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Oh I love it when something happens, like needing to apply makeup or run into the background or whatever else. I don't love it when I've got an 80 minute video that specifies to not [NON-INTERVIEW] anything and instead get full verbatim of the interviewee, though.
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I haven't gotten any assignments since that first ten-minute one a few days ago. Been requesting work every day, but no word. ...should I be worried?
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Jun 6, 2014 02:18
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Poison Mushroom posted:I haven't gotten any assignments since that first ten-minute one a few days ago. Been requesting work every day, but no word. ...should I be worried? There's definitely work, I've actually gotten assignments for most of the weekend today (One due tomorrow, a couple files for Saturday, and two more for Tuesday). Email somebody from the contact sheet and ask if anything's wrong, I guess, because it's definitely been ramping up. How much work are you putting in for on the sheet? And, importantly, are you requesting the work in advance, or are you filling out the sheet as you go? Because you really want that filled out in advance, I've got mine filled out into the next 2 weeks.
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Jun 6, 2014 02:22
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Shima Honnou posted:There's definitely work, I've actually gotten assignments for most of the weekend today (One due tomorrow, a couple files for Saturday, and two more for Tuesday).
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Jun 6, 2014 02:24
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Yeah, minimum I fill out is 50 minutes on days I'll have something else, otherwise I do 70-75 minutes. Sometimes they only give me ~30 minutes, sometimes ~40-50, sometimes 80+, but it seems to be working for me. I dunno, maybe I've built a rapport or something since I'm pretty agreeable and work with the DT crew pretty well. If you have trouble with the work load, but you also have a lot of time and self-discipline, something you can do is partition the work out so you do 10 or 15 minutes per hour, then take the rest of the hour off. Keeps you from frying or anything like that. We aren't paid by the hour, so if your days are already pretty free and you don't have tight deadlines, there's no reason not to take your time.
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Jun 6, 2014 02:34
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Shima Honnou posted:sometimes 80+ Whoa, so they're not playing "Price is Right" rules with your availability?
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Jun 6, 2014 02:40
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Jedi Knight Luigi posted:Whoa, so they're not playing "Price is Right" rules with your availability? Most places treat a minute request as at least a little fluid; generally speaking if someone asks for 75 minutes and you give them 85 they're not going to freak out. I do have one client that's absolutely terrible about pushing it, though; I have to really watch it or she'll give me 50% more tape than I asked for (and it invariably sucks).
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Jun 6, 2014 03:02
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I always do 45 minutes and usually end up with something but then again I've been here two years so maybe they like me even though I still get QC'ed every once in a while.
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Jun 6, 2014 03:15
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I typically ask DT for 80, my new one is 30, my Welsh one is "hey can you do X for Y, by Z?' which is lovely. Last year I had a client go over my availability by 40 minutes, and then called me up to be assy when I said sure, if you give me more time because my availability is this, and your projects take me this amount of time. But then again that's the same client who also said on hire that we would all have reviews after six weeks for eligibility to continue the contract, and subsequently get a raise. Then it was three months. And finally it was anyone can as long as you take at least eight hours of work a week. Clients be crazy.
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Jun 6, 2014 03:26
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Jedi Knight Luigi posted:Whoa, so they're not playing "Price is Right" rules with your availability? Considering an 80 minute video is like $60 compared to around $50 for a 70 minuter, I won't complain if I've got 10 or 15 extra minutes of footage to do, it just means I'll schedule myself a bit of extra time working. Hell, this invoice I'll be sending in this week is over $300 at this point, which is insane. I've been working this job for 3 weeks and a day and I've surpassed a job I worked for over a year, where I got $240 per week before taxes for what my lovely boss called "full time". The only thing I wish is that the longer videos didn't tend to also require parameters like "Transcribe literally everything the interviewee says, even if it seems non-interview!". Speaking of earnings, how much should I set aside for contractor taxes? 30% of my wage? I'm used to that poo poo coming out of my checks. Also, anyone who didn't get the memo, I got an email a couple hours ago, if you're free during the weekend for more work, email DT, they've got a boom going on. Poison Mushroom, I'm looking to you, go get yourself some money!
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Jun 6, 2014 07:09
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Shima Honnou posted:Also, anyone who didn't get the memo, I got an email a couple hours ago, if you're free during the weekend for more work, email DT, they've got a boom going on. Poison Mushroom, I'm looking to you, go get yourself some money!
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Jun 6, 2014 07:25
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Poison Mushroom posted:Kick-rear end, lemme just find the right e-mail to send it to. Sally's email, I think it said.
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Jun 6, 2014 07:33
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It did indeed, and also, I know the project you're talking about for I too am bound to that massive turd. Some of the interviews are okay, like the one I just finished and honestly there wouldn't have been that much non-interview anyway. It's a great way for them to knock out OTF's and interview at the same time to be honest considering how they're running the interviews. This is not the norm. There are long interviews in the normal style, and believe me, there will be times when you will look at a 90 minute file, it will take 25 pages, and you will be like, well poo poo, surely that's not right, but it is, and you will smile. My favorite is the ones who only want the answer. Just the answer, And yes non-interview is allowed. And the interviewer kept telling bullshit stories and bitching about mosquitoes. 
