licensing cost for art video

[Mark Suszko]

How much does it cost to attend the workshop? How many times willthe workshop be held? What’s the typical attendance?

[Sarah Schela]

Hi Mark,

thanks for your response.

I am not aware of the costs.
The workshop will be held approx. 3 times.
I think the amount of people will be 15 to 20 people.

[Todd Terry]

For something held so few times and with such a small number of students, I don’t think you could ask for much… maybe a couple hundred bucks.

Any more than that and I think the instructor would balk, considering it is just for a small private educational thing. They might even think that is too much, but it’s a starting point.

T2

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Todd Terry
Creative Director
Fantastic Plastic Entertainment, Inc.
fantasticplastic.com

[Sarah Schela]

Hi Todd,

thanks for your swift response. Even this small comment helps me a lot, thanks so much.
Yes, it is not too big. But it might increase. So also limiting the time is an idea I am thinking of.

I have a better idea now.

Thanks.

[Richard Herd]

Do you have an hard costs to cover?

[Sarah Schela]

do you mean equipment, etc.? Only that I used my camera and lenses and computer for editing, but nothing particularly I bought for this piece.

[Richard Herd]

Yes equipment, but also insurance, shipping. When you mentioned art installation, I was unsure exactly what you’re sending, for example.

[Sarah Schela]

Hi everyone, thanks.
I think I sorted out a price I can be happy with.

Another question then came up:
what about handing over the video file? I need to copy it and I need to write a contract of course, how this file is only allowed to be used, etc. but how can I guarantee that the file is not shown more times/longer times than we arranged? to delete the file at the end when the whole project is over for the client etc.

Is that all a matter of signing/acting according to the contract and trust?

Thanks for the advice.

[Richard Herd]

[Sarah Schela] ”
Is that all a matter of signing/acting according to the contract and trust?
“

For the most part, yes.

[Todd Terry]

” how can I guarantee that the file is not shown more times/longer times than we arranged?”

There is virtually no way to guarantee that. Any time you turn a file over to someone, put it on a download site, even just put it on YouTube, it can be copied… and easily. And if the person receiving it is unscrupulous there’s technically nothing to prevent them from showing it longer or more times than agreed upon, and you’d never know it.

I literally think the only way to ensure that, is to never give them the files… period. You’d have to show up at the event(s) in person, with the files in hand, on a flash drive or external drive, play them from your drive without ever actually transferring them to your client’s system, and then leave with them when done.

Obviously, that is way too much trouble for a couple hundred bucks, unless they could make it worth your while.

I think you either just have to deal with people who you 100% trust, or charge them enough so that if they do additionally use your files without your permission, that you are so well compensated that it won’t bug you too much.

T2

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Todd Terry
Creative Director
Fantastic Plastic Entertainment, Inc.
fantasticplastic.com