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Potential New Client…
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Skip the ND, block it and any other windows completely. Can’t see the room before the bid? Add a contingency for that – explain that you have requirements for electrical, ceiling height, ventillation, ambient internal and external noise, equipment staging, food/craft (I NEVER work without food), etc. And that the facility will essentially be shut down while you are doing this, so there’s lost revenue for somebody.
Steve -
You’re good! I told her that I really needed to see the room first. I have a feeling that she didn’t secure it yet and doesn’t want to bring me in. She seems a little guarded. I’m printing out your post, so I can go over it when we meet. Thanks Steve.
Jeffrey S. Gould
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That’s what we’re here for!
Steve
Steve
Being rich has nothing to do with wealth.
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A lot of info has been covered here, but I’m still unsure about the quality of DVCAM for a DVD that is going to be marketed. My camera is just about the best DVCAM out there…just wonder if it’s not enough. Anyone have experience with this? Thanks
Jeffrey S. Gould
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Weeeellll…. Judging from your posts, you plan on doing this right. So while I feel DVCam may be adequate, you’d still need to rent another one. So with all the budget items we’ve covered here, you might as well rent 2 great cameras as the rest of the process of crew, lighting, audio, directing, staging, post, etc will remain unchanged. I’d still use older broadcast BetaSP (not the DXC stuff) over DVCam (they can be rented cheap around my area) or move to HDV for acquisition and do your final downconvert to SD when you edits done. I’m still a fan of a full-size camera and good glass when you have to move the camera, maybe its just me, but I get smoother results.
I’d say you have to look at the competition, if the production value of her DIRECT competitors can be matched with DVC then do it, but if for just a few bucks more (camera rentals) you can surpass expectations, then she sells more and you are a hero.
Don’t forget to let here know that the production cost is a small part of the whole project – hey, maybe you should ask to see her business plan! – there will still be cost for package design, marketing, printing, duping, marketing, and did I mention marketing? Sure the 10 she sells to her friends & family will give her a warm fuzzy but what about the other 2,000 or so @ $20 she needs to sell to break even.
Ask her to send you web links for the videos she likes that have rave reviews. You can do some research and find out some estimated budgets on them. Like I mentioned earlier, we did it on the cheap for a now price of about $15,000 – this got her an interview where Sony put $500,000 into the Buns Of Steel video.
Anything worth having requires hard effort – she needs to understand that. Oh, and money.
As I recall she had sponsors too, but just for clothing the steps and something else. Cheap stuff, no cash. Anymore, just like you picking clients, sponsors only want to be associated with winners.
And that’s my thoughts for the day, time to walk the dog.
Steve
Being rich has nothing to do with wealth.
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After it is compresssed to DVD at say 5 mbps, the difference between DVcam at 25 mbps and whatever you are going to capture BetaSP into will be irrelevant.
Now a $750 DV camera will likely have poorer glass than even a UVW100, but that is a given anyway.
And you know that there is no difference between DV and DVcam except for Sony marketing speak.
George Socka
BeachDigital
http://www.beachdigital.com
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