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How to prepare a good presentation document - The PPM Docket

If you’re the D.A. or the assistant that is given the responsibility to compile the material for the pre production meeting (PPM) with the agency and client, read on to get some tips on how you can do so quickly and efficiently. While this is just some very basic tips which most of you might already know, there may still be somethings that you could pick up from it.

Do you have good content?

Well for a starters a good presentation will always be excellent if the contents are good and that in turn will depend on your referenced material and how much of the director's vision goes into it. While it is the entire team's responsibility to collect various references and even actual material at times, it is the D.A.’s job to collect all these and combine it so that all is easily presented. The best way to avoid late nights before the PPM would be to start work on the docket right from the time the project has been given a go-ahead. Make sure that all material gets collected in one place, at least all the reference material that’s digitally collected and neatly separated into different folders like key props, location, costume, etc, within which don’t forget to have subfolders of approved and rejected. (This is of course the director’s decision) Never delete rejected material till at least the ppm is over and mainly don’t forget to backup material regularly on a hard disk or a second computer, you don’t want to be stuck in case at the last min your computer decides to act up. (Tends to happen) Do not forget the content of the non-digital kinds, like a miniature set, shade card for colour references, material pieces for costumes or key props that have to be approved by showing the actual product. Make sure that you have all these collected and ready much before the PPM.

What is the Final Output?

Before you start making the final docket the first question to answer is what is the final output going to be, is it going to be projected, printed and filed, direct of the laptop, or a combination. That will lead to how do you want to make your presentation appear, mainly landscape or portrait.  

   

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Usually for projections, you would go for Landscape as that would fill up the entire screen, Print’s usually are better handled in Portrait, however, if you have a docket that has to be projected and printed you can always work in Landscape and print it in Landscape as well, just have it bound on the top side so that the pages turn upwards. If you are printing your docket remember to leave some space on the side or top for binding. There is another method, where a folder with plastic sleeves are used during prep and as and when one finds references they are printed and put into it, this includes a Title page and an Index this way the director can show the references at all meetings during the prep also changes during this time means one page gets added in or one comes off or replaced. The other benefit of this method is that you save paper as there is only one file, which could be a problem at the meeting where there are a lot of people present as its difficult for all to look at that one file.

TIP – 

You will find Landscape and Portrait option under 

Word - Page layout – Orientation, 

PPT – Design – Slide Orientation, 

Photoshop – File – New – International Paper – A4 (then flip the values if you want it to be Landscape.)

What is the best Software to use?

What is the software you want to use to compile your digital data would depend on how comfortable you are with the software and also what is it that the production house and director are comfortable with? It is best as a D.A. to know most of the software’s, the reason being while some directors only look at docket and suggest the changes, which leaves you to control the entire way you make it, however, there will be most of the directors who would actually work on the docket themselves, (not necessary to complete it but in parts at least) it’s for the later that you should know what software is most comfortable with them. The software that mostly goes into the making of a PPM docket are Word, PowerPoint Presentation (PPT), Photoshop and even Corel draw sometimes. Of this personally, I found Word to be the worst way of making a presentation as every little shift or change of material has a corresponding effect to whatever is below it and even though you can control that* to some extent, it just a lot more painful to deal with. I find PPT to be the quickest and most controlled way of preparing your presentation material. The biggest benefit is that this software is the one that is mostly used and is also easily worked on by others. You can control what goes on each and every individual page (or slide as it is known in PPT) and therefore don’t have to worry how other slides get affected by changes done to any material on it. You can also quickly move slides or even multiple slides up and down in the presentation**. Photoshop  & Corel Draw does help in making the presentation look good but does not help in making quick changes. It also does not make it easy for transfer to other work stations and the file sizes generally get very large. Remember that photoshop and Corel draw can be used only if the files are going to be printed only, as projecting them will be a huge hassle*** However you can make your material like images, etc look good in Photoshop before inserting it in PPT.          

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If it’s your first time doing the job, or if your first time with the production house then a good idea would be to look at a previous docket of the production house you will get an idea of what their style generally is, also its easier to lift of templates, production house logo etc from there.

* In Word – Click CTR and ENTER for things that you always want to start on a new page, that way each time you enter some new the material above, this page will continue to begin at the top of the next page.

