Date: 2009-04-20, 9:50AM PDT
A recent post seeking a DP with equipment demanded that they submit a flat rate for the two weeks or their submission would be thrown out. This and other similar posts are a bit annoying and are truly difficult to respond to. In the low budget arena that is the Craigslist pool of work, it all comes down to a game of "Show me yours and I'll show you mine." If I knew you had a budget of a million dollars my rate would be X; if I knew you had $100,000 it would obviously be Y. It is virtually impossible to expect someone to submit a flat two week rate for a gig when you give them no baseline from which to base their bid upon. Why not just ask for reels and equipment lists first, then call those that seem the best fit for your gig and start the bidding process at that point?
* Location: Hollywood
Monday, April 20, 2009
Saturday, April 11, 2009
STORY OF A CHEAP PRODUCER WANNABE
Date: 2009-04-11, 10:45AM PDT
A guy walks into an upscale restaurant and sits down at a table. The waiter comes over and takes his order. The customer orders the Lobster, Filet, and their best glass of wine. The customer eats his food quickly, obviously not used to such fine food. He greedily cleans his plate in record time. He calls the waiter over and hands him a five dollar bill and says, “Thanks for the food.” The customer then gets up and gets ready to leave. The waiter is very confused and tells the man that the meal he just consumed cost one hundred dollars.
The customer looks at the waiter and says, “Oh I know, but you see my budget was not big for this meal, and he only planned on spending five dollars.”
“So why did you order the most expensive thing on the menu?” asked the waiter.
“Because that’s what I wanted” the man replied
“I don’t think you understand sir” said the waiter, “The food itself cost more than five dollars, plus there is the matter of paying the wait staff, the chef, and overhead in the restaurant.”
The customer replied, “I don’t understand, you already own the building, so why charge me for that. The wait staff was already heading from the kitchen to the tables, so why should I pay for that. Just bring my food with everyone else’s. And the chef can’t be that expensive. You should just hire some bum off the street. It would be cheaper and just as good.”
Clearly the man has absolutely no concept of what it takes to run a business, so the waiter says, “Sir, if you don’t pay for the meal, I will have to call the police.”
Very confused, the customer says, “But that’s not how it should work. I just shot a pilot for a TV show, and it only cost me fifteen dollars. Isn’t this the same thing?”
Curious the waiter asked, “How is that possible?”
“Oh it’s easy”, the man said, “the videographer I hired owned his own equipment. That means I don’t have to pay for it.”
“Someone has to” said the waiter.
“Not me” said the customer
The waiter then called the cops and the man was arrested.
SOUND FAMILIAR, WHO DO THESE PEOPLE THINK THEY ARE. THEY WANT $50,000 TO $100,000 WORTH OF EQUIPMENT, PLUS YOUR TALENT THAT TOOK YEARS TO DEVELOP, AND WANT TO PAY YOU $100 A DAY.
BULLSHIT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
* Location: LA
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RE: Story of a Cheap Producer
Date: 2009-04-11, 11:11AM PDT
Good analogy and well written!
These clowns are ridiculous with their requests.
GET A BUDGET IF YOU WANT A PRO WITH PRO GEAR!!!
* Location: Everywhere
* Compensation: Very little... Cheap bastiges!!!
A guy walks into an upscale restaurant and sits down at a table. The waiter comes over and takes his order. The customer orders the Lobster, Filet, and their best glass of wine. The customer eats his food quickly, obviously not used to such fine food. He greedily cleans his plate in record time. He calls the waiter over and hands him a five dollar bill and says, “Thanks for the food.” The customer then gets up and gets ready to leave. The waiter is very confused and tells the man that the meal he just consumed cost one hundred dollars.
The customer looks at the waiter and says, “Oh I know, but you see my budget was not big for this meal, and he only planned on spending five dollars.”
“So why did you order the most expensive thing on the menu?” asked the waiter.
“Because that’s what I wanted” the man replied
“I don’t think you understand sir” said the waiter, “The food itself cost more than five dollars, plus there is the matter of paying the wait staff, the chef, and overhead in the restaurant.”
The customer replied, “I don’t understand, you already own the building, so why charge me for that. The wait staff was already heading from the kitchen to the tables, so why should I pay for that. Just bring my food with everyone else’s. And the chef can’t be that expensive. You should just hire some bum off the street. It would be cheaper and just as good.”
Clearly the man has absolutely no concept of what it takes to run a business, so the waiter says, “Sir, if you don’t pay for the meal, I will have to call the police.”
Very confused, the customer says, “But that’s not how it should work. I just shot a pilot for a TV show, and it only cost me fifteen dollars. Isn’t this the same thing?”
Curious the waiter asked, “How is that possible?”
“Oh it’s easy”, the man said, “the videographer I hired owned his own equipment. That means I don’t have to pay for it.”
“Someone has to” said the waiter.
“Not me” said the customer
The waiter then called the cops and the man was arrested.
SOUND FAMILIAR, WHO DO THESE PEOPLE THINK THEY ARE. THEY WANT $50,000 TO $100,000 WORTH OF EQUIPMENT, PLUS YOUR TALENT THAT TOOK YEARS TO DEVELOP, AND WANT TO PAY YOU $100 A DAY.
BULLSHIT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
* Location: LA
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RE: Story of a Cheap Producer
Date: 2009-04-11, 11:11AM PDT
Good analogy and well written!
These clowns are ridiculous with their requests.
GET A BUDGET IF YOU WANT A PRO WITH PRO GEAR!!!
* Location: Everywhere
* Compensation: Very little... Cheap bastiges!!!
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