Thanks for this discussion guys. Very useful and informative! —ph
--- In Avid-L2@yahoogroups.com, Mark Myers <MarkM@...> wrote:
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> I'd agree with Greg -
>
> It depends entirely on the client, and how "high end" they want to the
> job to be. The old "good, fast or cheap" always applies. Corporate is
> not any cheaper or more expensive than Broadcast - the documentary
> projects we have worked on have actually had some of the lowest hourly
> rates. I did them mainly because they were interesting and had volume.
> FCP vs MC? I charge the same if I'm working on FCP, MC or Premier.
>
> What it boils down to is how bad do you want/need the work, and how much
> of a pain will it be? Don't EVER take the "oh, we'll pay better on the
> next job..." BS. NEVER happens.
>
> Mark
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> On 10/13/11 10:07 PM, Steve Hullfish wrote:
> > In my opinion corporate can pay BETTER.
> >
> > I get the same rate or higher for non-broadcast work. I have no idea what NYC rates are. In Chicago it doesn't really matter what kind of work you do. Mostly it's about how good you are and how much people want you. I would say the daily average is $550 to $600 for a pretty good editor. Some only get $500 or less a day and some make $750 to $1000 a day. The type of project matters not (though I'd say guys cutting spots at the funky post boutiques are pulling in the most money).
> >
> > I also hire freelance editors to do overflow work that I don't have the "bandwidth" to do. To do those jobs, I need good quality people. Those are typically $600 for a 10hour day, mostly for ... I won't say "corporate" work, but I will say "non-broadcast/non-feature."
> >
> > If they don't want to pay you want you WANT to be paid and you have plenty of work, then blow them off. My rate sometimes depends on how bad I've needed the work.
> >
> > My personal rate has a 300% swing from lowest to highest based entirely on whether I want/need to do the work and how much of a hassle I think it will be. It has nothing to do with where it will be shown. In my experience it's the BROADCASTERS (nowadays) who are the tightest with their wallets.
> >
> > And when I used to work at a post house, we did broadcast and non-broadcast work and the rate card was identical.
> >
> > Steve Hullfish
> > contributor: www.provideocoalition.com
> > author: "The Art and Technique of Digital Color Correction"
> >
> > On Oct 13, 2011, at 8:12 PM, Tony Breuer wrote:
> >
> >> After twenty some odd years of cutting mostly broadcast shows, I am suddenly being pursued by a non-broadcast client. But they are telling me that they can't (or won't) pay the "extravagant" broadcast rates (just my normal broadcast freelance weekly rate which is the going NY rate and there is no equipment involved) and want me to work for about a thirty five percent pay cut.
> >>
> >> They claim to have asked around extensively and found that corporate jobs never pay as much as broadcast,
> >>
> >> I have asked a couple of friends who do both broadcast and corporate gigs and they tell me that they make as much, or sometimes more money when working corporate edits.
> >>
> >> Do any of you folks who cut both types of projects charge less, the same, or more than you get for broadcast jobs?
> >>
> >> Is there any differential between rates for Avid jobs and Final Cut 7 jobs? This involves both because I just persuaded them to ditch their Final Cut system and install Media Composer. They will have a full time assistant on that system,
> >>
> >> I'm interested in this gig because it is very flexible with the hours, will allow me to work from home and (so they say) there will be a lot of work. The working from home definitely appeals to me at this stage of my career because of family commitments.
> >>
> >> I just get the feeling that the corporate guys are using misinformation to negotiate a much lower flat weekly rate.
> >>
> >> TIA
> >>
> >> Tony Breuer
> >>
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