Landrieu signs contract for video to boost New Orleans' image
by Michelle Krupa - Times-Picayune (excerpt)

The curtain is about to rise on the latest effort by Mayor Mitch Landrieu's administration to boost New Orleans' image -- and likely also to shed a glossy light on the mayor himself. After soliciting a contractor to produce a short video "that tells the story of the city's recovery in progress," Landrieu has signed a contract capped at $200,000 with G. Mc & Co. Inc., an advertising firm run by Glenda McKinley English. The firm, which long has handled "multicultural tourism" accounts for the city and the state, will earn at least $8,400 a month -- for a required 70 hours of work at an average of $120 an hour -- plus an average of $120 an hour for additional time on the clock, the contract indicates. The deal also specifies costs for various types of service: $1,000 for a 10-hour day of videography, $500 for a day of documentary still photography, $500 a day for an extra cameraman and $100 an hour for video post-production. The contract, which expires Dec. 31, also sets a $10,000 limit for composition of an "original musical score" and allows for payment of costs such as mileage and printing without the standard agency markup.