Mike Smith
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COW Coin
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Hiring an artist would be good. Your client could get exactly what s/he wants, so long as s/he is willing to pay for it.
Or you could explore the likes of https://youtu.be/BEkHwfqQw78
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This client may be beyond help … I guess you just need to be very clear on what’s the crew’s responsibility and what’s up to them if they don’t have you supply a director.
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I’d go with the no-rules answer from Kylee. Just make it interesting to watch, as best you can.
Can you find any “b roll” – moving pictures with something interesting going on – to cut to while they’re talking? It would need to be stuff relevent to what they are talking about, obviously …
Cut it as short as you can, consistent with making sense ….
It’s OK to see the person listening sometimes, as well as watching the person talking (what you’ll probably end up doing most of )
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Cut when there’s a reason to cut – something to see, a point of passion, a good reaction, some relevant image … -
On film editing, you might consider
Technique of Film Editing by Reiz and Millar. A classic work; old, but covers all of the essential ground both in traditional narrative styles and in more recent and experimental approaches. Very relevant today. https://www.amazon.co.uk/Technique-Film-Editing-Karel-Reisz/dp/0240514378For advertising, Ogilvy on Advertising is also still an interesting piece …. https://www.amazon.co.uk/Ogilvy-Advertising-David/dp/1853751960
Or in a more visual media approach you might try leafing through the likes of
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0428441/
https://www.dandad.org/awards/professional/2012/categories/film/film-advertising-crafts
https://www.premiumbeat.com/blog/10-sites-for-motion-graphics-video-production-and-editing-inspiration -
Why not see for yourself with the AE trial ..?
https://www.adobe.com/cfusion/tdrc/index.cfm?product=after_effects -
1990s so very early days for HD … probably HDCAM or DVCPro HD …?
Why would you put a total figure on the task, unknowns unknown, rather than bid a time rate plus a loose estimate, and look for the client to provide a guide on ceilings for your costs, or your artistic and technica aspirations ..?
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It looks the same in IE9 and Firefox here, as image I’ve attempted to upload.
https://browsershots.org/ offers a free way to check on various platforms and browsers, and if you do a lot or want more there are pay-for options.
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Why not edit in original format and upscale if at all just at a final export stage.
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Pricing depends on many variables, including desired technical and artistic quality, speed pressure, degree of work needed – implement only from a tight storyboard with an expert designer or ad agency on board, or come up with concept, refine it in discussion, devgelop and deliver.
It also depends on your market – where you are located, whether it’s for a big ad campaign, a would-be viral web piece, or small, controlled internal audinces. And it may vary with importance: if the graphic is key to winning a trial (demo of why a plane crashed, e.g.) or a very big contract, its importance to the user and so its allowable budget (if justified) may grow. Of course any existing music rights may also add significantly to the budget.
So what are you wanting to do? Make something, or sell to somebody?
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That effect isn’t showing here. Have you tried viewing on various systems?
