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Author Topic: Service Tech's Phil Hill I love my cootie bug Posts: 7595 From: Hollywood, CA USA Registered: Mar 2000 posted 02-21-2004 06:30 PM                  Brad said: quote: No customers has even dared to ask me about my "morning rate" either. Hahahhhaa...I agree Brad! I'm a night-person! The ONLY "mornings" I see is 1AM to 6AM ...after the "night" and before bedtime. Ya just gotta know how beautiful a simple thing as a sunrise really is. That is, after an all-nighter... party or working! The best time to sleep is from about 7am 'til noon... >>> Phil  |  IP: Logged Scott Norwood Film God Posts: 8146 From: Boston, MA. USA (1774.21 miles northeast of Dallas) Registered: Jun 99 posted 02-21-2004 06:55 PM                        So, Brad, what's your morning rate? I might have some rollers that need to be aligned. Be sure to include travel costs for a couple of thousand miles.  |  IP: Logged Brad Miller Administrator Posts: 17775 From: Plano, TX (36.2 miles NW of Rockwall) Registered: May 99 posted 02-21-2004 07:10 PM                     Morning rates start at $2000/hour, minimum 4 hours + drive time + prep time + morning aggravation fee + every possible expense that could be worked into the bill. I do NOT work in the mornings. Nothing important ever happened before noon.  |  IP: Logged Gordon McLeod Film God Posts: 9532 From: Toronto Ontario Canada Registered: Jun 99 posted 02-21-2004 07:52 PM                     Most work is early morning to be done before the first show opens Phone advice is usually free but if it is frequent or is taking away from a project then you pay for it  |  IP: Logged Manny Knowles "What are these things and WHY are they BLUE???" Posts: 4247 From: Bloomington, IN, USA Registered: Feb 2002 posted 02-21-2004 08:36 PM                     I find I'm most productive when working "overnight" i.e. after hours. That was fine when there used to be two of us but now that it's just me working alone it isn't a good idea from a security standpoint. Stuff can happen in a parking lot, know-what-I-mean? Trouble with working with other people around is they become distracting and you don't accomplish as much. Anyway, that's *my* experience.  |  IP: Logged Mark Gulbrandsen Resident Trollmaster Posts: 16657 From: Music City Registered: Jun 99 posted 02-21-2004 10:42 PM                     95% of my booth work is done between 7am and 5PM. Many customers out here excepting the large chains don't go on screen till 4pm. About 30% of my work involves field service and the rest is spent in the shop rebuilding projectors/sound reproducers, platter motors, and doing custom type machine work. Mark  |  IP: Logged Rick Long Jedi Master Film Handler Posts: 759 From: Toronto, Ontario, Canada Registered: Nov 1999 posted 02-22-2004 10:57 PM                     I have a couple of theatres that run from 10:00 AM till past midnight, so the best time to start working on these is as the last show finishes. I agree with Manny, that I too find working alone much more efficient. Normally, most work I do can be done between 8 and noon on theatres that start then, provided you schedule your work with show-start times in mind.  |  IP: Logged Chris Hipp Phenomenal Film Handler Posts: 1462 From: Mesquite, Tx (east of Dallas) Registered: Jul 2003 posted 02-22-2004 11:17 PM                     While I only service one theatre and would not consider myself a tech, I know what all of you are talking about. As for phone calls I agree that they are usually pointless and I usually end up going in anyway. Most of the time what happens is that someone will call me and then not listen to a single word I have to say. I work best anytime that I dont have to worry about time restraints. Phil, I think that was the longest post I have ever seen you write. Have you been talking to Dave Williams?  |  IP: Logged Phil Hill I love my cootie bug Posts: 7595 From: Hollywood, CA USA Registered: Mar 2000 posted 02-23-2004 03:12 AM                  Chris: Do a FT search on me and I'm sure you can find much "longer things"...or perhaps at http://www.philsexxxden.com . I could email you a pic. I think my two longest posts here are the on page 23 of the "Who the HECK are you??" thread. Or perhaps the sarcastic one about my club memberships that got soooo many people in an uproar here. I'm really sorry I missed you at the last gathering at Brad's place.... I was looking forward to meeting you in person... >>> Phil [ 02-23-2004, 05:27 AM: Message edited by: Phil Hill ]  |  IP: Logged Manny Knowles "What are these things and WHY are they BLUE???" Posts: 4247 From: Bloomington, IN, USA Registered: Feb 2002 posted 02-23-2004 11:01 AM                     Get a room, guys!  |  IP: Logged Phil Hill I love my cootie bug Posts: 7595 From: Hollywood, CA USA Registered: Mar 2000 posted 02-23-2004 04:30 PM                  Gosh Manny, I make a sincere post and you slam me for it! At least **I** know how to cook pasta... >>> Phil  |  IP: Logged Mark Gulbrandsen Resident Trollmaster Posts: 16657 From: Music City Registered: Jun 99 posted 02-23-2004 06:43 PM                     Hey I did a search on Phil Hill and came up with this.... Phil, are you sure you know who you really are...... Here is the true link to Phil Hills home page...... Jeez...... Did you get this way from moving all that heavy Iwerks stuff around.....? http://digilander.libero.it/philhill/  |  IP: Logged Phil Hill I love my cootie bug Posts: 7595 From: Hollywood, CA USA Registered: Mar 2000 posted 02-23-2004 08:00 PM                  Oh Thanks a LOT Mark for "outting" me! Now EVERYONE knows I'm not a skinny white boy! (That is hilarious! Joe posted that pic on Adam's Cinematour website a long time ago...but I didn't know it was "Phil Hill") >>> Phil  |  IP: Logged Richard Fowler Film God Posts: 2392 From: Ft. Lauderdale, FL, USA Registered: Jun 2001 posted 02-24-2004 07:16 AM                     The eyes and smile match,,,,what Micheal Jackson beauty treatment are you using  |  IP: Logged Manny Knowles "What are these things and WHY are they BLUE???" Posts: 4247 From: Bloomington, IN, USA Registered: Feb 2002 posted 02-24-2004 10:56 AM                     quote: Now EVERYONE knows I'm not a skinny white boy! Skinny!?  |  IP: Logged

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