[Greg Ball]

Where are you seeing this blurry image? In the canvas window or on a monitor? If it’s in the canvas window make sure your window is set to 100% you may have accidentally enlarged it.

[Greg Ball]

I’m aware of it. That’s why I suggested you bring a monitor.

[Greg Ball]

If you have no confidence in your viewfinder, I’d suggest you take a field monitor that you trust. At least use it for the talking heads. Run and gun shooting never works with a monitor, but if you have playback out of your camera, you can at least spot check a few shots before you leave a specific location. At least you’ll have confidence in what you shot and you won’t have to travel back to North Carolina for a re-shoot.

[Greg Ball]

There’s a difference between being able to use a song during an event and using it in a video. . You need to obtain permission to use the song. Check out this link for more info:

https://www.signature-sound.com/11quest.html

[Greg Ball]

You may want to look at

https://www.istockphoto.com/video.php. They are pretty cheap.

Also http://www.artbeats.com http://www.Creatas.com

[Greg Ball]

I normally charge a flat rate especially if it’s NOT something they need immediately. Otherwise they pay my hourly editing rate.

[Greg Ball]

I don’t know what type of video you produce, or what type of clients you have. But for me, it will take at the very least a meeting with the client to discuss the project and a meeting wth the client and scriptwriter to get the information needed to write a script.

Let’s use a custom home builder as an example. Basically what you suggesting is have an architect design a home for free, create the blueprints and then see if the home buyer will hire him. That’s all backwards.

You’re designing a video program and then trying to get the client to approve it. Again all you should be doing is providing a creative treatment and walking them through the project, explaining how you’ll approach it. You’re jumping ahead of yourself with storyboards and scripts.

If you follow the way I’m suggesting you work, you won’t lose a project based on the fact the client doesn’t like the first script. You’ll work on the script once they hire you, and then you can keep making changes until they are happy. With your techniques, you might as well produce the whole video for them and if they like it they’ll pay. See what I mean?

[Greg Ball]

Thanks

[Greg Ball]

It depends on experience, location, equipment, etc. It’s better for someone to call around in their local area to get what other folks similar to you would charge.

Nobody can tell you how to price your services. That’s up to you to figure out based on your individual needs.

[Greg Ball]

Figure out what your shooting rate is for a day or half day depending on how you want to work.
We don’t offer half-day rates as it’s pretty tough to find that second half day shoot on the same day. How long will it take to shoot these 1 day? 2?

Then figure out what your hourly editing rate is. Determine how long it will take you to edit each video, include time for changes by the client. Then determine your Web compression rates. Add it all up and you’re good to go. Don’t forget to get a deposit before you start, and
get them to sign a contract with your estimate and what you’ll be delivering to them