- If the studio leads with an offer, let them suggest
- Otherwise here's what Oddernod & Olive say:
- 50% of the booking period has been what I always put into my memos. Try to make sure it’s prominent enough that the studio doesn’t get blindsided if it happens. And most of the time I use it as a way to just keep me booked on something while I look for a replacement booking.
- Most studios don’t want to burn the relationship with the freelancer.
- Kill fees are another reason why a lot of freelancers won’t take more than a couple weeks booking on dayrate. A month or more and some people start talking project fees with upfront. It’s a measure of protection.
- So far, ive only received 2-3 days worth from a kill fee, it just doesnt happen that often.
- Most studios can usually find something for you to do if they lose a project. They’re scrambling as much as you are at that point. It’s all about the relationship.
- If you sit around doing nothing for a while, make sure you don’t feel like you “owe” them time when something does show up for you to do. That used to happen to me all the time - sit around for a couple days and when notes came in, there was a silent expectation that you would stay later to get things done quickly.
- It’s not my fault when projects are poorly managed.