I heard somewhere that Aronofsky shot parts of Black Swan in New York's subway system without permits.
So I'm left wondering, if a big time director like him can get away with it, then why should any of us ever even THINK about paying for a permit?
If Aronofsky did indeed do this, then why did nobody from the city govt go after him once they saw the film? It would seem to me that the footage would be the proof, and they could charge him fines or something.
So are permits just a big joke in the industry and people only pay them if they want to?
So I'm left wondering, if a big time director like him can get away with it, then why should any of us ever even THINK about paying for a permit?
If Aronofsky did indeed do this, then why did nobody from the city govt go after him once they saw the film? It would seem to me that the footage would be the proof, and they could charge him fines or something.
So are permits just a big joke in the industry and people only pay them if they want to?