Re: Negative Cutter Needed

From: Christopher May (email suppressed)
Date: Sat Apr 11 2009 - 18:20:51 PDT


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On Fri, Apr 3, 2009 at 3:15 PM, Ashley Connor
<email suppressed> wrote:
> Hello Frameworkers,
>
> I am a student working on my thesis film and am in need of a negative
> cutter.  I'll be sending the cutter a workprint, not an EDL file and with
> titles.  I have been getting some suggestions from my professors, but the
> ones I have talked to have all raised their cutting prices by a whole lot.
>  Example, since December one raised his from $5.50 per cut to $10 per cut.
>
> I cut my own negative last semester and it was a very stressful experience,
> so I understand charging a good amount, but there is no way I can afford $10
> per cut (recessions are not good for anyone, obviously).   I would really
> like to find someone willing to work with a student and offer a reasonable
> rate.   The film should be about 5 minutes and I'm not anticipating having a
> ton of quick cuts or anything like that and I've shot roughly 1000 feet of
> film for the project.
>
> I live in Ithaca and the lab I use is Alphacine in Seattle.  I am willing to
> send my stuff to anywhere in the US.  If anyone on Frameworks is interested
> in cutting the negative, please let me know!  I would rather work with
> someone who is friendly and excited about experimental filmmaking, but
> basically I just need to start talking to someone ASAP.
>
> Thanks everyone!
> -Ashley Connor
>
> PS If this email comes out a couple times, I AM SORRY, my gmail was doing
> some crazy things and it kept rejecting the message. Hopefully this is the
> first time you'll see it and I have finally done something right.
>
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