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April 13th, 2008, 08:48 AM | #16 | |
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Sure there were people in Europe doing the same thing but us dumb Americans over here had no idea lol. Try thinking of a concept that someone will not say "Seen it before" and run from there. |
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Jackass and Girls Gone Wild have already been done, but there are plenty of concepts out there that haven't been done yet. And I do believe there is room in the market for a really good travel video series. Just gotta find the right gimmick to market it with. |
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Also interesting point about not listing equipment. I don't think it really has much bearing on the product... it's as only as good as the user. Thanks for the UW content tip. That's a good idea. |
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Ahw come on... There is lots of stuuf that gets rehashed. How many bike-building shows are there (even on Discovery) or how many car-pimping-custom shows. There are even several around 'extreme' survival.
If you want to make a show like that and have the 'inside' contacts, all you need is a good pitch to the right program manager. Even if you have some other idea that could/would apeal to some audience, just pitch it! Take it from there. George/ P.S. A 'gimmick' by itself may not cut it, there has to be some (sort of) original angle. |
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Hi Mark,
First thing you can try is to stick with what you know, maybe a hobby that you are alway spending your time on. And second, take a few days and travel around Madison and Dane County, and keep a list of the thing that catch your eye, that you think other people would like to know about. Terry |
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By day I am a 6th grade math teacher. When I started teaching it was my true passion. 4 years ago my principal asked me if I would be interested in building a digital TV studio in a spare classroom and teach video productions and create a live morning news show for our middle school. The nice part was he gave me a huge budget to do this. So I researched everything and built it over a summer. It was a blast! Through the process of building the studio and curriculum to teach video production, I started falling in love with video productions.
I slowly started getting my own gear. Then last summer a buddy of mine at Adobe told me about the new Production CS3 suite coming out in July. Now normally I would not spend that kind of money for software(wife would not be happy). However he was able to get it to me a much reduced rate. I had used lots of consumer video editing platforms(movie maker, pinnacle, ulead) but this thing was way above my head when I started. I sat at the computer all summer working and learning Premier Pro and After Effects. By the end of August I had a big break through where everything just seemed to click. It was at that moment my passion changed. I realized I could create high level video productions. Up till this point I had made video yearbooks for the school and videos for our spring musical as well as commercials for things going on in the school. I felt I had the ability (not just to use the software) to create video productions. After many discussions with my wife, we decided to pursue this video business. Since then, we have our business set-up, we are currently building our website. We currently are working on 3 projects and just last week, inked a deal with a magazine to create a DVD for them. When I started this last summer I was along the same thought line “Do Anything”. I have since changed my point of view to do the jobs I feel passionate about. I will meet with anybody about any possible project. However, unless I really feel like I am the right person for the job, I wont do it. I have so far turned down 4 weddings this summer as I don’t feel that is the direction I want to go. Friends and family weddings sure, but not weddings for hire video. Sorry for the long post but what I am trying to say is...”Do what you love”!!! At the end of next school year, I plan to move from teaching to video productions as my full time job. |
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Excellent Thread
I'm a post-audio guy/still photographer and 2 years ago I fell in love with HD video and bought an XH-A1. My plan was to shoot enough stock nature footage to pay for the camera and hopefully turn it into a business of doing something I love to do.
Well I've finally come to terms with the fact that stock nature footage isn't really in high demand (too much supply) and I probably will not be able to make a living solely on it no matter how much beautiful outdoor footage I shoot. So, I'm at the same crossroad. I imagine alot of people here are. I really am not interested in being a all-around videographer (weddings, corporate video). There's alot of things that I would love to do though: make documentaries, make video art, even short films. But, I have a wife and two kids and can't quite justify quiting the day-job yet. Hopefully, one day soon I'll find a way to monetize making the sort of productions I want. Like the previous poster said : " Do What You Love" anything else is just a job ~ |
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In certain markets DVD sales are down...way down. Like you stated the online stock footage deal is a joke, so how do you make money? Two months ago I had enough work lined up to push me through this year into next...for various reasons the chips have fallen as such and I have lost 2/3 of my potential income. Think about that for a second, 2/3. Now I am scrambling to make up the lost difference, which has not been easy. I totally agree with do what you love and all of that sentiment...but...I think the economy is going to separate the men (and women) from the boys (and girls). I have pushed until almost losing everything and would hate to see others make the same mistakes, because they are trying to do what they love...I don't think I would leave the day job anytime soon in this economy. |
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I'd love to make documentaries but I'm not sure that will put food on the table, esp. with fresh-faced kids half my age being churned out of film school by the hour.
I'm definitely a do what you love person - fortunately, I love all of this - camera, editing, creating...even graphic design. And I'm still starving because I can't figure out how to market. My question is - who here is doing well in their business and what areas of the market are you in? If you left another area of the market because it wasn't doing so well, what was it? What's worked for you vs. not worked? |
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and while telling people what you have done is a nice and a bit of an ego boost, it's far more imortant to tell them what you CAN do for THEM. Solve their problems. |
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