Baltimore Shooter
Well-known member
What is the standard one and two person crew rates for XDCam-HD?
Warren
Warren
That's why I'm asking, what rate have you set? better to ask here, now than to undercut other freelancers.Not to be a smarty-pants, but quoting an earlier post from you:
"When are networks going to learn that thay don't set the rates? WE do. Does a customer of a plumber or an electrician or an auto body repair shop or a graphic designer set their respective rates? Hell no. This isn't Craigslist or Priceline."
I vote for $2500/$3000 respectively, but I doubt they'll buy that. Maybe for Nino.
I wish.I vote for $2500/$3000 respectively, but I doubt they'll buy that. Maybe for Nino.
I'm sorry, after reading what I wrote I can see how it could be interpreted and I really do not want to turn this in another soundmen thread. I have the utmost respect for soundies, couldn't do business without them. Also notice that I said that I don't do OMB, so for you guys I'm a good job security, if everybody would work this way you guys would do very well. The point is that clients see the soundman position less important and almost unnecessary, especially for sit down interviews, and that's 80 percent of my work. On most job I have to insist that I need a soundman. My reasoning to the clients is that I don't need just someone that does sound, I have two carts of equipment on every one of my jobs, I need all around help, many time I even hire a grip out of my own pockets. If soundmen want to stay busy in the broadcasting world they will have to show clients that they are much more important and vital to a shoot than just doing sound, this is the way that this business is going. Don't forget that until 15 years ago I had crews with ten people doing the job that today only requires two and often only one (OMB).Nino I'm biting my tongue!
Andy
Audio Tech