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Mike Harrison · Posted: Fri Aug 03, 2012 4:49 am Post subject: Anyone have/use a DAY rate?

Has anyone ever asked you for a DAY rate? I understand on-camera spokespersons might have a day rate, but have never heard of a day rate for an off-camera VO.

Anyone?
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todd ellis · Posted: Fri Aug 03, 2012 5:22 am Post subject:

lots & lots in video - never in vo. multiply your hourly rate by 8?
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Philip Banks · Posted: Fri Aug 03, 2012 5:45 am Post subject:

$1200 minimum but most jobs when they happen tend to pay "north" of that.

ballenberg · Posted: Fri Aug 03, 2012 10:03 am Post subject:

I believe to calculate a fair rate, one would use this formula

X=TYB PB+BS/250+2SMP+PRS+ICB/W

Or:

Day rate : Total yearly billings of Mssrs. Banks and Souer, divided by 250 average working days, plus lunch must be provided, which shall consist of 2 Scottish Meat Pasties plus one Primanti's sandwich, and an Iron City beer/served warm in British style

So figure roughly $3200 USD for the day, plus a nice lunch as shown

Bruce · Posted: Fri Aug 03, 2012 10:25 am Post subject:

8 hours away from the studio and therefore a quick response to X number of incoming voice jobs and auditions? Off the top of my head $1,600 would be a bare minimum. I've gone to Seattle for the day for a bit less, but it was a first opportunity to work with a major video game company.

I've done a lot of industrial videos and day player roles for TV over the years and I love doing it, but $500 to $750 for several hours of being away from my audio man cave? Just not that interested these days.

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Mike Harrison · Posted: Fri Aug 03, 2012 11:09 am Post subject:

After explaining to the person requesting the day and hourly rates that the rate structures most familiar to me were either:

– a minimum rate for 0 to 5 (or 10) minutes, and upwards incrementally from there,

Or

– a first hour rate, plus a lower rate for subsequent half-hours,

Or

– a per-word rate,

his response was: "Coming up with a per-second rate would fit our pricing model."

Is this guy jerking my chain, or has anyone ever worked on a per-second basis?
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Philip Banks · Posted: Fri Aug 03, 2012 11:12 am Post subject:

Respond - The per second rate - Should it include pauses?

Lee Gordon · Posted: Fri Aug 03, 2012 12:49 pm Post subject:

ballenberg · Posted: Fri Aug 03, 2012 5:54 pm Post subject:

I vote for chain jerking--hard to believe that's a serious query.

But seriously, the question I'd ask is, day rate for what? Is it for 8 hours of reading copy? Is it to be on call for a flat rate for multiple revisions of a project that's on deadline and changing by the minute? Do they want to buy an all-you can eat package of commercials for a day rate (bad deal, I'd say)

In each case, I'd think a different rate would apply. Day rate as I know it applies to sound men and photographers and such. And even then, they're usually working on one project for the day-