If YOU want LOW or NO PAY...READ!

Some helpful tips for those looking to hire creative freelancers for LOW or NO PAY:


LOW PAY:

Don't say "the pay is low BUT we will have MORE work for you if it works out!"
WHY? Who wants MORE LOW PAY?
Instead say "if this works out, we will have other HIGHER paying work!"
See what I mean?


NO PAY:

Don't say "there is NO PAY BUT we will give you CREDIT!"
WHY? Credit is AUTOMATIC and goes without saying, it's industry standard.
Instead say "unfortunately there is NO PAY, BUT, the project is REALLY great creatively, so you will get to do very compelling work for your reel and you will meet and work with some great people who are driven to succeed!"
See what I mean?


IF YOU CAN'T say either of these things, you probably should not be expecting LOW or NO pay from qualified and talented freelancers.
This IS a give and take, not ALL take!

• Location: Santa Monica

Crew Jobs

Is it just me or are all the offered rates off by one decimal point? This is utterly 100% MFing crazy.

When craigslist just started, mandy.com was still viable. I got real jobs on TV and smaller ( under $1M) films from both. and real corporate gigs that paid a grand a day.

Now, Mandy.com is bullshit and CL is.... Unpronounceable. ....Unbelievable,,, does anyone have words for what's going on ?

We also see the current magic recurring posts from the ass hat who DEMANDS a DP who's shot a $10M+ feature or better. That's cool. There are 20 agencies in town who book those. May I suggest Montana Artists, Dattner Dispoto, and The Skouras Agency for starters ? They all turned me down and I have had 2 theatrical features so their DPs must be good. Or maybe it's because they all use 5k cameras like the ones mentioned in your ad. Never mind that only one of those cameras is 5K.

But what do I know ? Apparently nothing. I keep coming back to this toilet.

Grandpa used to ask " if you have WANT in one hand and SHIT in the other, which hand fills up first ?"

• Location: L.A.