embrace of Objectivism (and losing the rights to many of his most famous creations to DC when they acquired Charleston Comics), Creator/SteveDitko spent the 80s taking low-prestige jobs like drawing for coloring books in order to fund his own Objectivist-themed comics.
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* [[CreatorCouple Ross Bagdasarian, Jr. and Janice Karman]] used the money they had made off the Franchise/AlvinAndTheChipmunks franchise to finance ''WesternAnimation/TheChipmunkAdventure'' (because possible distributors wouldn't meet their proposed budget) - which they later admitted was a big mistake, citing that producers funding their own movies is the Hollywood equivalent of a lawyer representing himself, quoting Abraham Lincoln, "A lawyer who represents himself has a fool for a client."
* Creator/RichardWilliams agreed to do ''WesternAnimation/RaggedyAnnAndAndyAMusicalAdventure'' to get funding for his passion project ''WesternAnimation/TheThiefAndTheCobbler''.
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* Creator/EmilioEstevez used his money from the third ''Film/TheMightyDucks'' movie to indirectly fund ''Series/TheWarAtHome''.
* Creator/ChristopherNolan agreed to do ''Film/TheDarkKnightRises'' if the studio would fund ''Film/{{Inception}}''.
* Creator/MichaelBay originally intended to make ''Film/PainAndGain'' before ''Film/TransformersDarkOfTheMoon''. The studio agreed to foot the bill for P&G if he would wait and do T3 first.
* Creator/ChirstopherReeve did ''Film/SupermanIV'' so the studio would produce ''Street Smart''.
* Creator/TheWachowskis made ''Film/{{Bound}}'' to prove they had the chops to handle ''Film/TheMatrix''.
* Creator/OrsonWelles spent much of his career doing this with money from projects like the animated ''Transformers'' movie and TV commercials for Paul Masson wine used to fund directorial ventures. Even his memorable role as Harry Lime in the classic film noir ''Film/TheThirdMan'' came about so he could get the money for his production of ''The Tragedy of Othello''. Welles used this strategy to good and bad effects on all the films he made abroad. In his interviews with Peter Bogdanovich, he justified this on the grounds of it being a SadisticChoice between being a director-for-hire on stories he didn't care about and acting for others in roles beneath his talent, he [[DoingItForTheArt chose the latter]] as he felt he couldn't devote interest and attention on a subject he'd rather not direct, becoming in the process one of the first independent film-makers.
* This practice was commonplace during the UsefulNotes/NewHollywood era of the 1970s with numerous directors agreeing to do studio pictures in order to get the funding for the more personal pictures that they wanted to make. However, the studio pictures, which were usually made under [[ExecutiveMeddling some level of overseeing by the studio (however minor)]], would often go on to be widely acclaimed as great films, whereas the director's more [[AuteurLicense artistic pictures]] would bomb disastrously since they were often made without [[ProtectionFromEditors the studio interfering]] to keep the [[PrimaDonnaDirector the director's ego (and the movie's budget) in check]].
*Lampshaded in ''Film/JayAndSilentBobStrikeBack'':
-->'''Ben Affleck''': What've I been telling you? You gotta do the safe picture. Then you can do the art picture. But then sometimes you gotta do the payback picture because your friend says you owe him.
[[AC:Music]]
* Famously inverted by Creator/DavidBowie. After getting a raw deal on his contract, he spent the next several years producing experimental and [[AcclaimedFlop highly acclaimed but not-very-commercial]] material. When his contract expired, he produced some more mainstream (but again, highly acclaimed) work for the money.
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* Allegedly, the reason that ''VideoGame/AliensColonialMarines'' ended up being such a terrible game was because Gearbox used the money that they were paid to make the game in order to fund their own properties, including ''VideoGame/{{Borderlands}}'', ''VideoGame/{{Borderlands 2}}'', and ''VideoGame/DukeNukemForever'', and only started working on ''Colonial Marines'' in earnest after becoming in danger of violating their contract.
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* ''WesternAnimation/TheChickenFromOuterSpace'' was supposed to be Creator/JohnRDilworth's next independent project, until he heard about Creator/HannaBarbera's ''WesternAnimation/WhatACartoonShow'' initiative, and submitted it to them to receive funding. ''The Chicken From Outer Space'' would serve as a pilot short for ''WesternAnimation/CourageTheCowardlyDog''.
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-->-- '''Creator/MartinScorsese'''
Trivia page about what happens when creators do a project [[MoneyDearBoy for money]] or [[ContractualObligationProject to fulfill a contract]] so that they'll have the finances and creative freedom [[DoingItForTheArt to do their artistic dream project.]]
This can be done indirectly by, for example, an actor or director doing project for money and then turning around to put the money into an indie film he or she wanted to do. In this instance, however, the creators still have to deal with all the problems faced by indie film directors. The paycheck is rarely that huge, they have to find a distributor, and they have to hold casting calls.
