I have edited many many first time directors films over the years and there is always the promise of, "the next film" which you have to ignore. Out of all the directors I have worked with, only one has been working with me for three films and has gotten to the point where I know produce them in addition to editing as with my last film. It has developed into a great creative working relationship and allows the "editor" to have an equity stake in the project which is the only way I will edit from now on.
Michael
--- In Avid-L2@yahoogroups.com, IAN WILSON <ian@...> wrote:
>
> On 03/12/2009, at 4:47 PM, David Dodson wrote:
>
> > I agree with your basic premise, Ian, that 'you just never know.'
> > However, in the case of "Paranormal Activity" writer/director/
> > producer Oren Peli cut it himself.
>
> Yes I though that may have been the case, David, just pointing out
> that you just never know, Oren Peli equally could have gone to an
> editor and offered $300 and say 1% of the picture, thats a Million
> bucks, I know thats simplistic and this original post does not suggest
> a percentage, but if you are sitting around a lot, $300 is $300.
> >
> >
> >
> > ________________________________
> > From: IAN WILSON <ian@...>
> > To: "Avid-L2@yahoogroups.com" <Avid-L2@yahoogroups.com>
> > Sent: Wed, December 2, 2009 9:35:58 PM
> > Subject: Re: [Avid-L2] Re: OT: The sad state of perceived value of
> > editorial.
> >
> >
> > I wonder what the editor was paid for Paranormal Activity, budget was
> > US$ 11,000 Box office figures today is $106M, see you just never know.
> >
> > Ian Wilson
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> > On 03/12/2009, at 3:14 PM, Frank Capria <frank@kingpinintera
> > ctive.com>
> > wrote:
> >
> >> I'm with Oliver and Shirley. This is like a lot of stuff out there.
> >> None of
> >> us will ever see the movie.
> >>
> >> $300 a week because it's mostly done. What's that sign at the auto
> >> mechanic's?
> >>
> >> Our labor rate is $75 an hour.
> >> $85 if you watch.
> >> $95 if you help.
> >>
> >> I also love the line about getting consideration for bigger
> >> projects. They
> >> are probably going to be even more done, so they will be $200 a week.
> >>
> >> On Wed, Dec 2, 2009 at 6:03 PM, oliverpetersvidy <
> >> oliverpeters@ oliverpeters. com> wrote:
> >>
> >>> This really isn't about the perceived value of an editor at all.
> >>> Unfortunately this is all too typical of a lot of the stuff
> >>> floating around
> >>> related to the RED camera. It's one of the things that gives RED
> >>> owners a
> >>> bad name. What they are really asking for is not only someone to
> >>> clean up
> >>> the movie, but also to do true finishing, which - on a RED project
> >>> - is
> >>> pretty daunting if you don't know what you are doing. The bottom
> >>> line is
> >>> this filmmaker has no money and is trying to dangle the carrot of a
> >>> RED
> >>> project so someone will bite.
> >>>
> >>> - Oliver
> >>>
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