Re: Professionals poll....Please participate.....PRETTY PLEASE, PLEASE......

1. What state/region are you currently working in?

San Angelo and Abilene, Texas

2. What is your going rate for a single hour of non-linear editing? (not including logging and menial tasks.)

$100

3. What is the "going" rate in your market for a standard "concept to completion" :30 second spot? (example: 1.5 hours shoot time for on camera chatter, 2.5 hours of logging, editing and blah,blah,blah, and around and hour of compositing/titling/effecting/whatever.)

I guess we are really cheap $250

4. What is your most common task?

Creative meetings, Editing, Graphic Design, On-Location Direction

5. How do you feel about your position in the market? (bear in mind that you don't need to be a business owner to have an opinion about your market.)

we have gone from only doing about 20% of the production to doing over 85% in our San Angelo Market. In Abilene, we could use a little help

6. How do you compete with people that you view to be at, or around, your level of experience and strength in the marketplace? (I'm not looking for trade secrets, just generalizations.)

Technologically, we are really about even but as far as work ethic goes and attention to detail, we surpass the competition. They have more money and toys but we work harder.