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Slightly Used Cake posted:It did indeed, and also, I know the project you're talking about for I too am bound to that massive turd. Some of the interviews are okay, like the one I just finished and honestly there wouldn't have been that much non-interview anyway. It's a great way for them to knock out OTF's and interview at the same time to be honest considering how they're running the interviews. This is not the norm. There are long interviews in the normal style, and believe me, there will be times when you will look at a 90 minute file, it will take 25 pages, and you will be like, well poo poo, surely that's not right, but it is, and you will smile. The first one I got was terrible. The interviewee almost literally had a freakout on camera because they didn't like to repeat lines (After messing them up A LOT) and hated feeling scripted or whatever since, of course, the whole interview process basically requires you to be prompted for whatever you're supposed to speak about. On top of that, bullshit non-answers to questions and seemed to be trying the producer's patience by the end. The second one was better, with someone much more professional and willing to work with the producer, but who had a habit of low talking and kind of phasing out in between questions, which was also a pain since there's no non-interview to cover that poo poo up. Here's to hoping this third one will be better (Since it's almost half the length of the others and also another different person, I'm pretty hopeful). That's not as bad as a different project I got last week, though. The interviewee threw a huge loving shitfit because it was hot in the recording studio and literally walked away while the interview was still live and the producer trying to get them back to come back. Time jump and now there's a big rear end fan blowing right into my ear. Thank gently caress that one allowed [NON-INTERVIEW] because I so did not want to have to try to discern banter while the fan was running and spooling down before they got back to actual questions. Basically, I loving love this job, it's like I'm paid to just be a fly on the wall. Shima Honnou fucked around with this message at 08:08 on Jun 6, 2014 |
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Jun 6, 2014 08:06
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My favorite [NON-INTERVIEW] was when an interviewee broke down and started crying and talking about something for over ten minutes. Nothing like making money in real time. I don't mind the one where we got to transcribe everything. It still goes by pretty drat fast somehow. My record paycheck is over $650 which was over the Christmas break. It was all base pay stuff, no rush jobs.
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Jun 6, 2014 14:46
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Spartan421 posted:My favorite [NON-INTERVIEW] was when an interviewee broke down and started crying and talking about something for over ten minutes. Nothing like making money in real time. I don't mind the one where we got to transcribe everything. It still goes by pretty drat fast somehow. My record paycheck is over $650 which was over the Christmas break. It was all base pay stuff, no rush jobs. Two words: Secret Prince.
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An Old Boot posted:Two words: Secret Prince. Oh my god yes!
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Well! I just got a big project over the weekend. Lots of little files. Haven't checked just how much footage it is, but I think I'll be making up for my lack of work this week. Fake Edit It's looking like I've got multiple gigs of video. Good lord. I hope this isn't all mine. girl dick energy fucked around with this message at 16:53 on Jun 6, 2014 |
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Jun 6, 2014 16:49
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Poison Mushroom posted:Well! I just got a big project over the weekend. Lots of little files. Haven't checked just how much footage it is, but I think I'll be making up for my lack of work this week. It depends on the project itself. Those 80 minute videos I've been working with were like almost a gig each, because they were high definition and the client wanted timecodes down to the frame. Speaking of, the reason this third one in that project is so short is because the interviewee talks fast and both the interviewee and the producer are talking over each other constantly. At least they're joking about it, interviewee basically having called it last time that the producer would keep ruining shots and producer playfully insulting the interviewee. I'm sure it'd be fun if I didn't have to snag every single word.
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Okay, I think she's in a rush, because I got the link to the Box with the files, but I'm not seeing anything like a style sheet here. E-mailed her about it, hope I get word soon. This seems to basically be the freelance equivalent of "hey, you want a bunch of overtime?".
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The guide might be hidden in there if the box has a lot of files in it. The box is also a bit slow with larger files; like that project with the 80+ minute videos, I'd get the work notification like 40 minutes before the file was actually finished uploading, that kind of thing.
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Yeah, a lot of these seem to be duplicates, as well.
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The DT crew makes mistakes once in a while, just yesterday they mispelled my last name a few times on a work notice. Email them to confirm what's going on with the box.
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Anyone available and on GTalk right now? I have some really dumb questions I'd like answered. (Specifically related to the [NON-INTERVIEW] thing.)
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Q: I'm about to speak something that isn't interview related; everything during this period can be rolled together into a single section, even if it's 5 minutes of makeup being applied. [NON-INTERVIEW] Now I am still Q, but I'm asking A a question that A will going to repeat for no reason, which really helps nobody, and that will be rolled into my block of text. [NON-INTERVIEW] A: I have stopped speaking my non-interview crap and will answer you now. You also don't need to transcribe all my little okays and yeahs at the very start of my answer where I confirm I understand what Q is saying, unless the guide tells you to. In the event that a file starts with non-interview, just have a line that reads [NON-INTERVIEW] until you get to the first real question. Again, unless otherwise noted in the guide. That's pretty much exactly what I was told a few days ago while working with DT to figure out exactly how to handle [NON-INTERVIEW] speech and segments.
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I'm not sure I 100% get it. Here's an example. The file has like a minute and a half of Q coaching A how to introduce himself, A trying to repeat it, and then Q correcting him over and over. How would that read?quote:Q: [NON-INTERVIEW] or quote:Q: Say 'herpa derpa doo'. [NON-INTERVIEW] Or would it be something else entirely?
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Poison Mushroom posted:I'm not sure I 100% get it. Here's an example. The file has like a minute and a half of Q coaching A how to introduce himself, A trying to repeat it, and then Q correcting him over and over. How would that read? Q: This is the last interview related thing I've said. [NON-INTERVIEW] Now then, how about this question I am speaking right now, answer that. A: I have been properly coached and am currently answering your question. If in doubt, copy/paste the section and email it to one of the QC people and ask. EDIT: The exception here is if you need to timecode. In that case, split AFTER the non-interview. [10:10:10] Q: I'm going to tell this long boring story. [NON-INTERVIEW] [13:10:10] Q: Aren't you glad you didn't have to transcribe all that poo poo? Shima Honnou fucked around with this message at 18:26 on Jun 6, 2014 |
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Ugh. Can I please just ask these questions on G-Talk, rather than consume the entire goddamn thread with them? Edit Literally this entire file is non-interview by a strict definition, please send help. girl dick energy fucked around with this message at 18:46 on Jun 6, 2014 |
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They're making you do timestamps too? drat, that's rough for $0.70/minute.
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Jedi Knight Luigi posted:They're making you do timestamps too? drat, that's rough for $0.70/minute. $0.75/minute! A few projects haven't required timecodes. Some of them, like this one I'm doing right now, require them to the exact frame.
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PM'd you my address.
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Jun 6, 2014 19:56
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The video I'm working on would be fantastically hilarious if I could use [NON-INTERVIEW]. The interview's completely broken down because the interviewee hates using present tense on things that already happened, so now the interviewee and interviewer are just insulting and mocking each other back and forth, so far culminating with the interviewer dropping the  "No wonder your wives left you!"
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Jedi Knight Luigi posted:They're making you do timestamps too? drat, that's rough for $0.70/minute. Yeah, DT's rates aren't the best, but they're one of the few outfits that regularly hire entry-level transcribers. Also, it's media experience, which is the key to getting the really good jobs. I always tell people to start out there, grind for at least six months (and learn as-broadcast work if at all possible) and then you can start branching out and finding better-paying gigs. "I've transcribed reality television for six months and haven't shot myself" looks much better on a resume than "I've heard about this transcription lark and think I might give it a try."
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Yeah. I don't mind it. When the work's consistent, it's good pay for me. Not like I'd use the time any better if I weren't working for DT, I'd probably just sit here posting and playing video games all day without also garnering a salary. This way, I can still do that bullshit during breaks or in between jobs, but I also get paid for typing for a few hours every day.
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kazmeyer posted:Yeah, DT's rates aren't the best, but they're one of the few outfits that regularly hire entry-level transcribers. Also, it's media experience, which is the key to getting the really good jobs. I always tell people to start out there, grind for at least six months (and learn as-broadcast work if at all possible) and then you can start branching out and finding better-paying gigs. "I've transcribed reality television for six months and haven't shot myself" looks much better on a resume than "I've heard about this transcription lark and think I might give it a try." Good point. I'd say about 3/4 of the resumes I see definitely adhere to that latter quote.
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Shima Honnou posted:Yeah. I don't mind it. When the work's consistent, it's good pay for me. Not like I'd use the time any better if I weren't working for DT, I'd probably just sit here posting and playing video games all day without also garnering a salary. This way, I can still do that bullshit during breaks or in between jobs, but I also get paid for typing for a few hours every day. Word to this right here. I hold down a 9-5 corporate r&d gig, but student loans are an unholy bitch. The ability to use my retarded fast typing speeds from years of DOS and Mavis Beacon to grab a few hundred extra bucks a month instead of playing Mario Golf is golden.
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Shima Honnou posted:Here's to hoping this third one will be better (Since it's almost half the length of the others and also another different person, I'm pretty hopeful). I was very wrong, this 55 minute file ended up having more loving words than either of the 80+ minute ones, over 11k.
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That's because the gopher's specialty is a triple espresso. :-)
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I get the feeling my legs are gonna be like a fiddler crab's arms, my right calf is still burning and I finished like an hour ago.
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