[Mark Alexander]

While working at a staff gig at a large post house a manager from another area said he liked my work and that he’d like to see me working for him. I asked how that could happen and he told me flat out to screw something up on the current job assignment in order to get my current manager to want to get rid of me. He would pick me up after the dust settled. “Hmm, no thanks but interesting management style you have there”.

I thought that “advice” was way out of wack with anything resembling fair and honest work (and moral) ethics but on another occasion an assistant editor taqgged some porn onto the end of a reel of “family oriented programming” as a joke and of course it ended up being seen by the client. He was fired. Next day he was hired at another post house as a staff editor. Jeez.

I’m self employed now and my screw ups are mine, the successes are ours and the glory is the clients. So far so good.

Mark

[Mark Alexander]

Thank you to all you heavy hitters in this field and on these boards. Your thoughts, writings and opinions are always top notch and with these replies, I know that I’m “ok” for now.

Later on this year or next I might be taking on some doc projects and that will be a game changer for sure as far as HD. But for now I can feel more confident in talking with new corporate prospects about their projects and not feel like I’m way behind the times.

Thanks much.

Mark

[Mark Alexander]

I posted a question similar to this awhile back and although I got some good replies there did not seem to be any solid statistical info known of here on the Cow. So yes, if someone somewhere has some facts and numbers that would be great.

Mark

[Mark Alexander]

I’m doing my first multi-cam on Avid so no expert here, but it seems that once there is a break in recording at all, you would then need to do another “grouping”.

Mark

[Mark Alexander]

John,

First off – great book. I went back to chapter one “Realities of the Marketplace” as part of looking at this question. Very helpful. Where’s the 2009 version?!

My marketing efforts will be focused on content for web based video’s. On that note…

Would you mind if I used your reply in marketing materials ie. John Morley, author of… says…”

Thanks very much,

Mark

[Mark Alexander]

Just finished up a piece of Ollalaberry pie from Linn’s in Cambria. Delicious! At some point over two days we were in Cambria, Cayucos, Morro Bay, SLO, Atascadero, Paso Robles. I would love to meet you on one of my trips up there. Besides visiting family and enjoying the sheer beauty of the area, I’m working on a video project for a family member. I’ll be on a ranch north of Cayucos in late Jan or so for that. I’ll give you a holler!

Mark

[Mark Alexander]

Just returned from Thanksgiving on the central California coast (in Creative Cow land). I had no internet where I was so when I got back I was happy to see this thread continued a bit.

In general, I’m seeing that it’s about the perception of “value”. That value may exist in a number of different ways. Internal (staff development, etc.) or external (sales, etc). Many of the folks I’m talking to have not used video much, if at all, in their business, and that’s why, lacking my own, I’m trying to collect statistical and anecdotal evidence of the value of video.

My job is to have the ability to honestly convey to prospects that the video format is truly one of the best tools of communication at their disposal. I feel better equipped to do that. Thanks.

Mark

[Mark Alexander]

You guys are great! I really appreciate your replies. Thanks.

Mark

[Mark Alexander]

Thanks for your replies so far.

This may be a silly question but does anyone have any idea if there has ever been a survey done about the use of video in corporate America? How used, budgets, how often – that type of thing.

Maybe having some “statistics” at hand could helpful when pitching to a fence sitting prospect. Any pointers?

Thanks,

Mark

[Mark Alexander]

Thanks Mike for the reply.

I’m in So. Calif with alot of hospitals (and competition!) around. I’ll start looking to establishing contacts.

In the meantime though, would you say that in general, this is a “healthy” (Pun?, what pun?!) field to explore, or is it yet another highly competitive and saturated aspect of videography?

I may be naively thinking this is a good and viable field to look at. Let the market research begin.

Mark

Mark