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<title>Videomaker Community Forums &#187; Forum: Making Profit - Recent Topics</title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 17 Feb 2012 13:30:15 +0000</pubDate>

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<title>composite1 on "To Buy or Rent? That&#039;s a good question...."</title>
<link>http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/to-buy-or-rent-thats-a-good-question#post-74638</link>
<pubDate>Fri, 10 Feb 2012 11:37:04 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>composite1</dc:creator>
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<description>&#60;p&#62;Whether you've been in the biz for a while or just starting up a hobby, the big question is; Should I buy or rent?&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;In my experience, I've done both and there were pro's and con's with either. These days with gear being truly affordable, there is an incentive to purchase equipment and accessories outright. However, there are unseen costs that come with both purchasing and renting gear. Here's a vid from Caleb Pike that gives a solid analysis of this very important question....&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;&#60;a href=&#34;http://vimeo.com/36359388&#34;&#62;Owning Gear&#60;/a&#62; from &#60;a href=&#34;http://vimeo.com/calebpike&#34;&#62;Caleb Pike&#60;/a&#62; on &#60;a href=&#34;http://vimeo.com&#34;&#62;Vimeo&#60;/a&#62;.&#60;/p&#62;</description>
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<title>Kolyssa on "What should I charge?"</title>
<link>http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/what-should-i-charge-1#post-74644</link>
<pubDate>Fri, 10 Feb 2012 13:50:54 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Kolyssa</dc:creator>
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<description>&#60;p&#62;Hello! I found this forum on Google and I've seen lots of experienced people giving their advice here, so I thought I would try it out!&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;I usually charge $100/min of edited footage when I make promo or recap videos. (So a 5 min video = $500). That's perfect for my target audience and the kind of videos I make. However, I was recently approached with a project that I am unsure how to price. Here are the details:&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;8 to 10 videos at 15-20 minutes each. The content is educational lecture. We'll probably spend a day (8 hours) filming all the videos, then my guess is that it will take about 60 hours of editing to get everything put together within the next 3 months (I'm a college student with classes so yes, it will take that long). With my *usual* pricing formula, the quote could be like $15,000!!! And that's way out of my client's budget. I understand that the editing for these videos will actually be minimal compared to my usual work :::::: &#60;a href=&#34;https://vimeo.com/17085389&#34; rel=&#34;nofollow&#34;&#62;https://vimeo.com/17085389&#60;/a&#62; ::::: so it will cost less. But I also don't want to be taken advantage of.&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;If you need to know anything else, please let me know! Other than that any advice is very appreciated :)&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;-Kolyssa&#60;/p&#62;</description>
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<title>EarlC on "30 % Off Funeral Book"</title>
<link>http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/30-off-funeral-book#post-74260</link>
<pubDate>Sat, 28 Jan 2012 11:49:46 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>EarlC</dc:creator>
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<description>&#60;p&#62;I'm currently running an ad in Videomaker magazine for &#34;They Shoot Funerals, Don't They: Complete Guide to Funeral Video Production &#38;amp; Marketing&#34; but &#60;a href=&#34;http://www.lulu.com&#34;&#62;LuluDOTCom&#60;/a&#62; is offering a coupon good for 30% off ... coupon SHELFSTOCK305 ... through Jan 31.&#60;/p&#62;</description>
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<title>nevart on "Question: Direct-to-TV documentary production"</title>
<link>http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/question-direct-to-tv-documentary-production#post-74284</link>
<pubDate>Sun, 29 Jan 2012 00:56:07 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>nevart</dc:creator>
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<description>&#60;p&#62;If I am shooting for broadcast TV, should I use standard 4:3 or 16:9?  Which is more likely to be accepted?  Also is it a bad idea to use 24P mode for TV?  I thought it may enhance the look of the work even though it is not a cinematic production.  Finally, if I do this in NTSC is that going to have a negative impact on the ability to sell to international markets?&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62; &#60;/p&#62;</description>
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<title>SargeHero on "7 Types of Clients you Should Avoid"</title>
<link>http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/7-types-of-clients-you-should-avoid#post-74130</link>
<pubDate>Sat, 21 Jan 2012 10:06:15 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>SargeHero</dc:creator>
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<description>&#60;p&#62;I found this interesting &#60;a title=&#34;7 Types of clients you should avoid at all cost&#34; href=&#34;http://www.momeomagazine.com/business-101-disaster-clients-the-7-types-of-clients-you-should-avoid-at-all-costs/&#34;&#62;article &#60;/a&#62;that talks about 7 types of clients that should be avoided. In my personal experience in the video production world I have stumble upon at least 5 of this clients. In my opinion the worst and most common in the video business are the &#34;cheapskate clients&#34;, which are not willing to pay for your hard work and expect a lot of things for less. &#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;I would really like to hear how Videomaker community deals with this type of clients. Any awful experience? Any advise for the video business newbies? &#60;/p&#62;</description>
