Thank you, Sarah. On Fri, Sep 11, 2015 at 6:56 PM, Sarah Bryan <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > I'm taken aback by list members' seemingly automatic assumption that this > producer doesn't know what she's doing. What is this based on? If you think > the project is without sufficient merit, don't donate to the fundraising > campaign. But if you look at Joanne Fish's professional history, you'll see > that this "want-to-be-producer with good intentions" has in fact been a > producer for more than thirty years, and has been nominated for seven Emmys > (and won one). I don't know her personally or know anything about the > project beyond what I've read online, but I suspect that someone who's been > in film and TV production for more than 30 years, including for major TV > networks, probably has a pretty decent idea of what editing costs. > > > > > > > On Fri, Sep 11, 2015 at 7:29 PM, Tom Fine <[log in to unmask]> > wrote: > > > Based on the few video-production projects I've worked, high-quality > > documentary post-production and editing is some of the slowest going. > Even > > the best modern computers need grinding time to render the HD video, and > > even a super-efficient editor gets slowed down by his or her machines. > > > > Someone who contemplates participating in this crowd-funding campaign > > might ask if the woman is GUARANTEED the 15-18k price by the > > editor/post-production crew. Will they CAP it at 18k? If not, she may > well > > need more money. A true professional hates to cap a labor-intensive > > project's cost, but we all do it to get the work. > > > > -- Tom Fine > > > > ----- Original Message ----- From: "Dave Radlauer" <[log in to unmask]> > > To: <[log in to unmask]> > > Sent: Friday, September 11, 2015 7:05 PM > > Subject: Re: [ARSCLIST] W.C. Handy Docu > > > > > > Studio rate say $175/hr. For PROFESSIONAL work is 125 studio hours, > >> perhaps including the requisite post-production sound editing, sound > >> design > >> and narration work, also not cheap for PROFESSIONAL services. > >> > >> For a creative production with major release ambitions, a pittance. > >> > >> She'll need more. > >> > >> Dave R > >> > >> On Fri, Sep 11, 2015 at 3:57 PM, Aaron Levinson < > >> [log in to unmask]> > >> wrote: > >> > >> There most certainly is. Someone is taking her for a ride. > >>> > >>> Sent from my iPhone > >>> > >>> > On Sep 11, 2015, at 6:30 PM, John Haley <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > >>> > > >>> > Wow. She wants to raise the $22,000 largely to pay for editing the > >>> film. > >>> > That has to be a cheaper way to edit a film like that. > >>> > > >>> > Best, > >>> > John Haley > >>> > > >>> > > >>> >> On Fri, Sep 11, 2015 at 12:34 PM, Dave Radlauer <[log in to unmask] > > > >>> wrote: > >>> >> > >>> >> Hi -- > >>> >> > >>> >> I know the producer, Joanne Fish. > >>> >> https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/11426512 > >>> >> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S9E_ZDTIjRU > >>> >> > >>> >> She's a want-to-be-producer with good intentions striving to develop > >>> and > >>> >> make this doc. > >>> >> https://www.facebook.com/MrHandysBlues > >>> >> > >>> >> > >>> > >>> > https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/mr-handy-s-blues-a-musical-documentary#/story > >>> >> > >>> >> Dave R > >>> >> > >>> >>> On Fri, Sep 11, 2015 at 9:27 AM, David Lewis <[log in to unmask]> > >>> wrote: > >>> >>> > >>> >>> First of all, I have nothing to do with this campaign; the link was > >>> sent > >>> >> to > >>> >>> me courtesy of a librarian friend. It looks like a very interesting > >>> >>> project, > >>> >>> yet her campaign seems not very close to its goal. > >>> >> > >>> > >>> > https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/mr-handy-s-blues-a-musical-documentary#/story > >>> >>> > >>> >>> best, > >>> >>> > >>> >>> David N. Lewis > >>> >>> Hamilton, OH > >>> >> > >>> >> > >>> >> > >>> >> -- > >>> >> hm# 510-848-8323 > >>> >> cell# 510-717-5240 > >>> >> www.JAZZHOTBigstep.com > >>> >> > >>> > >>> > >> > >> > >> -- > >> hm# 510-848-8323 > >> cell# 510-717-5240 > >> www.JAZZHOTBigstep.com > >> > >> > >> > > > -- > > ************************** > Sarah Bryan > http://sarah-bryan.com > http://glassdarkly-sarahbryan.blogspot.com > > www.oldtimeherald.org > ************************** >