RE- Sound Mixer

   So Let me get this straight- If I bring my expensive sound gear to your shoot you'll pay me $50/day, but if you have to rent in gear elsewhere you'll pay me even less? Oh gee where do I sign up of this great opportunity.

Reality check!
Minimum wage for California is $112 for a 12 hour day. That is what McDonald's pays high school dropouts to flip burgers and guess what McD's doesn't ask these kids to supply their own grill flipper and burgers.

A basic sound kit rental from a rental house will cost $450 for that you'll get a mixer, recorder, boom and a couple of lavs- that's it. No comteks, no extra mics no extras of any kind.
A skilled mixer will cost you more than minimum wage- approximate regular rate is around $550/ day, but most will offer good discounts to low budget indies



Post like this are not only illegal under CA wage laws they are disrespectful to our craft. Let me guess you're going to be feeding us unrefrigerated Subway Tuna sandwiches for lunch too. If you want to make your film on the cheap get your friends and family to help out- If you want it done right raise some money to pay professionals properly.

Original Posting:

Need a sound mixer for a shoot April 3-5 and 7&8th. $50 per day. Need to get someone ASAP, we have full production insurance. Can provide you with gear but your day rate will have to be less if we provide the gear. Our films do really well in festivals!

IMDB
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm2002140/

Contact me ASAP

Ronnie

• Location: wherever you my be

RE: DP/Cinematographer, $1500, 21 day-shoot, price with red scarlet/ep

So let me see if I understand this properly! You are offering a DP (highly skilled position) $71.42 a day for him AND his RED camera (scarlet or EPIC)... and if the HIGHLY SKILLED DP brings lighting you will pay him/her $28.57 for a LIGHTING PACKAGE!!!!

1). California State minimum law is $112.00 a day for a 12 hour day X 21 days = $2,352.00 (I guess you just went over budget).
2). A RED Epic is going to cost you at LEAST $1500 a week... on a 21 day shoot... which will either be 3 and a half week rental (shooting 6 days a week) or a 4 week one day rental if you are shooting 5 days a week... so lets just figure around $5,000.00 for your camera package.
3). Lighting Package? well lets look at just ONE light! Something simple 4Ft 4 Bank System (with globes) $40.00 a DAY for ONE light! x21 days so we got $840.00 for ONE LIGHT..... I get a total of $8,192.00 for a MINIMUM WAGE DP, a nice camera and ONE LIGHT!!!!

WHAT PLANET ARE YOU FROM????? If you don't have the money to pay for SKILLED LABOR - Do not shoot! Without your DP you are basically shooting Radio! Oh but I guess you are looking for a Sound Guy with gear for $71.42 a day too....

Original Post -

21 day shoot: starting 4/14/13 (Los Angeles primarily, Palmdale)

$1500: for DP services and use of yourcamera (Red Scarlet or Epic only)

$2100 if you also bring your own lights with the camera package

Location: Los Angeles
it's NOT ok to contact this poster with services or other commercial interests
Compensation: $1500 (DP services plus camera use); $2100 (DP services + camera use+ lighting p