low budget projects looking for DP with RED camera package

Date: 2012-07-24, 11:48AM PDT

I am curious reading all those ultra low(no) budget film that are looking for DP/cinematographer/director of photographer with RED camera packages. You are paying not evening 10-20% of just the camera package rental market price. The DP could make more money per day just to rent out his/her RED camera package without working. Do these projects actually get what they are looking for?

Location: anyway

Compensation: no pay

Copy Credit Meals-The Movie

Date: 2012-07-23, 11:08PM PDT

Looking for all core key crew for a satirical comedy about the state of sad affairs in the independent film world where exploitation and law breaking is commonplace by day, and sexual gratification is traded for Red Epic camera packages and lights at night. It's a harsh look at the world of lower budget production where anybody who puts up a HD camera on a tripod is given the respect of Academy Award Winning working professionals. In exchange for donating all of your time, experience, your gasoline to get round trip to/from the set, in exchange you shall be entitled to 2 ounces of old tap water and a half Costco cookie per 3 hours and will be expected to bring your own lunch to have the privledge to work a 17 hour day with us, for an improperly spelled imdb credit.

And as far as the copy goes, in this digital age, we will charge you to download the film off of an internet server if you wish to retain a copy for your records. This will absolutely be going to Sundance and I'm even confident it has the opportunity to be nominated for the Best Short Film at the Oscars. Women with large breasts and shaved pussies encouraged to apply. No fatties or hairy ones please. You will have to show it if you expect to be hired. No Hollywood queers either, especially in the wardrobe and art departments.

People who like to submit resumes unsoliciated like sound mixer Ted Phillips are encouraged to apply because it doesn't matter if you're looking for a production coordinator or a make up artist, he just assumes you've not hired your production sound mixer. Alex Noble in hair and make up will follow suit, because he just cannot seem to get enough work that month because everybody know's he's a bully.

Show us your best Hollywood and do not disappoint this production because "Copy, Credit, Meals: The Movie" is here to fuck you over, and that we will. It's even being produced by the hack producing team of Mark Headley and Jeremiah Vaughn, who have ripped off most of us already, so what more can you ask for?

Proceed quickly to your keyboard and send in your digits because this is one you're just wanting to get out of bed to work on, and even defer your rent and grocery bills for. But wait, you also get the free set of steak knives, with blades properly dulled for the most pain, when you slit your wrists after working with my director, who's really a camera assistant but thinks he can direct just because he wrote the script. No stone will be left overturned. Don't for get to bring your drugs and have lots of sex with the extras during your 10 minute lunch period. I know you grips and electricans will just love that one.

Yes, there is worker's compensation coverage, but its through the CA State Fund which just declared bankruptcy, so if you get hurt, go to your closest emergency center waiting room and die quietly.

Stand proud Hollywood and line up for "Copy, Credit, & Meals: The Movie" because truth is always stranger than fiction.

Location: los angeles

Compensation: Copy, Credit and Meals, of course

$10/hr. for seasoned professional? (time to move out of mommy's basement)

Date: 2012-07-19, 1:28PM PDT

I can't believe some of the ads now on Craigslist. I keep expecting Rod Serling to step out from behind the corner and tell us we've just crossed over into the Twilight Zone.

Are all of these so called "producers" living in their parent's basement, with their mom doing their laundry? They can't possibly be paying rent or a mortgage and believe someone could survive on $10 per hour. Nobody with an IQ above room temperature could be that bad at math.

They ask for professionals, yet don't seem to understand that a professional is someone who does something for a living. To offer a professional less than a livable wage is either naive or stupid.

Here's a news flash: making a movie is not an inalienable right. Like any other business, if you want to participate, you need to raise the necessary capital and take the necessary risks. Expecting other people to take the risk for you is arrogant and immoral.

It's time to stop leeching off your parents, move out of mommy's house, and get a real job.

And if you really want to hire someone for $10 per hour, there are plenty of people standing out in front of Home Depot who would love to work for you.

