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Flat rate pay to add subtitles to a 30min tv spot
I got offered a job to add subtitles through Final Cut Pro into a 20 part series show to be shown across seas. The lady asked me how much i would charge her but insisted on it being a flat rate fee per episode. I’d normally ask for a good amount for one episode, but since I am doing so many projects for her I need to reduce my fee. I was thinking $50 per episode but feel like that’s not enough to ask for. What would you guys quote her?
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How are you executing the job?
Are you hand typing the subtitles?
Is there a software solution available (like Maccaption) that you can employ so that you can finish each episode in a reasonable amount of time and what would you consider “reasonable”?
Is your client supplying transcripts that you are cut+pasting as a text generator?
How many hours are you putting into each episode?
Are you simply exporting a QuickTime or are you also mastering to tape?
Where is the net profit cutoff or can you outsource this to some fourth-world sweatshop for ten cents per episode and pocket the rest? Tell me your client isn’t making this very calculation.jPo
You mean “Old Ben”? Ben Kenobi?
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