Lisa Serman
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I hear you, and I know it’s my fault for agreeing with the salary, but she could have chose to pay me whatever she wanted (more would have been fair) She had total control over the disbursement of the money.
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Because production notes were written all over. I don’t think she meant for me to see it. And I really have no reason to lie on a forum of all places. We all need guidance once in a while, and maybe sometimes we need a little affirmation (this is normal). But after 24 hours of playing the situation over and over in my head, I still feel like I’m not doing anything wrong by accepting the job. Wasn’t sure at first, that’s why I posted. Wanted to simply get opinions.
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I am not actually saying that my actions were okay, but I am admitting some pent up frustration which is normal for any human being. But even with that said…. I would even say it was a mistake. It wasn’t really sneaky intent at that moment when I said “yes” there was not a mean ulterior motive, but perhaps more of a justification feeling. Mads, not saying you’re wrong, and yes you are only getting my side of the story. (Which there are always two perspectives) This is my perspective. I’ve told no lies, but simply my perspective.
Mads, you seem like a “black & white, right or wrong” kind of guy who doesn’t allow for the gray areas in life. I can assure you there are plenty of gray areas and since I do not plan on inviting my producer on this forum, I am telling you my perspective and situation.
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Yes, but I’ve gotten off my “butt” plenty of times and have gotten jobs. Remember….. these people called me. They do not want to deal with a middleman (for the reasons I mentioned in my original post if you kindly read)
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Hi Mads, I stated in a previous post (which i know it’s confusing on here sometimes to sort out the posts)… My producer left her contract at my house accidentally in a notebook. But yes, I saw it. My producer does not know I am aware of what she made on the piece.
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Yeah she may have been okay if I’d have called her, but then again (and maybe I’m being a bit passive-aggressive) I probably do not feel I owe her. I feel taken advantage of especially finding out what we each earned. Again my fault for accepting the terms, but feeling like she really took advantage of my naivete, I said yes to PBS right away. I understand what you’re saying though.
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I hear ya!
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Hi Mads, The more I think about it, the more I’m tending to disagree with her and you. She is preventing me from earning a living as a freelance editor. Freelance is just that.. without strings attached (to some extent).
I’d surely be willing to sign an agreement stating I would not seek employment from any of her past clients for a period of time (usually these contracts state a time frame – sometimes one year, sometimes two years) However if her PAST client calls me directly I should be allowed to say yes regardless.
I’d only agree with you if I received a steady flow of work from her with a set number of hours and livable wage.
Total time on the Doc. – over 370 hours, Thousands of clips to import, lower thirds, rewrites, graphics, titles, mixing, changes, etc…. total pay – no exaggeration (I’m an idiot, I know) – $3,800. My fault for accepting these terms, but not ever having worked on anything longer than 12 minutes (besides weddings) I truly didn’t know how much work was involved.
My producer (friend) left her contract with PBS over my house a few days ago, – Total payment they paid her – $7,500. She made $3,700 for maybe a total of 60 hours of supervising my drafts and approving lower thirds that the PBS producer made me do over in the long run.
I’d even be willing to sign a contract and give her a finders/agent fee for future PBS if they call me
She sure is taking care of herself and earning her living…. the more I think about it, the less I’m questioning it… I feel I’m right about this. BUT I still respect your opinion and thank you for posting! 🙂