Emre Tufekci s.o.a.
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Actually presenting yourself as having owned and operated a company (in my book) would be a plus. I get a lot of freelance work outside my company and I always send them my direct company links as reference/demo reels/contact info.
There is nothing wrong with working your own business and than getting hired to work for other because of your expertise.
Good Luck.
Emre Tufekci
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I feel for the musician, composers and artist who don’t get paid for their work. It’s no different than us turning over the project and the client deciding not to pay us.
We can at least choose not to work with grinders, their content is already out there.
Emre Tufekci
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We exclusively use Non-Stop Music. 80% of the music is recorded live with a 80 person orchestra.The rest are live bands and singers.
None of that “MIDI” crap.
Emre Tufekci
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“getting a used Avid, even a recent one, is not for the faint of heart.”
I have been using AVID for 9 years, when I started using FCP 4 years ago I was blown away how user friendly it was. I also found out I was editing twice as fast on a FCP as an operator as opposed to AVID.
Also system errors and downtimes have been cut down by 80% since switching to FCP.Still AVID Unity with Interplay is still my favorite.
Emre Tufekci
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It has been 4 years since we moved away from AVID, last month was time for an upgrade and of course it was FCP all across the board again. 4 Edit stations with a total of 28 MAC’s.
I cant imagine how much it would have cost if we tried to it with AVID.I feel for the 120 people as well but I think in a 5-6 years AVID will become a storage solution only. Who knows?
Emre Tufekci
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The couple tricks I use:
-Underexpose about 2 stops
-If there is no moonlight in the shot use silks and overheads to cut out shadows
-Use a high(er) end camera where I can get the DIT to really push the toe and knee to create a flat image
-Sometimes remove the 85filter (not always recommended)
-Do test shots and send it to the compositor/fx/Colorist to make sure they are happy.Here are 2 images that I filmed at noon that was created using the same techniques.
The problem with shooting at wooded areas is the high levels of contrast you get. With the sun streaming down from the leaves and branches you can easily have a 7-9 stop difference between light and dark areas.This ruins the D4N effect.
Also sky replacement becomes an issue with all the detail that need to be worked over. We you techniques that use luminance differences along with tracking software to do complex roto jobs like leaves and branches but that even requires a lot of man hours.
In woods you have a few option and requirements:
-Smart blocking to stay away from complex roto jobs
-Silks and overheads to reduce contrast
-Good weatherBut always test test test…
Emre Tufekci
http://www.productionpit.com -
My wife/Senior Producer is also a doctor. Talk about free medical to all employees.
🙂
Emre Tufekci
http://www.productionpit.com -
I guess the only exception to project files is when you hire an artist to work in-house on your machines. Then you own the project files as well.
Emre Tufekci
http://www.productionpit.com -
I am not sure if you will find ads on craigslist for shooters with Panasonic brand cameras but you will most definitely find ads for people offering 23 cents an hour for video work. 🙂
Joking aside Shane has hit all the points, very good advice.
Emre Tufekci
http://www.productionpit.com -
If you have a contract you should spell out that its “intellectual property”. If you don’t have a contract then your client is out of luck as “IT IS” your intellectual property .
I recently had an argument with a client (with a contract) asking for the project files. He said, “If I buy Windows Vista software, it is mine and I get to take everything home .Why can’t I take the project files for this show?”
I told him that if he can get the source files for Windows from microsoft, I would give him the project files for free.
He went “AAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHH…..”
DONT give them up, they are your intellectual property, but you can sell them.
I did a show opening (special event) for a client they liked it so much, they asked for the project files so they could modify the opening and use it for next 2 years on various projects. I ended up selling it to them the project files for triple the price.
Emre Tufekci
http://www.productionpit.com