Re: difficulties with clients

Lisa, it is your job.

You do not have to take direction from a third party (or from the client - he or she is paying you because you can do that. You just need it to work for their audience, and /or for them to like it when it's done. )

Let the age thing go - it doesn't matter. What matters is what you want out of the project, what you can get out of it, and how best to go about it.

I agree with Steve's suggestion to spell this out in front of client and junior, get the cutting room cleared so that you can make something decent out of what you have, and to terminate if client does not support you.

If there's another time, you really won't let anyone else take over your shoots - a lesson worth learning, as many a time there's someone around who thinks they know, or have an idea. Mostly they have no clue. You have to be brutal, in a kind way - it's yours to run.

Look really carefully at what is actually spelled out in your contract - if need be you can fall back on that. For the value of the job, it's causing you too much grief - if they want the tapes, they'll have to pay you for at least half the contract amount for your shooting and editing time to date.