Production

You've got plenty on your mind this next few weeks, but it's not too early to start making plans for your video business operations and marketing strategy for 2011. As soon as you read this, and if you feel ANY inspiration at all, pick up your iPad, laptop or other computer, open your Circus Ponies or other planning software, or grab a pencil and a tablet and start your outline.

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The moment you have an idea for a new video project, you'll want to know what budget you're going to need and how you're going to get the ball rolling.

I've just put up a little online production planner - a little web ap designed to allow you to do just that in about 5 minutes - wherever you are.

Just add your title and deadline and you can start roughing out costs for elements of the production.

I've been doing video production gigs here and there, working as a sole proprietor under just my name, and I've been thinking of forming a single-member LLC instead, so that I can take out business loans, have limited liability, etc.

I also produce music (which I'd like to publish online soon), do audiovisual work for events, and design graphics for T-shirts and other items, all as a sole proprietor under my own name.

Is it possible or advisable to form a single LLC that would include all of these services?

Wichita Video Works is the featured producer at Video StoryTellers!this month, with two GREAT interviews, not only in content, but in quality of technique, framing, lighting and audio. Check them out. Everybody has a story and VST helps save, share and preserve them one at a time!

Two days left for a great ground floor opportunity for folks just getting started in a video production business. See E.C. Come, E.C. Go to find out what you need to know.

If you have just started a video production business and want to develop a major branding video service program, or if you are an established independent video services provider and seek to expand beyond your current market offerings, drop me an e-mail.

Hi all

I am looking to go on a kayaking trip for 3 months with no access to power. I am looking for a camera that will be capable of production quality audio and video. The necessities are:

Must be compact cause Id rather like to pack some food too

Must have alot of storage space with option of recording to sd card

Must have the option of purchasing larger batteries.

Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.

GREAT article by forum participant Heidi Mueller on the potential of, and approach to, doing How To DVDs.

Earl

Hi,

I work at a resort that has a dedicated resort tv channel. Currently, we have a multi-disc dvd player that we loop our content on. I am looking to upgrade to a hard drive based recorder/player (like a regular DVR) that can hold at least 18 hours of video. Some other features i would like to have are: