OK Voiceover Talents and Prospective Talents. Every professional voice actor in the world raise your right hand and repeat after me.
From this moment own, I _____you name______promise to quadruple every rate, fee and estimate I or my agents produce, compared to previous year numbers.
I ______your name______promise when negotiations come to push to shove and the client asks me to re estimate the job at lower figures, I promise to go up another 25%. If the client asks for a third estimate, I promise to go up another 25% and so on and so on.
Signed ________________date______________space for blood oath____________.
This way there is no clawing your way back to prosperity.
“Sir, we’re not the taco stand”
On a similar note there a new documentary out about writer Harlan Ellison called Dreams with Sharp Teeth. Remember this line from the writers strike:
“I should do a freebie for Warner Brothers? What is Warner Brothers – out with an eye patch and a tin cup on the street? Fuck no! . . . I sell my soul, but at the highest rates. I don’t piss without being paid.”
Although -in tongue- some of us out there are just as bad.
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Originally Posted: Thu, 31 Jan 09:28 CST
Seeking hardworking service providers…
Date: 2008-01-31, 9:28AM CST
I’m a fabulously wealthy photographer / artist making money hand over fist. Here’s what I need:
A mechanic to overhaul my custom ‘57 Chevy.
A maid to clean my house on a regular basis
A doctor to perform some minor surgery on me.
A band to perform theme music for me where ever I go.
A carpenter and electrician to build an extra wing on my sweet house in East Austin.
A nanny to watch my spoiled kids.
Of course there will be no pay involved. In return for your services you will get FULL CREDIT on my website, AND you can add all of this work to your PORTFOLIO! If you ask me, this is an absolutely awesome deal!
I hope to have you work for me soon!
* Location: ATX
* it’s NOT ok to contact this poster with services or other commercial interests
* Compensation: Compensation in the form of starvation!
PostingID: 558260167
Capitalist Endeavor seeking Poor Artist to be Taken Advantage of
Date: 2009-01-24, 12:16AM PST
New Business that paid market rate for RENT, EQUIPMENT, PERMIT, MERCHANDISE, and HOURLY WORKERS is looking for a marginalized local artist to give us something for nothing.
If you jump through the numerous demoralizing and moronic hoops we set before you while being dramatically under compensated we will surely spread the word to our other parasitic merchant contemporaries that you are willing to be treated like a sucker. As an American artist you better get used to it.
* Location: Arcata/ HSU
* Compensation: Day Old Bagels and Scorn
* This is a part-time job.
* Principals only. Recruiters, please don’t contact this job poster.
* Please, no phone calls about this job!
* Please do not contact job poster about other services, products or commercial interests.
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