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<title>Tim on "Working for free"</title>
<link>http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/working-for-free#post-67985</link>
<pubDate>Sun, 15 May 2011 02:09:42 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tim</dc:creator>
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<description>&#60;p&#62;I've just moved to a large metro area and have networked with several groups, mainly artists and performers, that have opened up a great number of opportunities for video work for me.  I'm a film student right now, but I've been doing video for around 7 years now.  My dilemma is that a lot of people come to me asking me to help them out by producing a video on the grounds that it'd be good experience, build my resume, spread my name...ect.  I realize that to a degree situations like that are true.  I just don't know at what point I can say &#34;Ok, but you have to pay me.&#34; I want to build resume and all that, but honestly I'm afraid of becoming the guy that works for free.&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;Any advice.&#60;/p&#62;</description>
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<title>Alan P. on "More newbie questions about pricing."</title>
<link>http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/more-newbie-questions-about-pricing#post-73690</link>
<pubDate>Sat, 31 Dec 2011 23:54:42 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Alan P.</dc:creator>
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<description>&#60;p&#62; Hi,&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62; I have an idea about doing freelance video work, creating youtube ads for small businesses. &#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62; My main question is pricing, and what to charge.&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62; My background: I have a diploma in a multimedia/communications program at a local college, supplemented by an internship at a local TV station. I live in a medium-sized Canadian city. &#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62; My gear: Nikon DSLR, Zoom H1 mic, LED video light, Mac + iMovie. &#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62; So again my concern is charging. My idea is in approaching small businesses so that might be a factor. I'm wondering about charging a fixed rate vs. a per-hour rate. And what would be an average rate per hour. I think my video skills are solid and my gear, although simple, can produce good results especially for youtube or a basic embedded video. But I'm not an industry vet with 20 years experience. At the same time I don't want to make it too hard for myself with a low charge if I need to raise my rates later, or devalue my work with a low charge, or hurt the industry's pay standards.&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62; So I guess this raises a few questions: If I'm targeting businesses with low budgets, is it reasonable to offer a lower rate? &#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62; I'm thinking $25-30 an hour. But maybe it should be more. &#60;/p&#62;</description>
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<title>pskyler on "Live Event Webcasting Business Info"</title>
<link>http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/live-event-webcasting-business-info#post-74003</link>
<pubDate>Sun, 15 Jan 2012 07:17:11 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>pskyler</dc:creator>
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<description>&#60;p&#62;I an considering offering  live event webcasting along with other vider services I offer in my video business. Does anyone know of a place I can get more information on how to find clients who may need this service?&#60;/p&#62;</description>
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<title>Alan P. on "Newb questions pt:2: charging for &#34;creative&#34; time"</title>
<link>http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/newb-questions-pt2-charging-for-creative-time#post-73718</link>
<pubDate>Mon, 02 Jan 2012 11:23:21 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Alan P.</dc:creator>
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<description>&#60;p&#62; Hello again,&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62; I posted earlier about basic rates for video work, and while the costs of shooting and editing were covered, I'm curious about what you guys charge for &#34;creative&#34; time- that is, coming up with the idea, for say, an ad. &#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62; For me, what I like to do is brainstorm the idea with the client, what they want etc. and then apply my own ideas as to how this will look as, say, a 1-minute piece. &#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62; So ultimately, this work would include meeting with the client, plus maybe working on and finishing a simple storyboard, before shooting.&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62; &#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62; So... what do you guys do when it comes to this aspect of video shoots? &#60;/p&#62;</description>
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<title>brandon0409 on "Convert MOV to wmv"</title>
