Career Change Advice

[Bob Bonniol]

Have you considered a move to the client side ? If we think about the kind of clients that video postproduction has, it’s pretty varied, and there is a need on that side for expertise.

If you also have a knack for writing copy or conceiving good production ideas, you might consider mutating into a producer, copy editor, or other ad agency function. You experience in production might count for a bun ch in that world.

The world of corporate communications and marketing leaps out too… Most of the majors, and plenty of the minors are trying to expand on ‘experiential’ branding… This is manifesting in big video installs in retail, trade show stuff, etc… SO looking at the marketing levels in local companies might pay off, OR looking into positions with companies that produce or serve as outsource for corporate meeting and communication production might serve.

Architecture is another field that is increasingly using video technologies. This is two fold. On the pitch and design side, architectural firms are trying to win clients and sell ideas by producing slick previsual videos. On the actual build side (and tieing into the comments above), more and more buildings are utilizing video technologies as decorative details, or as informational sources. Architecture firms are driving alot of this business, and many are taking on internal production departments.

There’s more client side out there…

Good Luck,
Bob

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