[Fmpro] LSO isnt the eastern block

[Michael S Patterson]

Tracey,
Two points, first doesn¹t the AFM have agreements with
the studios? A producer is the one that has the check book
not the director. The director has to answer to producers nad
investors.
BUT wouldn¹t a director be more loyal to musicians if they
worked on his first $200K film?

Second, this argument would be the same for every major
crew member that is union, why use a ACE editor, why
use SAG actors, why use DGA camera positions AND
All of these unions have low budget deals and they do not
command big numbers.

Michael S Patterson




On 9/13/07 11:12 AM, "Tracey Larvenz" <tlarvenz at gmail.com> wrote:

> Hi Michael!
> 
> I just wanted to point out that while you don't affect the big budget
> films immediately, you probably will be doing so down the line.  As
> you know, most directors don't start off with a $200 million dollar
> budget, they start off as a low budget director.  If he's able to get
> a good or even great sounding score at a much lower rate, why would
> he opt to spend more when he has the budget?  He tells the studio,
> "Well I can save a few million here by using the Prague orchestra."
> He looks better to the studios and if it works out, the studios may
> begin to DEMAND that ALL their directors use orchestras outside of
> the USA.  At that point your switching the work from people who were
> making a living in the US as session players to the people who don't
> require as much money to make a decent living in Prague.  You're not
> really creating more work, just shifting it to people who will work
> for less.  If the project can't afford film stock or telecine
> transfer costs, they'd just push back the production until they could
> afford it.  Why should the music be any different?
> 
> Tracey Larvenz
> www.melodiousthunk.net
> 
> 
> 
> On Sep 13, 2007, at 10:46 AM, Michael S Patterson wrote:
> 
>> 
>> You also make it seem as if there isn¹t already a glut of out of
>> work musicians. By offering a $100 a session rate for low budget
>> projects you don¹t effect the big budget films and you actually
>> create more work....I feel it¹s better than $0 which is what you¹re
>> getting right now for these projects.
>> 
>> The AFM and musicians have to understand that given that these
>> projects can¹t afford the union rates, they are going to have to
>> see that work go overseas. The AFM doesn¹t even seem to want this
>> Work anyway!
>> 
>> Give me a rate that I can work with and I¹ll hire you if not,
>> Jit jsem do prahy. (I¹ll go to Prague)
>> 
>> Michael S Patterson
>> 
> 
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