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It is quite simple to create your own interactive sound log database using a db app like Memento Database v5. You can create pull-down menus, radio buttons, star ratings, scene and take numbers with auto increment, notes, etc. But you will need something like the Tenecle TC app on your phone to capture accurate timecode. With the Tenecle Timebar app (free) you just tap the running tc, it is automatically copied to your clipboard, go back into the db you created and paste in the appropriate db field. I just created one as an example. Pic 1 is data entry screen Pic 2 is list screen

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I concur with OB1, mostly. When I use a 14ft. boom pole or longer, as in the pics, and extend the top riser 3/4 of the way up, as I usually do, that top stick really gets torked forward so I only raise it up 1/2 way. I rely on the middle riser/stick for full extension and make up the difference with the bottom riser. But being able to use the bottom riser for just swiveling and clearing, as OB1 pointed out, is ideal.

I have been using a beefy baby light stand with a mountain leg for 20 years. Int & ext. Here are shots from today.

There must be some moderation in our crazy political swings from far left to far right and back. I feel like Vincent Price has me strapped to his table in "The Pit and the Pendelum." My observations, having worked with and for both candidates, here I go burning bridges, is that one is very principled, misguided at times, vengeful, and a third grader when it comes to name calling but focused on improving the economy and individual freedoms and reducing our bloated self perpetuating bureaucracy and government overreach. The people are speaking. A salon owner jailed by a Dallas County, Tx judge who found her guilty of civil and criminal contempt of court for refusing to shutter her business during COVID lockdown won a seat in state legislature. While Nancy Pelosi went to her hair dresser during the COVID lockdown with no repercussions. The other candidate is an empty vessel. Willing to blow whichever way the prevailing winds blow. This candidate has no hesitation reversing their political stances based on polling and focus groups. Not principled. But, is more pleseasent to be around and have an anchovies pizza with. My gosh, how do you spend $1 billion in campaign cash and end up 20 million in debt and still lose the election? Voters were paying attention. California voters overwhelmingly passed Proposition 36. The 'tough on crime' prop. Once again addressing homelessness, drug addiction and making retail theft a felony after liberal AGs decriminalized it. Downtown San Francisco was turned into a toilet. America was founded on; freedom of religion, freedom of speech, self-determination, and rejection of the metric system. Let's keep it that way.

On Friday’s broadcast of HBO’s “Real Time,” host Bill Maher stated that the 2024 election “was very much about…this country has had enough of the anti-common sense woke bullshit” and joked that Vice President Kamala Harris “is still polling very well among illegal immigrant inmates who want sex change operations, they’re totally on her side.” Wanting to lockup criminals instead of deodorant doesn't make me a Republican. It's just common sense.

Tourtelot, Point well taken. Maybe Jeff just had to vent and then we contributed.

Justus, I sincerely hope no one else copies his leadership model. We desperately need rational leaders who support their allies and who will stand up to North Korea, Iran, China and Russia. Sad times. There are far more important issues than putting tampon dispensers in boys bathrooms.

Whilst internetting, I find slightly conflicting results but these seem to be coming up the most. Total votes: 2016 136,787,187 2020 159,738,337 2024 158,549,000 as of 2pm ET Nov 6 2020 66% of eligable voters 2024 64% of eligable voters as of 2pm If you don't vote you don't get to complain. I am waiting to see all the news articles about the far left Hollywood entertainers and music performers leaving the country, like they threatened to do. Oh, wait. They threatened that in 2020 too. There is no way a John F. Kennedy could get nominated in this current Democrat party let alone get elected. He was a democrat who actually cut taxes. It is sad. Yes, he was widely reported to be a serial philanderer and would probably have been given a book of hall passes by the MeTo Movement but he did great things. All of us are flawed. Whoops, sorry. They threatened that in 2016. I need to poof read more.

Justus, It seems you are not the only one in Germany upset with Trump's win. German ‘Traffic Light’ Coalition Government Collapses over Green Agenda, Growing Debt, and Concern About Trump’s Return. According to German media. ...Chancellor Scholz admitted that Wednesday’s election of Donald Trump also spurred the government’s collapse. Trump’s return to the White House added to the urgency of having a clear economic stance for the country so that Berlin can show “we can be relied on,” the chancellor said. My best wishes for your governance.

Paul F, "Don't mention the war. I did, but I think I got away with it." John Cleese Jeff, See what you started? I hope you are sitting on a beach drinking the cocktail I bought you smiling with amusement.

