Steve Wargo
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I’ll go ahead and speak for all of us, Lisa. We spend many hours donating our time to mentoring others. There are some very wise people pictured at the top of this forum and they, as well as the rest of us, appreciate it when we offer our years of experience and expose ourselves on the internet and our colleagues actually take our advice and learn from our experiences and our mistakes.
When do we get to see the piece that you created?
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 . -
A very wise answer Todd. I think that Lisa is concerned that she would be putting out a job that she would not be proud of. I go through this with my editor about once a month. I have to tell him “They are paying the bill. Give them what they want”. If it is pure crap, I can send it out the door.
I shot a feature film a few years ago and the client took a DVD of the rough cut and created a trailer from it. Horrible. Boring. Didn’t make an ounce on sense. I’ve showed it to others and they all agree. My editor cut a really sharp trailer that actually enticed a person to watch this movie. The client said that they didn’t like it and to send their version with the deliverables to the distributor. The distributor called us and said that our trailer was one of the worst they’d seen, nicely, but that’s what they said. I directed them to our trailer that was posted on-line and they loved it. They called the client and said that they wanted to use our trailer and the client called us and ripped into us for not liking their work. It’s available on NetFlix and I keep wanting to rent it to see what the distributed DVD looks like.
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 . -
This all happened to me about 20 years ago. A gal had hired me to produce a dog obedience video for too cheap. But I was excited about getting a job that paid $5,000.
This thing went on way too long and she just quit working on the project. I had twice as much time invested then what we agreed on and I sued her, in small claims court, for the rest on my money. She sued me in superior court for ruining her life. She obviously never met my first wife.
The superior court wanted to refer the case to an arbitrator because this was obviously a squabble, not a court case. No one’s life was “ruined”.
But, instead of an arbitrator, the judge took us into his chambers for a private pow wow. He agreed that we would never get the job finished and we had to settle on money. His decision was that I had done a lot more work than I had gotten paid for and she she was actually way ahead in the deal. The training tapes were 90% done. He asked if I (the defendant) would be willing to hand her the tapes and walk away. I said yes and we were done. She and I shook hands and she never did put her product on the market.
Now this: I got a call a few days later from the state bar association asking me to bid on their “Continuing Legal Education Program”. I bid on it, got it and had that contract for 10 years. I found out later that the superior court judge put my name in the hat. Being ethical, honest, and standing your ground will get you noticed by the right people. And the most important thing is to admit when you’re wrong. Just try really hard to never be wrong. That’s probably easy for you. Your original post presents you as being in the right but not wanting to make waves, a good attitude. We all just need to know when it’s time to speak up. None of us want to throw money out the window. Well, not me anyway.
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 . -
Well, you could ignore her and proceed with your work. If she buts in, politely ask her to leave and explain to the client that they are paying to have it edited ONE TIME. If she is involved then they are now on an hourly rate.
Have you gotten any money up front? If so, it might be time to cut bait and escort all of them to the door. Even if they haven’t paid you, you’ll feel much better by taking control. You are going to have ulcers if you let this go on.
Have a frank discussion with the client with Jr. sitting there. If they take her side, hand them their tapes and say goodby.
After all, who owns your company? You or them?
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 . -
They also have a book on Public Domain.
We have gotten great results working with this company. Something that will take you months to accomplish can be done by them in hours. The really awesome thing is that they have been in contact with just about everyone in the business and they may already have the answer you need.
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 . -
There had to be a reason that no one responded. That’s the only thing that popped out to me. Some people just don’t want to be connected regardless of how legit it may be.
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 . -
The AS350B2 is a 3 blade helicopter that is perfect for your job.
But, I wonder if the Russian unit is this one: https://www.liveleak.com/view?i=80b_1200767345
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 . -
Please contact me off forum and we can talk. steve@sntvideo.com
I also sit on the advisory board of another film school.
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 . -
I have a friend that owns a store called Spy Headquarters.
Click here: https://www.spyhq.com/novelty.php?protyp=ID+Cards&offset=5
Don’t tell anyone else about this.
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 . -
My suggestion is that maybe you should repost and leave out the nudity part cause we ain’t going there.
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 .