cato
Member
Hi all,
I'm working on a low budget feature at the moment and am really keen to record live strings (a quartet or even just a violin + cello), however, I've been warned about the complications of using Musician Union session musicians as there are minimum rates for film according to their PACT agreement and even limits on how long the recodings can be used in the intro / outro music for a film:
https://www.musiciansunion.org.uk/H...and-Film-Agreements/AGre/PACT-MU-Agreement-v1
What do you normally do when recording strings for a super low-budget feature? The money available is very small, so I'm wondering if doing a remote session with non-MU musicians instead of hiring a studio + MU string players might be a feasible way to get this done...
Lastly, is there such a thing as a full buyout so I could use the recordings as I wish in future? Or do you need to relicense / agree further fees if I wanted to use it in things like like library music and advertising?
Any advice greatly appreciated!
Cato
I'm working on a low budget feature at the moment and am really keen to record live strings (a quartet or even just a violin + cello), however, I've been warned about the complications of using Musician Union session musicians as there are minimum rates for film according to their PACT agreement and even limits on how long the recodings can be used in the intro / outro music for a film:
https://www.musiciansunion.org.uk/H...and-Film-Agreements/AGre/PACT-MU-Agreement-v1
What do you normally do when recording strings for a super low-budget feature? The money available is very small, so I'm wondering if doing a remote session with non-MU musicians instead of hiring a studio + MU string players might be a feasible way to get this done...
Lastly, is there such a thing as a full buyout so I could use the recordings as I wish in future? Or do you need to relicense / agree further fees if I wanted to use it in things like like library music and advertising?
Any advice greatly appreciated!
Cato