Hall of Shame Ad on Craig's List

This is my entry for the weekly Hall of Shame ad for editors; as usual, it comes from Craig's List. Most of the ads for editors are from nuts trying to get them for free, but this is the first time I've heard of a film to released nationally from an esablished filmmaker that is trying to get an editor with his or her own system to work basically for free:



Date: 2005-07-05, 4:26PM PDT

Final Cut Pro Assistant Editor needed immediately for a 3D horror feature film starring Sid Haig ("House of 1,000 Corpses" and the upcoming "The Devil's Rejects". Job duties are digitizing footage and post-syncing sound. Applicant must have their own Final Cut Pro system including a G5 or G4 computer and Final Cut Version 4.5 software, we will supply a FireWire Drive to shuttle the media. Applicant must have some previous experience. This is a great opportunity to work on a cutting edge 3D feature film that will be in theaters in October.

Compensation: $300 week.
Respond to: broad@earthlink.net


Feel free to write to these guys and tell them what you think of this kind of attitude toward professional editors.

if you can't budget a film properly, then don't make it... don't insult skilled trades people who are there to make your product look the best it can..

Mark