another job
I have a four week production starting next month. My payment options are:
1. $100 a day up front. We'll be shooting 4 days out of the week, so that's essentially $1600 for the entire production.
2. 5% deferred payment based on the success of the movie.
Deferred is usually a harsh word to swallow in the independent film industry. However, the script is great and it has real potential. On the flip side, it could totally tank and I will have worked for free and got nothing. Our budget is $10,000, which is beans for a feature film. And if they have to pay me upfront, that's less money to use during production on special effects, lighting, location, etc.
There's always the opportunity that the film will get great distribution. And if they sell the movie for, say, $100,000, that means I get $5,000.
I suppose the deciding factor is that I have enough vacation time to work for three days a week at the bike shop, and have two vacation days a week to supplement my income.
I guess I have nothing to lose...other than time to put in for the union.
1. $100 a day up front. We'll be shooting 4 days out of the week, so that's essentially $1600 for the entire production.
2. 5% deferred payment based on the success of the movie.
Deferred is usually a harsh word to swallow in the independent film industry. However, the script is great and it has real potential. On the flip side, it could totally tank and I will have worked for free and got nothing. Our budget is $10,000, which is beans for a feature film. And if they have to pay me upfront, that's less money to use during production on special effects, lighting, location, etc.
There's always the opportunity that the film will get great distribution. And if they sell the movie for, say, $100,000, that means I get $5,000.
I suppose the deciding factor is that I have enough vacation time to work for three days a week at the bike shop, and have two vacation days a week to supplement my income.
I guess I have nothing to lose...other than time to put in for the union.