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  1. Looks like I will buy some and try it out as another solution. Would this tape work well on skin too or would it not be a good idea
  2. All the features I have worked on have had a max budget of 100k most less and alot of films I was the only person getting a fair wage at all. But I always tried to deliver them the same quality sound as I would anyone else which always includes. Head tone at -18 or -20. Voice slates for every takes, sound logs and anything else they may require. I have horrible handwriting so on these super low budget thinks I make the production provide me a P.A and since alot of these features I am doing are more Like ENG work. I am mixing and booming out of the bag I make them write my sound report I once had a post sup tell me I had the cleanest handwriting for a guy he had ever seen .......
  3. Got my Insurance taken care of today I should have done it awhile ago for anyone who doesn't have it. It is very fair priced below is what my policy costs. $575.00 for 1 year of coverage for $30,000 in owned equipment and up to $15,000 on equipment I rental $68.00 for 1 year of rental reimbursement coverage of up to $5,000 $70.00 Dewitt Stern Fee $713.00 Total for one year USA, Canada Coverage $500.00 deductible I feel like I got a good deal and feel much better now that I have everything in my package covered as I had no insurance before. The rental reimbursement may be over kill for some but for $68.00 I thought it was a good investment and It makes me sleep a bit easier. I was also very happy with Dewitt Stern and my agent there below is her contact information. Everyone should really have insurance as it only cost you 1 or 2 days a work for the year. Brandy Mcgrew DeWitt Stern of California Insurance Services 10969 Ventura Boulevard Studio City, CA 91604 Tel. 818-623-5429 Fax. 818-623-5469 bmcgrew@dewittstern.com www.dewittstern.com License #0C28262
  4. Looks like the studio realize finally they don't really want a strike. http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/21336448/ LOS ANGELES - Seeking to remove a big stumbling block in stalled contract talks with Hollywood screenwriters, studio executives on Tuesday dropped a proposal to overhaul residual payments — a key, decades-old source of writers’ income. The move came as the two sides returned to the bargaining table with two weeks to go before the current contract expires and rhetoric about the chances of a crippling strike against the television and film industry was running high. The two camps have been sharply divided over the formula, first established in the 1950s, by which TV and film writers earn “residual” fees when their work goes beyond an initial broadcast or theatrical release into secondary markets such as reruns and DVDs. The studios had been pushing to overhaul the system with a new plan that would withhold residual payments until after production, development, distribution and marketing costs are recouped. The writers have vigorously opposed such a change, arguing they could not trust a Hollywood accounting system notorious for deliberately playing down or denying the commercial success of films when it comes to making good on profit participation. As the two sides resumed talks on Tuesday, the studios announced they were withdrawing the cost-recoupment proposal in the hopes of achieving a breakthrough in the contentious negotiations. “In the overriding interest of keeping the industry working and removing what has become an emotional impediment and excuse by the WGA not to bargain, the (studio negotiating team) withdrew its recoupment proposal,” said Nick Counter, head of the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers. But he added that the studios and networks would stand firm against demands by the union to increase residual payments for DVDs, pay television, basic cable or reruns on two fledgling broadcast networks, the CW and My Network TV. Higher residuals for DVDs has been a major demand of the guild, along with greater compensation for writers whose work is distributed through the Internet and other digital platforms. Residuals for various kinds of digital media were not explicitly mentioned in the studios’ statement. Click for related content Vote: Will a strike change your TV viewing? Writers strike could pull plug on TV favorites Writers, studios seek to bridge wide chasm The WGA said it welcomed the studios’ move to withdraw the new plan, but maintained its resolve to press forward on the other issues. “The remaining rollbacks would gut our contract and will never be acceptable to writers,” the guild said in a statement. The current three-year contract covering the guild’s 12,000 members expires on October 31, and union leaders have asked authority from the rank-and-file to call a strike if no deal is reached by then. Studios and TV networks have been treating the end of the month as a de facto strike deadline as they stockpile scripts and speed up production on some projects as a precaution. Hollywood screenwriters last walked off the job in 1988 in a 22-week strike that delayed the fall TV season and cost the industry a reported $500 million.
  5. Well if it was a windows or Microsoft product I would wait 6 months or more to upgrade but with how stable every mac OS is I will wait a month or so just to make sure there are no really bad bugs in it
  6. Yes Mike it is. YOu still owe me a phone call 561-two-one-two-one-four-four-three
  7. I often travel with most everything I own so I wanted fully 100 percent coverage and the neighborhood I live in isn't the greatest so I wanted everything protected in my home as well. I traveled last month without any insurance and lost sleep over it. I would rather sacrfice one day a years worth of work to know that if everything including all my electronics laptops, sound gear was stolen or gone I could continue on. I guess I have this mind set because I had more expensive top level Allstate car insurance and every month I was thinking "I can drop my coverage a little bit and save about $100.00 a month" But I never did then I had a serious car accident multi care pile up on I-95 and everyone sued me because I was the only driver under 40 in the accident even though I wasn't ticketed or found at fault by the police the insurance company had to spend over $50,000 defending me because of the level of insurance I had and I wasn't worried the 4 years it took to sort out all the legal stuff because all the lawsuits were only seeking the value of my policy which was high because I paid alittle more. I could have lost sleep for 4 years but because I paid alittle bit more I did I have the same attitude for this insurance.
