Aaron Cadieux
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Amen dude.
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If nobody ever bothered to blow the whistle on a company for bad business practices, then there would be no such thing as a company with a bad reputation. $650 may not seem like much to some people, but for others, it means a lot. Why should a company stiffing people out of hard-earned money be allowed to do so without being called out about it?
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Well, in this particular instance, the client wanted the shoot done in HD. My employers have been reluctant to get on the HD train, and have not invested in an HD camera. They rented my HD camera from me for this production. I rent my HD camera to them for cheaper than they’d pay at a rental house. I don’t worry about the camer being mistreated, because I am there on the shoot, and I would trust our usual shooter with my life. My employers also go through me for DVD duplication.
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Touchy subject indeed. I guess it depends on your supervisor.
If she’s a micromanager/know-it-all, you would probably be better off gritting your teeth and putting up with her “help”. Look at it this way. If she “helps” you and you’re slowed down by that “help”, she only has herself to blame for any delays in completing that task. If you’re getting paid by the hour, that could be a plus for you. If you’re salary, and her “help” is causing you to have to work extra hours, then that’s pretty crappy.
If she’s an understaning person, you might get away with telling her that she might slow you down. But no matter how nice she is (not matter what she says in response), she’ll probably be hurt/annoyed by your speaking up.
I’ve only had one job in my life. With my experience with my bosses, I’m better off shutting up and putting up with their “help”.
I don’t envy your situation. Good luck.
Best,
Aaron
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Select clients that you know will pay you on time. Where I work, we have an army of clients that take months to pay their bills. It’s disrespectful and obnoxious. In my experience, the average consumer is much better at paying bills than big corporations. Of course there’s a tradeoff. Big Corps = Big money. Average Consumer = Small Money.
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Fair enough. Consider this thread closed on my part. I’ll stop wasting the time of Creative Cow.
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Let me clarify a little. I am actually asking these questions on behalf of my employer, who is producing a documentary that requires the use of public domain images. I told them I would research the topic a little for them. So please don’t think I’m actually going to be trying to do any of the things I’ve talked about in this thread.
But here’s my issue with the whole thing. I can fully understand an institution charging a fee for access and/or the reproduction of a PUBLIC DOMAIN image in their archive. But how can they limit you on “uses” of that image when they DON’T OWN THE RIGHTS to it? They simply are lucky enough to have it in their possession. That would be like me owning a one-of-a-kind Honus Wagner baseball card and then claiming to “own the rights” to that image. How would an institution have a legal leg to stand on if a filmmaker chose to “do what they wish, as much as they wish” with that image once they pay for access and/or reproduction? Especially if there is no signing of a contract involved.
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Ok, so let me ask you this. Say I pay a historical society to reproduce a public domain image they have in their archive. And let’s say they provide me with a high-res scan. Once that scan is in my posession, there is no limit to how many times I can use it and what I can use if for, correct? I could even sell that high-res file to others if I wanted to, correct? Public domain means all bets are off. The only thing I need to pay for is access to the image, correct?
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You’re fine. Don’t lawyer up. Don’t worry about it. People are morons. I had a lady threaten me with legal action if I continued with the production of a documentary on the history of King Philip’s War (an event that took place over 300 years ago). She said she was “writing a script” for a feature film and “owned the rights” to the story of King Philip’s War. Obviously, you can’t own the rights to an historical event.
There are 100 ways to skin a cat. There are dozens of shows out there on paranormal activity. You have every right in the world to produce your show. As long as you employ your own formula for the show, you’re all set. Don’t listen to anyone telling you to “lawyer up”, and save your hard-earned money.
Ken Burns can’t sue every other person from now on that wants to make a WWII documentary.
-Aaron
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I also have problems with dropped frames. I’m using PP CS3. No one in this forum has ever helped me with any issues I’ve had. I suggest calling Blackmagic directly.