peter roehsler

Cooke Speed Panchros II/III: 18/25/32/50mm on GH1

Thank you all! The producer has since changed his position and agreed to pay for these expendables. I never had any real doubts about this issue, but I wanted to make sure by asking you experienced people in the US whether I was right. thanks again! peter

Thank you very much for your replies! I think that should settle the dispute with my producer. peter nanookfilm vienna austria

Hi, We did a shoot for an independent US documentary here in Vienna, Austria. After we finished one week of shooting, I had a discussion with the producer who claimed that costs for batteries were part of the soundman´s fee, because he did not state otherwise before the shoot. (The sound guy did in fact state that he did not know how many batteries he would need on the job, therefore he would be unable to give any exact figures). The producer claims to have worked with many different sound guys in the US over the years and batteries were always part of the fee. Please tell me what is common practice in the US on this issue. thanks & cheers Peter Roehsler nanookfilm vienna austria

Hi Marc, you could ask Dedo Weigert in Munich, about this issue. I remember that he told me about a demonstration of Aaton cameras to GDR TV back in the seventies and they were quite impressed with the performance. He said that was cringing in discomfort because the camera was so noisy, but the TV guys congratulated him because the then new Arri SR got stuck with ORWO stock after a couple of seconds ... peter roehsler vienna, austria