The funding can also be done directly when, as part of a multi-film contract, a creator agrees to do a commercial project for a studio while the studio, in exchange, agrees to fund the creator's artistic project. This version ends up being far more convenient for the actor/director. First, the studio is frequently willing to fork over more money for this, as they stand to take a share of the box office cut, so even if the artistic film takes a minor loss they're not out that much. Second, with the power of a major studio behind them, the actor/director now has A-list stars on speed dial, and doesn't have to worry about finding a distributor.
Compare PayingTheirDues for when an artist needs to take smaller gigs before they hit the big time.
Contrast with OnlyInItForTheMoney, in which the work made for making money clearly is not for personal projects. See also AuteurLicense.
Can lead to MagnumOpusDissonance if the project done only for the money is the one that takes flight while the project done for the art never gets off the ground.
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!Examples
[[AC:Comics]]
* After alienating much of the comic-book industry with his embrace of Objectivism (and losing the rights to many of his most famous creations to DC when they acquired Charleston Comics), Creator/SteveDitko spent the 80s taking low-prestige jobs like drawing for coloring books in order to fund his own Objectivist-themed comics.
[[AC:Film - Animated]]
* [[CreatorCouple Ross Bagdasarian, Jr. and Janice Karman]] used the money they had made off the Franchise/AlvinAndTheChipmunks franchise to finance ''WesternAnimation/TheChipmunkAdventure'' (because possible distributors wouldn't meet their proposed budget) - which they later admitted was a big mistake, citing that producers funding their own movies is the Hollywood equivalent of a lawyer representing himself, quoting Abraham Lincoln, "A lawyer who represents himself has a fool for a client."
* Creator/RichardWilliams agreed to do ''WesternAnimation/RaggedyAnnAndAndyAMusicalAdventure'' to get funding for his passion project ''WesternAnimation/TheThiefAndTheCobbler''.
[[AC:Film - Live Action]]
* Creator/EmilioEstevez used his money from the third ''Film/TheMightyDucks'' movie to indirectly fund ''Series/TheWarAtHome''.
* Creator/ChristopherNolan agreed to do ''Film/TheDarkKnightRises'' if the studio would fund ''Film/{{Inception}}''.
* Creator/MichaelBay originally intended to make ''Film/PainAndGain'' before ''Film/TransformersDarkOfTheMoon''. The studio agreed to foot the bill for P&G if he would wait and do T3 first.
* Creator/ChirstopherReeve did ''Film/SupermanIV'' so the studio would produce ''Street Smart''.
* Creator/TheWachowskis made ''Film/{{Bound}}'' to prove they had the chops to handle ''Film/TheMatrix''.
* Creator/OrsonWelles spent much of his career doing this with money from projects like the animated ''Transformers'' movie and TV commercials for Paul Masson wine used to fund directorial ventures. Even his memorable role as Harry Lime in the classic film noir ''Film/TheThirdMan'' came about so he could get the money for his production of ''The Tragedy of Othello''. Welles used this strategy to good and bad effects on all the films he made abroad. In his interviews with Peter Bogdanovich, he justified this on the grounds of it being a SadisticChoice between being a director-for-hire on stories he didn't care about and acting for others in roles beneath his talent, he [[DoingItForTheArt chose the latter]] as he felt he couldn't devote interest and attention on a subject he'd rather not direct, becoming in the process one of the first independent film-makers.
* This practice was commonplace during the UsefulNotes/NewHollywood era of the 1970s with numerous directors agreeing to do studio pictures in order to get the funding for the more personal pictures that they wanted to make. However, the studio pictures, which were usually made under [[ExecutiveMeddling some level of overseeing by the studio (however minor)]], would often go on to be widely acclaimed as great films, whereas the director's more [[AuteurLicense artistic pictures]] would bomb disastrously since they were often made without [[ProtectionFromEditors the studio interfering]] to keep the [[PrimaDonnaDirector the director's ego (and the movie's budget) in check]].
*Lampshaded in ''Film/JayAndSilentBobStrikeBack'':
-->'''Ben Affleck''': What've I been telling you? You gotta do the safe picture. Then you can do the art picture. But then sometimes you gotta do the payback picture because your friend says you owe him.
[[AC:Music]]
* Famously inverted by Creator/DavidBowie. After getting a raw deal on his contract, he spent the next several years producing experimental and [[AcclaimedFlop highly acclaimed but not-very-commercial]] material. When his contract expired, he produced some more mainstream (but again, highly acclaimed) work for the money.
[[AC:VideoGames]]
* Allegedly, the reason that ''VideoGame/AliensColonialMarines'' ended up being such a terrible game was because Gearbox used the money that they were paid to make the game in order to fund their own properties, including ''VideoGame/{{Borderlands}}'', ''VideoGame/{{Borderlands 2}}'', and ''VideoGame/DukeNukemForever'', and only started working on ''Colonial Marines'' in earnest after becoming in danger of violating their contract.
[[AC:WesternAnimation]]
* ''WesternAnimation/TheChickenFromOuterSpace'' was supposed to be Creator/JohnRDilworth's next independent project, until he heard about Creator/HannaBarbera's ''WesternAnimation/WhatACartoonShow'' initiative, and submitted it to them to receive funding. ''The Chicken From Outer Space'' would serve as a pilot short for ''WesternAnimation/CourageTheCowardlyDog''.
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