Anecdotes on the job: They're listening!

I was recently doing a little background work. I had been placed on a street corner with another lady and we were standing in one spot take after take. I started to get a sore back about an hour (or lets say 5 takes) into the second to last scene of the 10-hour day. It was late, the sun was fading, people were beginning to get silly. I discovered that if I, in between takes, crouched down into a squat it relieved my aches. This was an unfortunate discovery on my part primarily because anything that can peak my scatological sense of humor.

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ASK Me!: Reviews?

Could you help me with my "Reviewer/Critic Theory?" I go by the 50% rule. Only 50% of both positive and negative reviews are honest. The other 50% are either trying to get on your good side at the ground floor or are trying to look good and get more hits on their website by making you look bad. Am I off base here? How should you treat your theater reviews?

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ASK Me!: Getting clips for your reel?

I've done many videos/films where it was non-paying but they promised the footage for my reel.

What do you do when even after contacting the director/producer/whoever, they don't respond and you never end up getting your footage!? It's not frustrating when you're trying to put a reel together.

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Ask Me!: Getting into VO's?

How did you get into voiceovers? And how would you recommend I start?

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Ask me! - How much do I charge for voiceovers?

A.D.,

A.V.L. here with a voiceover question. Say your friend Anna has been doing voiceovers for her friend's video tutorials. I've started charging as of the last project, as I am unemployed now and can no longer do pro bono. So--how much do I charge? Or rather what calculation do I use to figure out a price? Any advice would be appreciated.

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