Frank Otto
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Let me know if it works…I’ve got about 2,000 hrs. of 3/4 and Beta that I’ve been dreading having to ship out…
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Greg:
“PS” indeed.
Your response shouild be: “That was January…since then prices have risen across the board in all sectors. The CODB (cost of doing business) has nearly doubled due to fuel, petroleum based products, transportation costs and other factors…My current quote IS the bottom line. I’d love to have your business, but this is a business also and I have my costs and obligations…”
I think you know the answer already – but he may blink – or not.
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[Andy Stinton] “Dresses like Herb Tarlek.”
Here in Las Vegas, it’s the very white guy that dresses like Sammy…
And always to be added to that list of “ps”- WAYNE!
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The only way I’m familiar with is using a tape evaluator/cleaner. The last ones I remember were made by Chyron and RTI and they are not home units.
It’s not a case of re-lubing – since the lubrication is part of the cooking process for the magnetic medium itself – what is usually the problem is airborne grease and dust contaminating the tape, making it stick. Modern evaluators/cleaners use a burnishing system to take off old dirt and polish the tape.
Carpel and IVB are companies that do the eval and cleaning services. You can find them on the net.
Carpel: https://www.carpelvideo.com/
IVB: https://www.ivbmedia.com/
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Hi, Dennis…good to see ya back!
Re: 4thPhase – You are correct…they use Apollo in Texas.
Cheers,
Frank Otto
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Michael:
We use Fourth Phase, a rental and staging company in Las Vegas. The guy we’ve delt with in the past is Richard Lamp at Fourth Phase and his email is: rlamp@fourthphase.com
We get laser cut aluminum and the occasional glass gobo from them.
I don’t have a price-we just order and they bill via a standing P.O. they have with the Flamingo – my involvement with Fourth Phase is to do the art for the client logo and forward it to 4thPhase. They are very reputable and have an international customer base.
Cheers,
Frank Otto
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To my knowledge, there is no “industry standard” contract or license for use of intellectual property.
Too many variables now exist, such as California vs. the rest of the world – every artist has to sign off on a piece before you can use it…the rights of celebrity to control the use of their likeness and voice, regardless if their orignal work was a work for hire or not…no central clearinghouse for rights issuance.
We give this advice almost every time…if you are new to the industry and you are promoting/producing/selling a work that has copyrighted material in it, please contact an attorney that specializes in entertainment law. The up front cost of the consult is far less expensive than the lawsuit that inevitably follows.
As always…good luck – this is an issue that is stopping many independent voices from being heard.
Cheers,
Frank Otto
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Hmmmm…years ago when I did the Century 21 national conventions, they introduced a guy as “The Vice President of Big Assed Fun”.
It wasn’t….
Cheers,
Frank Otto
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If they decline to pay the relatively small cost of making a back-up then yes, I’d make them sign a waiver stating that they refused.
As far as recovery…if your systen goes down you should do the recovery. The client is responsible only for the materials they bring (as to quality and usability) but you are more or less guarenteeing that your machines are in working order and should not fail during the project’s working life.
Cheers,
Frank Otto
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[Bob Cole] “Maybe you don’t have to call yourself anything at all — just list what you have done and express an interest in “production.””
Don’t think of a resume for your work…look at it as a “timeline.”
I’ve had a near 12 page resume for a few years now. It’s all well and good to have a paper record of your accompliments, skills and experience, but rather daunting when you have to explain to the standard HR type that you really have accomplished all that in a limited amounty of time…HR folks are pretty linear and we’re not. They don’t get that while employed by one company, you could be working for six others that year as well.
That’s why I went with a yearly breakdown of the work I’ve done…not necessarily by employer, but by show or production title. And only of the jobs that were meaningful or gave me more training and experience.
Most jobs have a title bequeathed to the job by a manager or the person who had the job in the past – officially my job here is listed as “A-V Tech, Head of Department” – in reality, I shoot, edit, do graphic design, systems engineering, lighting and audio design. write copy, produce and direct.
I currently list my title…when pressed…as creator of content for multimedia.
Cheers,
Frank Otto