Richard Herd
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Try the following Web site: https://www.h1base.com/
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It’s really tough to just go shoot. You need some kind of plan, story, or theme. Otherwise the result is mediocre at best. Keep in mind, Hollywood Cinematographers get to shoot well-written stories starring well-trained actors.
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I just successfully bid on an big editing job, by using he deliverable. And the client can opt out anywhere along the process.
This was a film, and so my deliverables are as follows:
— Assemble edit – $XYZ
— Rough Cut – $XYZ
— Final Cut – $XYZ
— Dialogue Edit and ADR – $XYZ
— Foley and SFX – $XYZ
— Score – $XYZSince my client doesn’t know post either, a way of explaining what to expect and when was important. Also, if he wants to give the project to someone else, he can. If he wants to cut his expense and deliver what he’s go, he can. If he wants to critique, he can.
I expect payment for each step, before moving onto the next step, and/or before releasing the footage.
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How long is the video?
I used Vimeo for this grinder (former) client, and he showed the video to everyone and wanted constant changes. I was stuck under a PO and a Service Agreement to make them until I delivered the DVD. Then when I delivered the DVD he called me a week later for more. Fortunately the Agreement read the contract terminated with the delivery of the DVD.
When he asked me to quote project 2 (mentioned below), I included all the compression and upload time as part of the deliverable. The price was out of his budget and he felt he could not do it without the approval process, so he said he “would do it himself in Adobe Pinnacle.”
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Alas, art is in they eye of the beholder.
One tough issue for all artists is whether and to what extent, we create art for ourselves or for the audience. I run into this a lot with writers, where they defend a piece by saying things like “It really happened” and “It’s just how I was feeling at the time.”
Regarding the extra camera technique, it definitely has a particular connotation. The artist’s duty is to be able to handle the connotation. Easy example, you may not like red roses, but you know what it means, when you give one away. Same thing here, just because you don’t particularly care for it, doesn’t mean you can’t use it given the situation for it. For example, if you’re doing a documentary on rock and roll or hip hop, you should probably use it. If the documentary is on the grief of mothers who lost their kids to SIDS, you probably don’t want to use it.
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Look up metaplasmus.
Anyway, I like it. I’m 40.
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Well…
[tyler smith] “It falls under the realm of copyright: just as they would not want another band recording their song and selling it for profit without payment to them, they can’t expect free use of someone else’s logos.”
Not exactly because a brand logo is a trademark which is a different thing than a copyright. Not being a lawyer, this is not a bona fide legal opinion, however, the issue is whether and to what extent you are affiliating the work with the trademark. Are you presenting the work as if it was produced by Ed Hardy?
I can’t make my own line of clothes and put the Ed Hardy logo on it. But I can photograph someone wearing the Ed Hardy logo on their clothes. I remember when all this blurring got famous…when Snoop Dogg et al started wearing pot leaves on their t-shirts. At some point, the blur technique became “cool/hipster,” hence its ubiquity.
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Follow up.
Client: My boss accepted a position and is leaving Dec 8, so we need the quote immediately for approvals.
Me: Ok.
Client: The quote is too high we’ll have to request it from XYZ.
Me: Ok.
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What a relief!
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If you want to protect her modesty, then when you’re on set avoid saying “here, use this merkin to cover your nips and bits.”
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You might also avoid silly euphemisms.