Mike Smith
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Your concerns seem well grounded.
Free demos or talks can pose an interesting issue. Normally you could hope the you gain exposure with an audience including potential work sources, though your are effectively working for no pay.
If you judge that the host could be looking for a “patsy” to humiliate so he can boost his alternate technical approach, then the gig might not be that appealing. And if you judge the audience is not likely to pay off for you with new work, you’d have to wonder just what you were doing it for …
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1 Lovely scene in Shakespeare in Love on this theme
2 The producer will be very unlikely to get any distribution deal with gross points for herself / himself ; hard then to pass on to you. What distribution is in place?
3 Get a fee collection agency in place to monitor the exhibitor / distributor accounts, if you think it’s worth it.
https://www.blakewang.com/distribution_lawyer.htm
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Plan B – do the stuff just as requested, really fast, so that you can make some time for yourself.
In that time, created between how quickly you were expected to deliver and how much more speedily you’ve been able to work, do something else.
That could be a personal project, a company demo or promo, or, maybe better, even a better video with a sharper script and a fresher approach out of the visual material you have and what graphics you can create. Maybe it could even be funny as well as powerful Medication compliance matters. Show the results to your bosses, and then maybe to the client if your bosses agree.
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Haven’t heard that. Perhaps they’re all trying to tell you something !
Your Pal pal.
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How did you assign the username variable to the $_SESSION variable ..?
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Face to face can be invaluable. But “qualifying” a potential contact – trying to get enough detail to be confident the contact is in the market to hire and not just fishing for free info – is tricky, and crucial.
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I might add …
Where’s the script ?
How does the director see it ?
Do you have a workflow to delivery requirement in mind, and if so what is it?Of course grinner is right on with the essentials
What’s the schedule / deadline ?
What’s the budget ?
and Ed with the crucial
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The focus track and dolly is lightweight, very quick and easy to set up, gives good results and can be handled by a small crew.
It’s been a success over here in the UK a long time … don’t know if it’s made it elsewhere. More at
https://www.aliassmithandsingh.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=29&Itemid=23
https://www.fast-station.com/images/pdf/DOLLIES.pdf
https://www.egripment.com/en/ProductInfo.asp?ID=28https://www.vmi.tv/equipment/product-list/?catid=9&subcatid=37
https://www.filmtools.com/msebrdocatno.html
https://www.panavision.co.uk/catalogue/default.asp?cid=14
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DVCam of course will be in standard def .. will that either give a decent reflection of your screen display, or edit with your xdcam hd stuff …?
Does screen capture software like e.g. Camtasia not work with your setup ..?
Of course you could try going old-fashioned and point your camera at your monitor ..?
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HVR Z1 is HDV not XDCAM. It does have firewire. Editing HDV involves lots of choices, and yours will depend on what kit you already have. If on FCP ask in that forum for current thinking. Many people capture HDV to a different format for editing. These links may help you more :
https://www.sony.co.uk/biz/view/ShowProduct.action?product=HVR-Z1E&pageType=Overview&category=HDVCamcorders&site=biz_en_GB
https://www.dvc.uk.com/guides/subnav.php?subnav=DVCHDV
https://library.creativecow.net/articles/poisson_chris/hdv-prores.php