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I got a call from a gentleman who asked me to work on his independent film. Shooting will take place an hour away from my home.There will be 8-11 faces.Shooting will take place on weekends March...
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Day rates vary depending upon where you are located. My full day rate ranges from $650 - $800 for an 8 hour day. My half day rate is $400. Did he provide you with the budget for the film and for...
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He has not provided me with a budget. I'm in the New Hampshire/Boston area. I charge 400 for an 8 hour day for TV/news when the political coverage ramps up here. $300 for a wedding, bride plus 2...
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How does the contract read? Does it state you are responsible for a team of artists? If you take on that responsibility you may also end up assuming the liability for the other artists and their...
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He just called me today. I haven't seen a contract. Ugh! I would have to find assistants...I have only worked alone or as an assistant myself. So, it's pretty clear that I have to:- find out the...
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Set up a meeting to go over the script with him and get a copy. Do a breakdown on the script to see what characters there are, the looks, the number of artists you will need to create these looks. If...
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He did mention a script read through tomorrow from 11-3 that I could come to. I need to call him within the hour. It's getting pretty late.....You've been very helpful. Nice website by the way!
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Thanks luv! Let me know how it goes. I would definitely go to the script read through. Call and let him know you want to take a quick look at the script so you can get him a makeup budget. That should...
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This all sounds very down to the wire scrambling to get someone to me. which can be good or bad. I doubt your gonna get 400 or even 300 a day for an indie .. especially one that is only filming on...
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Okay. I just spoke to him. He was on a break from shooting. As predicted he said his budget was $250 per day for 3 makeup artists. 3 artists needed in the morning and one to stay all day. The person...
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You could try Mary Erickson's list of artists www.makeupmentors.com or the Powder Group www.thepowdergroup.com/commreg.html. If that fails, perhaps if there is a makeup school near you, you could...
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am I reading this correctly that he's expecting you to travel and be there for 8 hours for $200/day? and you are closing your salon to do this? for 6-10 Saturdays? Unless I really wanted this gig and...
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I agree with Chris here, in that super low/no budget indies don't pay more that 200 or 250/12--sometimes even less for assistants. The reason that makeup artists do these jobs is because it is...
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Deanna Bell wrote:it's not common to get paid before working in film or TV, so that request might seem strange to the producer.I guess it depends on how much the OP wants the job and how much of a...
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So am I correct in saying that there will be 3 artists in the morning to get 8-11 people ready, and one person stays all day? Are they just shooting one scene a day? If not, will there be changes in...
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pkittie wrote: FYI- I find productions that only film on weekends a bit dodgy in the payment department. Have you googled the director, producer or the production at all? Do they have any previous...
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I'm in the Boston area regularly travelling to NH and Maine for work. Do you mind sharing the production/etc info via email or Facebook? I could possibly see who is involved and help. I can tell you...
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