**PPT – VIEW – SLIDE SORTER (you can switch using the shortcut button for SLIDE SORTER, NORMAL and SLIDE SHOW which you will find at the bottom right of the software) This lets u see most of the slides in one go making it easier to move pages around or a quick review of the entire project. (If you want to move a section up or down just select those slides and move it by just dragging it or use the cut-paste method)

Slide Sorter

***Photoshop & Corel Draw - you can present from these software's by saving each page as jpeg's, then numbering them in the order that you want and using a basic jpeg software to present on full screen, (not recommended at all) alternatively you can paste these finished images in PPT which then makes it easier to project. You can also custom design your template here before using in PPT.   

What is the content that goes into the docket?

Following is the list of things that go into making of a docket for the PPM. 

1.   Title page - Name or Logo's of Product, Client, Agency, Production House, Date etc

2.   Index - Headers of each section's with page numbers if possible
3.   Agency Script - Unedited if there was one sent.
4.   Agency Storyboard -  Unedited if there was one sent.
5.   Directors Treatment Note
6.   Directors Storyboard - would include edits if required.
7.   Look and Feel
8.   Costume References
9.   Hair and Makeup References

10. Location Pictures / Set Design or References of look

11. Art References – Key Props, furniture or important stuff that go into the making of a set/location.

12. Cast Options - Images or Names with character name and Video's

13. Music References - If any
14. Video References - If any which includes special effects references or just for the style of shooting or edit.
15. Schedule - from PPM to Final Presentation
16. Contact Sheet / Crew Sheet – if required
17. Notes – blank page left to make notes (if the docket is being printed)

While not all of the above, would be present or required in all dockets and the order of appearance would depend on what the priority to that project would be. Video and audio references can be linked to the PPT but remember to keep all these in the same folder especially if the material is being transferred from computer to computer. (links break if the location of the file has changed) Thus it's best to have all the final material in one folder called the PPM, so that each time you have to share all is ready in just one folder. Another option is to make a separate CD / DVD for the video files/audio files and just mention a note on the PPT like "refer to CD / DVD or Video". The same applies with other materials like miniature set or fabric for costume etc.

Proper Finishing

Proper finishing is a must in any presentation, while having good content is all-important, presenting it the right way helps a lot in getting the job done a lot more smoother. No one wants to see jumbled up information. Here are some pointers that could help you make your presentation look good.

   1. Make sure all the images you place on each slide look good, use box borders if required* to make these look neat. If the images are of the same kind (like storyboard images) then make sure they are of the same size and the same position on the slides. (like in the same line next to each other or one below each other, same with text.)  

Borders

      2.  Don’t overcrowd the page with too much information at the same time don’t keep it so less that you have to go through a lot of pages to get the information. eg. you can have 2 or 4 images of the storyboard per slide. (see pic - 1 above)

      3.  Remember to use page nos** especially in documents that run into a lot of pages. Do not forget to enter these at the Index page, but do so only last after the order and all material has been inserted into the docket.

      4.  You can custom the look you want for the entire presentation under VIEW – SLIDE MASTER. Here you can set a colour, font, design, image, etc for your background. Basically what you set here is what will happen automatically when you say NEW SLIDE so you don't have to keep redesigning it. 

Slide Master

     5. Look under Background styles and Themes for ready choices. You can use the preset options for header and footer or you can even custom the positions and sizes. You can also custom your background design in Photoshop and use that by pasting the image here. (Master Slide) just make sure that this does not interfere with the content on each slide. 

Background Styles & Themes

      6.  Use the header & footer (if you want) to put the names/logo's of client, agency, and production house, make sure that these look like watermarks so that they are not disturbing the content on the pages keep them as tiny as possible.

      7. Make sure your entire docket is in the same font and size unless intended otherwise.

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* Use of boxes can be found under format, don’t forget to check options of shape, shadow, color, and other effects that can be done to each image to make them look better and neater. Use the height and width shortcut for maintaining image size (images from the same source at least) this also helps when the image is large and helps in quick reduction. (see green arrow in the pic- 2 below)

** You will find slide no’s under Insert – Header, Footer – Page no, Do not forget to select the – “don’t show on title slide” option if you want your title pages not to have a number. 

