dustinguished Posted July 5, 2013 Report Share Posted July 5, 2013 Hey guys, I got this job offer today and just had to share. Needless to say....good luck finding all that gear for that rate, by Tuesday. The gear requirements hardly make sence, ex: switchable IFBs to listen to all 5 lavs in iso. I may as well give em a 411 in group mode! Here's the email I received: You available to do audio for a reality show? Starts Tuesday and goes til end of month. Will be about 15 days of shooting. Pays $550 with gear. Gear list (or comparable): · 5 ea. Lavalier Wireless Mic (Lectrosonics SMV super-Minature Blck 22) · 5 ea. Wireless transmitters and receivers · 1 ea. Boom (complete) · 2 ea. Shot gun mic’s for Panasonic 900 camera’s · 1 ea. Mixer must be able to mix 5 wireless Mic’s (Isolated) and one Boom. (Sound Devices 552 Portable 5’CH · 1 ea. Recorder (Sound Devices 788T SSD 8-CH · 2 ea. IFB’s (must be able to switch channels to listen to each character isolated) · 2 ea. Earbuds for IFB’s · 2 ea. IFB transmitter and Receivers (lectrosonics UM400A Blck 22) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olle Sjostrom Posted July 5, 2013 Report Share Posted July 5, 2013 Hire that awesomely awesome sound guy. Great success Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Matthews Posted July 5, 2013 Report Share Posted July 5, 2013 I saw that as well and it has since been pulled. The specs make no sense. 5 lav mics (SMV's) and then 5 wireless transmitters and receivers? And they have to be block 22? and the 788 HAS to have a solid state drive? Not to mention the ridiculous IFB requirements and especially the incredibly low rate. Love it when they try to show how much they know about sound gear. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
studiomprd Posted July 5, 2013 Report Share Posted July 5, 2013 I thought Audacity was free... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VASI Posted July 5, 2013 Report Share Posted July 5, 2013 Have the 788. Forget the 552 (reduce the cost). Deal with "usual suspect". The IFB request it's ridiculous. Explain I'm "one man" and not two. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
afewmoreyears Posted July 5, 2013 Report Share Posted July 5, 2013 Ridiculous.. Thousands in gear for essentially... nothing.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dustinguished Posted July 5, 2013 Author Report Share Posted July 5, 2013 I just got another email from that producer: Sorry guys but the job's been filled, lol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
qwerty Posted July 5, 2013 Report Share Posted July 5, 2013 Add a "0" or "00" to the rate and I would do it. lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olle Sjostrom Posted July 5, 2013 Report Share Posted July 5, 2013 I just got another email from that producer: Sorry guys but the job's been filled, lol. Did he actually write lol or was that added? LOL anyway. With my mouth shut... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martin Kittappa Posted July 5, 2013 Report Share Posted July 5, 2013 They want everything in block 22 and they all have to be SMV? I would think that even those of us that have the number of wireless required available would have different blocks to have more bandwidth to find clean RF, and different types of transmitters to accommodate different situations. Why would production even care what blocks sound uses so long as the audio is clean? I think they will struggle to find someone with that specific gear even if they were paying a decent rental. I know I would have to sub rent in extra block 22s, so if that's the rate including gear being offered, then the sub rental that I would have to eat myself would mean that this job would end up costing me money. Another case of unrealistic expectations. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
old school Posted July 5, 2013 Report Share Posted July 5, 2013 Monkeys tripping ball on LSD have a better chance of making something worthwhile than clowns like these who are chasing a wet dream at best. Thanks for posting their offer, we all need an outlet to post about crazies like this. CrewC Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JonG Posted July 5, 2013 Report Share Posted July 5, 2013 I notice more and more people posting these sorts of jobs that take themselves very seriously, but don't proof read what they write, so there are always spelling and grammar issues, not to mention the fact that I rarely see jobs looking for a "Production Sound Mixer", more so a "Sound Guy", "Sound Operator", "Audio Tech", "Boom Mike Operator" (my boom isn't named Mike, so I guess I don't qualify for that one!), or some other lazy or uninformed title that they wish to bestow upon us lowly "On Set Sound Designers". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marc Wielage Posted July 6, 2013 Report Share Posted July 6, 2013 Monkeys tripping ball on LSD have a better chance of making something worthwhile than clowns like these... Best laugh I've had all day, Crew! Maybe this thread should be titled "Audaciousness!" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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