Justus, I don't blame the voters. Nor do I resort to inflaming them with name calling. Americans were only presented with two viable candidates. Both VERY flawed. And yes, they voted for their own self-interest. They are allowed to do that. To think otherwise is not democratic. I get your passion but to move forward Americans will do well to find common ground and move forward on that. But, as Obama said, "Elections have consequences." Well, the result of this election is a clear mandate for the conservatives by taking the Presidency, the House and the Senate. Americans don't want globalists mandating American policy. This is kind of the reason our 'original insurrection' back in 1776 came about (yeah, I get it was colonization and tacation without representation but you get my meaning).

Izen, I just read the public data and my own financial spreadsheets. Your mileage may differ and I respect your experience/views. I personally profited more during Trump than during Biden but grace needs to be given Biden. He had the bulk of COVID to contend with. I am a strange person in that I subscribe to both Mother Jones and Breitbart. I try very hard not to live in a silo. I'm not talking about you. I'm talking about me. I don't seek affirmation or opinion when I look for news. I seek evidence based facts. Which is so hard to get these days. Everyone has their own facts, lol. If we all just looked to Hollywood celebraties for all our political opinions... BLAHAHAHAHA.

I get that. I have to laugh when I hear cable news shout, "There is no evidence of wide-spread voter fraud" during the past several election cycles. They are putting blinders on. Of course it isn't wide-spead but there is certainly evidence that it exists and it is nothing new. I grew up in Illinois were the motto in Cook County was "vote early and vote often" and "Chicago, where even the dead can vote." Remember the 1960 presidential election? Yeah, that was Mayor Daily. Plus, remember the delay of getting our hostages back from Iran until after Reagan was elected in 1980? Yeah... There is so little oversight of these politicians. Yup and yup. The biggest problem with the bill was that it didn't eliminate illegal immigration. Only tried to limit it. But the biggest problem is that Alejandro Nicolas Mayorkas would have been in charge of enforcing it. Which is completely ridiculous. For the past 3.5 years this guy has been saying our boarder is secure. Even Stevie Wonder can see that is a lie.

Exit pols suggest the Latinos who immigrated here legally are upset that fellow Latinos who cross the boarder illegally are undercutting wages, fueling an underground workforce and increasing the crime rate. The legal immigrants seem to have voted for their own safety and economic futures. After all, we don't want no-go zones for police enforcement (sorry Portland, Oakland, Paris, etc. I'm not saying Orange Man has it right, here. I'm saying data shows voters saw that the Giggle Lady's administration had it wrong. And she said publicly that she wouldn't change a thing. She sunk her own boat. I have voted third party several times, knowing it was a throw away vote but if we don't withhold our votes from the two-party machine nothing will change. Ohm....Ohm....Farad....

How this happens. James Carvil says, "It's the economy st***d." I'm not calling anyone stupid. I celebrate choice. I am actually thrilled that so many people of all walks of life voted and made their voice heard. I was prepared to accept either candidate. As everyone should. It makes it even better when the winning candidate takes the electoral college AND the popular vote. Thinner wallets. More competition for entry level/low level jobs. Widespread crime and lenient DAs. The media and politicians lying to us about Biden's health. The fact that I didn't get a chance to vote for a new Democrat Presidential candidate after Biden was, if reporting is accurate, implicitly threatened with Article 25 by Nancy Pelosi. Men competing in women's sports and injuring them. Versus a very controversial narcissistic candidate who may be of questionable character and a felon but a good negotiator on the world stage with a proven record of creating a prosperous business climate and growing our economy (yeah, he added to the deficit with three episodes of quantitative easing (one was good, the second was questionable, the third was really dumb)). And still, amazingly, made big gains among minorities. The Log Line here is, '[insert name here] didn't leave the Democratic party. The Democratic party left me. Listen, I help make the sausage. I have been "in the bubble" with national candidates, including presidents, many times over my 35 year career. I see both political sides mislead the public. I see the activism in the media on both sides. I could say more but I still want to get hired. I hope we can all get along in our nation and I hope certain politicians tone down the divisive rhetoric and don't become vindictive so America can prosper again. My 2 cents.

DGS has it right, in my view. But I do outline a late fee in my Deal Memo that I have new clients sign ahead of the job. Some companies, mostly cable news organizations, pay net 60. I let them get away with it because we have a relationship. Deal memos are essential for new clients so terms, expectations and scope of the project are outlined, understood and signed off on.

