If asked by a director, or producer to pen a comedic scene within the context of an existing script, can I get some input on how to fairly charge for the scene that I would write for the script. Would I charge by the word???
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Just ask them what they want to pay? Or just come up,with a day rate and tell the how many days you think it will take.
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I've seen page rates used before, but I think charging by the word is more for fiction/journalism... either ask what their budget is or tell them what you want to be paid for the work.
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I agree with Dan G. I would not be trying to extract money from someone just to write a single scene. You're more likely to get future work from this director/producer if you can bang out this one good scene as a favor.
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