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Posted by Robert Edgecomb (Member # 2335) on 04-29-2004, 01:11 AM:
 
This may be an inappropriate question but I need to know. I have been doing projection work and such for about 6 months and I was wondering what one should expect as far as pay goes. I do maintenance work, film work and such but I don't feel that I am not getting paid nearly enough and I want to know what would should expect. I hope that someone can help me.
 

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Posted by Carl Martin (Member # 1146) on 04-29-2004, 02:59 AM:
 
well, if you feel you're not getting paid nearly enough, then that's about right.

i dug up some old union timecards in the booth. what we make now is about what they made 25 years ago, and they got all kinds of perks and extras as well. it's a slightly different situation to be sure, as i'm not union and there are many things that i'm "not supposed to know", but i think it's still a telling figure.

carl
 

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Posted by Peter Kerchinsky (Member # 1098) on 04-29-2004, 03:32 AM:
 
Robert
My suggestion would be try to get an idea of what other theatres pay in your area for similar type work. It might be difficult as many don't let that info out, but worth a try.
In our area it is very far apart, from non-union venues to union venues. Sometimes as much as ten dollars per hour difference!
Carl
Don't you have a damn shift key on your keyboard. That lower case crap is really bugging me!
It doesn't take much to push it down.
 

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Posted by Carl Martin (Member # 1146) on 04-29-2004, 04:15 AM:
 
aww heck, i'm just lazy (when it comes to typing). it flows better for me.

carl
 

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Posted by Bill Gabel (Member # 1105) on 04-29-2004, 01:40 PM:
 

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I don't feel that I am not getting paid nearly enough and I want to know what should I expect.

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More work load for the same amount of money. The theatre companies are no longer paying operators what they are really worth. That's why I got out of the theatre end of this business. I became a studio post-production projectionist. The pay is hundred times better and they treat you much better all around.
 

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Posted by Jeremy Fuentes (Member # 2135) on 04-29-2004, 02:07 PM:
 
With me, I am treated very well, its just that the money isnt there.
 

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Posted by Stephen Frazza (Member # 2320) on 04-29-2004, 02:40 PM:
 

quote: Bill Gabel

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That's why I got out of the theatre end of this business. I became a studio post-production projectionist.

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