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Korzu Taplin Korzu Taplin, Jay B Unprofessional, Racist, LIAR! Los Angeles, California
I worked with Korzu Taplin on a production that turned into the biggest joke job of my life. She had an idea of making a fitness video which just looked like a bunch of ghetto bimbos dancing around to Beyonce in her friends living room. She gave the crew a limit of $10 for lunch instead of having any kind of craft service. We were told to park in a specific area which was a $20 parking spot and we were told we would get reimbursed for our sound equipment rentals, special wardrobe, makeup kits, gas and lunch. Halfway through an actor told us that she was bragging about not paying "the white people". She walked around the set yelling at everyone like we were 5 years old. She insisted that her idea would get bought by Vitamin Water so she was making the cast and crew take pictures with Vitamin Water bottles. By the end of the day she informed my crew that she in fact did not have any money to pay us and freaked out when we told her we would not be returning for the remainder of the shoot because she was unprofessional. She was a racist gypsy woman who at the end of the day seemed like she was more crazy than anything. She claimed that she "knew Steven Spielburg and that she would be on top of the world one day and would be able to buy us white mother f**kers"... very unprofessional.. such a joke!!!! DO NOT WORK WITH HER!!! YOU WILL BE FORCED TO TAKE YOUR LOSS BECAUSE ALL SHE WANTS IS TO USE PEOPLE FOR THEIR SERVICE!!!! THE MOST RACIST PERSON I HAVE EVER ENCOUNTERED IN MY LIFE! Another example of what she lies about, she emailed us as "Jay B" and claimed it was her personal assistant but come to find out... Jay B does not exist. She also sent a series of emails after we chose not to return to her "production".......... She insisted on trying to get the cast and crews SSN for W-2 but didn't own a production company and didn't have money to pay anyone... sounds fishy, right?
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PRODUCTION COMPANY:____________________________________________________________
Payment of Wages: Wages shall be paid to all contractors no later than Friday following the week in which services were performed. Pay date may be delayed by reason of an intervening federal or state holiday.
Exempt Contractors shall not be beneficiary of additional overtime, turnaround or other hourly payments, unless expressly provided in deal memo.
NIGHTS, WEEKENDS, HOLDIAYS, WORK TIME: Unless expressly provided in this deal memo, no increased or additional compensation shall accrue or be payable to contractor for the rendering of services at night or on weekends or holidays, or after expiration of any particular number of hours of service in any period.
WORK-FOR-HIRE: Production Company shall be the owner of all the results and proceeds of contractors services, including any copyright, trademark and any other intellectual property rights in any work or property created by Contractor, or anyone under Contractors direction. Contractor acknowledges that Contractors work is work made for hire within the scope of Contractors production, and therefore Production shall be the author and copyright owner of any work created under this agreement. In the event that any of proceeds of Contractors work are not considered a work for hire, then Contractors copyright to such work is hereby assigned to Production.
PUBLICITY: Contractor shall not directly or indirectly circulate, publish or otherwise disseminate any news story, article, book or other publicity concerning the Picture, or contractors or others services without Production Companys prior written consent, provided that contractor may issue a personal publicity mentioning the Picture so long as such references are not derogatory. Contractor has permission to show a videotape of Picture in connection with seeking future production. Production shall have the right to use contractors name, voice, picture and likeness in connection with the Picture to use contractors name, voice, picture and likeness in connection with the Picture, the advertising and publicizing thereof, and any promotional films or clips respecting the Picture without additional compensation therefore.
MEALS: Production Company will provide meal breaks and/or food service at approximately six (6) hour intervals.
Contractor shall comply with the immigration verification production eligibility provisions required by law.
CAR INSURANCE: Contractor is responsible for liability and collision insurance and deductibles on her/his personal vehicle used in conjunction with their production.
Alcohol/Drugs: Use of alcohol or drugs during hours of production will result in contractors immediate termination.
PURCHASES: Contractor will be held personally responsible for purchases, rentals and expenses not approved in advance by production.
CREDIT: Unless otherwise specified in this deal memo, screen credit is at Production Companys discretion subject to contractors performing all services required through completion of term.
TERM: There is no guaranteed period of production: Production reserves the right to discharge contractor at any time, subject only to the obligation to pay the balance of any guaranteed compensation due. This agreement is subject to immediate suspension an/or termination (at Production companys election) without further obligation on the part of Production in the event of any incapacity or default of contractor or in the case of any suspension, postponement or interference with the production by reason of labor controversy, strike, earthquake, act of God, governmental action, regulation, or decree or for any other customary force majeure reason.
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