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he who pushes the red button is the pirate.
Sometimes just saying no really is the best policy. Heck, I once had a guy want me to pirate the FBI warning off a DVD for his video. lol
I have found just laughing like I thought they were kidding to be a great out.
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There really is no average as markets vary, companies do and, talent does. I can tell ya the last major network I staffed for paid most of us around 20 bucks an hour plus benefits. Look at that as the low end. It’s safe to say the natl average salary for a good grafix dude is $50k. Half that at some places and double in others. Most freelancers are around 60 bucks an hour.
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Fine art, commercial art, theatre, creative writing, and music.
imo
I’d hit commercial art hard and take the others as electives.
You find in your daily grind, especially as an editor, commercial art is a big percentage of what ya do. Story-telling, pacing, and other required parts of the editor’s gig come natural. Design rules are important to learn so you can break them properly later on. -
Avid obviously aint diggin’ those files. Throw em in virtual dub or after effects and render new wav files.
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no.
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If they are a bread and butter client, ask them if they see a long term leadership role for you. They may not even realize they want you to run the entire depertmant yet.
Beyond that, train and train well. Keep yourself in an on-going active role through this process. -
Stick to what was agreed upon.
For a project like this, it would have been best for both parties to agree to one flat fee for the whole enchelada. This is the strength of the one man band today, being able to give this quotes.That said, if you leave the house, it’s a half day. More than 5 hours is a full day. Don’t worry about the running time of the raw footage. Don’e even enter it into the equasion. Most of my ten hour shoots are less than 2 hours. It just takes that long for usable stuff to happen.
As for as post, they do realize the HUGE break you are giving them and will appriciate it. Surely no need to fret over their misaim on their script’s running time. Add nine minutes of a dancing bear if they are hell-bent on putting someone to sleep with their video. Shorter is better. The two of ya just celebrate and enjoy. -
This just means you either have to become happy to play chopstix quickly or confident enough to advertise a well-honed symphony.
Chopstick players sell more classical pieces with original flair than old school account executives with bad ties. -
That’s just it. More companies are utilizing video today, first because it was easily done. Once they see the impact, savvy companies have no problem spending a little bit… and a little bit goes a long way today. What was a crew of 5 and a week of post at 500 an hour a decade ago is now a dude with a camera and a laptop for a flat grand today. Who is that good for? Everyone involved. The key is to get involved. Old schoolers sticking to their guns on rates and packages will do it all alone as billing goes elsewhere. It’s as easy as competing and the way we do that will always evolve.
Gone are the days of the overpaid specialist… unless your specialty becomes doing it all.
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Well, you are on taget then, man. Local spots will train ya for bigger productions. Those can lead to the movies you wanna be makin’.
Get to work. Time’s a waistin’.