Steve Wargo
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It is hilarious how people think we can e-mail hours of DVD content. One day, I had a customer say “I know you can e-mail it to me. I watch videos on YouTube all the time”.
What do you say to that comment?
And there’s hundreds more. Before DVDs, I had a client bring me several VHS tapes, insisting they would fit on “A” CD. After the conversation heated up a bit by his insistance, I grabbed a CD in a jewel case, laid it on the table, took his VHS tapes and laid them on top of the CD case and said “There you go. Your movies on CD. $25 please.” He stared at them for about 15 seconds and then got his checkbook out. We called him a few years later and did the job for him on DVDs.
How about the numerous clients who insisted that we shoot on VHS so they could watch the finished product on their TV. They would say “Beta’s no good. They lost”.
And now, what does the phrase “Are you recording to DIGITAL” actually mean?
Steve Wargo
Tempe, Arizona
It’s a dry heat!Sony HDCAM F-900 & HDW-2000/1 deck
5 Final Cut (not quite PRO) systems
Sony HVR-M25 HDV deck
2-Sony EX-1 HD .Ask me how to Market Yourself using Send Out Cards
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Your question should be “What will someone pay me for my skills as X?”.
The value of any commodity is the amount that someone is willing to pay for it. Outside of union wages, it’s pretty much a crapshoot. See today’s housing market for an example.
Steve Wargo
Tempe, Arizona
It’s a dry heat!Sony HDCAM F-900 & HDW-2000/1 deck
5 Final Cut (not quite PRO) systems
Sony HVR-M25 HDV deck
2-Sony EX-1 HD .Ask me how to Market Yourself using Send Out Cards
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We’ve shot an annual 3 day conference for a client for 13 years. As a bonus, we shot testimonials at the end of the day, all on a Sony DSR-500ws. A few years ago, they told me that they were going to shoot their own testimonials with a Flip. Keep in mind that we did this at no additional charge. The video they get is rough, to say the least. They are completely clueless as to the backgrounds and they normally have their subject stand under a bright ceiling light (blown out forehead and dark eyes), and they absolutely love it because they can upload it their website in minutes. But then, they come to us later and want us to edit the Flip footage and they wonder why it doesn’t just drop into a timeline.
Steve Wargo
Tempe, Arizona
It’s a dry heat!Sony HDCAM F-900 & HDW-2000/1 deck
5 Final Cut (not quite PRO) systems
Sony HVR-M25 HDV deck
2-Sony EX-1 HD .Ask me how to Market Yourself using Send Out Cards
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Try a preset white balance of 4600 using the picture profile. from there, adjust 100 at a time till it looks correct. Make sure you look at a monitor in a room that is not flooded with this room’s light, like a room with no windows.
Steve Wargo
Tempe, Arizona
It’s a dry heat!Sony HDCAM F-900 & HDW-2000/1 deck
5 Final Cut (not quite PRO) systems
Sony HVR-M25 HDV deck
2-Sony EX-1 HD .Ask me how to Market Yourself using Send Out Cards
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I’m from Ohio. I’ve lived in Florida, in the summer so I’ve seen 95 degrees and 100% humidity.
At 117, we work under shade and try to start early and finish early.
Steve Wargo
Tempe, Arizona
It’s a dry heat!Sony HDCAM F-900 & HDW-2000/1 deck
5 Final Cut (not quite PRO) systems
Sony HVR-M25 HDV deck
2-Sony EX-1 HD .Ask me how to Market Yourself using Send Out Cards
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Paul. No one was calling you “Dumb and Stupid”. They were just being sarcastic and rude. Some people have posted questions and actually been sent away.
Next time, blame it on someone else and direct the responses to a dead person or maybe someone in prison. Like this:
Hello to the most experienced and knowledgeable people in the entire world. Hey, a dumb ass friend of main asked me a very stupid question and I thought I’d bring it up here so we can all get a laugh. Here it is: “Is there an industry rate card for “X”?” Let me know what you think so I can win $10 from my IDIOT friend. LOL. Thanks and Happy Bashing.
Signed Paul Kondo
(No where near as dumb as my friend)That will work but don’t over do it. Watch out for Zelin though. He uses that all the time.
Steve Wargo
Tempe, Arizona
It’s a dry heat!Sony HDCAM F-900 & HDW-2000/1 deck
5 Final Cut (not quite PRO) systems
Sony HVR-M25 HDV deck
2-Sony EX-1 HD .Ask me how to Market Yourself using Send Out Cards
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We have great Pizza. We just don’t buy it from Pizza Hut.
We have 5 film schools and a glut of video/film people who will work for free. Of course, the quality level is all over the map.
We have a great state which is buried in debt but at least if you’re homeless, you probably won’t freeze to death.
It’s warm in the summer if you consider 117 to be warm. Some think it’s hot as Hell. I think that Hell is probably around 125 – 130. It’s been 122 here, but only for one long miserable day.
We actually have more forest land than desert but we keep that a secret (Don’t tell anybody).
Steve Wargo
Tempe, Arizona
It’s a dry heat!Sony HDCAM F-900 & HDW-2000/1 deck
5 Final Cut (not quite PRO) systems
Sony HVR-M25 HDV deck
2-Sony EX-1 HD .Ask me how to Market Yourself using Send Out Cards
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We just went over this a while back and the extremes are this:
Is it fair to charge $500 to cut a 30 second spot and is it fair to charge $120,000 to edit a 2 hour movie?
Years ago, when the per minute charge was the norm, we edited in an entirely different world. Now, we can accomplish a lot more in a lot less time so we go ahead and do more. Everything has changed but the numbers still average the same.
Steve Wargo
Tempe, Arizona
It’s a dry heat!Sony HDCAM F-900 & HDW-2000/1 deck
5 Final Cut (not quite PRO) systems
Sony HVR-M25 HDV deck
2-Sony EX-1 HD .Ask me how to Market Yourself using Send Out Cards
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Robert, no matter what job we’re doing, we pay ourselves and spend the money on exactly what you mentioned. It’s all good.
Steve Wargo
Tempe, Arizona
It’s a dry heat!Sony HDCAM F-900 & HDW-2000/1 deck
5 Final Cut (not quite PRO) systems
Sony HVR-M25 HDV deck
2-Sony EX-1 HD .Ask me how to Market Yourself using Send Out Cards
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We just started cutting a low dollar feature film. Thanks for the tip. We’re going with the $1000 a finished minute. If I drag some of these shots out, we be RICH!
Steve Wargo
Tempe, Arizona
It’s a dry heat!Sony HDCAM F-900 & HDW-2000/1 deck
5 Final Cut (not quite PRO) systems
Sony HVR-M25 HDV deck
2-Sony EX-1 HD .Ask me how to Market Yourself using Send Out Cards