Ten minute 1080p piece. My H.264 export is 1.8 GB, the file the client got from their previous editor is about 420 MB and looks the same to me on their monitor. I matched resolution and frame rate. They asked, politely,…
One key at about 45 degrees, a bounce on the fill side, backdrop roughly 2 metres behind the subject. Exposure is correct, white balance is correct, shooting a standard picture profile rather than log. It still looks…
Three minute promo, about 40 minutes of interview and maybe 25 b roll clips. Fourteen hours of actual editing, not counting two rounds of revisions. I quoted a flat 400. Is that normal for a first paid job or am I much…
Two mics into the same recorder. The boom is clean, the lav on the subject has a steady low hum through the entire take, and it gets slightly worse when he turns his head. Same lav worked fine in a different room last…
Small home studio, 3 by 4 metres, white ceiling and walls, one 60W COB with a 65cm softbox. Budget is about 250. I shoot seated interviews and product close ups. Everyone says a second light fixes separation, but in a…