SOME SHORTCUTS AND TIPS

1. Sart the work on your presentation docket right from day one, add or change material as and when things get finalised, this way you save on a lot of time right at the end which otherwise results in working till the very last minute before the presentation. This also gives you enough time to work and rework a design/template which best suits that presentation.

2. If one has to email the docket and the file size is too big, because it contains large images etc you can compress the docket going under FORMAT – COMPRESS PICTURES - OPTIONS, select the options that suit your needs, this reduces file size quite drastically, Once this is done it can’t be undone, so remember to do a “save as” and apply your settings on the copy. For prints and presenting of the computer make use of the original file.

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3. If you don’t want the people receiving the file to make changes or don’t want a loss of font due to default in some computers, remember to convert it to a PDF file before emailing it out. (Can do so after reducing file size)

4. If you want your title pages not to have numbers then just select the option – don’t show on ‘Title Slide’ when you use to insert the page numbers. To control the design of the title slide it is the 2^nd slide under slide master. (See Image -slide master above)

5. Remember your docket can have multiple title slides, like a header to a section, eg storyboards or costume references. You can also quickly choose the design that you want by using the drop-down menu.

Title Slide design options

   6. You can make some logos transparent, though this does not work always but if the logo has a decent amount of solid color it can be made transparent. The benefit of which is you can merge your logos into the backgrounds that you design. FORMAT - RECOLOUR - SET TRANSPARENT COLOUR

Remove solid colour

7. If you are using multiple images one top of the other or one a slide you can use the group option to avoid it from moving around once you have fixed the positions. You can also group images and text boxes together.  

8. Make sure the final copy is checked by the director or producer before it goes for printing and the presentation. A final check of the entire docket is a must.

    PRINTING OF THE DOCKET

9. If you are printing your docket, you have 2 options, print the first color copy in the office its self so that it could be proof read before colour photocopies are taken of it. OR have it printed at the printers but make sure the 1st copy is checked before copies are made. Check the page order, font change, shape and size change, etc. Its best to take a pdf file to the printer so that mistakes like loss of fonts etc are avoided. Do not forget to check if the page nos on the INDEX that you have entered actually match with the final docket 

10. One print and rest as colour photocopies saves money as opposed to all prints. Unless you get a deal otherwise from your printer.

11. Know how many copies you have to get made in advance and therefore how much it would cost you, cause most of the time by the time you are going to the printer the accounts department would have shut for the day. So get your advance money so that you are not stuck at the last minute. 

12. If the production house has a deal with the printer to be paid later, in such cases make sure you have kept a note of how many dockets and pages etc you have gotten printed, ideally sign a receipt at the printer mentioning the name of the project.

13. Make sure when the copies are getting bound that the binding material does not overlap any of the content on it. Try and use the same colour cover sheets on all dockets to maintain uniformity.

14. Know how long the entire process of printing takes, so that you are there at the printer much in advance not be late for the PPM. You could call and book some time in advance at the printers also asking that they would be open in case you are going to be done beyond closing time. 

 The more you work on it the better and faster you get. So all the best in making your docket and your director look good.

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Post Production Tips Part – 2

Points covered in Part - 1 were,

*Attitude & Relationship, 

*Technical knowledge, 

*Planning & Buffer, 

*Food, 

*Market knowledge & Contacts, 

*Systematic, 

* Back-ups, 

*Accounts, 

*Bills.

Here are some more that would help you to be a good post-production manager,

1. Understanding the Director

Understanding the director you are working for is important to smoothen the process, each director has a unique style of directing and therefore functioning. Most directors get categorised into drama, comedy, style, etc. So while some give a lot of importance to post, there are some who concentrate mainly on pre. In the case of the earlier, you can be assured that the director is going to be involved at every step in the post, there are films that have a lot of graphics or special effects these always require a lot of the director's involvement as approval at every stage is generally required. Therefore knowing if your director would be present throughout or would come at the last stage helps in planning the post. For example, some directors like the editor to go through the rushes and come up with their version of the cut that they feel right, the director then joints the edit after that. But there are others who would like to sit and make the first cut themselves. There is also some who like starting the day late and working into the night while some like starting early and packing up early. Once you have understood the style of the director it is up to you to make sure that you function in the style that is best suited to that director.

