Richard Cooper
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As always, Bob hits it out of the park. This was my path, almost exactly! And now I have my own company after 6+ years of doing EXACTLY what Bob describes. Now the real “hard work” has begun.
Good luck!
Richard Cooper
FrostLine Productions, LLC
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3. Third they want to buy FCP and have us train them on how to cut together a quick video if needed.
To me this is a RED FLAG!!
Walk away…. or negotiate a finished product, you not in the training business… unless you are… then ignore my first comment. 😉The time lapse is pretty straight forward. If there is a building near by that you can negotiate a window view or a weatherized mount on top then set up a DSLR (hard wired to power), set it to 1 frame every 24 hrs and you will end up with 1825 stills for a 74 second time-lapse of the entire 5 years (at 24p). Adjust # of shots per 24 hr period too get a longer time-lapse. Make sure you set you shots for part(s) of the day that is light on Dec 21st) otherwise you will end up with a huge pain come time for post production… pulling out all the black frames.
Get a solid travel itinerary from them on travel dates and places before bidding on any international travel (or otherwise) You cant give an accurate bid without accurate information.
Good luck!
Richard Cooper
FrostLine Productions, LLC
Anchorage, AlaskaEveryone has a story to tell.
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Sure… once a prospect says “no…” but in my experience, people are busy and sometimes just need to be contacted several times AFTER they express an interest in a project. I have been using some of the advice about following up with a phone call rather than a text or an email and it has been effective. Potential clients that, at first I thought were ignoring me, ultimately are glad to hear from me and have just been busy with other things. But I certainly agree, once you get the “no thanks” its time to move on.
Richard Cooper
FrostLine Productions, LLC
Anchorage, AlaskaEveryone has a story to tell.
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Great post Mike,
Thanks for the info. The artistic talents needed to do the jobs we sell and the business sense it takes to market those services is, at times, a difficult path to walk. It is great that this forum exists and folks like you are willing to share your valuable insights.
Richard Cooper
FrostLine Productions, LLC
Anchorage, AlaskaEveryone has a story to tell.
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Hi Zach,
There is a TON of great advice here from some really great minds in the industry. I thought I would add mine for whatever it is worth….. which is negotiable….
I can’t tell you what you should do but I can tell you about my path and if there is some useful information here, I am glad to help.
When I started in this business in ’99 it was a second career for me. I struggled and scraped for a few years and finally found a great position at a tourism company that wanted to bring their production “in house”. They offered me a shooter/editor position for $30,000/year and I jumped on it, happy to be working in the field doing what I loved. I worked for this company for over 5 years. I built up my skills with an enormous amount of hard work and dedication, and many many 100 hr work weeks (on salary no less). I became extremely valuable and was compensated accordingly, more than doubling my yearly salary over those five years. During this time I won a few Telly’s, a couple of Aurora’s and even an Emmy® and dreamed of owning my own company at some point. When the day finally came to make the jump and start my own company, I negotiated a day rate with this company and now they are one of my clients. I won’t kid you, at first they saw me as competition and freaked out a little…. but as they came to realize that I was not out to “steal” their clients but rather provide them with a valuable service, things really turned around. I don’t do everything for them any more, just the high end shooting when they have the budgets and it is a win win for us both. Now I have time to pursue other types of projects while having regular work that pays the bills and I am really enjoying my career.
I guess my point is that it is not a bad thing to take a salaried gig and gain experience while you are young. It will pay dividends later when you are ready to make the leap. You will know when that time comes, just listen to your gut and follow your dreams. Oh, and keep a positive attitude.
Good luck to you, Zach, I wish you the best!
Richard Cooper
FrostLine Productions, LLC
Anchorage, AlaskaEveryone has a story to tell.
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Thanks Jason. I appreciate the “tutorial” 🙂
They do a LOT of these videos…. over 100 on Vimeo alone and I suppose that they must have a proven system and a regimented workflow that keeps them efficient….
“Hey where do I get one of those!”Richard Cooper
FrostLine Productions, LLC
Anchorage, AlaskaEveryone has a story to tell.
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OK the embed code didn’t seem to work. here is a direct link to the video.
Can anyone do a quick tutorial on how to embed video into your posts? I pasted the embed code, selected, and ten clicked on the code button but alas, it did not work.
Thanks.
Richard Cooper
FrostLine Productions, LLC
Anchorage, AlaskaEveryone has a story to tell.
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I used to think Wedding videography was the bottom of the barrel…. and after doing only ONE (Many years ago) I vowed to NEVER do another as long as I was not starving or homeless. Then I found the folks at StillMotion. They do some of the best wedding work i have seen.
Take a look:<object width="400" height="225"><param name="allowfullscreen" value="true" /><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always" /><param name="movie" value="https://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=1542906&server=vimeo.com&show_title=0&show_byline=0&show_portrait=0&color=f08800&fullscreen=1" /><embed src="https://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=1542906&server=vimeo.com&show_title=0&show_byline=0&show_portrait=0&color=f08800&fullscreen=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" allowscriptaccess="always" width="400" height="225"></embed></object><p><a href="https://vimeo.com/1542906">Cheryl + Andrew's SDE - Vancouver</a> from <a href="https://vimeo.com/user403001">stillmotion</a> on <a href="https://vimeo.com">Vimeo</a>.</p>So what I learned from this is…. it is HOW you approach your job and if you have a true passion for it and a touch of brilliant creativity, the sky is the limit…. Oh, and I bet they make a h*ll of a lot more than the wedding Photographer.
Richard Cooper
FrostLine Productions, LLC
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At one time I used a single 30″ Cinema Display and now I use 2- 24″ Cinema displays and I am much happier with the dual set up rather than the single large monitor.
But I think it is a personal preference that you are just going to have to try on for your self.
Good Luck!
Richard Cooper
FrostLine Productions, LLC
Anchorage, AlaskaEveryone has a story to tell.
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Hi Ron,
I have used Mackie HR series monitors for a long time and LOVE them. If you can afford the 824’s get em but the 624’s will do you just fine for 99% of your work.
Good Luck on your quest!
Richard Cooper
FrostLine Productions, LLC
Anchorage, AlaskaEveryone has a story to tell.
https://www.FrostLineProductions.com