Location: time to move out of mommy's basement

Compensation: pay a fair wage for professional work

RE: Videographers Needed!

Date: 2012-07-19, 1:54PM PDT

Only serious folks need apply. You will pay us a total 600.00 dollars a day for the outstanding opportunity of working on our brilliant project In exchange you will receive ham and cheese sandwiches and a gift certificate for the 99cent store. You must have at least 22 IMDB credits with one academy award. As an added bonus we will only charge you 8 cents a mile for gas. Both ways. We are an up and coming company with strong connections to Harvey Steadmeyer, an assistant P.A who has over one hundred coffee runs to his credit. :)

STOP WORKING FOR FREE! CRAIGSLIST HAS DEGENERATED INTO A GARBAGE DISPOSAL FOR DEADBEATS WHO ARE TOO CHEAP TO PAY!! WE ARE A SKILLED TRADE AND NEED MOOLAH!!! YOU CANNOT EAT A FUTURE PROMISES YOU ARE ENABLING THESE MORONS IF YOU WORK FOR FREEEEEEE!!! LET US GROUP TOGETHER AND SET A PRECEDENT ONCE AND FOR ALL. IF CRAIGS WOULD START CHARGING FOR NON-PAYING POSTS IT WOULD ELIMINATE HALF THE CRAP!! MAINTAIN YOUR SELF RESPECT AND FINALLY TAKE A STAND!!

Location: EARTH

Compensation: no pay

How to get flagged! a tutorial

Date: 2012-06-29, 11:50AM PDT

Start off by offering NO PAY... and requiring that the potential slave have thousands of dollars of Camera, Audio, Lighting or Makeup Kit as a requirement of the job.

(Remember, those of us that use this equipment probably paid a pretty penny to acquire it... I know I paid out quite bit for my Camera Gear... so consider that when you look for free rentals)

Try asking a Camera Rental House for free gear...

If you pay, offer an insultingly low amount, like ANYTHING below Minimum Wage for a 12 hour day... (which is currently $64/8 Hours, $88/10 Hours, $112 for 12 Hours in most of California)

offer IMDB credits and food as the only pay, as if you have some magical ability to grant IMDB credits that no one else has...

(I can create a bogus IMDB page that will get me an interview with Martin Scorsese in mere minutes... so, IMDB means nothing)

Use the following keywords (all as reasons to accept low or no pay)

"Great Crew"

"Fun Production"

"Labor of Love"

"Pro Crew, all donating their time."

"Award Winning Director, In Between Projects"

"A-List Talent all working for free"

"No Pay on this one, but future jobs will have pay." (Assuming you really DO have a next job)

(none of these will pay the rent, or Auto Insurance, real money, will)

Sound like a total Douchebag, and require a headshot for a below the line crew position that will never appear on camera...

(that screams "I only want to hire hot females" that I can hit on while they are working for me, for free...)

THAT, is how you get flagged... in case you haven't already figured that out...

Location: Everywhere

Compensation: no pay

ATTN: ALL Photographers/ Videographers Professional

Date: 2012-06-25, 4:28PM PDT

Dear fellow Professional Photographers and Videographers,

Are you tired of being asked to work for little or no pay at all? If so, then please read on:

I was recently contacted by someone who needed a photographer to shoot a special event. After hearing about how exciting and cool it would be to shoot, I was told that they weren't paying anything. Given that I had nothing to do that day, and yes it did sound fun, I agreed since it didn't sound too demanding. The next day I was contacted by her again to go over the logistics of the shoot and what they "needed" me to cover. Again, no pay but OK. Finally, before the shoot I'm contacted once again (this time late at night) with a more specific shot list of what they needed covered. It was at this point I told her to get someone else, thus disrupting the shooting schedule and forcing her to find someone else at the very last minute, which I doubt she was able to do.

If you are tired of not only submitting to greedy demands but working for free so they can profit off of your labor, then here a few simple things you can do to help educate them:

1. When contacted for the job, let them know that you are very excited about their project. Spend a lot of time talking about it and commit to the job but cancel at the last moment forcing them to find someone at the last minute.

