http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ Videomaker Community Forums » Tag: how to - Recent Posts en Wed, 15 Feb 2012 13:36:54 +0000 http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/making-promotional-video-commercials#post-67954 Fri, 13 May 2011 14:41:30 +0000 grinner 67954@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p> I think we all do this kind of work on a constant basis. You are wlcome to cruise my content on my website but in the end, the last thing you ever want to do is to follow others... at least when wanting to be creative. Something new is what you are after right? Budget is always the restriction. Once you know the deadline and budget, you can plan that ceretain video vibe. That varies and it's always maximized. </p> http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/making-promotional-video-commercials#post-67953 Fri, 13 May 2011 12:29:54 +0000 cpeters45 67953@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p>I have done a lot of this kind of work, Akeline (a lot). Tell me more about what you need to do. I'd be happy to offer advice if I can. What mission organization? My Father-in-Law was with TEAM in Wheaton, Ill for years.</p> <p>~cp</p> http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/making-promotional-video-commercials#post-67887 Wed, 11 May 2011 09:56:27 +0000 designcbts 67887@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p>This is a project I did for our local Chamber of Commerce.  I hope it helps.</p> <p> </p> <p><code>&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ib46CWFcw60&quot;&gt;http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ib46CWFcw60&lt;/a&gt;</code></p> http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/making-promotional-video-commercials#post-67199 Thu, 14 Apr 2011 07:42:51 +0000 kellopes 67199@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p>Thanks Rich.. It seems to be a good start.</p> http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/making-promotional-video-commercials#post-67157 Tue, 12 Apr 2011 16:27:50 +0000 dirtylenz 67157@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p> Akeline,</p> <p> </p> <p>Try one of these sites: Quick Video Marketing or Web Video University. WVU has great tutorials.</p> <p> </p> <p>Rich</p> http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/making-promotional-video-commercials#post-67149 Tue, 12 Apr 2011 07:03:27 +0000 kellopes 67149@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p>Hi folks. I often have to produce promotional videos that helps to promote the organization I am working with. We are a non-profit missions organization. We have works all around the world. The work I do is to try to put together videos that help other people to know what we have been doing, to update them or to encourage them to join us.</p> <p>Does any body else works in this type of production?</p> <p>I am new in making promotional videos and hardly find material on how to make this videos on the internet. I mean, styles, ideas, what to do and not to do, things like that.</p> <p>If you guys want to pinch in ideas, or experiences it would be great.</p> <p>Ask question too if you want.</p> <p> </p> <p>Thanks. God bless.</p> http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/how-to#post-65778 Mon, 21 Feb 2011 16:38:16 +0000 vid-e-o-man 65778@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p>Is this the videomaker forum style of rock soup? </p> http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/how-to#post-65777 Mon, 21 Feb 2011 16:24:25 +0000 signmax 65777@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p> Probably the question was How to write on paper versus I Pad?</p> http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/how-to#post-65774 Mon, 21 Feb 2011 15:47:07 +0000 daryldrj 65774@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p>perhaps it was how to type in the post. just a shot in the dark</p> http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/how-to#post-65767 Mon, 21 Feb 2011 12:43:31 +0000 EarlC 65767@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p>How to get a response without even posting anything ;-)</p> http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/how-to#post-65766 Mon, 21 Feb 2011 12:42:40 +0000 birdcat 65766@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p>Did you intend to put a question here?</p> http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/how-to#post-65762 Mon, 21 Feb 2011 11:43:36 +0000 Skip 65762@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ </p> http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/good-advice-for-travel-shooters#post-59591 Sun, 13 Jun 2010 18:49:32 +0000 composite1 59591@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p>Grin,</p> <p>Yea old head shooters should have a grip on this already. However, stuff that's been hammered down into yours and my DNA from experience get passed over frequently by the newb's. Though you are right about the 'right place right time thing', most of my best 'real world' stuff I got 'cause I specifically went looking for it. Also, that guy was talking mainly as a still weenie so the extra stuff we have to do as vidiots probably never occurs to him. It's still good info though.</p> http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/good-advice-for-travel-shooters#post-59571 Sun, 13 Jun 2010 09:31:48 +0000 grinner 59571@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p> Kind of a basic "don't forget your camera" article. ;)</p> <p>That all seems like common sense to me. Maybe I trake a lot for granted after travelling and shooting for so long. Ya do have to be rollin' to catch it though. While our job is to always make it look the best it possibly can, that can only be done if it exists on tape. Most of what today's travelling shooter is shooting is life. You simply have to be at the right place at the right time to catch that if wanting it to be authentic. His skipping the most important thing is kind of weird for such an article... hone your insticts on where the action is about to happen.</p> <p>Yes, do know what you are shooting and, utilize the light around you or create it but I think we all already knew this. </p> http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/good-advice-for-travel-shooters#post-59559 Sat, 12 Jun 2010 14:25:25 +0000 composite1 59559@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p>Glad you find this stuff useful. Anything to make the job easier and more likely to succeed is fine by me.