<link>http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/convert-mov-to-wmv#post-35347</link>
<pubDate>Fri, 29 Feb 2008 10:28:53 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>brandon0409</dc:creator>
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<description>&#60;p&#62;I edit on a Mac Pro.Â  Everything is outputed to MOV file.&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;I am placing some samples on my website, but not everyone uses quicktime.Â  So I would like to have the option to use Windows Media Player as well.&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;Are there any free applications to convert .MOV files to .WMV.&#60;br /&#62;
OR&#60;br /&#62;
Does anyone know an output setting in FCP that would out to a Window Media player format?&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;Thanks&#60;/p&#62;</description>
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<title>Casey on "Another Newbie askin questions"</title>
<link>http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/another-newbie-askin-questions#post-72062</link>
<pubDate>Thu, 03 Nov 2011 07:23:23 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Casey</dc:creator>
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<description>&#60;p&#62; Hello all,&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;     I wanted to thank all the contributors to this site. I've learned a lot from the forums, and the advice from the salty video guys has saved me countless headaches already.&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;That being said I do have a few questions that I havnt been able to find answers for, cause I'm looking for opinions. Negative Posative whatever just as long as its fact based I want your opinion on a few things. The reason I'm asking is because I'm making the switch from Hobbiest to &#34;pro&#34; or person who makes their living shooting video is what I would call myself. So I'm trying to foresee problems and begin planning for them now. &#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;first is about equipment. I have been shooting real estate video's and wedding videos for about 6 months. Music videos's on the side until I build up a decent portfolio. Up until now I have been shooting with my Canon XL1 and Canon GL1 using a friends XL1 on top of that if I wanted another fixed shot for a wedding. So far I havnt heard any complaints. These have all been for Family and Friends and for basicaly nothing so I didnt expect any. Is this equipment satisfactory if I plan on marketing myself for weddings ? I have wireless mics, lights, editing on Digital Juice I dont think I need anything else ? The real estate videos are fine on my XL1 but I feel like when it comes to weddings I'm under equiped for some reason. what do you think ? if I am what are you suggestions to overcome this minus buying a new camera ?&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;The second question is about experience. I have been shooting hobby style since I was a kid. I've shot a lot of different things over the years but this doesnt translate to a lot of production quality work to show. I dont claim to be anything I'm not when I talk to people about there projects. That being said I am going to have to start spending a lot less time doing things for fun even if I dont have loads of experience in them. So my question is what kind of work should I avoid, at first, based on the equipment above and my skill level ?&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;thanks   &#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62; &#60;/p&#62;</description>
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<title>ECACE Productions on "Short Films"</title>
<link>http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/short-films-1#post-73395</link>
<pubDate>Wed, 14 Dec 2011 17:16:06 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>ECACE Productions</dc:creator>
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<description>&#60;p&#62;How and were can you make profit with your short film productions?&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;Here is a link of a short film that I did on the weekend, it was filmed on Saturday and edited on Sunday, I had to do the music as well.&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;Please comment for good or bad, I need to know were I need to improve.&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;&#60;a href=&#34;http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MFp7ckwwuyY&#34; rel=&#34;nofollow&#34;&#62;http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MFp7ckwwuyY&#60;/a&#62;&#60;/p&#62;</description>
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<title>Larry Pritchard on "getting paid at end of contract"</title>
<link>http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/getting-paid-at-end-of-contract#post-73560</link>
<pubDate>Fri, 23 Dec 2011 12:38:30 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Larry Pritchard</dc:creator>
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<description>&#60;p&#62;Hi All,&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;I am gradually entering the video production business with a colleague and&#60;br /&#62;
we have run into a situation that I am hoping someone could help with.  My&#60;br /&#62;
question is how does one set up a payment schedule for a company or institution&#60;br /&#62;
that disburses payments on a 30 or 60 day net schedule.  All the research&#60;br /&#62;
I have done so far says to clearly specify a payment schedule with the final&#60;br /&#62;
payment from the client due upon receipt of the final video.  Some people&#60;br /&#62;
even advise to withhold the final product until the last payment is in actually&#60;br /&#62;
