Tony
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Lori,
Bidding on this job for a flat rate is to be avoided as you will end up losing and working hours you are not paid for.
Tell the client what your hourly editing rate is for labor and equipment and what the client must deliver to you before you proceed. On multicamera jobs you need to be absolutely sure the camera masters all have matching jam synced timecode or else you will have to sync the material yourself which is not your problem as long as you charge for the additional time to fix a problem which was created during the production process. Do not allow the client to adopt the attitude that they can have you “fix it in post” and not pay for the time it take to do so.
I highly suggest getting some start up money up front given the massive amount of hours you will spend on the project.
Do not deliver the final masters to the client without receiving the final full payment.
Some questions to consider before accepting this job.
Do you feel qualified to take on this large job?
Do you have the necessary editing skills and experience to sail through this job smoothly?
Do you have another editor you can consult with to assist you with some of the work?
Ask yourself these tough questions before you get yourself into a hole you can’t get out of.
Ultimately your reputation and career as an editor are on the line. Remember you are only as good as your last job.
Good luck,
Tony Salgado
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Linda,
For audio use a Rane audio delay box which allows you to input millsecond delay values. I believe the unit I use all the time is a AD22.
Anyway you can rent them cheaply at any major audio or high end HD video facility.
The unit has two audio channels input and output.
You will need to consult with the maker of the downconverter to ask how long the video delay time value is to set the correct millsecond time value in the Rane audio delay box.
One last note I have to disagree with the posters who choose to make it the audio guy’s responsibility to figure this one out. Working as a team both the DIT/video engineer and soundman can work together to solve a common problem for the client which results in making the job go smoother and easier for all members of the production team.
Tony Salgado
“Knowledge is power… power is change”.
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Danny,
Get yourself a multiformat Sony PVM-14L5/1 14″ monitor or PVM20L5/1 20″ monitor.
Both will work with HD analog or standard def composite or analog video. You can add optional Standard def SDI or HDSDI cards later. The monitor will work with 59.94i SD and HD as well as 23.98 HD. Your are protected for current SD use as well as any future HD use you need.
I own both monitors and they are great. I use them for in the field use and in my edit bay.
You can buy them at B&H photo video in NY.
Tony Salgado
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Michael,
You should contact the labor board in your state regarding the rights of employees. In some states an employee cannot be held accountable to provide insurance to the employee for damaged gear.
However you may not have a job if you choose not to pay for the gear which you damaged. But then again did you have a written agreement in which you were to held responsible for and damage and it clearly stated that the cost would be full replacement value?
Tony Salgado
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In most camera models the “A” is the 2nd generation release.
In this case yes the 700 applies to the 1035 model versus the 700A which is 1080i.
You can upgrade a 700 from 1035 to 1080i. I don’t know the cost or is the upgrade kit is still available.
Viewfinders over the course of many years do go soft. However depending on the age of the 700 the viewfinder may still be fine.
In anycase even if the viewfinder is too soft and the camera is fine you can consider getting a new viewfinder.
Tony Salgado
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Rent a steadicam JR and mount a HVX-200 on it. Light weight since no tape is involved.
Ohh I forgot it does not exist yet.
Ok so next option rent the same steadicam JR and mount the JVC HDV 720P camcorder on it.
Ohh I forgot JVC stands for Junk Video Company
Ok so instead put a VX-1000 on the steadicam jr and you will have the lightest smallest package known to mankind.
Enuff said,
Tony Salgado
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Use the EC-3 remote panel which will allow you to roll tape and change iris without touching the camera.
Tony Salgado
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If it sound too good to be true…
then it probably is.In this case you will pay for what you don’t get for.
Accessories and parts which are normally part of the package but extracted and marked up so you pay from them as extra. That what the gray market is all about.
Have you heard the term bait and switch.
Tony Salgado
Disclaimer: None of what I have stated applies directly to the vendors you listed. But I have deal successfully with B&H Photo with no problems and can recommend them.
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The better question is will passing the test increase your hourly rate as an editor.
In most cases NO.
But it does matter if you intend on teaching.
You need to know more than just what a book instructs as practical hands on FCP editing knowledge is required.
Tony Salgado
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I hate to say it but you are screwed.
The best option may be to run it all thru a proc amp which will clip all illegal video and chroma levels.
But you may suffer from excessive video and chroma clipping which will be ugly.
Or else you are looking at a color correction session with power windows and lots of extra money spent on cleaning up someone else’s screwups.
I would refuse to pay the graphic artist who created this whole mess in the first place.
This should be a complete redo.
Best of luck,
Tony Salgado