</p> http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/good-advice-for-travel-shooters#post-59554 Sat, 12 Jun 2010 09:00:52 +0000 roblewis56 59554@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p>composite 1, Thanks for posting this useful advice</p> <p>Robert</p> http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/good-advice-for-travel-shooters#post-59533 Fri, 11 Jun 2010 08:51:26 +0000 composite1 59533@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p>I ran across this article by Michell Kanashkevich discussing 5 common mistakes made by first-time Photographers documenting their travels. Having done a fair bit of traveling around 'The Rock' as both a Still and Video Shooter, I fully agree with Mitchell's observations (having run afoul of a couple of them myself) and feel the info applies to shooting video at a higher degree. The prep work required for video is much greater than photography. In spite of the 'YouTube' mindset of 'just shoot it', when you're taking the time to travel and investing in gear to record your journey the diff between 'Tube' video and 'great' video will depend on the extra time and steps you took to prepare. Check it out.</p> <p><a href="http://digital-photography-school.com/travel-photography-mistakes">5 Common Mistakes Aspiring Travel Shooters Make</a></p> http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/barn-doors-for-a-work-light#post-59286 Tue, 01 Jun 2010 15:13:54 +0000 EarlC 59286@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p>We're doing some serious digging around here, huh?</p> http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/barn-doors-for-a-work-light#post-59284 Tue, 01 Jun 2010 15:08:33 +0000 pseudosafari 59284@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p>I watched the tutorial on Youtube.  Top notch!  I'm gonna give this a shot.</p> http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/producing-how-to-and-seminars#post-55909 Wed, 03 Mar 2010 19:14:05 +0000 TJ Robertson 55909@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p>If you have some money saved up, and you believe in your ability to market the finished product (or know someone who can) then ya, grinner's got it right.</p> <p>I know too many people who have created a product with someone, agreed to split the profits, and then end up doing all the work and wishing they had just paid a flat fee for the rights.</p> <p>If the presenter is good tho, you might have to pay pretty well.... and you don't want to make a product with a bad presenter (one without good content)</p> <p>Also.... before you go through all the work, make sure there's a market for the topic.  I've seen people spend months creating a product that no one actually wants.</p> <p>Sell what they want, deliver what they need.</p> <p>Hope this helps =)</p> http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/shooting-a-live-theater-performance#post-55867 Wed, 03 Mar 2010 13:34:38 +0000 yourvideographer 55867@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p>My question is on the copyrighted material, how would you legally sell the performances of the dancers with the copyrighted music to parents at dance competitions?</p> http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/producing-how-to-and-seminars#post-53203 Wed, 16 Dec 2009 19:58:10 +0000 grinner 53203@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p> Pay em a flat fee and keep all rights.</p> http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/producing-how-to-and-seminars#post-53182 Wed, 16 Dec 2009 09:35:05 +0000 BruceMol 53182@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p>I guess if you thought about it enough to join the forum and post then you have realized there are a bunch of different ways to approach compensation. Have a look at your business model and business plan (you have one right?). How much do you need to make to be profitable etc. Buy low sell high hasn't changed much over the years - where business decisions have changed is in partnering and sharing the risk. </p> <p>Are you making a DVD product or are you developing the careers of the How-To presenters? In the first instance the public is more likely to pay for the finished product, in the second, it's the actor, your 'talent' or subject matter expert who pays. </p> <p>What I'm getting at is that is something you probably already realize - sometimes you pay them and sometimes they pay you! Sometimes you both profit from the venture. </p> <p>That being said, before you engage in any video recording make sure your talent, or new partner, understands that you retain the rights for sale. Don't record a bunch of stuff, make a video which the presenter may or may not like - and if they don't like, and you don't have something to say that it's yours to do with as you see fit, then you've wasted a lot of time and enegy etc.</p> <p>The HowTo experts that have a website would benefit from having a promo video for their website (put it on your YouTube channel so you can control when/if it appears). You can sell the DVD to the HowTo person for them to sell on their website.</p> <p>The expert who doesn't have any promotional venue other than the DVD you propose can benefit from profit sharing. When I consign videos I try to get at least 70%. When I am the supplier of a vendor I have a sliding scale for based on quantity ordered. </p> <p>When you pay someone to make something while you video record, offer them a fair wage. If you are going to someone's house to record how they make sticky buns or turkey gravy, start at least by offering minimum wage IF you know there is no way for them to profit from your video...like they don't cook for a living, just for fun. If they want to do it for fun, buy them a nice gift. Be super nice to your talent!</p> <p>So, you probably know this already but it helps to know many of us have dealt with the same question. The answer to: How much to compensate? is...'it depends...'