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  • October, 2008
    Videomaker's Complete Book of Forms contains 91 essential forms to make shooting and producing video easier. The following is one section of the Complete Book of Forms.

    Maintenance Forms include: A/V Maintenance Log, Editing Computer Maintenance Log, Maintenance Service Time, Maintenance or Inspection Record, Maintenance and Project Report, Service Notes, Equipment Trouble Reports, A/V Hardware Monthly Utilization Report.
  • October, 2008
    Videomaker's Complete Book of Forms contains 91 essential forms to make shooting and producing video easier. The following is one section of the Complete Book of Forms.

    Administrative Reports include: Project Worksheet, Program Request Progress Chart, Weekly Work Progress Report, Project Time Report, A/V Report of Personnel Hours, Incident Report, Equipment Needs Assessment, Storyboard Rundown Sheet, Video Services Closeout Summary, Videotape Production Information, Video Production Job Report.
  • October, 2008
    Videomaker's Complete Book of Forms contains 91 essential forms to make shooting and producing video easier. The following is one section of the Complete Book of Forms.

    Field Equipment Checklist Forms include: Equipment Check Out, Remote Shoot Checklist, and Video Equipment Checklist.
  • October, 2008
    Videomaker's Complete Book of Forms contains 91 essential forms to help you plan, get organized, stay legal, and ask the right questions. These include: Release Forms Production Planning Forms Production Cost Forms Storyboard –Scripting Forms Location Surveys/Scouting Reports Production Scheduling Forms Field Equipment Checklist Maintenance Forms Administrative Reports and many more! Total pages 131.
  • October, 2008
    Learn how you can make money with your video creation!
  • May, 2006
    by Kyle Cassidy
    While people wait for HD-DVD or Blu-ray to make some decisive victory, people hesitate over buying HDV cams or upgrading their computers.
  • May, 2006
    by Brian Peterson
    Make your time behind the camcorder more profitable.
  • March, 2006
    by Morgan Paar
  • October, 2005
    by Jim Stinson
    Many of the little things that you learn from from a lifetime of planning, directing, editing and producing videos can easily be applied to life as a whole.
  • April, 2005
    by Jim Stinson
    Meticulous planning will enable you to shoot the program you developed and then edit the show you shot.
  • October, 2006
    by Kyle Cassidy
    I was in my early teens in the late 1970s when the VHS/Betamax wars were raging. My best friend Robbie took the plunge and bought a Betamax. Indecisive, I waited.
  • August, 1996
    by William Ronat
    Advice on how to go from Amateur to Pro
  • November, 1995
    by William Ronat
    A Word From Your Sponsor
  • March, 1995
    by William Ronat
    Find Your Financing
  • February, 1996
    by Mark Bosko
    Gaining production value on a project doesn't instantly mean spending money. Here's how to improve the quality of your videos with such simple tools as scripting decisions, camera angles and lighting scenarios.
  • January, 1996
    by Mark Bosko
    Video Production Services Startup Advice
  • May, 1997
    by William Ronat
    This episode of
  • July, 1997
    by William Ronat
    Estimating the cost of a video for a client is a tricky but necessary part of doing business. Here's how to do it right.
  • December, 2000
    by Bill Davis
    An alphabet of ideas on how to make money with video.
  • August, 2003
    by Alessia Cowee
    From Production to Programming, PBS and ITVS offer unique opportunities for videographers. Learn how to create, format and submit video for PBS and ITVS.