[MacDV] DV Editing - Rates

[matblack at mac.com]

Actually it's cheaper to live in BC than it is in Ont... also the 
"unions" or guilds or whatever in Ontario are really hard core so you 
have a lot more people not willing to work for less and be seen as 
stealing business away from the people that employ them on a more 
regular basis...

That said check out this...
http://www.mandy.com/1/services.cfm?c1=&c2=&c3=edtr&k=&t1=caon&t2=&t3=

watch the wrap... you could contact some of these folks (assuming they 
don't list it anywhere) and get a sense of what is reasonable...
M

On Nov 7, 2004, at 10:21 AM, Vtstream wrote:

> I'm wondering the same thing and it seems like this
> question can't really be answered. If you are in
> Vancouver, a reasonable hourly rate might be way
> higher than if you are in Kingston Ontario since it's
> probably cheaper to live in Ontario than in BC, and no
> matter what, you have to base your pay on what it
> costs you to live.
> I would think that other variables would come into
> play such as how experienced you are, what the film's
> budget is and whether you are using your own
> equipment.
> Is it reasonable to pay someone $35 dollars an hour if
> I can get my footage edited in India for $3 an hour?
> Personally I'd want to make at least poverty wages
> (that's about $10 US an hour where I am) but any
> skilled tradesman in my area makes at least twice that
> and more. Certainly video editing is a specialized
> skill that should be traded like any other skilled
> trade.
> I assume the producer also has a full time job working
> at something other than video? Why not ask him how
> much he makes per hour and charge him for that much
> and a little more since if he could do it himself, he
> probably would.
> Everything is negotiable.
>
>
> --- chris.film at gmail.com wrote:
>
>> Hey,
>>
>> Anyone out there doing DV editing for low budget
>> projects (aka
>> independent filmmakers) ??
>>
>> I am based in Canada and am wondering what is
>> reasonable to charge??
>>
>> Chris
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