Toy Robot Posted June 6, 2012 Report Share Posted June 6, 2012 I'd just like to note - no timecode. My submission is: Rookies who think you cannot make a film without timecode, and who assume you are unprofessional for not providing it when they have failed to budget for it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
taylormadeaudio Posted June 6, 2012 Report Share Posted June 6, 2012 That's the one! Thanks NM... I knew someone would post it : ) ~tt Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
taylormadeaudio Posted June 6, 2012 Report Share Posted June 6, 2012 I'd just like to note - no timecode. My submission is: Rookies who think you cannot make a film without timecode, and who assume you are unprofessional for not providing it when they have failed to budget for it. So true... it's become a bit of a slippery slope these days. Granted, timecode definitely expedites the post process, but the expectations for it (and the reaction when it's not provided or when there are issues with it) have become somewhat unreasonable. Your example is spot on. If Tarantino can get around without it... ~tt Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geordi Posted June 6, 2012 Report Share Posted June 6, 2012 A lot of these fools want the free timecode, then even if you have BROUGHT a slate for them... They will flat refuse to use it. This posting is a perfect example: http://filmmakeriq.com/2011/11/the-joy-of-craigslist-no-pay-filmmaker-jobs/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marc Wielage Posted June 7, 2012 Report Share Posted June 7, 2012 Incidentally, I was just pondering whether or not it would be considered generally "unprofessional" or a rookie move to get creative with verbal slate ID's... I think we covered that earlier. I don't see a point to doing anything except "A Camera Mark!" The big exception would be multicamera sitcoms, where (at least from my first memory working on them back in 1984) they've always done verbal slates: "Scene Apple, Take 1! A&B Camera mark... C&X Camera mark!" That's pretty standard on those shows. If the cameras have half-hour loads, and the scenes are very long, 15 more seconds for the slate is not that big a deal. Sitcoms kind of live in their own world, since they name the scenes with letters rather than numbers. But I can remember the AC's clowning around and using the names of the actors or characters for the letters. "Lucy, take 1!" That kind of thing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
taylormadeaudio Posted June 7, 2012 Report Share Posted June 7, 2012 I think we covered that earlier. I don't see a point to doing anything except "A Camera Mark!" I'm referring more specifically to when a PSM "replaces" the normal verbal alphanumeric slate ID: "scene 24 foxtrot-alpha", with something more creative: "scene 24 falling-asleep"... etc. Anyhow, just wondering how many other mixers do this. ~tt Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stacysound Posted June 7, 2012 Report Share Posted June 7, 2012 When the EPK guys comes over to the cart and asks for a feed my first question is "do you want line or Mic level"? If the response is "I don't know, or it doesn't matter"… you might be a rookie... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marc Wielage Posted June 7, 2012 Report Share Posted June 7, 2012 I'm referring more specifically to when a PSM "replaces" the normal verbal alphanumeric slate ID: "scene 24 foxtrot-alpha", with something more creative: "scene 24 falling-asleep"... etc. Doh, tell them to shut up and be less creative. Unless, of course, you're working for Quentin Tarentino! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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