On novemeber 11th 2016 i paid a total of $7,000.00 to carlos at CML Studios in glendale california to shoot a TV pilot for a television network. The money was for a service that was to provide 3 camera men, stage lighting, telepromter, and studio rental for a 14 hr shoot. I was told that i would have the studio from 8am to 10pm providing that i would be finished by 6pm so that the camera crew and lighting crew could pack up. The camera crew got there at 8 am and was not finished untill 3pm. I was suppose to shoot at least 3 30 min episodes which i was not able to do because the telepromter was broken and was not up and running untill 4;00pm, and in addition to that the camera crew was having issues with thier lens. this left me with only 2 hours of shooting time.
So the only thing i was actually able to get for the $7k that i spent was a bunch of B Role.
The cherry on top of all of this was that carlos also wanted me to pay his crew over time for having to stay a little later to pack up. In addtion to this he held my audio from the shoot hostage untill i came to pay him even though the footage was already paid for when i paid him the $7k. Carlos is a terrible business man and his company treated us very unfairly. I do not recommend that anyone spend thier money with this company or use thier services. Carlos is a business shark and he is all about getting over on people.
CML Studios Reviews
On novemeber 11th 2016 i paid a total of $7,000.00 to carlos at CML Studios in glendale california to shoot a TV pilot for a television network. The money was for a service that was to provide 3 camera men, stage lighting, telepromter, and studio rental for a 14 hr shoot. I was told that i would have the studio from 8am to 10pm providing that i would be finished by 6pm so that the camera crew and lighting crew could pack up. The camera crew got there at 8 am and was not finished untill 3pm. I was suppose to shoot at least 3 30 min episodes which i was not able to do because the telepromter was broken and was not up and running untill 4;00pm, and in addition to that the camera crew was having issues with thier lens. this left me with only 2 hours of shooting time.
So the only thing i was actually able to get for the $7k that i spent was a bunch of B Role.
The cherry on top of all of this was that carlos also wanted me to pay his crew over time for having to stay a little later to pack up. In addtion to this he held my audio from the shoot hostage untill i came to pay him even though the footage was already paid for when i paid him the $7k. Carlos is a terrible business man and his company treated us very unfairly. I do not recommend that anyone spend thier money with this company or use thier services. Carlos is a business shark and he is all about getting over on people.