hand.  This seems like it would work OK for smaller companies.&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;The problem we recently ran into involved a gig for a public school. &#60;br /&#62;
My partner set up the gig so I wasn't in on the contract negotiation. &#60;br /&#62;
However, the school makes payments to contractors through the main district office&#60;br /&#62;
which is on a 30-day net schedule. The gig was a rush job with a two week&#60;br /&#62;
turnaround.  So this ended up with us&#60;br /&#62;
doing the entire gig, beginning to final delivery without getting paid&#60;br /&#62;
yet.  I’m not worried about not getting&#60;br /&#62;
paid, our money is working its way through “the system” and is expected just after the new year. I just wonder if this is par for the&#60;br /&#62;
course?  What useful advice is there for&#60;br /&#62;
dealing with large bureaucracies where payments may be delayed…especially when&#60;br /&#62;
a project is on a tight schedule.&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;Thanks for your advice.&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;Larry&#60;/p&#62;</description>
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<title>Clara Rist on "Which eye-candy ways to create a video around audio can you come up with?"</title>
<link>http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/which-eye-candy-ways-to-create-a-video-around-audio-can-you-come-up-with#post-73251</link>
<pubDate>Sat, 10 Dec 2011 08:00:38 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Clara Rist</dc:creator>
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<description>&#60;p&#62;I create podcasts whenever I have something important to say. I gathered a small fanbase already. But I also want to make money with it. I got an email from youtube that I now get a share of adsense revenue there. But my podcasts are audio only. Which quick but at the same time eye-candy ways to create a video around audio can you come up with?
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<title>EarlC on "Making any money?"</title>
<link>http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/making-any-money#post-73065</link>
<pubDate>Sun, 04 Dec 2011 14:13:20 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>EarlC</dc:creator>
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<description>&#60;p&#62;How's the video business?&#60;/p&#62;</description>
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<title>cjproductions on "Pricing???"</title>
<link>http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/pricing-3#post-72716</link>
<pubDate>Tue, 22 Nov 2011 06:06:18 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>cjproductions</dc:creator>
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<description>&#60;p&#62;Most of my video work has been done as a hobby.&#38;nbsp; I was recently offered a job to film dance recitals for a local dance academy.&#38;nbsp; My idea is to use two cameras.&#38;nbsp; One will capture the entire stage while the second camera will zoom in on each dancer in the the number.&#38;nbsp; In post I will do some split screen and switch between cameras.&#38;nbsp; This will require a lot more time editing but should make for a lot better video than just one static camera.&#38;nbsp; I have no idea what to charge for this project.&#38;nbsp; The recital will be 2 hours in length.&#38;nbsp; Any help would be greatly apperciated!!
&#60;/p&#62;</description>
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<title>designcbts on "Charge for using royalty-free music?"</title>
<link>http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/charge-for-using-royalty-free-music#post-72864</link>
<pubDate>Sun, 27 Nov 2011 14:09:39 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>designcbts</dc:creator>
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<description>&#60;p&#62;&#38;nbsp;Do any of you charge for using royalty-freemusic from your paid for library?&#60;/p&#62;</description>
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<title>grinner on "teaming up with StreetFire"</title>
<link>http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/teaming-up-with-streetfire#post-57991</link>
<pubDate>Wed, 28 Apr 2010 15:13:48 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>grinner</dc:creator>
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<description>&#60;p&#62;Grinner Hester LLC and StreetFire.net are teaming up to create a new series!&#60;br /&#62;Stoked!!!!&#60;br /&#62;Signing the contract tomorrow, the pilot will go directly into production then we'll take it in stride from there. Fox Reality is already nibblin'&#60;img src=&#34;http://www.ricekiller.com/forums/images/smilies/yep.gif&#34; /&#62;. I'll give details about the show as soon as I can. Till then, swing by the Moddin' Art channel on StreetFire and say howdy.&#60;br /&#62;&#60;a href=&#34;http://www.streetfire.net/profile/grinner.htm&#34;&#62;http://www.streetfire.net/profile/grinner.htm&#60;/a&#62;&#60;/p&#62;</description>
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<title>Jacob Wayne Bondesen on "Clients want copyrighted music."</title>
<link>http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/clients-want-copyrighted-music#post-72529</link>
<pubDate>Wed, 16 Nov 2011 22:31:05 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Jacob Wayne Bondesen</dc:creator>
