[Phillip Wnuk]

good points. yes i got sloppy.

1. i have been doing business on a hand shake for 14 years and not once have i had a problem. at the least i will put down a one sheeter outlining the responsibilities but other than that i deliver. i picked the wrong type of client to work with on this one. it should have been a red flag when their contract was 15 pages long, tells me they have had their share of legal problems before and cover their ass when they start creating a mess.

2. yes, i need to start taking contract much more serious. i though at least i could just walk away from the business but this has more serious ramifications.

3. the project files were a mess sometimes with 8-10 versions. the communication and decision making on their part just added to the confusion on our end. at one point we eventually got confused.

4. again, never had a client dog me in 14 years, so this was all new. standard 1/3 upfront, 1/3 after shooting and 1/3 after edit on delivery. this got so crazy when the coo pulled the project manager off the jobs. at this point i would have just ate the couple grand to get rid of the craziness.

phil wnuk
executive producer
roark, pirsig & dobie

[Phillip Wnuk]

you guys are good.

where i am right now is that the outsourcing contract calls for me to turn over the source files. i no longer have them as i dumped them after delivering the finished flvs.

however, each project is to be accompanied by a SOW or standard order of work. since they only gave me a SOW for one or two of the projects does that effect the validity of the outsourcing contract?

thanks

phil wnuk
executive producer
roark, pirsig & dobie

[Phillip Wnuk]

a couple years back a very large construction company commissioned me to produce a documentary to help explain/persuade the city they had down work for on the nations busiest airport to pay their million dollars in overages. it was some of the most complicated construction technicals along with complicated legal jargon and dozens of reports.

my contact at the company:

1. made all the decisions on his end
2. did not bid against anyone as he said he was following his gut
3. said the budgets i suggested were to small
4. put together all the right people and information for me to talk with
5. got out of the way once it started

we delivered a beautiful, convincing 50 min doc in 7 weeks. they got their 80 million in overages from the city.

phil wnuk
executive producer
roark, pirsig & dobie