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[Olivier Prudhomme]

great points Mark! I don’t agree with all of them but I want to step back and read again.

I have to clarify that my post might have been misleading but I am TV editor and I work in L.A. in a network and get paid $75/hour.
I just wanted to specify because this might explain why I take on side jobs for less money because they are pretty painless and at the end of the year it is an extra $15K and when I look back I am really happy for the extra cash and also the things I learn in the process.

BUT I totally agree as far as setting bad habits for the clients. I am constantly angry when I see companies looking for pro editors with TV experience who can also graphic design for…. $250 / day!!!
As a pro editor I do NOT accept these jobs. The “best” I can do is… $450/day for a couple days…

The pb is that the company who hires me doesn’t know anything about video related work. They always approach me saying “it’s a simple project…. only 2-3 min long”. So I am “educating” them by showing them why they have to pay more everytime. Over the last 5 years I was able to bring in gfx designers, a sound mixer and the last add-on was VO recording… in a real studio.
And to show you that I really care about not giving them bad habits, I always ask the mixer and the designers to charge their actual rate.

But again, thanks for this conversation.