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| | | | |  | Breaking into the Bizby drsanchez 8 years agoI'm looking for a little advice. I've been dabbling in video for a while, contemplated film school (c'mon, who has $80,000 just lying around to see if they're cut out for film or a rich daddy ), shot | Re: Breaking into the Biz
by galt 8 years ago
Yep, thats me. I think it is fine to do everything, but you don't want to look hungry or desperate for work either. So in my 15 second speech I tell people I do corporate videos, primarily training an
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| | | | | Joinign local chamber of commerceby David Cohen 8 years agoHey All, I read a few posts that mentioned joinging the local COC to network and gain some new clients. Is there any advice on doing so, especialy the latter. Is it just about attending events nad mee | Re: Joinign local chamber of commerce
by galt 8 years ago
Go see the membership director. Usually they have some "open" events for non-members that you can go to once or twice. Every group is different. If it works at all for you, it is usually worth the sma
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| | | | | Pricing Question for TV spotby Blinkofaneye 8 years agoI am a partner in a production company here in phoenix and we have been around for 8 months. I recently was contacted by a friend who works for a local business, they are clearly profitable, expanding | Re: Pricing Question for TV spot
by galt 8 years ago
Charlie, I would never suggest worrying about image to anyone unless they were having trouble with their "image". The fact is that if you can't act successful, looking successful is the next best thin
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| | | |  | Proposal for corporate video wantedby NelsonDF 8 years agoHi, I need to know how to make a good proposal for a corporate video, this is for a factory that will be sold, I already have the numbers to charge but I do not know how to present it to the client.an | Re: Proposal for corporate video wanted
by galt 8 years ago
Describe the project. Add your terms for payment, copyrights, scope changes, etc. Add price and payment schedule Add a place to sign. DOne. There is nothing too magical about it. Just get every aspect
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| | | |  | Day Rate? (and a dollar short)by Jeffrey F. Krepner 8 years agoI just wanted to run this by the group to get some opinions. I've returned from a shoot in Vegas (Thurs - Sun) and the client said "just send me an invoice." Basically, I had a half shooting day on Fr | Re: Day Rate? (and a dollar short)
by galt 8 years ago
I use half-day rates for things like b-roll, second location supporting footage shoots, and sometimes even for primary production. I only shoot a few days a month anyway, so its no big deal for me to
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| | | | | Developing a Script from an existing courseby galt 8 years agoWe are developing a video following an existing course, currently done with Powerpoint slides, still pictures, and a lot of Q&A. This class segment is usually 30 minutes and they have three instructor | Re: Developing a Script from an existing course
by galt 8 years ago
Thanks Mark, It's a new client, and this is a "trial" project. I want to do simple, cheap, effective. Its a small plant, with only a handful of processes. But evidently the students have a lot of inte
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| | | | | Book Recommendationby Brian Duffy 8 years agoI have decided to purchase an ag-dvx100a and get into video production. I am a beginner and I'm looking for a good book to get started with creating dv. It does not have to be specific to this camera | Re: Book Recommendation
by galt 8 years ago
The DVX book is available thru Amazon. As far as Paypal, they NEVER send you email unless releated to a specific transaction. Just ignore EVERYTHING and you will be fine. Most of my paypal scam-emails
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| | | |  | but really, how much?by erin shelby 8 years agoOkay, So I approached a smallish music label about doing a music video for them (I do animation, btw). And they said they liked my work, but had very small budgets for these things and asked me how mu | Re: but really, how much?
by galt 8 years ago
You can also appproach it from the other end. Get a range for their budget, then put together the coolest proposal you can that fits in that range. In truth you can do a music video for $500, but mayb
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| | | |  | grey marketby Christopher Walker 8 years agoI'm about to purchase a dvx100a and I notice grey market versions are available for a full thousand less than the version with a U.S. guarantee. Does anyone know of a facility where a grey market vers | Re: grey market
by galt 8 years ago
It's probably not $1000 less, because a lot of these guys take out things like the battery, charger, lens hood, etc and charge you way too much for them. Try to buy the camera without the overpriced a
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| | | |  | Not a demo reel, but 2 real videosby Charles Avanti 8 years agoBond Girl A short clip for a model's portfolio. The first 23 seconds are from the DVD main motion menu. The video was shot in 4:3 but I massaged it into a 16:9 widescreen, (run time 1:47) Thanks to St | | | | |
| | | | | Power Stand-Byby Steve S 8 years agoWhat is the easiest way to turn off the power stand-by mode I have a project this weekend where i will be using the camera for projection purposes only. | Re: READ THE LITTLE BOOK!
by galt 8 years ago
Actually I have been on the Internet now for about 12 years. Boards have become much more civilized. Back then, along with LOL and ROTFLMAO, the most common acronym was RTFM.
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