Steve Wargo
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Get a staff of students to work for free and you become the project manager. I saw the word “favor” in there. This is up to you, of course, but this is a huge favor. It’s always easy for someone to outline a project like this and make it sound like something you could knock off during lunch. That is hardly the case.
Someone above mentioned staying away from set prices or package jobs. However, this situation would never lend itself to getting paid hourly. They are expecting a “favor” price and only you can decide what to do here. I know that when I do favor type jobs, we don’t usually want to know how many hours we have wrapped up in the project end then, they seem to tweak forever and ever.
A lot of people who get into this business look at it as though it’s a job, instead of an actual business. If you’re just getting started or you need the experience, do what you need to do but be fair to yourself. There will always be someone who wants you to help out or get on board or donate your time or whatever. Keep your eyes open.
Good luck.
Steve Wargo
Tempe, ArizonaIt’s a dry heat!
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Oops, our trailer tool a hike. Check back this week,
Steve Wargo
Tempe, ArizonaIt’s a dry heat!
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Give them a package price. Avoid hourly pricing if possible. Quite frankly, this sounds like a weeklong $2500 job to me. Unless you’re still a student of sorts. More details please.
Steve Wargo
Tempe, ArizonaIt’s a dry heat!
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You won’t get far in the commercial or film business with a GL camera. The HVX200 is a step in the right direction but clients that pay big money really want to see a large camera. They don’t usually have any knowledge of the technical side of video production.
I know I’m going to get jumped on for this but it’s a fact of life, really.
Steve Wargo
Tempe, ArizonaIt’s a dry heat!
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We shot a film with a Sony DSR-500WS and Average people think it was multi million dollar movie shot on film. A DSR-500WS is a 16×9 widescreen 2/3″ DVCAM camcorder. Check some visuals at https://www.thecrossroadsoffate.com/
Every frame was “film looked” in After Effects. The important thing was the musical score. It sounds like a Hollywood movie. Sometimes the ear can dictate what the eye can see. Watch a big scene from a thriller and watch the scene again with the sound off. Our score would have cost around $15K. The movie is listed on IMDb with a budget of $216,000. Our actual cost out of pocket was under $10K.
Steve Wargo
Tempe, ArizonaIt’s a dry heat!
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Steve Wargo
Tempe, ArizonaIt’s a dry heat!
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The camera only puts out a 3.2 pulldown sequence. You need the upper level XDCAM-HD deck if you plan on editing native 23.98 footage
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Send it in for repair
Rent one for the weekend.
The factory repair center will do the job correctly. Trying to fix a lens related item is not a good idea.
Steve Wargo
Tempe, ArizonaIt’s a dry heat!
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Hmmmmmm. If they own the drive outright, maybe you should accept it as partial payment. If she is still being civil to you, ask for a receipt for the drive transferring ownership. Make sure it’s not part of a lease or loan. There is a way to check the serial number doing some sort of web search. Ask a leasing company how to go about this. A $700 drive isn’t equal to your loss but it’s something. If someone comes to get it later, then give it up. I doubt that will happen. Take the other’s advice and see if you can salvage the job with the end client. Hell, try anything.
Steve Wargo
Tempe, ArizonaIt’s a dry heat!
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We’re actually out $18k. I had $7k invested in wages, tape, services and rentals. The total invoice was a bit over the $18K.
So, I fired the wife. She was hurt. But, she went on to help a friend by running her business for 10 days while the friend went on a cruise. It turned out to be a great business with no overhead. The friend helped her get started and she got her first check for $2500 for one day’s work last week. She will probaby net $300,000 the first year and at that point, I just may retire an go to work for her. But, we’re still out the $18K.
As for hitting the record button twice, that’s why we have all those talley lights on the front and back. Those accidents happen every day when we’re under pressure, understaffed, late, whatever. It seems like no matter how many safeguards we put in place, there’s always a way to blow it. I’ve worked with my wife for 11 years. I love working with her. I am so glad we don’t work with each other any more. I’m confused.
Steve Wargo
Tempe, ArizonaIt’s a dry heat!