Going freelance. Should I drop the company name?

[Joel Bialek]

I forgot that I read that about you once, Walter. I was VPA. We always hated the fact that Newhouse had all the cool new toys. While the Newhouse kids were shooting on brand new VX-1000’s, we were stuck with Hi8 cameras and U-Matic mastering decks!

Of course, as soon as I graduated, the entire DV revolution exploded.

…anyway, your Newhouse reminder brought a smile/sneer to my face!

Ha!

I doubt you would ever need remote artists for your stuff down in Atlanta, but if I can ever help out, let me know.

Take care,
Joel

salt & lite productions
syracuse, ny

[Grinner Hester]

If marketing to producers and production companies, of course it’s best not to put them on guard by appearing as a competitor. If the goal is to embark on your own projects, stick that chest out and call yourself a company.
For years, I set my company up as just a freelancer catering to companies and freelancers. It did me well until it was no longer cost effective. Now, if you go to my website, I’ve stock my chest out a bit and I’m calling it what it is.. a turn-key production company. I have no problem at all bidding against what use to be my clientele. I could say the market brought this on. Maybe it gave it a shove but making my opwn shows was the point all along. I just got distracted by a good hourly rate making their stuff.

[Walter Biscardi]

[Joel Bialek] “…anyway, your Newhouse reminder brought a smile/sneer to my face! “

that’s ok, I always tell everyone that I learned everything I needed to know about Video Production at Dutchess Community College in Poughkeepsie, NY. I went there for two years first and transferred to SU for the final two years. What I learned at Newhouse was I needed signed paperwork and some of my blood to enter into a studio at any time. They were not very friendly about letting students just hang out in the studios and practice for fear we would break something.

When I transferred in, my classmates hadn’t even done any real work yet, they had spent two years in “theory” in the books, while I had already created music videos, commercials and documentaries at Dutchess. I was two years ahead of my classmates in terms of hands-on experience.

The only real thing I got out of SU was lighting from a great professor that used to work at the BBC. Other than that, it was an overpriced “education” whose highlight was the undefeated 1988 Football season and hanging out with Bob Costas for 4 hours. It was an awesome campus and definitely had some fun there, but as far as a television production school, I can’t say that it lives up to its reputation.

[Joel Bialek] “I doubt you would ever need remote artists for your stuff down in Atlanta, but if I can ever help out, let me know. “

Our entire workflow relies on working with remote artists.

Walter Biscardi, Jr.
Biscardi Creative Media
HD and SD Production for Broadcast and Independent Productions.

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