  8. I emailed my Dewitt Stern Rep those questions and await her response. I didn't think about asking about direct replacement at current cost though thanks for bringing that up.
  9. Fellow Mixer, I just got an insurance Quote from Dewitt Stern and wanted to see if everyone thought it was fair. The quote was $645.00 for $30,000 in coverage and $15,000 in rental coverage if I rent any gear to others which I do . Does this pricing seem fair I thought it did. I am based in Ga and the equipment is being stored at my home.
  10. David I agree I got my first pc in 1990 an IBM something and when I got older always built my own Pc and liked knowing how to fix everything if it broke. But about 6 months ago I got sick of having to fix things all the time even though I know how to do it so I bought a Macbook and now I couldn't imagine owning a pc again. My mac is so stable everything works all the time. Thank you Steve Jobs
  11. I just read through the post on there. I was shocked by the total lack of sound knowledge or even basics like "Do sound recorders record timecode" or " When you record Double system the audio and picture sync up automatically right?" "Do sound recorders record our timecode 23.96" It is pretty surprising to me but maybe it shouldn't be.......
  12. Yes if the timecode is known to drift and be inaccurate and since no one has any experience with the camera. I won't mess with it at all with a dummy slate and syncing to the clap you know things will work. Since the camera is so new I bet the camera crew has no or very limited experience with the camera since it just started shipping last week. I would prefer to stay away from the camera and camera crew as much as possible so that they can figure out all the problems I am sure they will have. Unless you can run some extensive tests before you shot including the post production work flow just follow KISS. Keep it simple until the camera has all the bugs worked out of it .
  13. With the timecode being so inaccurate I would just use a dummy slate and not even mess with the camera and its timecode
  14. There was a thread recently on here about it search the forum and you will find it. I don't think the audio inputs on the camera work yet thought
  15. I told him to test it with a volt meter himself the day he called me. He didn't even know what a volt meter was. So I told him to borrow one from someone in G & E and call me back so he did. Then he was using it incorrectly!!! This guy isn't the sharpest tool in the shed at all......
  16. Philip, That is what I thought as well I told him to take his new power system back to where he bought it and have them test the voltage from it. He is in NYC so it is easy for him to do that
  17. I just got a call from a mixer I rented some equipment to (Thankfully not my 302) and I wanted to ask if this can happen: He is mixing a low budget feature and is using a Y Cable to split the output of the 302 to send the signal to a Fostex Fr-2 and a HD Camera of some type( I told him this is a bad idea but they did it anyways). Last week he called me and said the 302 mixer was hot to the touch and acting funny so I told him to send it in for repair. According to him the Fr-2 and Camera both had Phantom power on and fried his 302 mixer because phantom power was being sent into the mixer through the output. I told him I wasn't sure this was the issue I would just like to know for my own personal knowledge if this is possible. He recently bought a custom built power system for his package and I told him I thought that was a more likely cause. Any Thoughts?
  18. ProSound

    same block

    I have had 5 people on Block 28 before and have 4 people on block 27 all the time. Where are you shooting which block will you be on
  19. I have now joined the ranks of other sound mixers like Jeff and Phil Palmer. My new website which is wordpress powered is now online please take a look I would love your comments www.prolocationsound.com
  20. Jason, No reason to keep it secret I think we all hate using it. Thats for the good tip though will have to try that out
  21. RIP. I have been lucky despite all the reality shows I have done the worst things that have happened to me is sunburn and a slightly twisted ankle that was quickly fixed by the sports tape in the first aid kit.
  22. Whenever I leave gear set up in a studio overnight I always cover it with garbage bags or a tarp. I did a film a few years back where we went directly into Final Cut Pro so i was set up on a large moving cart right next to the computer and large raid arrays.I insisted every day we tarp everything which the Computer operator thought was over kill and ever day mocked me for doing it. About a week into the shoot they had severe weather and the roof leaked on our day off. It only stained the wall of the set but could have been much worse.After that every night we set up a pop up tent with tarps gator clipped to the sides of the tent over the equipment.
  23. He is no longer doing them I called a few months ago but using a quiet inverter works well too or you can try and buy a used one
  24. John my response to that is "Anyone can submit something to Sundance"
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