Anyone else run into this when selling services? at DVinfo.net

Daniel Stone · October 2nd, 2006, 01:24 PM

Contracts with production companies.

Many times I meet with agencies who say they absolutely love my work - but they can't use me because they've signed a contract with another production company -- and they can only use me for 'overflow work'.

Once I even received quoted something for an agency's creative director. He said the quote was excellent as was my work. Shortly before preproduction, he cancelled me, saying that his hands were tied - as they've signed a 2-year production contract with the big production company in town.

What do you do when all the agencies have signed production contracts with the big production company in town? That leaves only scraps for the rest of us!

Daniel Stone · October 3rd, 2006, 10:52 PM

Yea, didn't think so.

John Kang · October 4th, 2006, 06:09 AM

Why not try and contact those larger production companies and see about becoming a subcontractor for them?

If they can't do it themselves, they have a subcontractor to do their work for them.

You get the table scraps but at least you'll be fed.

October 2nd, 2006, 01:24 PM	#1
Daniel Stone Regular Crew Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Washington, DC Posts: 84	Anyone else run into this when selling services? Contracts with production companies. Many times I meet with agencies who say they absolutely love my work - but they can't use me because they've signed a contract with another production company -- and they can only use me for 'overflow work'. Once I even received quoted something for an agency's creative director. He said the quote was excellent as was my work. Shortly before preproduction, he cancelled me, saying that his hands were tied - as they've signed a 2-year production contract with the big production company in town. What do you do when all the agencies have signed production contracts with the big production company in town? That leaves only scraps for the rest of us!

October 3rd, 2006, 10:52 PM	#2
Daniel Stone Regular Crew Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Washington, DC Posts: 84	Yea, didn't think so.

October 4th, 2006, 06:09 AM	#3
John Kang Major Player Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Seattle, WA Posts: 219	Why not try and contact those larger production companies and see about becoming a subcontractor for them? If they can't do it themselves, they have a subcontractor to do their work for them. You get the table scraps but at least you'll be fed.