Steve Kownacki
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I never let my narrators or studios cut the narration. I direct on the phone and have them send EVERY take unedited so I can make those choices.
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I mis-packed a case over the 80 pound limit and it cost me $300 to get it on the plane! Dag, that’s a profit eater! I’m with donatello, If I can’t carry it, rent it. In other cases, when I have the time, I’ve shipped my stuff UPS to the venue and picked up local crew. It’s nice to make the extra bucks with our own gear, but generally not worth the hassle – as long as I get my day rate I’m happy. Steve
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:31 sec. / 4Meg Cable modem
Nice video BTW!
Steve
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So I’m diggin’ round the Sound Devices site – what a wealth of tech info there! https://www.sounddevices.com/tech/index.html
I found an updated version of the notes I first posted, here’s the interesting comment… “NOTE: MixPre’s with serial numbers greater than 0507 use active-balanced output drivers and can be connected to the PD150 in the same manner as with the 442. See MixPre Changes for more information on production changes.” GEEEZZZZ! Here’s the full link https://www.sounddevices.com/tech/pd150.htm and here’s the reason they changed the output structure https://www.sounddevices.com/tech/mixpre_changes.htm .
They gave a pretty good explanation of ‘impedence balanced’ too. So, I know you shouldn’t assume, but I will assume that ‘Active-Balanced’ and ‘Transformer-Balanced” mean the same (as the 422 and the FP33 are transformer balanced outs) and that any new MixPre I buy will not have the oddball ‘impedence balanced’ outputs required for the smaller cameras.
I’ve decided to get the MixPre, BTW.
Steve
ps-sorry about not copying the links correctly in the orig post. And when doing web research, “Eight Legged Freaks” is a must-see! -
you can really get caught up in a paper trail that equates to unbillable time but could save you butt. For out of town clients the lengthy version is this: they call, I send an estimate/quote (your established price), they send a purchase order number (their committment to pay), (ya do the work) send an invoice based on the PO#. Still may take 30 days to get paid, but you have recourse. Your invoice can be basic as already stated, but with an acccounting program like Quickbooks, all this is easy to create and track past due stuff and create monthly statements, etc. And if you’re going to email invoices, be very clear that they should pay from what you email. Most take it that its a copy and will wait for a hard copy. And there is a difference between an estimate and a quote( although i’m not an attorney): estimates are open for revision, quote is a fixed price.
I know another post said not to include your SS#, but I try to head off the 60-90 day issue by sending a completed W-9 Taxpayer ID form with my invoices (get it here https://tinyurl.com/bskds) This way, at 30 days you don’t get a letter stating you need to provide it, and then they pay in another 30 days. The latest delay I have (from a regular client no less) is to fill out a vendor profile, just another way to delay things.
May sound pessimistic, sorry. 99% of my business dealings are smooth and painless, you just need to be professional and establish a good groundwork from the start. If they see you as a pushover, you get paid last and they treat you as an amateur. The squeaky (but polite) wheel gets the oil. As stated in many other threads, its all about relationships – deliver a good product, they want to keep you as much as you want to keep them.
Steve
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i like sexy #3 too.
witch facing other direction.
frog’s tongue snagging a kernal in mid air.
“velma’s” text on kettle.
sexier witch (plunging neckline, depends on audience i guess).
“wickedly delicious”in a more devilish font.steve
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This is not a problem but a fun project! Why is using their location an issue?
Certainly you’ve got friends, family and other acquaintances that have some acting ability – a little beer never hurt to loosen them up… but not too much! Grab them from a community theatre, high school/college drama clubs – this can easily be done in 2 or 3 days at most; and most directors there will find them for you if you fax them exactly what you’re looking for then send them a few copies of the completed spots.
When I do this kinda thing, most people will work for food and the thrill – its how you present it, not what you’re paying. And be coordinated, don’t let them standing around too long withour direction and action.
steve
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ctl, alt, delete
or option, escape, command
why are these keys in such demand!steve
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on a PC I really liked ACT! but never fully used those tools.
on my MAC I use Daylite by Marketcircle https://www.marketcircle.com/. Not as smooth as ACT, but keeps everything together.
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I’m using a GeeThree adapter, and had to download a new Panther installer and all was cool again. maybe something here https://www.keyspan.com/downloads/macosx/
steve