2. Communication

Another key ingredient in a good post person or any other department of film making is communication, there are and will always be days when there are delays, or some problem or the other, it is very important to communicate in these cases. Informing the director or editor or the dubbing artist that there is a delay which allows them to plan their life so they don’t have to come to the studio and have wasted time waiting where they could have done some other work. Being in touch with people working for you helps especially when on multiple projects or multiple bookings at the same time, this helps you be on top of what is happening in all places and making sure that time is not wasted. Like if working on online and music at the same time speaking to the editor to know how much work has happened or the music director if you need to be calling for a singer or musician. There will always be a time when multitasking would be called for and this quality comes in handy the most. Letting the director or a producer know about a goof-up helps in controlling a situation well in advance and that avoids things to blow to later.  Also communicating the right information at the right time can save a lot of embarrassment for many, not always does one know or have all details and therefore a warning about a delay or a goof-up can be rectified faster without anyone having to lose their cool.

3. Getting Favors

Being polite and getting favors done is an art by itself, getting a few extra hours or a last-minute booking at a busy studio takes a bit of doing, remember that while you should always try and get your work done, there are times for you to also return favors to people, like helping the studio to give away your room despite it being your booking in order to help another client will be remembered by the studio and they will definitely return the favor when you need it. Don’t forget to give a subtle hint that you are going out of the way to help the studio (even though you may not be) so that your favor is remembered. Remember you will only win favors when you help others.

4. Cracking Deals

As part of this job, you will also have to deal with money, which you may not be paying but the production house you work for does, understanding the need and fixing deals so that all parties are happy will be required. Most production house's work with same post studios so usually rates are already fixed, in the case of the first-timer or in case of a very low budget is when such deals are cracked, you could bargain for better rates as the frequency with the associated increases and at the same time keeping market values in mind. One way of cracking a deal is to tell the studio the time that you estimate that you would use and the amount that you have in total to spend, or you ask for a discount in the rate per hour and you try to fit the no of hours as per your budget. One very important thing to remember is that all deals should happen before the commencement of the project and not after, it is unethical to make someone work and then ask for a discount on the rate after the job is done, even if one has worked with this party for a long time, give people the right to decide if they want to work for lesser or not. Also once the deal is fixed and both parties are happy, then should be no re-negotiating after that.

5. Track Booking and Cost

There are some producers who will give the post guy a free hand while some will check-in at every stage, irrespective of that it is the responsibility of the post person to know at any given time how many hours were used or how much money has been spent on a particular project. If it is one project it is usually easy to remember but most of the times there are multiple projects involved, the trick to keeping a track of all of it is to use the schedule sheet, at the beginning of any project a schedule is drawn up and bookings are taken according to this, carry this around with you at all times and enter the hours used at the end of every day or session, use the remarks column to make note of things that may be required to remember at a later stage, like if a singer or an extra voice was called during the music session and how much did the person charge. So while working on multiple projects remember that while signing the challan/worksheet, to make a note of it on your schedule as well, carry printouts as its easier to write this down immediately. However, entering it on your computer or carrying an updated sheet on your mail always helps you recall after many days.

6.  Say SORRY when needed

The biggest problem that I have seen across people especially the freshers is the lack of ability to say sorry when they goof up. I don’t understand why saying sorry even after the mistake has been pointed out and sometimes even self realised is so difficult. We work in an industry filled with egos and it would be the best to own up for one's mistakes, it cuts down the other person's anger and helps keep the situation under control most of the time. While I will never say sorry if something I have done is right, but for that, I have to not only 100% sure that I was correct by what I thought but by universal standards as well.  So before standings, one's ground better be sure of what is acceptable or not. There are times when saying sorry diffuses the situation at the moment and justifications can be given at a later stage when all is calm.

Keep these pointers in mind and you will suddenly notice how smooth projects go, you will begin to have fun and there will be an increase in your demand and in turn also have made a lot of friends and money for your work.

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Post Production Tips Part – 1

The following are some of the most basics tips that people who want to do well as Post Production Managers should keep in mind, this applies to all media, be it Advertising, TV, or even feature films be it Bollywood or Hollywood. These tips will help you no matter if you are in India or any other country.

