Hello!
I got my first polish/ghost writing job today in a while and would like weigh ins on the process as Im cutting terms today. I asked for a flat fee for a dialogue polish which they are giving me. How many passes do people do before they charge again? For instance can someone say "each pass is x amount of dollars," or included in the polish fee is 1 or two back and forths? Just looking at common terms that people do. Thanks ahead of time!
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Good question. I'd like to hear what others say. I include one set of revisions in my flat fee, but usually will do some additional tweaks "on the house."
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It's been a while since I've done a polish job, Susan Kelejian, but I include the number of rewrites in the contract when I do a ghostwriting job. Maybe two or three rewrites for a feature. The rewrites are part of a flat fee. If the producer, director, etc. wants more rewrites, I'll ask for a certain amount of money for each rewrite, which depends on how much work needs to be done.
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Susan Kelejian Congratulations! Also "polish job"? Is this akin to "script doctoring"?
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Two.
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Mike Childress yes
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Polish is different than ghostwriting. Are you cleaning up what's already written or doing a complete rewrite? I think a flat rate is more enticing to a client. Just make sure it's enough that if you do a secound round of cleanups it's worth your time.
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I think two times would be my limit and then I might not even want to do a thrird one for money. That is just me.
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In lots of creative sectors a client is often billed for one overhaul job followed by two rounds of adjustments from the client's notes and feedback. But everyone is different.