starting a business

[Mick Haensler]

[Greg Lindsey] “To respond to Mick, I do stock video and have a contributer agreement with a well known stock agency already, so what I shoot will automatically have a marketing and distribution channel. I’m still competing but I’m a good deal ahead with this (I hope). I plan to make a niche by offering unique footage”

Glad to hear it. I couldn’t tell by your post which is why I put in the disclaimer. One thing I’m a little confused about though, above you say you’re doing and plan on doing stock video, but later in the thread you say you’re not planning on offering professional video services since you don’t have those skills. Just a little confusing that’s all.

Mick Haensler
Higher Ground Media

[Gregory Lindsey]

This is all excellent advice. What is the best way to get experience with filmmaking for someone with almost no experience? Can I be a run-around on a set just to see how stuff gets done? This is something I’ll look into. I might not have experience but everybody has to start somewhere. What basic skills should I have if I was to assist? What can I learn on my own time to make myself valuable to a filmmaker? I will check postings for positions for this.

thanks,
Greg

[Todd Terry]

[Greg Lindsey] “Can I be a run-around on a set just to see how stuff gets done?”

Well that probably won’t teach you much about the business side (probably none), but it is definitely a good way to experience the filmmaking side.

I’ve told this story many times before… but before I became a wanna-be director I was a wanna-be actor. I literally learned more about the craft of filmmaking (especially cinematography) on my first day on a real movie set than I did in four years of film school… and that is no exaggeration but is the sad but absolute real honest-to-goodness truth.

Watching real pros work is almost never a waste.

T2

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Todd Terry
Creative Director
Fantastic Plastic Entertainment, Inc.
fantasticplastic.com