Please bookmark this reply and post it where needed since I will only say this one time. These are the facts, pure and simple. I will leave out the minor details such as canceled shoots and Rory's past shady business practices that he personally informed me of and focus one the primary details. Ask all the questions that you want when you are done reading this but keep in mind that I will not be replying because everything should be pretty well covered in here.
The $5000 had to be broken up into 2 payments because of Rory's financial situation. I agreed to take $2500 on about the 15th of July and another $2500 on the 15th of August. At this point I would have received payment in full and i would hand over 10 completed sets on September 15th.
On about July 21st Rory showed up with a check for $2000, not the $2500 we had agreed upon. Rory said he would pay me $3000 on August 15th instead of $2500.
On August 18th I left a message for Rory to call me. He called 2 or 3 days later and told me that he could not afford the additional $3000 and that he did not intend to pay it until September 15th when he picked up the content. At this point I told Rory to come get his shit and his money. He asked if I would consider shooting 4 sets instead of 10 so we could just call it even. I told him I would think about it and call him back.
The next day Rory called and asked how I wanted to handle it. I again told him to come get his shit and his money. Rory did not show up. I went to Seattle for a couple of days. While there Rory called and said that he would come by on Monday. Monday came and went with no word from Rory. Same with Tuesday with the exception of me directing a lot of funds from my accounts for various projects. On Wednesday I was headed to a photo shoot with a model in the car. Rory calls and tries to start an argument. I hung up on him and forwarded my phone to TSB.
Rory then decided to take it to the board.
Here are the specs of the shoot:
The work included 10 different models with 1 photo shoot, 2 karaoke songs on video, and a 10 minute BJ video each.
I gave Rory a price of $5000 for a 10 video package. This price was done only because Rory was broke, had been a good customer in the past, and promised to kick me a lot of business at my standard rates once he was back on his feet. The normal price for this type of package would be at least $10,000 for me to produce it. I took a gamble on him and cut him the deal.
It is not my fault that Rory backed out of the payment arrangements which caused me to pull the plug on the shoots. Rory has offered to settle for $1250.00 and he will get his money on September 15th because that is the original date of the culmination of our verbal contract.
As ADIDAS has stated, it is common practice for a content provider to receive 100% payment upfront for exclusive work. This is how Rory and his partners paid me in the past, this is how ALL of my other clients pay me now, and this is what Rory agreed to for this project as well. If I choose to start the work before receiving the full amount then that is a risk that I take. I have been known to do this for some customers as was the case here. I then hold on to the content until the payments have been satisfied.
If you do not like the way that I do business then that is fine by me. There are plenty of serious clients in the world who have a clue about this business and they are happy to deal with me.
The $5000 had to be broken up into 2 payments because of Rory's financial situation. I agreed to take $2500 on about the 15th of July and another $2500 on the 15th of August. At this point I would have received payment in full and i would hand over 10 completed sets on September 15th.
On about July 21st Rory showed up with a check for $2000, not the $2500 we had agreed upon. Rory said he would pay me $3000 on August 15th instead of $2500.
On August 18th I left a message for Rory to call me. He called 2 or 3 days later and told me that he could not afford the additional $3000 and that he did not intend to pay it until September 15th when he picked up the content. At this point I told Rory to come get his shit and his money. He asked if I would consider shooting 4 sets instead of 10 so we could just call it even. I told him I would think about it and call him back.
The next day Rory called and asked how I wanted to handle it. I again told him to come get his shit and his money. Rory did not show up. I went to Seattle for a couple of days. While there Rory called and said that he would come by on Monday. Monday came and went with no word from Rory. Same with Tuesday with the exception of me directing a lot of funds from my accounts for various projects. On Wednesday I was headed to a photo shoot with a model in the car. Rory calls and tries to start an argument. I hung up on him and forwarded my phone to TSB.
Rory then decided to take it to the board.
Here are the specs of the shoot:
The work included 10 different models with 1 photo shoot, 2 karaoke songs on video, and a 10 minute BJ video each.
I gave Rory a price of $5000 for a 10 video package. This price was done only because Rory was broke, had been a good customer in the past, and promised to kick me a lot of business at my standard rates once he was back on his feet. The normal price for this type of package would be at least $10,000 for me to produce it. I took a gamble on him and cut him the deal.
It is not my fault that Rory backed out of the payment arrangements which caused me to pull the plug on the shoots. Rory has offered to settle for $1250.00 and he will get his money on September 15th because that is the original date of the culmination of our verbal contract.
As ADIDAS has stated, it is common practice for a content provider to receive 100% payment upfront for exclusive work. This is how Rory and his partners paid me in the past, this is how ALL of my other clients pay me now, and this is what Rory agreed to for this project as well. If I choose to start the work before receiving the full amount then that is a risk that I take. I have been known to do this for some customers as was the case here. I then hold on to the content until the payments have been satisfied.
If you do not like the way that I do business then that is fine by me. There are plenty of serious clients in the world who have a clue about this business and they are happy to deal with me.
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