Lower 3rd Digital Graphics | TV Broadcast Graphics

SPORTS Duet OPERATOR! (vs Designer or Coordinator)
INQUIRY / BOOKING / INFO FORM

START with the basic show info you know NOW!
UPDATE the booking form as more info develops.
CONFIRM with us the final details of the booking.

GENERAL/SPECIFIC INFO NEEDED FOR BOOKING

Company/Contact Info
Your Company:	Universal Broadcasting Network
Your Name: Title/Position: Co. Address: City, St, Zip: Phone: Cell: E-Mail:	Nancy Nicely Crewer 1234 Harmony Lane Atlanta, GA 30318 404.818.5555 404.818.5555 nancynicely@ubntv.com

The ACTUAL EVENT
Client Job #: Travel Out: Day/Date(s): City, St: Type of Show/Sport: Event Name: Teams: Amount of shows:	123456 Friday - April 15, 2008 Saturday - April 16, 2008 Los Angeles, California Major League Baseball Baseball Night in America Atlanta Braves @ Los Angeles Dodgers 1
(Single, Doubleheader, More):Single
CREW CALL TIME: Travel Back:	1:00pm ON-AIR: 7pm Sunday - April 17, 2008

Site / Stadium / Location
Show airs on: Live or Tape Delay: Venue/Arena: Address: City, St, Zip*:	UBN Sports Live Dodger Stadium 1000 Elysian Park Avenue Los Angeles, CA 90012
(Zip -Very important for GPS systems!)

GRAPHICS Package & Personnel

Does Client have a WORKING Graphics Package? Y/N: ?
Instructions, Style Guides - all pre-tested? Y/N: ?
Emergency Contact for Grfx? Y/N:
     (1) Duet Op: Randall Frye (or Bob Smith, etc)
     (2) Font Coord**: ?
**1+ years experience in THIS event? Y/N: ?
**1+ years experience with THIS "Graphics Pkg"? Y/N: ?

TRAVEL PROFILE

INFO FOR OUR LOVING CLIENTS WHO ARE NEWER TO THE BUSINESS (SMILE):…

1. Travel time is PAID Time.
2. Doubleheaders / Multiple Games are extra.
3. All expenses are PREPAID*.
4. "Graphics" is an (at min.) 2-person job.
5. Grfx DESIGN takes weeks in a STUDIO; Remote Ops simply PLAYS them back.
6. Time "robbed" to attempt 'design' means your show won't be finished by on-air time.
Call us in advance to plan your show if necessary.

* Any items NOT prepaid and incurred by L/3 will have a 5% expense added to them for reimbursement to administrative & late fees for bills paid late. The Client shall make all Travel / Logistical / Unit Manager arrangements. Normal billing / payment cycles are net 30 days.

How not to get BLIND-SIDED!
Personnel Issues / Responsibilities / Assignments / Obligations

Please forward this info to YOUR client so that we are on the same page in ADVANCE. I'd rather open eyes and minds NOW than to have hurt feelings and anger at a show no one properly staffed. -Randall L. Frye

Even a good "guest" OPERATOR is secondary to a Great FONT COORDINATOR DIRECTING them - - Yes, it takes (at least) TWO [SEPARATE] specialists to do SPORTS! (one is the head, the other is the hired body -- carrying out specific skilled instructions).

Even a car with the most powerful engine in the world is USELESS without a STEERING WHEEL (in fact, its dangerous)!

I am technically trained to skillfully OPERATE the machine
(aka "the Crane or forklift") - not to know or gather stats. Everyday is a new client, a new city, a new genre, and a new mystery to us - as it should be. EACH CLIENT PROVIDES A "TOUR GUIDE" to show us around THEIR "factory". (i.e. ESPN has to know their own product better than me -- an independent, outsider & daily-hire).

DIVISION OF DUTIES: the Client and Font Coordinator is responsible for the gathering of and "Content" of all information. The "Presentation" (displaying) of that info is my operator's task.

As a skilled "machinist", (with my own set of daily operational rules, challenges and bi-laws), I don't have any knowledge of -- nor do I have time to care* about how or where the "show info" comes from. That's a specialty that comes with the font coordinator, and/or others higher up on the food the chain. I just want to constantly -- and skillfully keep moving your supplied info properly -- then get to my next show. No politics, No drama :-).

The Team:

Producer = (General Manager) Director = (Manager)
Font Coordinator = The Quarterback (Supervisor)
Font Operator = The Running Back (Skilled Worker)
Statistician(s) = (Skilled General Worker(s)

If you can't pair us with a Font Coord who has done THIS show several times and is intimate with it, we will STILL do the show. However, the performance and amount of info that airs will be different than with a crew that works this show together -- regularly (this is true in all walks of life). In other words, the front bench will HAVE TO adjust their expectations. There's just no way around it.

RATES : DAY RATE: $450/10, $45 Per Diem, 1/2-day Travel Pay for up to 5 hours. OT Hrs or full day for longer Travel Day.
1/2 -day Per Diem on Travel Day (s). $ .58 Mileage.
Graphics does not set-up or strike after show.

NOTE: IF THERE IS NO FONT COORDINATOR… ADD $250 TO RATE and go with "PLAN B" (a clean, basic, no-frills show)

Reality Concept: We cannot know, memorize, or retain every client's show. Between News, every kind of Sport, multiple major Networks, Regional Networks, and Local Stations & Organizations -- every other day, each client does their show differently. The person booked as the FONT COORDINATOR translates, dictates, and constantly relates EACH client's show to US. As long as We know our MACHINE and THEY know THEIR show, a good production should result.

Travel Method		Airline (NO TURBO PROPS!!!) (Delta preferred FF# 2088751462)			HOTEL Separate/Non-Smoking	AUTO Rental Standard Size
Fly (Y / N): Y N		*Pre-Paid (Y / N): Y			*Pre-Paid (Y / N): Y	*Pre-Paid (Y / N): Y
Drive Stnd Rental (Y / N): N		Conf. #: 1234567890			Conf. #: 1234567890	Conf. #: 1234567890
Drive Personal Car (Y / N): Y		Carrier: Delta Airlines			Nm: Marriott Courtyard	Co: National
Distance: 1,000		Leave Day/Date: MON 12/25/08			Nm: Airport Village
Hrs 10	Mins 20	Flt #: DL4444	Time: 12:45a	Arv: 12:45a	Adr: 1234 Harmony Lane, NW
(3.5 Hrs Max. driving)		Ret Day/Date: MON 12/25/08			City: Atlanta, GA 30318
		Flt #: DL4444	Time: 12:45a	Arv: 12:45a	Phn: 404.818.5555

Let's Have A Great Show!!!

FYI: We offer show design (separately). DESIGN RATES: START AT $75/HOUR. IF we are asked to --and have time to "Re-invent the wheel" on location, design time will be reflected on our invoice. On-the-Fly, In-the-Field Full Show Design: Don't do it :-) Design takes place in an unrushed environment of a dark studio with pizza, music, and lots of creativity. We'd be glad to work with your show or "look" in advance of the show dates.