Mick Haensler
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[Scott Sheriff] “Don’t know what “SL” is”
Snow Leopard”
Gotcha, I upgraded also. Too many freakin acronyms in this world
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[Scott Sheriff] “I’m in the same boat, except I went to SL.
Is your system stable? Does it do what you need?”Don’t know what “SL” is but yes the system is very stable and it does what I need. I’m spending the day today organizing my raid to offload a ton of old projects and then moving everything that’s mistakenly accumulated on the system drive over to it so I can make a bootable carbon copy of the system drive. I have one right now but would like a cleaner more compact version.
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[Paul Jay] “Yes you should. Fcp7 will work in lion.
If you cant buy one, ‘borrow’ a serial.”So what you’re saying is find a friend with a copy and use his/her serial #
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Jolt…I remember that stuff…tasted like crap but made you feel like you were on crack.
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I charge $25 per half hour. I also have my software on my laptop so it doesn’t tie up my workstation.
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Well said Dylan.
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OK, hourly, great.
1. They don’t care about quality so why should you. Do your job, keep quiet, get paid and say thank you very much
2. Obviously the clients don’t care about quality either or they would be out of business. Do your job, keep quiet, get paid and say thank you very much
3. Stop answering the phone when they call for free tech support, they will get the hint. Do your job, keep quiet, get paid and say thank you very much
4. When they ask you to “rip apart the rack”, politely inform them that tech work like that will be at a much higher hourly rate with no guarantees until you get in there and roll up your sleeves. Or, they can call an expert and you’ll be happy to supervise for your current hourly rate. Do your job, keep quiet, get paid and say thank you very much
5. Be prepared to walk.I’ve used this formula successfully on two current contracts that I’ve had for years. Neither one would kill me if I lost them so it’s a bit easier to put my foot down. Bottom line is, they will grind you to death if you let them, or cause you to get on blood pressure meds. Clients like these don’t care and it’s not your job to “show them the light”. It’s like trying to teach a pig to sing, you’ll waste your time and besides, it annoys the heck out of the pig
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First of all, is your contract hourly or is it a flat rate per show. That will make a big difference as to how I personally would proceed. I have two contracts very similar to this and would be happy to share my insight once I know how your contract is written.
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The legal aspects can also be tied to distribution. If it’s for international release or is for a US based company like A&E it can be a little easier. I did a week long shoot for A&E last year in the states but the production company came from Canada. I got paid through a US based payroll firm. Don’t know if this would apply to your situation though
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I wanna party with you guys…I liked the trailer in that it made me want to watch the film. Technically I found the music distracting, something about the mix didn’t sit with me. The soundtrack was competing with the dialogue which gave me ear fatigue after 10 seconds. Try bringing the level back and scoop out some mids which will give the dialogue room without pumping it up to much. Also, try slapping a compressor on all the dialogue, some was hot, some not.
Mick Haensler
Higher Ground Media