[Avid-L2] Re: OT: Rates?

Gee I always liked the "Edit de Plume" Scooter. Then when they ask my rate I just say, "If you have to ask you can't afford me." Of course this never works especially when they smell Oki Dog on my breath and see the chilli stains on my shirt. ;-)

--- In Avid-L2@yahoogroups.com, Steve Hullfish <steve4lists@...> wrote:
>
> It also helps to have just a single name. Stefan seems to work well,
> but anything with an international flair will help.
>
> I'm guessing that Shirley's not going to work. I know "Steve" "Stev-o"
> and "Stevarino" are all non-starters.
>
> On Oct 19, 2009, at 11:35 AM, guanacaa@... wrote:
>
> > $1500 a day? Yeowww!
> > Oh well. I'm a little old to move into that end of things. Maybe I
> > could dye my hair and try re-marketing myself.
> >
> > Shirley
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: switthaus <switthaus@...>
> > To: Avid-L2@yahoogroups.com
> > Sent: Mon, Oct 19, 2009 4:26 am
> > Subject: [Avid-L2] Re: OT: Rates?
> >
> > Steve is right. Some of the larger spot cutters in the major markets
> > had been
> > making upwards of $1500 or more per day (before the recession). Not
> > sure what,
> > if anything, the economy has done to this. Agencies are a bit of a
> > different
> > animal when it comes to rate. Now, when production companies handle
> > the post
> > for a spot versus the agency hiring post direct, then you can get a
> > squeeze
> > because the prod company sees post as a way to eek out more profit.
> > I just
> > "love" it when a production company/producer tells me after the fact
> > that they
> > have bid me out for the post and here is how much time it will take
> > to edit the
> > gig! Yeah, love that....
> >
> > sw
> >
> > --- In Avid-L2@yahoogroups.com, Steve Hullfish <steve4lists@>
> > wrote:
> > >
> >
> > > I would think that the "name" guys cutting spots are easily getting
> > > twice or triple that at the good boutiques. I was never one of those
> > > guys, so I don't know how much they get paid. On some jobs I get
> > close
> > > to that and I'm just a schmuck. My freelance editing rate varies by
> > > almost $400 a day, depending on what people need, who needs it and
> > how
> > > badly - or how badly I need the work or how much I don't want the
> > > hassle.
> > >
> > > that smaller markets are down in the $350 a day range.
> > >
> > > On Oct 16, 2009, at 6:02 PM, guanacaa@ wrote:
> > >
> > > > Once again, I would never ask about your personal rates. I was
> > > > hoping to get actual numbers for what's common in your markets.
> > >
> > >
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