</p> http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/producing-how-to-and-seminars#post-53172 Wed, 16 Dec 2009 02:08:13 +0000 Pioneer 53172@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p>I'm interseted in producing DVD's of speakers from seminars and instructors / craftspeople on topics related to How-To do something. I don't know how to handle compensating the presenter. Do I give a percentage of sales or pay him outright? What about ownership and reproducing the DVD? </p> <p>Does anyone else do something along this line?</p> http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/shooting-a-live-theater-performance#post-52338 Wed, 18 Nov 2009 07:51:23 +0000 composite1 52338@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p>Gerald,</p> <p>You get around the 'lack of control' by shooting as many dress rehearsals as you can. You also use dress rehearsals to get those close-ups your clients desire because camera set-ups are infinitely easier without the audience present. If you notice, in Ian's piece there are slight variations in exposure between the main shot and the different cut shots. Since live performances aren't exactly the same each time there will be differences in performance, where the light hits the talent and a host of other stuff. So it'll never be perfect, but you can narrow down those variables considerably by shooting the dress rehearsals. It's more work, but it justifies itself when it comes time to get busy in the editing bay.</p> http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/shooting-a-live-theater-performance#post-52328 Tue, 17 Nov 2009 23:01:32 +0000 geraldprost 52328@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p>The videographer has nailed the exposure and composition. You normally can't control it as well as it is controlled here. I shoot a lot of live theatre. I think this is excellent but most of my clients require more close ups. Gerry in Calgary</p> http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/shooting-a-live-theater-performance#post-52284 Mon, 16 Nov 2009 12:48:48 +0000 composite1 52284@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p>Not long ago a member was looking for info on how to shoot a live theatrical performance. He got some really good advice, but sometimes it's just better to 'see' how something should look than to just read about it.</p> <p>Here's a video by Ian Lucero discussing how he shot a live dance performance. He gives some good tips on what to do to round out your shot list so you'll have plenty to work with during post.</p> <p><a href="http://vimeo.com/414391">Shooting Live Theater (music, dance, etc.)</a> from <a href="http://vimeo.com/ianlucero">Ian Lucero</a> on <a href="http://vimeo.com">Vimeo</a>.</p> http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/serious-advice-for-aspiring-doc-makers#post-48217 Mon, 22 Jun 2009 09:03:51 +0000 composite1 48217@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p>The toughest thing I've found about making documentaries hasn't had anything to do with the production aspects. It's always been with festival boards. I've made enough doc's to make them interesting enough to watch. Whenever I'm able to get any of them in front of an audience so far it has always been the subject matter that has sparked debate not any technical foibles which is as it should be. The difficulty is getting stuff past those (when you can't say anything nice...) festival boards. Man, if your film isn't the 'flavor of the month' or reach the board participants specific tastes, fuggeddaboutit! If I see one more doc about starving kids in africa with AIDS and so on.... Not that it isn't an important subject, but it isn't the only subject out there.</p> <p>The whole purpose of documentary filmmaking is to 'document' a subject and present it in the visual medium. Those subjects can involve anything, but since the primary place for screening docs is film festivals if you have to start making your film's to what you think a review board will accept, that defeats the whole purpose of making a doc. That's one of the reasons you keep seeing the same thing over and over. Doc's may be information inspired works, but they ultimately have to be 'marketable' in order to reach an audience. You're piece can be a flawless work of filmmaking that touches the heart and enlightens the mind. But, if some festival board or distributor doesn't think it will sell, no one will see it.</p> http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/serious-advice-for-aspiring-doc-makers#post-48179 Sun, 21 Jun 2009 04:20:36 +0000 jimcvideo 48179@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p>In my spare time, I moonlight as a standup comedian and a member of a comedy improv troupe, and I'd rather work on 10 documentaries (or any other genre films) than 1 comedy, although I do plan on shooting a full-length comedy one day. The problem with comedy is that there's just so much potential for failure. Heck, half the time when I watch my own jokes after the fact I don't even find them all that funny. (It's a good thing most comedy clubs serve alcohol).</p> <p>As far as documentaries go, I'm working on one right now, and it should be pretty impressive when it's finished. I'm still in the preproduction stage, but I'm taking pointers from folks who've been around the block a time or two. I'm not saying it'll be a Ken Burns masterpiece, but it should be pretty good.</p> http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/serious-advice-for-aspiring-doc-makers#post-48178 Sun, 21 Jun 2009 01:52:11 +0000 zoobie 48178@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p> Composite, </p> <p>I saw your other thread but don't have time for the movie. I actually enjoy well put-together docs like on the history/learning channel. I just don't like <em>making</em> them because there's no challenge in filming an interview, having the subject do most of the performing, etc. I'm currently with the buskers and every video I've seen is a doc. I've been burnt in half from all these same docs. Homemade amateur docs are the worst. That's half the reason why I'm making a comedy movie.</p> <p>I don't know why but I thought comedy would be the <em>easiest</em>. But when I think of the risks Mel Brooks took, you're probably right. Some of it worked and some bombed. Most of the comedy I've written so far is slap stick/visual and shown in fast motion just like the old silent cinema. I need to practice writing more comedy with dialogue. Now, that's a challenge...</p>