Michael Brown
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Well, there you go! The COW scores again! Thanks Barry!
Mike Brown
Video/Film Producer
American Heart Association -
Arty,
We hire actors all the time. There are some issues. Your IRS declared many years ago that performers can never be contractors; they are always someone’s employee. Actors with a lot of independent work often create a “for service only” company to satisfy this requirement. We use a paymaster as the “employer of record” so we don’t have to deal with all that paperwork. The paymaster takes care of state workers insurance as well.
Next is the union or non-union issue. If the performer is not in a union, just have the actor sign a ‘talent release’ that specifies how you can use the performance and for how long. We have a general release that gives us the performance “for anything” and “forever.”
If you hire a union performer, you’ll sign a contract that will specify the actor’s salary, how the performance will be used, and for how long. A union production involves a lot more paperwork, and will probably be more expensive. If you are casting through a talent agency, they can answer most of your questions about union requirements, or you can visit the union’s website.
One caveat, if your talent agency offers to send you an invoice, make sure they are acting as the employer of record. If they are not reporting & witholding taxes, you could be liable for back taxes in case of an audit.
Having said all this, I know that small independent productions do their hiring in other ways that I can’t comment about.
I hope this is helpful.Mike Brown
Video/Film Producer
American Heart Association -
The point is very long running times (all day) without AC power. The battery would power a small LCD monitor as well.
Stepping down the 12v would require building a voltage regulator, and that may not be worth the benefit. Such things are available for Sony, Canon, but not for the DVX100 however.Mike Brown
Video/Film Producer
American Heart Association -
Timothy,
Your procedure solved the problem. Excellent. Thank you.Mike Brown
Video/Film Producer
American Heart Association -
I do believe ‘OPENGL3D’ appeared in the last microsecond of splash-life. I will try your suggestions. Many thanks for both of your replies.
Mike Brown
Video/Film Producer
American Heart Association -
https://www.videohelp.com/tools?tool=Restream
a handy thing
Mike Brown
Video/Film Producer
American Heart Association -
I had this problem with version 2.2.1. According to my VAR, unless I need HDV (and I don’t), I should roll back to version 2.1.8. I did and have had no “memory leaks” since.
By the way, closing and re-starting the app would clear its brain.Mike Brown
Video/Film Producer
American Heart Association -
ScriptKit made by Horita
Sold by Markertek
Mike Brown
Video/Film Producer
American Heart Association -
I wish it wasn’t so, but you must use either a hardware controller or a NLE to do the job. There may be some standalone software, but I’m not aware of it.
Mike Brown
Video/Film Producer
American Heart Association -
Many thanks. Do you have any idea about an hour’s worth of subtitles for one language? I’ve been told that is tiny as well.
Mike Brown
Video/Film Producer
American Heart Association