Re: final cut pro 5 by Bret Williams on May 12, 2005 at 2:55:26 pm
First I don't want to see him blow up a perfectly good G4. If it's running Motion, he had to beef it up significantly. The stock G4 he has will not even install motion.
Second, he's a beggar. Nothing more. He says he makes videos for a living. He should run his business better. A new computer every 5 years should be a fairly simple business purchase. If he can't afford it, he doesn't need it.
Tell ya what. I'll push my 1992 Pathfinder off a cliff if everybody will send me fifty cents for a used Subaru Forrester. It'll be a hell of a lot cooler to watch.
Re: final cut pro 5 by Bret Williams on May 12, 2005 at 3:04:31 pm
The guy actually has the nerve to admit he wants a 23 inch display, while I sit here making money on a couple of CRTs that are pushing 10 years old! I'm running a dual 1ghz. He could've asked or a single used 1.8ghz or something but he's obviously going for the latest and greatest.
He even goes so far as to say that the 30 charge that Paypal charges for doing each donation is "ridiculous." I find that to be an utterly amazing low amount. If you're doing credit cards they charge 2.9% plus the 30 cents. Go out and try to get a merchant account for cheaper.
If he doesn't raise the $5000 is he going to blow it up anyway or send back your money? Send your money. I'll watch for free.
Re: final cut pro 5 by Wayne K. on May 12, 2005 at 3:34:08 pm
I agree that it would be very, very sad to 'blow up' a perfectly good G4, especially when there are thousands of community colleges, organisations, students, etc. who could benefit from it.
Funny, perhaps, but still a pathetic deed.
My advice to this guy: Spend less money on beer. Work hard. Save money.
And by the time he's working on projects that would warrant an upgrade to G5, he should be able to afford one, like the rest of us.
And then, he can video-tape himself donating his old G4 to a school - and we'll all be proud of him!
Re: final cut pro 5 by Bret Williams on May 12, 2005 at 4:24:48 pm
Ah, I'm not being that heavy really. But sometimes you gotta hit people over the head. Sure it's funny. When you're broke too and you've just scammed a bunch of folks. Ever watch that show "con" on comedy central? It's pretty funny. But the people he cons do actually get advertising out of it by being on TV. And the fact that they fall for his pathetic cons almost makes them deserving.
I'm just saying don't fall for this con. He probably needs the money because he's one of those editors that underprices himself at $100 a day. We all love those guys don't we?
Re: final cut pro 5 by walter biscardi on May 12, 2005 at 4:43:57 pm
[Bret Williams]"Ah, I'm not being that heavy really. But sometimes you gotta hit people over the head."
I kind of agree with Brett on this one. $5,000 is not a whole lot of money and if he's been editing since 2003 (that's when he said he got the other machine) it should be a cinch to get a new machine. My new G5, monitor, etc... were all paid off in less than a week.
So use the credit card, make the purchase and pay it off with your work. If you can't afford the G5 based on the hours you're working, then don't purchase it and wait until your rates are high enough to purchase one.
Re: final cut pro 5 by tony salgado on May 12, 2005 at 6:38:56 pm
Blowing up the G4 is not enough I want to see him blow up his apartment. After he is homeless he could apply for welfare and not have to work at all.
A professional engaged in the business of editing for a living need not beg for money to allow themselves to profit from the donations of others.
Why not sell the G4 and invest in new gear. If he is not making enough money to justify the cost of a G5 then he does not need one nor can he afford one. His business is a for profit business which means either run the business to produce a profit which enables him to reinvest in new gear or use the same gear until time allows the capital to purchase new gear.
Blowing up the G4 is stupid given the fact he could use it for his business as a 2nd workstation if he did actually buy a G5.
Re: If only he'd blow up his cat...NT by Andy Edwards on May 12, 2005 at 11:03:44 pm
Along the same lines as your beer g4:
I think they might invest the 5K in beer and throw a block party, come back the next month and say he made a mistake and need another 5K for counseling :-) Oh a vicious circle.
Maybe he could submit his blown up G4 video to America's Funniest Video's and win 10K....hmmmm...just get all his friends in the audience and they could vote him the cash.
Re: final cut pro 5>>> I'm in for $5 bucks! by mark Raudonis on May 13, 2005 at 3:31:06 am
Reality check here, please. Aren't we in the business of communication? Hasn't this thread generated more action than anything else this week? Like it or hate it, this guy has gotten you to react with passion about what he's doing. In my book, that is what we do for a living. We use all our tricks and skills to get people to FEEL SOMETHING from watching our work. Clearly, this clever editor has gotten all of you pissed off to the max. To me, that's worth a $5 dollar donation. I pay pal'd him yesterday.
Call it entertainment. Pay per view. Whatever. Me thinks you're all a bit jealous you didn't think of this yourself.