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<description>&#60;p&#62;I have a client that desires to have copyrighted music in the video content that I shoot and edit for her. I try out music in Garageband and other methods of free music but I know she wants certain songs to go along with the videos she imagines. &#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;Although I am getting paid by her to do these videos, they are only going on her YouTube and YouTube usually recognizes the song and (to make things fair) puts an add for the particular song below the video. She knows this and is still fine with using copyrighted music. &#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;With that said, is the fact that YouTube allows viewers to buy the song enough to say that I'm good with copyright infringement? I am making profit but the writer/artist might be making profit too. &#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;Please help!&#60;/p&#62;</description>
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<title>Summerrose on "Joining a business group for networking"</title>
<link>http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/to-join-a-business-group-for-networking#post-72386</link>
<pubDate>Fri, 11 Nov 2011 07:56:11 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Summerrose</dc:creator>
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<description>&#60;p&#62;I was wondering if you think it's a good value to join a business networking group?&#38;nbsp; I just began my independent video business the end of summer which includes event videography, storytelling and video production for the web and corporations.&#38;nbsp; So far, I've been doing work for people I know and will begin a direct-mail campaign after the first of the year.&#38;nbsp; Please let me know if you think, as a beginner (who is still doing work for free to create a demo reel), that it would be a good value to spend a sometimes expensive fee to join a networking organization.&#38;nbsp; On a side note, I'm also joining an local video group for independents, which will also allow me to network.
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<title>Carl on "looking for content creation for future digital signage projects"</title>
<link>http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/looking-for-content-creation-for-future-digital-signage-projects#post-71980</link>
<pubDate>Mon, 31 Oct 2011 18:45:17 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Carl</dc:creator>
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<description>&#60;p&#62;Hi, My name is Carl and I am expanding my business into the digital signage realm. I know that are a lot of professional SaaS content sites out there right now but I wanted to go outside of that. I am looking for individuals on a per scheme basis to help me create unique advertising content, depending upon the customer it may end up turning into recurring revenue as the content will need to be refreshed. Thanks for your time.&#60;/p&#62;</description>
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<title>SpectateSwamp on "Golf Video up on a big screen in 10 minutes"</title>
<link>http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/golf-video-up-on-a-big-screen-in-10-minutes#post-65357</link>
<pubDate>Sat, 05 Feb 2011 03:09:43 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>SpectateSwamp</dc:creator>
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<description>&#60;p&#62;This last summer we took 2 camcorders and my laptop to the golf course. We learned a lot and now can do an even better job in the same amount of time. The initial problem with our playback was that we showed each short clip then that 3 to 15 second clip in slow motion. The 15 sec videos were just too long and the audience lost interest. A quick fix to the program and now just the last 3 seconds (the swing) of video is played back in slow motion. Having 2 camcorders the videos needed to be synched. I'm writing a quickie program to merge the catalog file. One other feature added was the ability to play back the videos by 4some. As each group comes to the tee shoot a short short video of less than 2 seconds. This creates a break record when doing the catalog function. I can use the new merge option to insert a large font slowed print of each players name(have list day before) just prior to the video play. A future option will be to allow for video from camcorder #1 to play on large screen #1 and Video from camcorder #2 in time with each other.&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;So within 10 to 12 minutes after leaving the course the golfers are seeing the random playback of the round they just finished. A large font displays the player name. The view from behind plays at normal speed then the last 3 seconds play in slow motion. Then the side view camcorder video plays. followed by the last 3 seconds (the swing) in slow motion. Then the next player in that foursome. &#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;Once that is playing. The DVD copies can start to be burned. For a fee.&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;They loved the videos at both events. That was the part we missed videoing. They really enjoyed the show.&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;Anyway there is a thread about &#34;Digital Video Showdown&#34; where everybody gets called out on the sad state of Digital Video. Come on over if you dare. &#60;/p&#62;</description>
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<title>Charles Schultz on "Travel Pay Question"</title>
<link>http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/travel-pay-question#post-71384</link>
<pubDate>Wed, 05 Oct 2011 13:00:32 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Charles Schultz</dc:creator>
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<description>&#60;p&#62;I have been asked to provide a quote to shoot a commercial in Louisiana which is 850 miles away and I will drive there so I can take all my gear. My question is, how much should I charge for travel and the time to do so? I don't want to over charge and not get the gig but I do not want to cut myself short either.&#60;/p&#62;</description>
