"I'm P*ssed Off" | chatting not getting paid what you're owed, rates, unions and undercutting

Uh oh - Holly's pissed. And not in the fun way...
But never fear because you can still be pissed off AND have a laff AND discuss some important topics! Hence; our podcast.

Firstly, the girls have a brief chat about ASMR (get it right Holly - it stands for "autonomous sensory meridian response"). If it tickled your pickle and you want to learn more, well apparently ASMR signifies the subjective experience of "low-grade euphoria" characterised by "a combination of positive feelings and a distinct static-like tingling sensation on the skin". A genre of videos intended to induce ASMR has emerged, over 15 million of which had been published on YouTube by 2021. Source: the ever so reliable Wikipedia.

Then we jump into the juicy stuff and Chloe & Holly chat about those times your might not get paid what you are owed, and muse as to why this might be. Is it an honest mistake? Should we always assume people have the best intentions? Or is it purposefully dodgy?

Listeners, we think this is a pretty important chat and we haven't even scratched the surface here. Plus, we're still learning about this stuff ourselves - we'd love to have an expert on in this field to talk actual facts rather than conjecture (get in touch if you are one!). For instance, since recording this, we have heard that there doesn't seem to be a problem with using a spot on a separate network, just if it's outside it's licensing period. See?? Much to learn! (You'll have to listen to know what the eff we're on about)

Check out these rates cards from Chloe and Holly's agents to get an idea of what's being charged for what in VO in Australia. And here's the link to our Aussie union as well:

Holly has since been paid for one of the jobs mentioned in the ep, and has followed up the second which looks like it will also be paid (yay!) - but please get in touch if you have a similar story. OR if you think you hear us on the radio or TV because, to be honest, that's just pretty damn cool.

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And just one more reminder: please don't undercut your fellow artists :)
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