gabi Posted August 11, 2010 Report Share Posted August 11, 2010 I have a tale to tell: A lady booked me for a week as a sound recordist for a project. She is an artist so the project had something to do with some piece of work for Bienal of Sao Paulo (an important art exhibition in Brazil). I was supposed to work for 3 days but she couldn't set the dates precisely so she booked me for a whole week. Based on that booking I took some decisions regarding other jobs. Then she sends me an email saying that she had already recorded all she needed but in very bad conditions so it sounded like crap and she wanted me to "fix" the bad sound that somebody else had recorded. ASAP. What would be your answer to that lovely lady? Gabi Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joel Jameson Posted August 11, 2010 Report Share Posted August 11, 2010 Give it a listen, if you feel you can fix it just give her a estimate of the hours for your time to "fix" it - if it's even fixable. Make sure to note that it's not a fixed price, it will vary based on the actual hours required to bring it up to spec. You might make more to fix it than the original gig would have paid. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bondelev Posted August 11, 2010 Report Share Posted August 11, 2010 Make sure your new bid is significantly higher than your old bid so that she learns her lesson. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soundtrane Posted August 11, 2010 Report Share Posted August 11, 2010 to record her = 100 pesos for the week to fix audio = 10 peso per day + 100 pesos (from the line above) -vin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soundtrane Posted August 11, 2010 Report Share Posted August 11, 2010 btw, artists have no clue about what we do and how we do it, especially when it comes to payments. ever heard of a sculpture being commissioned by the size or the kilo it will weigh? so it has to be explained to them that we are no different from the plumber or the electrician she has to call to get her home or studio fixed. X pesos an hour or Y pesos a day or Z pesos a week. Heh... In the age of great new technology, we are what we is. -vin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jan McL Posted August 11, 2010 Report Share Posted August 11, 2010 It may behoove you to ask for 1/2 of your estimate up front and the balance on delivery. -- Jan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gabi Posted August 12, 2010 Author Report Share Posted August 12, 2010 Thanks, guys and girls... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
studiomprd Posted August 12, 2010 Report Share Posted August 12, 2010 please tell us what happens... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gabi Posted August 12, 2010 Author Report Share Posted August 12, 2010 I didn't take the gig. I told her I could have provided good quality sound if I had recorded the tracks in the first place but had no means or knowledge to "clean" anything. It's the truth. Gabi Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric Toline Posted August 12, 2010 Report Share Posted August 12, 2010 I didn't take the gig. I told her I could have provided good quality sound if I had recorded the tracks in the first place but had no means or knowledge to "clean" anything. It's the truth. Gabi Classy answer, good for you. Hopefully she has learned a valuable lesson for the next time. Eric Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter Mega Posted August 12, 2010 Report Share Posted August 12, 2010 Hi your answer was appropriate but may have made her feel stupid which as Eric says may teach her a lesson. That's all fine and what I would've done also is try to help her find someone else to help her out. This way she thinks you're still trying to help her even though you can't personally and she would also see you as a lovely person like you describe her. She would more than likely call you first next time. Cheers Peter Mega Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RadoStefanov Posted August 13, 2010 Report Share Posted August 13, 2010 when I was running a recording studio people would bring me stuff for mix and master thinking it will fix the crappy recording. That is what musicians believe. And very often recording peoples answer to a problem is "do not worry. They will fix it in the mix." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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