1. Attitude & Relationship

Having the right attitude is strangely the most important factor in being a good post-production manager, experienced or otherwise, a bad attitude could make your working with all post houses, directors and production houses the most horrific experience that you or they could have. The right balance of pleasantness’ and professionalism are a must. One should be friendly enough to win peoples favors and stern enough to get work done. Technology is at a rapid change and a learning attitude is a must from all, those who have been around for generations to the fresher. Watch learn and if possible invent new ways of doing the same process faster and more efficiently.

2. Technical knowledge

If you want things to work for you smoothly technical knowledge is a must. Any post whether AD films, Features, Bollywood, or otherwise, Tv Serials or Documentaries involve more than one machine, and knowing the machine’s capabilities only help in speeding up the process and avoiding situations where work may have to repeated. Example knowing while digitising to run the project at 24 or 25 frames so that later you don’t have to do it again, or the required video output to take for sound, how many tapes would be required to dump your rushes onto etc. Basically, it saves time energy and a prepared post-production manager saves a lot of money for the production house and keeps everyone happy. I don’t say that the person handling post should know how to operate the machine, but know what the machine is capable of, for compatible issues, and for man & time management. What I mean is knowing what a machine can do gains respect of the operator and he in turn does not take you for a ride. How does one gain such knowledge if one is a fresher, train under a professional, read books, manuals, most importantly ask questions when you start. It’s the right time to gain as much knowledge when you ask questions, especially since all knowledge does not come from manuals, know that different people operate differently and most of the time there are different ways of achieving the same end result.

One major problem of fresher’s especially freelance is that they tend to say that they know how to do the particular job when actually they don’t, so while lying might get you your first few jobs it will spread a bad name for you across people. It's better to admit that you don’t know but you will definitely figure it out.

Whatever said and done while equipment and software’s go though changes the aesthetics of the operations usually stay the same. So, learn the basics well and the rest will follow easily.

3. Planning & Buffer

Almost all your technical knowledge comes in handy in this process. This step of planning happens when the job gets commissioned and usually, there is more time to plan the job than there is to actually do the job, so a schedule is made from the time of the shoot to the delivery date or deadline. Depending on the time available for post, a good plan is what lets everyone do their jobs on time and peacefully with the required breaks. I will get into details and tricks of planning in a later blog. For fresher’s the best thing to do is ask someone senior what bookings to take, speak to the director and or the editors and sound engineers for how long to take bookings, keep in mind overlaps of bookings, like sound and online where the director would have to be present in 2 places at the same time. 

For those who are experienced would know by reading the script how long it would approximately take to for the jobs, also knowing the director's style also makes a difference in knowing how to book. All said and done don’t forget to schedule in buffers, these help in keeping time for changes after completion of work or machine faults like hanging, etc, don’t forget to cancel buffer bookings so that cancellation charges don’t get applied or people have to waste their time for last-minute cancellations.

4. Food

Don’t forget food during your bookings, order on time so that people working for you don’t have to work on empty stomachs. If you are not going to be present at that time when the booking is going on make sure that you either order from wherever you are located and also have left money back with someone (pantry/peon / asst) so that people working for you don’t have to worry for these things and concentrate on the main job. An empty stomach is a grumpy worker, keep in mind to ask what they would prefer to eat and if they would prefer Veg over Non-Veg also if they are allergic to any kind of food. If necessary set an alarm so that you order early enough so that you are not starving when it’s time to eat. Another thing to remember is if other people are expected at that time like agencies or clients and order sufficient for all to eat. 

Don’t forget to keep a tab on the monies as you don’t want to be embarrassed with food arriving and not sufficient money in your pocket or have the producer yelling at you for spending too much money food through the project.

5. Market knowledge & Contacts

Knowing the market, which is where are the studios, the distance between them, how much do they cost, what is the equipment available with them are great to know. This helps in speeding up the process for your planning as you can then quickly decide where and whom to work with, also to offer suggestions to directors what are the available options especially when his favorites or regulars are not available. This knowledge comes most handy when there is a crisis and a job has to be delivered urgently. Maintaining your contacts and relationships with studio managers and operating personal makes it easier for you to win bookings in your favor especially if there is a clash with another party. 

