How to get into “different” video work??

[Mike Cohen]

[Bill Davis] “BLUE or pastel GREEN pads”

This part of the conversation reminds me of the 5 part colored carbon script paper we used back in the day. Canary for the director, pink for the audio engineer, green for the producer, blue for Jim Boyd and purple for Susan Warnick. This was the WCVB mid-day news in the early 90’s. I don’t know if they still use these carbon form feed scripts here in the early 2010’s – but this is how I remember it!

I often do this sort of brainstorming sitting on airplanes. I used to carry around a hardbound notebook. Now I use my laptop, but you can’t be quite as free form electronically as on paper. When all else fails I’ll use one of those vomit bags the airline provides, preferably a clean one! It is actually funny that the airline assumes the possibility of every person on the plane needing to hurl, or at least they want to be prepared for one person getting sick by placing these bags at every seat.

Ok, back to the program – how to find non-traditional video work?

Here in CT, we have a burgeoning film community. I’m not talking about Spielberg taking over New Haven for a month – while that was no doubt good for New Haven. We have many people of all ages participating in independent filmmaking activities. The ring leader of some of this is a guy named Neal Thomassen. He works full time in video for a non-profit, but has dedicated the rest of his free time to organizing film and video activities in the state, holding annual film mixer seminars and film screenings. And he cross promotes other activities, groups, freelance gigs, unpaid fun activities and networking in general. Being friends with him on Facebook provides monthly opportunities to connect with others with like interests.
I went to one of his mixers and met about a dozen new people in film and video, and also got connected with my state’s MCA chapter. In fact the president of my MCA chapter was my theater 101 professor from college.

Find someone like that in your state or city and you will be on the right track. A lot of off the grid production work is also outside the banking system. But if you have a passion, find something you like to do and you might make something out of it.

Mike Cohen

[Doug Collins]

Gotta say I’m surprised that no one mentioned these Cow forums: JOBS Offered – Low/No Pay
JOBS Wanted

Seems like it might be a good place to start.

🙂