What Steve said. I totally agree. Broadcast vs. corporate doesn't make a bit
of difference.
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Tim McLaughlin
Final Cut and Avid Editor
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On Thu, Oct 13, 2011 at 9:07 PM, Steve Hullfish <steve4lists@veralith.com>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).
>
> 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.
> 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"
>
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