Tony
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Understood Ron.
Wishing yourself and all others with the Cow a Happy 2007.
Tony Salgado
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Nick,
Yeah I am not in the book so what?
A listing in the book to not automatically gain you instant
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The last I checked there were about 44 countries worldwide that officially acknowledged the carnet and participated in the program.
In other countries where the carnet is not used be prepared to get the proper “paperwork” or grease the officials on the spot to buy yourself out of trouble.
I highly recommend hiring a local “fixer” from the area you will be traveling to as this local can guide you and assist you out of the bumps while abroad.
Tony Salgado
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Copyright infringement is a crime no matter how you look at it.
Illegal acts will not be respected or granted on the Cow as it is not in their best interest to assist with advice which violates established copyright law in numerous countries worldwide.
So please just moo along to the next pasture where such BS might be acceptable.
Best of luck,
Tony Salgado
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John,
You missed my point completely regarding using HD monitoring gear for HD critical viewing. Setting up a camera for NTSC when your entire post production chain is centered around HD is fine for maximizing those crappy VHS dubs but does little for the native HD material. NTSC does not have the color space or dynamic range possible in HD so how can you properly setup the camera if you are viewing a compromised signal?
If you really are interested in setting up your camera to maximize what it can do in HD then my suggestion is to use the proper HD engineering equipment which will allow you to maximize the camera’s true capability.
Shooting in HD does not mean you carry along an NTSC workflow which worked fine for betacam. It’s up to you to educate your clients on the merits of viewing and monitoring properly in HD instead of moaning about why they won’t pay. It’s all due to no one educating them on what the implications of shooting in HD really are about.
Granted smaller markets have tight budgets but I can’t comprehend why anyone would buy a higher end HD camera package and treat it like they are still shooting betacam.
Maybe the HVX-200 would have been a more suitable fit.
Tony Salgado
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John,
Are you recording SD or HD? Is the footage to be edited in the HD realm or SD?
Do you really care to monitor what is going down to tape or another signal which has no relationship to what was actually recorded to tape?
If then view in Crappy NTSC, record to VHS and make dubs based on a Compuvideo NTSC waveform.
All will be well as image specifications or quality control standard mean nothing if the client is not willing to pay for anything but the marketing hype about low cost HD.
FYI you may not need to use the 5750 for all your shoots but to setup and calibrate the camera for longterm use you are advised to use the proper instrumention ie HD waveform, HD monitor, DSC cam align chart, qualified video engineer.
Tony Salgado
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The real issue here is are you really an employee or independent contractor. According to the IRS guidelines many freelancers employed on set who are under the direct control of the client (ie told where to be, at an exact time, how long to work before being allowed to go home etc etc) are not independent contractors but indeed are employees.
In this case the client needs to be paying you either via payroll and in addition in some states by law must carry workers compensation insurance.
As an employee you cannot be held sued for certain actions as you are protected under various state labor laws which all vary depending on which state you are in.
I would discuss with the potential employeer your actual status and tell them you do not have to provide liability insurance because you are a temporary employee in the eyes of the IRS and the responsibility is on the employeer not you to provide the proper insurance.
Tony Salgado
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spellchecker?
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Good idea Mark,
Except the IRS will take it as a reason to crack down on all the freelancers on the Cow and then everyone will be screwed.
Name withheld to protect the innocent.
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The IRS has very detailed rules outlining the guidelines which define contractor versus employee.
Paramount to all the guidelines is the concept of how much control the contractor or employee has over each other.
The majority of freelancers who think they are contractors would not qualify under these guidelines due to the fact they are told were to be, a specific time to show up (or else the entire production schedule is thrown off whereas contractor defines when they will show up and how long they will work).
To better understand what category “you” might fit into one needs to read the guidelines and see if they can pass or fail the “test” to determine if they are an employee or contractor.
An easy example is a plumber (you the client hire him and he shows up based on his schedule, does the work without input or control by you, could tell you it should take one day but later finds out it will take longer and not face dire consequences due to the schedule change, could leave your work site to deal with another job and then return to finish you job at his availability.)
Whereas an employee (is told where to be, at what exact time, the exact numbers of hours they must work before they can go home, when they can punch out for lunch how long they can be gone for lunch, all items produced are the property and copyright of the employer etc.
The majority of production companies I work for have decided to follow the IRS rules and now hire all temporary employees via a payroll company instead of dealing with the problems of hiring a independent contractor who clearly does not meet the guidelines.