2. If #1 is too extreme (and sometimes it is) go ahead and cancel at the last minute, but let them know your doing it for a "Paid Job". They can't expect you to work for free when we all have bills to pay.

3. Let them know that this "Paid Job" is offering XXXX amount of $'s, but you would still rather work for them if they could at least match that amount. If not they're again forced to find someone else.

4. Go ahead and commit to the gig and do the best job you're fully capable of doing. Once they see how much equipment you bring down, the professionalism and the beautiful work you have created you know they won't be able to wait another second before they get the pictures! So at this point you can ask for whatever amount you feel like you're worth. After all you did work for free, right? You weren't being paid! No budget? Too bad! Let them come up with it, otherwise you keep full rights to all the images and sell them to whoever you choose.

5. Last but not least! NEVER sign a contract that obligates you to work for free!!! IT IS ILLEGAL!!!

Good luck and remember to keep the professionalism alive!!!

Location: Anywhere

Compensation: no pay

For all those posting non paying crew "gigs"

Date: 2012-06-17, 8:37PM PDT

I don't give a shit how original or game changing you think your story "idea" is. I can assure you it isn't.

I don't give a shit what production company or A-List actor is going to star in it. They aren't.

I certainly don't give a shit that you want to shoot on Red. Please.

I only care if you are going to pay.

Grips, Makeup, Sound etc...these are jobs.

If you don't have the money you will never get your film off the ground. You will never get it seen beyond 20 Youtube hits. Never. Ever.

Kevin Smith paid his crew for CLERKS.

Martin Scorsese paid his crew for MEAN STREETS.

Oren Peli paid his crew for PARANORMAL ACTIVITY.

So get a clue. Get some funding or fuck off. 

RE: Here's A Story

Date: 2012-06-08, 11:16PM PDT

YES - This is true. Believe it! AND THE SAME GOES FOR YOU GEAR RENTAL VENDORS!!!

As a vendor I KNOW that the same goes for your gear -- especially when it is a new client and not a repeat client asking for a discount after they have paid full price or a reasonable price, if you give it up they will ALWAYS expect that same low price from now on - and if you don't do it they will go to another vendor and pay full price for the same gear. THE WILL NOT COME BACK TO YOU! So STOP SELLING YOUR SELF CHEAP! You are bringing down the business we have worked so hard to get into.

Realize that in order to climb above you must climb above. Or you will never break out of the less than minimum wage prison you are creating for ALL of us. Giving deals to repeat clients once and awhile or to a friend is one thing, but to set a standard that de-values the entire industry has got to stop.

YOU ARE THE FUTURE YOU CREATE!

Here's A Story (All of L.A.)

Date: 2012-06-08, 10:25PM PDT

Heres a story: I was on a set working for pennies ( less than $200 TOTAL for 3 12 hour days). When another producer (a friend of the producer I was working for) came up and said " I love how on point you are! ______ highly recommended you. would you be interested in working on my film next month?" I asked for more details and the budget. I said I only work for a minimun of X amount of $ per day. And of course he shoots back " oh well its very low budget we can only offer X amount a day." Which conveniently was the exact amount I was working for on the current film. My point is that producers TALK TO EACHOTHER... The producer I was working for told the guy how much he was paying me so the other guy thought I would work for the same amount. I didnt take the job. It doesnt get better! They end up building their ports and reels and when they get bigger better things bigger people take over with their own teams and you will not recieve a phone call.