It’s also important to know what’s happening in the industry and who has done it, like a new VFX heavy film, or an animation film, or even a simple but good looking packshot. This again helps in your planning for the post who to go with, it’s usually is better to go with the ones who have done similar stuff to what you're looking for as they come with experience behind them and generally have already figured out the kinks in the armor. Knowing who has done what also comes most handy while doing voice-overs so that the right kind of voice could be suggested to save time and a lot of back and forth. If your a beginner don’t worry as you move from studio to studio you will increase your contacts especially if you're a friendly person.

6. Systematic

This is one quality that most of the post-production guys lack, and because of which they cause a lot of stress to most people working with them. Being systematic comes with habit and practice, like as simple as just labeling tapes and Cd’s when they just receive them. As a beginner or even if you are experienced just remember to put some system in place, it helps as if a new person takes over its easy to understand and hand over jobs. 

Just follow things like

a) Label all material when you receive it, (carry your own makers around if need be)

b) Keep cue sheets along with all material to tell you what’s in it. This saves time when looking for old material.

c) Make sure there is a library sort of system which tells anyone where and how to source the material they would be looking for.

d) Keep backups of all important materials that could get lost or damaged.

e) Always carry your schedule of bookings on you so that you could refer to it at any given time.

f) Communicate with directors, producers, editors etc so that all people are aware of what they are doing and everyone is on the same page.

g) Form a method for yourself to keep your bills and accounts in order.

h) Always keep a note of no of hours used on a project so that you could figure how much you have spent vs. how much was budgeted for.

All in all, being systematic helps you to on top of all things, especially if you are working on multiple projects at the same time. Also if one has to step out of a project for whatever reason it is easier to hand over and explain if you are systematic.

7. Backup’s

The biggest confusion on jobs and the reason for the waste of a lot of people's time and energy is lack of backup. What does one back up? Usually, the stuff that could get lost easily and stuff that would be required in the future is necessary to be backed up. Music sessions, CD’s and DVD’s that contain Logos, or graphics, are usually the most important to have backed up. Master films on tape, archive tapes are another form of backup so that one doesn’t have to keep going to the online machine to get copies. If you are sending rushes across by courier or some route that could lose it keeping a backup sometime helps save a lot of time, this usually gets done when one is going abroad to finish the film. (this though is not a standard practice and would depend on the situation). You could keep your backups on one computer on a single drive marked backups or in external storage devices like hard disk’s or CD’s, DVD’s, etc

8. Accounts

Keep track of all your accounts, monies spent on travel and on food and beverages, this is the second most painful thing for someone working on the post as it takes away too much time and is usually quite boring and a mess. The simplest and the most difficult thing to do is to keep track of your expenses especially if you are working on multiple projects. The trick to not getting hassled is to do it every day, carry a pocket notebook and keep entering the expenses that you spend as you do it marking which project and details of name of the hotel, how many people ate (asked by some producers or accountants later) the travel from where to where and having a reason for going from place to place helps to answer questions later as to why there were so much travel expenses on the project, it's easier if one has written it down. If you're finding it difficult to carry a notebook you can use your cell phone, most of them come with notes and you could use this application to full use, or just use. Try and enter your accounts daily into the various sheets (ideally, do it on a computer as that gives you a backup straight away, also takes away the human error for calculation or bad handwriting) Keep a note of the advances on each project and settle them before taking more on the same project. Keep the money and bills in separate envelopes if you are working on multiple projects, helps not to spend more than budgeted also avoids the mixing of your personal money from the advances.

9. Bills

These are not your food bills but the ones generated by the various studios, always keep a track of the number hours taken on a project as a producer may ask you at any given time, this determines if one is within the budget or should one keep in mind while doing changes. The way to keep a tab is to make a note of it at the end of every booking on the schedule that was made at the beginning of the project. Also, don’t forget to make a note of the people that you worked with especially if they would be sending you separate bills for their work. Even though you may have put in lots of hours at the job make sure that the job receipt (challan) is made and signed by you, if not done usually you would notice how the number of hours have been increased even if it's by an hour or so. Knowing how much each studio or a job costs also helps so that one is not singing on a higher than the necessary amount.

Keep these pointers in mind and you will suddenly notice how smooth projects go for you, there will be an increase in your demand and in turn also have made a lot of friends and money for the work.

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