[Fmpro] composer as executive producer

[Chris Alpiar]

10% of the total budget is what you should expect. so if the total budget is
300k then 30k is what you should get

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Christopher Kennedy Alpiar
Cinematic Composer 
1280 Lytle Lane 
Dayton, OH 45409 
310.339.9603 (Los Angeles) 
937-294-0900 (Dayton) 
chris at alpiar.com 
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: fmpro-bounces+chris=alpiar.com at nxport.com 
> [mailto:fmpro-bounces+chris=alpiar.com at nxport.com] On Behalf 
> Of Robyn Traill
> Sent: Tuesday, January 29, 2008 4:56 PM
> To: fmpro at nxport.com
> Subject: [Fmpro] composer as executive producer
> 
> In Canada "work for hire" is very bad, a complete buyout, and 
> is technically illegal as the producer should be paying 
> employment insurance fees etc if that is really the case.
> 
> I have to say that asking $35,000 for a small budget indie 
> film is a bit unrealistic, but go for it.  I know of pretty 
> well-known small films where the budget was $30,000 for up 
> and coming composers (like Michael Dana sp?) So  having only 
> scored student films you would be getting a big break.  Good 
> luck on it though.
>  The better you do the better we all do.
> 
> Rob