Respect yourselves and they will respect you. Don't let them make you feel like if you don't work for free you aren't passionate about your job. There is a reason these RE: are getting flagged.... its because the cheap asses don't want you to smarten up. :)

Location: LA

Compensation: IT IS WHAT YOU SET FOR YOUR SELF WORTH

New Flagger here

Date: 2012-06-08, 12:50PM PDT

WHEN YOU DON'T PAY YOUR WORKERS THEY CAN'T PAY RENT, WHEN THEY CAN'T PAY RENT THEY BECOME ANGRY, WHEN YOUR WORKERS BECOME ANGRY, THEY START WHOOPIN ASS, WHEN YOUR WORKERS START WHOOPIN ASS, ALL PRODUCTION CREWS SUFFER LOL START PAYING YOU SIMPLE BASTARDS. I DIDN

T PAY 40,000 FOR FILM SCHOOL TO BE ASK TO WORK FOR FREE. OH I GET IT COPY, MEAL CREDIT, WORK WITH PROFESSIONALS, AMAZING SCRIPT, KNOWN ACTORS, DP FROM BATMAN WHO GIVES A SHIT. PAY MY RENT U SILLY FUCKS.. POST ANYTHING FREE HERE I'M FLAGGING YOUR SORRY ASS

FILM STUDENTS THIS MEANS U TOO ASK YOUR CLASSMATES OR FAMILY MEMBERS TO WORK ON YOUR POINTLESS PROJECTS... NO FREE WORK.. NO FREE WORK... NO FREE WORK CHANT IT WITH ME.

Location: world wide

Compensation: SOME PAY JUST NOT FOR YOUR SORRY ASS

You will automatically be flagged (IF YOU DO NOT PAY)

Date: 2012-06-08, 10:54AM PDT

There are too many so called "DIRECTORS" or "PRODUCERS" placing ads and their so called "INDEPENDENT FILM COMPANY" PRETENDING that they are upcoming or have names attached. To help identify the phonies from the industry experienced film makers they would KNOW that in order to make ANY film, short, indie, trailer, feature,etc. THEY WOULD NEED $$$$ at the very least to do so. There are NO excuses to NOT PAY CREW at a REASONABLE DAILY RATE.

LET'S CLARIFY:

$50 DOLLARS PER DAY IS AT A GOING RATE FOR : STUDENT SHORT FILM OR AMATEUR LEVEL.

PROFESSIONAL RATES ARE ABOVE $100 PER DAY, COMPETITIVE RATES ARE ABOVE $500 PER DAY.

ANYTHING UNDER $50 PER DAY IS AN INSULT. $25 dollars is not going to even fill half a tank of gas. FOOD and CREDIT/IMDB are a given, not suppose to be used as an award. DO NOT ASK FOR FREE LABOR OR YOU WILL BE FLAGGED AUTOMATICALLY.

Thank you.

Location: IF YOU DO NOT PAY

Compensation: no pay

!!Director/DP/Helicopter Pilot!!

Date: 2012-06-08, 11:15AM EDT

Upstart Video Company seeks talented, award-winning Director/DP/Editor/Audio Specialist/Animator/Helicopter Pilot for a fantastic, low-budget, indie, award-probably, feature-length feature for festival submission and world fame. Promising script with real potential.

Applicants must have:

-Driver's License (USA)

-At least 3 Directing Credits on IMDB (no, 2 is not enough)

-Ability to work a french-press

-A Car

-A Truck

-Ability to fly a helicopter (small)

-Own Equipment (4k Camera, 10 Mics, and all the lights - will provide 1 32gig SD card)

-Film Degree (Masters a +, PhD preferred)

Applicants must have knowledge of:

-COMMANDING knowledge of After Effects/Motion Graphics

-DSLR

-SLR

-SLR-D

-FCP

-FTP

-OCD

-Adobe Everything CSall

-Avid

-Pro Tools

-Macs

-PCs

-International Flight Path legality

Compensation:

This project is on a deferred basis - with a $100 dollar up front stipend. After the 6 weeks of preliminary photography, 12 weeks of editing, you will be payed more after the film wins at least 3 awards (no, 2 is not enough).

Great project for anyone looking to build their reel. Please include links to your work, resume, 10 references, and a cover letter explaining why you're the right man/woman for the job.

Also, must be a man.

Really can't stress enough how important the helicopter thing is.

Location: Manhatten

Compensation: $100