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Hourly Rates, Billing, etc.
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Well they don’t get $1,400 an hour so that clients can crowd around a plasma in an apartment… They get that kind of money cause they can valet park cars for 15 executives and seat 30 people for a review on a 40′ screen, with a big space near the studios or on the west side. Not to mention security, vault managers, and the muffin wrangler. Plus all that legacy equipment – the “heavy iron” as one group of color folk around here calls it.
But figure out a way to meet those needs for less and you can have it all!
KC
Prehistoric Digital
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>>But figure out a way to meet those needs for less and you can have it all!
Not unless you also happen to have the experience and talent of Stefan Sonnenfeld, Siggy Fersti, or any of the other guys over at Company 3.
Seriously, anyone who thinks it’s all about creature comforts hasn’t spent any time in a room with a colorist of that calibre. Because if you have, it’s pretty obvious that it’s NOT about those things. Creature comforts, and, as you say, things like security, location, all of those things play a part. But they’re not the sole reasons.
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True, you still have to compete for it with some amazing talents… As colorists become more independent of facilities, many with their own suites, one has to consider the client experience – location, and security, and limited seating can definitely be disqualifying factors for projects that would pay $1,400 an hour, even if your color correction is borderline magical.
KC
Prehistoric Digital
PhD Grading Suite
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