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Join Date: Jan 2004
Location: Miami, FL
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Thanks, Jason!
Ethan, you have to factor skill AND time with an assistant (as Jason pointed out). I still have to go through every wedding with the plan that my assistants won't get what I need them to. They just aren't that skilled. So for me, it doesn't make sense to pay them more than $10/hr. If your assistants are getting you exactly what you want, then $200-300 is probably about right. If they aren't, and you have to baby-sit them and cover their shots with your own, then I think you're probably over-paying. This is where a bonus system works nicely. |
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Join Date: Mar 2009
Location: Santa Clara, CA
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"Assistant" can mean a lot of things. Do you just want someone to carry and setup your equipment because you have a bad back? Or do you want a decent second camera operator? Or do you a really good shooter with all his own pro equipment? There are assistants and then there are ASSISTANTS.
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Join Date: Mar 2006
Location: Boise, Idaho
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Very handy to have both an assistant (aka PA) that can also think like a second unit op and operate semi-autonomously. |
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Regular Crew
Join Date: Sep 2008
Location: Sydney Australia
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on this note, how much do you pay a second camera man with all of his own gear including wireless mic's, multirig pro, tripod + XHA1?
by the hour or day rates? i have just been approached to do some work for somebody and what they offered me was kind of offending considering i have my own setup. |
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Join Date: Mar 2006
Location: Boise, Idaho
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And I absolutely agree that a cam op should also edit their footage, or be forced to sit in on the edit session so they can see the problems they create and how to avoid it next time. |
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Join Date: Apr 2006
Location: MOSCOW
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I pay around $350 if the assistant also shoots a video, becomes a second cameraman at times.
Around $250 300 if he help with different stuff, no shooting involved. talking about complete wedding day. 12 hours. |
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