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<title>BruceMol on "another way videographers can add value"</title>
<link>http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/another-way-videographers-can-add-value#post-71115</link>
<pubDate>Fri, 23 Sep 2011 11:02:20 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>BruceMol</dc:creator>
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<description>&#60;p&#62;Since last new year I've been working (contract) for a software company making screen capture videos, tutorials and customer testimonials. That's all fine and good, if you are into education and video like I am, it's a good fit. &#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;My customer noted I had twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn and had my own blog on my website and asked me to 'handle' their social media for their three day user conference. Armed with my Canon D60, my Kodak Z8i and a Canon HV20 with wireless mic, I have been capturing video &#38;amp; images with the Kodak which I use to update the social media accounts. I use the Canon D60 to build up the stock images of &#60;code&#62;interested crowds&#60;/code&#62; and &#60;code&#62;staff presenters&#60;/code&#62; to be used in future advertising. I have the HV20 set up to collect testimonials of the conference and the software when the sessions are on break.&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;Knowing my media and having the equipment to switch from, say, my RODE Videomic to Sennhieser wireless when things got really noisy, has put me a leg up on full time employees who used to do what they could. It&#60;code&#62;s also given me some specialized experience which I may be able to use elsewhere. I left my Canon XHA1 at home because it is so imposing looking - it&#60;/code&#62;s great for recording speakers and presentations but in this event the presentations weren&#60;code&#62;t being moved to the web. The HV20 is very unimposing and I&#60;/code&#62;ve collected a few nice testimonials to work on over the next few weeks - more billable hours.&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;If you are interested in how that social media looked then check out these links: On twitter look for windward_pos. The Windward Software website is wws5.com there is a link to their Wordpress blog. BTW Wordpress was very easy to learn. The blogs go to their Facebook page so that is just a duplicate of stuff found elsewhere.&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;So, if you are looking for ways to use your cameras to the max and combine it with Social Media, you may already be doing for yourself, look for opportunities to become an Event Social Mediographer (ESM - you saw it here first!)&#60;/p&#62;</description>
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<title>Matthew Costa on "Struggling to find clients"</title>
<link>http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/struggling-to-find-clients#post-70428</link>
<pubDate>Tue, 23 Aug 2011 20:29:28 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Matthew Costa</dc:creator>
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<description>&#60;p&#62;I'm a film student in Boston and a resident of Cape Cod. My dream is to make movies someday, but paying for expenses is nice too.&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;I work very hard to find people who might be interested in my services, which ranges from event video, music videos, and commercials.&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;I've tried to reasonably price my service at $350 per day on production, a $100 consulting rate (which is for people who want help on troubleshooting), and $50 per hour for editing. Which I think is pretty cheap. And lots of people have turned their noses up at it.&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;Posting on Craigslist has found me individuals who won't even pay more than $100 or less.&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;Recently I've just given in and have been marketing my price at around $150 - $200 flat. Which I've begun to regret, but what else can I do?&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;I have no idea how to just simply find and call up places that might require my service. And I have no experience in putting myself out there.&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;Is there any advice someone can give me as to where to begin?&#60;/p&#62;</description>
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<title>Adam on "Need a service that allows me to sell video streams from my website"</title>
<link>http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/need-a-service-that-allows-me-to-sell-video-streams-from-my-website#post-70914</link>
<pubDate>Wed, 14 Sep 2011 06:50:00 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Adam</dc:creator>
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<description>&#60;p&#62;Hi guys, long time lurker, first post, be gentle.&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62; &#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;I'm looking for a service that will allow me to sell my videos directly through my website.&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;Basically, people can purchase a video, and then watch it directly on my website as many times as they like, on as many devices as they like, once they've purchased the video.&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62; &#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;I'm at my wits end trying to figure out a way to do this, and any help would be greatly appreciated. I figured someone here might have experience with selling video streams from a website.&#60;/p&#62;</description>
