Scott Sheriff
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My take on this.
For post.
Day rate, which is based on 10 hours, or hourly if you have something quick and easy. Your choice. On a full day booking, you can either roll it over to a second day for the day rate, a second day for an hourly rate, or go for more hours on the first day at a bonus rate if your project has to get done now. Your choice based on what works best for you.For shooting, lighting etc.
Day rate only. No half days.
My day rate is reasonable enough that if your shoot ends early, you have still gotten your monies worth. It is almost impossible to do two half-day shoots on the same day. Doing a half-day means I can’t book a better paying full day on that day. The exception to this is if I shoot and post the project. I will usually work something out if I get the entire project, since the post is effectively the other ‘half’ of the day.The big difference here is it’s possible to do two post sessions on the same day since there is no travel, set-up/tear down.
And lets say you can book two half-day shoots on the same day, and number one runs long. What are you going to do bust down and leave unfinished? Part of what they are paying for is the ‘what if’ factor if the shoot takes longer.
If your post session runs out of time, and the next client arrives, it is relatively easy to stop where you’re at with client one, and pick up again at a later date.Half-day rates for field work is a bad, bad idea.
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I would say Nashville is similar to Denver in a lot of ways. So low 50’s to 60 might be about right.
But nationwide the entire market is over-saturated, and that usually means a dip in expected pay.Scott Sheriff
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Bill,
I think we are in agreement. I would look at a make-up artist the same as a Pro Tools person. For simple stuff I can certainly do my own mix. But some projects demand a specialist. I would also agree that if you’re doing an extensive shoot with an executive, that type of thing, by all means get in a make-up artist.
I was think more of the run ‘n guns where you have a bunch of quick bites from blue collar types for training/instructional. Often these go sans make-up, which is where I think having some basics can be a bonus.
And yes, having a working relationship with folks ahead of time is also a good idea.
And you are so right about HD cams. Not only do they show every wrinkle, but sets need to have a much better level of finish.Scott Sheriff
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Hard to say for sure without seeing the footage but depending on the composition of the frame, there may be a simpler solution.
Often you can replicate footage from just above/below/next to the wire and matte it in.
Pretty standard stuff done all the time to hide unwanted objects in the frame like utility wires, stray light stands etc.
You might have to use a combination of masks, mattes, keyframing and edge feathering to achieve good results depending on camera movement, lighting and whats in the foreground.
I would do this in Motion since thats what I use, but I assume CS5 can do the same.
Perhaps some others will chip in with alternate ideas.Scott Sheriff
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Hard to say without knowing the particulars of your sequence/codec and where you generated the titles.
I’m guessing the problem is starting there.Scott Sheriff
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DVD’s are not HD. So you need to create SD assets for use in creating DVD’s
Try following the create SD DVD steps in the manual, it’ll work.
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I ran a temp widget on my machine for a while just for grins, and your readings seem typical.
I wouldn’t worry.Scott Sheriff
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Mike,
I suggested the other forum just because you have other editors there besides FCP guys-just a bigger audience. Not a criticism.I’d go easy on the cheesy for hockey.
Fast cuts! Big Hits. Boarding. One-timers. Big saves. Teeing up a big slapshot, and pulling the trigger. Repeat as needed. ESPN seems to shy away from fights, you might want to ask for guidlines on that before you include any. I’ve gotten some nastygrams from them on replay content involving fights on live games. Good nat sound on the action, beats FX on hockey.Scott Sheriff
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Hi,
You ought to post this in ‘The Art of Editing’ forum.But since your here, what sports are we talking about?
While there are some common themes in sports, what works for hockey doesn’t always work for golf or F1 as an example.
Are these VO/SOT, or packages with a stand up? If they have a stand up, your direction will come from the reporter.
Did they give you licensed music to use?
More specifics on what you are doing will help here, as you can see.Scott Sheriff
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Megan,
“I don’t understand how just telling me it’s just “elemental” is going to help anything. I am new to video so anything seems like a challenge at this point.”This is a basic thing you should know how to do if your an editor. There is a forum for entry level questions:
https://forums.creativecow.net/applefinalcutbasicsYou might want to try and post your question there.
But first you really need to read the manual cover to cover, and consider getting some training, or taking a job as an assistant.
A lot of folks that are ‘new to video’, might think it so easy a caveman can do it and just jump in and start taking gigs expecting to hunt and peck their way through it. Don’t be one of them. This is a craft that many on this forum have spent decades learning, there is no overnight shortcut.Scott Sheriff
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