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• New Ways For A Professional Wedding Videographer To Make A Buck
  October, 2009
  by Matthew York
  Weddings are the first thing that people think about when pondering profits from video, but are there other ways a professional videographer can cash in on…
• How to Start a Wedding Video Service
  August, 2009
  by Mark Montgomery
  When you think about starting a wedding video service, there are a few pitfalls to avoid. First, don't try to serve the entire wedding video market.
• Producer PROFILE: behind the lens
  May, 2009
  by Brian Alves
  How to use video to sell Real Estate Profitably. According to the National Association of Realtors, more than 82% of home buyers begin their search...
• Quick Focus
  February, 2008
  by Jennifer O'Rourke
• Quick Focus
  November, 2007
  by Jennifer O'Rourke
  Topical News
• In Box
  September, 2007
  by
  Reader's Letters
• In Box
  June, 2007
  by the Editors
• Hangin' with the Oscar Nominees
  May, 2007
  by Jennifer O'Rourke
  A Videomaker Special Report
• The Business of the Video Production Company
  January, 2007
  by Alan Naumann
  A 5-point plan to get your Video Production Company off the ground and flying high.
• Prevent Video Equipment Theft
  January, 2007
  by Brian Peterson
  How not to be a target for people stealing your gear.
• Starting a Videography Business (pt 2)
  January, 2007
  by Alan Naumann
  Step by step guide for getting into the videography business.
• Quick Focus
  January, 2007
  by Jennifer O'Rourke
• Making Cents
  August, 2006
  by Bill Berg-Hillinger
  Turn time and tape into treasure.
• Becoming a Professional Video Editor
  July, 2006
  by Bill Davis
  Part 1: Growth, your tools and your space. Step 1: Clean up your act! If video editors desk is a home-office catch-all, the video editor is not using space…
• Quick Focus
  June, 2006
  by Jennifer O'Rourke
• Take 5: 5 Steps to More Profit from Video
  May, 2006
  by Brian Peterson
  Make your time behind the camcorder more profitable.
• Blu-ray is on the Way. Disposable Camcorders?
  August, 2005
  by Morgan Paar
  Video industry news. Blu-ray is on the Way. Disposable Camcorders?
• Quick Focus
  December, 2003
  by Charles Fulton
• Quick Focus
  November, 2003
  by Charles Fulton
• Quick Focus
  December, 2005
  by Morgan Paar
• In Box
  January, 2010
  by Videomaker Readers
  Comments and links to recent Videomaker Magazine Articles written to help people create better video.
• What's Legal: When Are Background Sounds With A Copyright In Video Clips OK?
  January, 2010
  by Mark Levy and Mike Szydlo
  The scenario is simple: background music, either live or recorded, is playing while you are videotaping a scene. Now you have sounds protected by copyright in…
• What's Legal: producer's rights
  April, 2009
  by John Weir and Mark Levy
  You've Been Pirated! How to take down Copyright Infringers with a Copyright Takedown Notice. Your copyrighted work shows up online, but you didn't put it there.
• Quick Focus
  October, 2008
  by Jennifer O'Rourke
  Seeing RED? How 'bout Scarlet?... Fair Use Guidelines Receive a Facelift for Online Videos... Sing Happy Birthday, for a Fee.
• What's Legal producer's rights
  October, 2008
  by Mark Levy and Gina Gullace
• Take 5: Class in Session 5 Tips for Videotaping in Schools
  September, 2008
  by Jennifer O'Rourke
  It's that time of year when students return to the classroom with fresh shiny faces, new schedules and a plethora of activities to fill their calendars from…
• What's Legal: Producers Rights.
  June, 2008
  by Mark Levy and Gina Gullace
  Private Lives: Who is protected... the producer or the citizen? It depends.
• In Box: reader's letters
  April, 2008
  by The Editors
• In Box: Readers' letters
  January, 2008
  by The Editors
• Marketing & Distributing Your Video Part 2 - Finding Buyers & Making Money
  November, 2007
  by Mark Steven Bosko
  With more opportunities than ever for videos to achieve true distribution, independent producers are able to find audiences and revenues for their projects…