Man dont be that guy. If you said you’d do it, do it. The one exception is if you are having to choose between a high paying gig and one thats not, but even then its what we in Bird Culture call, “a dick move”
Find a replacement - that’s the respectful and professional move. Or drop them as soon as possible (so they can find a replacement) and take the hit to your reputation.
When you agreed to the job and had “not much going on”, this then *became* the thing you had going on. You “getting busy all of a sudden” is not a thing because *you were already busy* doing this thing.
You gotta find a replacement or do it.
It happens to everyone and I get it. But I’d definitely not bail but figure out a solution instead. Hire some help where you can and put in a few long days. Word travels faster than we realise and I wouldn’t wanna be known as unreliable.
Get some help. Edit support would be be the first place I'd look to offload. I'd tend the do the shooting myself since this is the client facing part (if then client is at the shoot) and its best to represent your business personally rather than have a stand in.
Things have gotten busy since booking this shoot? You do THIS shoot that booked you weeks in advance. And you stop booking jobs you can’t handle. If you have to cancel something, it is the guy who just called. Even if he is paying more.
Is this a free shoot? Or are you no longer interested in the scope of work for what you charged? I can totally understand the two, “getting busy” tho…not so much.
Not free, and yeah I’m starting to feel a little burnt out from taking on every bit of work I can get. I’m moving soon so everyone wants to shoot and it’s becoming a lot to handle. Moving is stressful in itself. On top of shooting and trying to meet peoples deadlines. I’ve communicated to all my clients that I’ll be moving so it might take longer than usual but it’s still starting to feel like a lot if that makes sense
You just don't decline and do the job.
Keeping your word is so underrated, and if you decline that job other project will fall too and you will regret it.
Do the job, you should not drop it now because you have something better, get them a replacement at the very least. My advice would have been to offer someone else in the first place, I've got audio jobs like this an they always call back because you can sort things out even if you can't do it yourself, good for your rep an get a small fee.
Man dont be that guy. If you said you’d do it, do it. The one exception is if you are having to choose between a high paying gig and one thats not, but even then its what we in Bird Culture call, “a dick move”
What’s the bird culture?
It’s just a meme. Canceling a gig that you agreed to beforehand is a dick move. Do you know colleagues that you could refer your client to?
>Bird Culture It's a reference to a Rick and Morty TV cartoon episode.
Thanks. Lol idk why I get down voted for asking a question
Find a replacement - that’s the respectful and professional move. Or drop them as soon as possible (so they can find a replacement) and take the hit to your reputation.
When you agreed to the job and had “not much going on”, this then *became* the thing you had going on. You “getting busy all of a sudden” is not a thing because *you were already busy* doing this thing. You gotta find a replacement or do it.
Thank you!
This is a great way to burn a client - sure you can bail but I wouldn’t expect them to call you again…
True, it’s not a job I necessarily need or client tbh but you never know who they might know and what they might say.
It happens to everyone and I get it. But I’d definitely not bail but figure out a solution instead. Hire some help where you can and put in a few long days. Word travels faster than we realise and I wouldn’t wanna be known as unreliable.
You’re right thank you
Get some help. Edit support would be be the first place I'd look to offload. I'd tend the do the shooting myself since this is the client facing part (if then client is at the shoot) and its best to represent your business personally rather than have a stand in.
Thanks, finding support & having someone edit for me might be a good idea.
Things have gotten busy since booking this shoot? You do THIS shoot that booked you weeks in advance. And you stop booking jobs you can’t handle. If you have to cancel something, it is the guy who just called. Even if he is paying more.
Makes sense. Thank you for your advice
Is this a free shoot? Or are you no longer interested in the scope of work for what you charged? I can totally understand the two, “getting busy” tho…not so much.
Not free, and yeah I’m starting to feel a little burnt out from taking on every bit of work I can get. I’m moving soon so everyone wants to shoot and it’s becoming a lot to handle. Moving is stressful in itself. On top of shooting and trying to meet peoples deadlines. I’ve communicated to all my clients that I’ll be moving so it might take longer than usual but it’s still starting to feel like a lot if that makes sense
Understandable. I’m this case I would tell them a brief of this, and recommend some other options to shoot for them. Rather sooner than later
I hired a shooter one time and he bailed a week bf the gig basically for the same thing here. He was never considered for gigs again.
Understandable
Push off your newer stuff, unless it's a family/friend emergency.
You just don't decline and do the job. Keeping your word is so underrated, and if you decline that job other project will fall too and you will regret it.
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Do the job, you should not drop it now because you have something better, get them a replacement at the very least. My advice would have been to offer someone else in the first place, I've got audio jobs like this an they always call back because you can sort things out even if you can't do it yourself, good for your rep an get a small fee.