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Lighting Guy Needed in LA

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MJ Stroud

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Lighting Guy Needed:

We are doing a small TV show production in Hollywood May 11th - May 15th, May 17th - May 20th.

Shooting locations: Hollywood / San Pedro

Daily Rate: $150.00

Please contact Matt Stroud @ 310 663 5933

Thank you!!
 
Charlie Panian said:
wtf Evin. myob
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WTF is I care when people troll here for underpaid crew as if it's Craiglist.
I have no problem with asking for a favor, I've shot some free projects from people here and they've worked out great. I just find it personally insulting to offer a crap rate just to see if someone will bite. The Gaffer is a very skilled person and the OP obviously doesn't agree.

Sorry for the personal rant here, but I'll take the liberty for once...
If you're doing a personal project, and your script or concept is good you should be able to find collaborators that will work for free or for a favor. If you can't then you need to either work on the material or your networking skills. If you're doing a commercial (IE budgeted) project then you need to pay at least a living wage, $150 is barely even a PA wage.
In my experience the shoots with the really low rates are also the least concerned with safety and the hardest on the cast and crew. In general lowballing is done across an entire production and creates real problems both in the perception of our industry and in the real safety and morale of the crew. It's one thing to ask your Gaffer who you've hired at full rate for 30 days this year to come out for a 1/2 rate on a personal project or reel piece, it's another to announce that it's OK to pay a key crew member what amounts to a pittance.
 
Evin Grant said:
WTF is I care when people troll here for underpaid crew as if it's Craiglist.
I have no problem with asking for a favor, I've shot some free projects from people here and they've worked out great. I just find it personally insulting to offer a crap rate just to see if someone will bite. The Gaffer is a very skilled person and the OP obviously doesn't agree.

Sorry for the personal rant here, but I'll take the liberty for once...
If you're doing a personal project, and your script or concept is good you should be able to find collaborators that will work for free or for a favor. If you can't then you need to either work on the material or your networking skills. If you're doing a commercial (IE budgeted) project then you need to pay at least a living wage, $150 is barely even a PA wage.
In my experience the shoots with the really low rates are also the least concerned with safety and the hardest on the cast and crew. In general lowballing is done across an entire production and creates real problems both in the perception of our industry and in the real safety and morale of the crew. It's one thing to ask your Gaffer who you've hired at full rate for 30 days this year to come out for a 1/2 rate on a personal project or reel piece, it's another to announce that it's OK to pay a key crew member what amounts to a pittance.
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Amen.
 
Evin Grant said:
WTF is I care when people troll here for underpaid crew as if it's Craiglist.
I have no problem with asking for a favor, I've shot some free projects from people here and they've worked out great. I just find it personally insulting to offer a crap rate just to see if someone will bite. The Gaffer is a very skilled person and the OP obviously doesn't agree.

Sorry for the personal rant here, but I'll take the liberty for once...
If you're doing a personal project, and your script or concept is good you should be able to find collaborators that will work for free or for a favor. If you can't then you need to either work on the material or your networking skills. If you're doing a commercial (IE budgeted) project then you need to pay at least a living wage, $150 is barely even a PA wage.
In my experience the shoots with the really low rates are also the least concerned with safety and the hardest on the cast and crew. In general lowballing is done across an entire production and creates real problems both in the perception of our industry and in the real safety and morale of the crew. It's one thing to ask your Gaffer who you've hired at full rate for 30 days this year to come out for a 1/2 rate on a personal project or reel piece, it's another to announce that it's OK to pay a key crew member what amounts to a pittance.
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Please dont take the liberty.
 
There are places that will tolerate the lowering of standards (Craigslist) and places that won't. Evidently Evin is attempting to prevent this Reduser from being dragged down to the bottom-feeder level. Any time I need someone at a severely reduced rate, I make sure I make that request from someone with whom I already have a personal relationship (aka, a "favor).
 
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