Tourtelot, I get what you mean, ha, but I meant I post mix in a sterile environment. Not that I try for a sterile mix (where you can hear the gate, attach, brick wall, etc.) and not hear the environment in which the dialog was recorded. Lav only mixes seem so artificial to me. I always ask for a boom or plant track to be active even if the boom isn't close so I can mix in some 'air.'

I am a PSM and DP and post editor. I have been in the business for over 30 years. Ha, this doesn't mean i do it right just that people keep paying me to do what I do. I can say that, after the Nagra and DAT days, I have never used a field mixed-down track for scripted, doc, or narrative work in my edit. Music? Yes, absolutely. I rarely listen to the mixed 2-track now. I completely understand it's use for dailies but I want complete control over shaping the mix in a sterile environment in post.

Upon reading an IRS publication at https://www.irs.gov/businesses/small-businesses-self-employed/questions-and-answers-for-the-additional-medicare-tax I see that, "Medicare Tax applies to wages, railroad retirement (RRTA) compensation, and self-employment income over certain thresholds. Business expense (gear rental) from self-employed income does not constitute an exemption from Medicare tax. Equipment Used in Production: In some cases, equipment used in production may be exempt from sales tax if purchased for resale or used directly and predominantly in production (e.g., machinery, materials, and supplies). Again, this exemption is specific to sales tax and does not apply to Medicare tax." That is some of what the IRS has to say.

Get a different CPA. It really depends on how your company is setup. Are you a Sole Proprietor, LLC, S-Corp., Self-employed, on a time card payroll, etc. This will determine at what point tax is collected and on what services and gear. If you are self-employed then you should be filing form 1040 sch. C (business income) along with form 1040, 1040 sch. A and maybe B and of course your depreciation schedules for your business vehicle, building, home office and gear unless you '179' all of your gear purchases. Is income from labor and gear taxable as it pertains to FICA? Yes. It is federal payroll tax on earned income. It is reported on schedule SE (SECA) for self-employed individuals. BUT reported differently for the many different types of corporations. And reported on a time card if a payroll company is paying you. When payroll pays you the employer and you split the cost of these taxes. When you are self-employed you pay it all on Form SE but then can get back some credit on a different form. I rarely put my gear rental and never my expenses on a time card job. I send an invoice for those items because at tax time you have to circle back and make sure you take credit for the taxes you paid on a time card and don't double report them via a 1099-misc or 1099-NEC or via entering them when you calculate adding raw invoices - whichever way your accounting method is setup. Plus payroll companies are notorious for calculating withholding taxes on your expenses. They are not taxable. You already paid the tax on expenses when you purchased them for use. Income from 9v & AA batts, adhesives, mileage reimbursement, fuel, meals, hotel, etc. Those are reported on 1040 sch. C as expenses. People exempt from FICA, SS tax are some students, nonresident aliens and clergy. There might be more. But again, the IRS doesn't care whether your income is from labor or use of your owned gear. They are going to carve out a portion. Medicare is a different beast and may be exempt from tax on gear. Depends on your accounting methods. In Iowa, professional services are exempt from sales tax. I pay no sales tax on my labor and gear used during my labor because I am a cog in a larger production that is making the finished product. Thank balls we don't have a Value Added Tax like they do accross the pond. If I was a professional photographer 'handing' a finished photograph to a customer then I would have to collect and pay sales tax. Next seminar begins at 6:30am, lol. I am not an accountant but many years ago I realized I knew more than my CPA did concerning our industry, small business investment tax credits and the like. Plus, one year she screwed up one of my filings and was unapologetic about it. But I forced her to pay the fine and interest. You can search on the internet for "who/what is exempt from medicare tax" and "FICA." SS tax is included in FICA.

I have no experience with Boom Buddy, I have two fishing pole holders from Walmart $12 each and have used them for many years on three different boom poles and lengths, but looking at the product pictures of the Boom Buddy I can tell you I would not trust it outside of a windless studio. That wee set screw for securing the holder to the stand looks far too lightweight. My two cents.

I can't her the frequencies of my wife's voice anymore. My audiologist says some guys would pay extra for that. A SEXIST WOULD SAY.

TDSG, I have never charged for 'Archive Retrieval' before. Item listed on your rate card. I am missing a revenue stream, lol.

Moesound and Philip are correct. Race to the bottom and scene management be damned.