Andy Jackson
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Please Enlighten Us. What are we doing wrong.
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A sense of humour.
Just whats needed.
Trying to take our minds of the real problems and issues.
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Well Mark. I was worried
I`m suicidal now!
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Im in a theatre at the moment filming a show. Two cameras plus backup to two harddrives. One for each camera.
Will probably be here for four hours. Full day editing and copies produce.
Sales arnt brilliant. Orders up front about 25 and only a cast of 50.
Probably lucky if i make £200 profit. Again had to reduce prices to get this gig.
What is also worrying me is cloud services now available to the masses. Animoto. Sinage software. Even editing.
When the cost of cloud editing storage comes down in cost this will also be a big blow.
India will take over the whole industry with extremely low rates that none of us will be able to compete with especialy when broadband fibre speed increases.
Were completely screwed
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Im in a theatre at the moment filming a show.
Two cameras plus backup to two harddrives. One for each camera.Will probably be here for four hours. Full day editing and copies produce.
Sales arnt brilliant. Orders up front about 25 and only a cast of 50.
Probably lucky if i make £200 profit.
Again had to reduce prices to get this gig.What is also worrying me is cloud services now available to the masses.
Animoto. Sinage software. Even editing.When the cost of cloud editing storage comes down in cost this will also be a big blow.
India will take over the whole industry with extremely low rates that none of us will be able to compete with especialy when broadband fibre speed increases.
Were completely screwed
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Yes staying in business
Staying in the business we have love and work damn hard for . The video production business!
Diversify, diversify…thats all i hear. Its always the same story when no real answers are available to get around the state of our production industry.
Everyone knows the industry is now rock bottom.Who honestly thinks that you can now make a full time career in video production. (Not part time)
Making programs only -docs, corporate, broadcast.
Not building websites or lecturing or IT .I’m talking video production.
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Just like to clarify.
The low rates I`ve tried to charge is not because I wanted too.
Its due to the noobs bringing the industry down to a level that now its about survival.I`m discutted in myself and hate to admit it.
My rates were around £500 a day which was adequate for me and I probably worked about 3 days a week guaranteed.
Not now…no more…
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Scott you are so right on all accounts.
Craig would you kindly tell me if you are making a living at this full time and how many days you get to work with the rates you are charging.
I know of some companies or should i say part timers who try and charge similar rates to yours and probably work 1 day every few months.
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Well put scott.
Craig your rates do seem extreme even to me.
Equates to £510 to £765per day in UK rates and 300 dollars equates to £190.No clients from experiences I`m having will pay them rates.
No way will they pay £190 for two hours.Bectu rates come in around £400.00 per day for cameraman with full kit and I know crews who are struggling to get work at them rates.
My rates have gone as low as £265 a day and I struggle even at this rate and I have 27 years experience in the business.
Its difficult and I have no overheads except living expenses.
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Hi Craig.
One other question.
Noticed you have been a member of the cow since 1970.
I was born in 1970 and I`m 42 years of age.
Don`t mean to sound rude but are you retired and doing this part time for extra cash or are you seriously doing it full time.