Matt Pacini Posted May 10, 2012 Share Posted May 10, 2012 ... or girls :) What's an average, saying working in a major city like Los Angeles, for both union and non-union work? And what's the best way to get work, if you were starting out? MP Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Pacini Posted May 14, 2012 Author Share Posted May 14, 2012 Wow, does nobody actually come to this forum, or was this a bad question to ask? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tyler Faison Posted June 20, 2012 Share Posted June 20, 2012 Wow, does nobody actually come to this forum, or was this a bad question to ask? Head over to jwsoundgroup.net for an answer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matthew Freed Posted August 10, 2012 Share Posted August 10, 2012 I don't know much about the union wages but non union day rates are between $550 and $650. Gear is ALWAYS extra. A good sound package for ENG (bag work) costs around $30,000 to buy. Film packages are upwards of $100,000. Gear rates typically start at a couple hundred per day for a boom, two wireless, small field mixer and audio being mixed straight to camera via cables. Additional wireless lavs, wireless camera hops, TC sync boxes, IFB kit, etc are al a carte and generally hired/rented as production needs them. And keep in mind...not all audio gear is created equal. A Wendt X5 mixer is a 5 channel field mixer but it's a piece of crap. A Sound Devices 552 or a Zaxcom Nomad 6 are also 5 and 6 channel mixers, respectively, but sound far better and are light years better and more capable in the field. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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