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<title>spencer on "receiving money for my work."</title>
<link>http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/receiving-money-for-my-work#post-70775</link>
<pubDate>Tue, 06 Sep 2011 18:56:56 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>spencer</dc:creator>
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<description>&#60;p&#62;I post videos on youtube and I am able to have ads on my videos with my adsense account. It doesn't pay off when you first off I only recieve 20 cents whenever someone clicks on my ads, only 10 people have clicked on my ads. So right now I'm at $4.07. Does anybody else receive money from youtube?&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;My channel name twe1ve8studge I post comedy sketches and parodies.&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;P.S I know I'm the best filmer, video maker or comedian but I try, hey I was invited to have ads on my videos I must be better than I think I am.&#60;/p&#62;</description>
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<title>Jim Boldron on "New and Clueless!"</title>
<link>http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/new-and-clueless#post-70281</link>
<pubDate>Wed, 17 Aug 2011 23:03:07 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Jim Boldron</dc:creator>
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<description>&#60;p&#62;Hey guys, I am brand new to filming (4 months deep) with no schooling or prior knowledge of the industry. That said, I have been making motocross edits for my friends who race, and posting them on vimeo. I get quite a bit a praise with them and with the embedding of the video I get anywhere 3-5k+ views a week. The 2 biggest motocross media sites that focus on photos and videos have contacted me with job offers...once of them wants to hire me as an employee, and the other wants to just pay me per edit and be able to put their name on my videos. And that's what I don't have a clue about...charging. What would I charge a website to post my videos that I make for them? Is $50 just ridiculously low? Is $1,000 way to high?&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;My edits are usually 3-4 minutes, sometimes 6ish. I generally shoot for 3-5 hours at the track then edit time is 2-3 hours...(not including rendering time)&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;my vimeo page is: vimeo.com/sixfortyone&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;Big thanks for any feedback!&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62; \&#60;/p&#62;</description>
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<title>Carolyn on "How much is this video worth?"</title>
<link>http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/how-much-is-this-video-worth#post-67865</link>
<pubDate>Tue, 10 May 2011 19:36:03 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Carolyn</dc:creator>
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<description>&#60;p&#62;Hi everyone, &#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;I am new to freelancing and NYC so I am having a hard time coming up with figures to charge potential clients. I just finished a project for a friend and was hoping other professionals could take a look and be honest with what I should/could charge for something like this. Either hourly, or as a package deal. I am in desperate need of some real numbers that match my skill level and services provided!&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;The project involved me taking 8 hours (10 tapes) of home videos (poorly shot/lit) and editing them into a 30 minute long montage in chronological order. This also included color correcting, adding music, cleaning up audio and adding basic titles throughout.This took me roughly 30 hours.&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;She also wanted a short music video with selected clips that she could share on YouTube and Facebook. This is the link to that, so you can get an idea: &#60;a href=&#34;http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nDyvmjWFk7o&#34; rel=&#34;nofollow&#34;&#62;http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nDyvmjWFk7o&#60;/a&#62; This one took me about 6 hours. The longer version looked similar in style, (without the moving picture effect), and also included audio. &#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;If anyone has any accurate figures, ideas or honest advice I would greatly appreciate it! Keep in mind that I am in NYC, so if you live elsewhere then please let me know how the market there compares if have any idea. THANKS!!!&#60;/p&#62;</description>
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<title>Murani Lewis on "Youth Football Season DVD"</title>
<link>http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/youth-football-season-dvd#post-70211</link>
<pubDate>Mon, 15 Aug 2011 16:49:02 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Murani Lewis</dc:creator>
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<description>&#60;p&#62;&#38;nbsp;This year I finally decided to offer a season dvd package for area youth football leagues.&#38;nbsp; I was originally going to charge $10 per dvd but wised uip and thought that was entirely too low for a month and half worth of filming at 6 to 8 hours every Saturday plus all the editing.&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;I now thought to price them at $20 until today a friend of mine who is also a player's dad said that I could charge between $35-$40.&#38;nbsp; So any advice on pricing would be greatly appreciated.&#60;/p&#62;</description>
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