Steve Kownacki
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COW Coins
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Premiere Pro Coins
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Thanks Tim. Ticket submitted.
Steve
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I personally am not a fan mostly because I’ve experienced interference with a perspiring body and the mic cable. That was a Shure system from long ago.
Also be sure if using in the US it is not on 700Mhz band
https://www.fcc.gov/guides/700-mhz-wireless-microphones-distribution-sale-and-use-prohibited
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If you turn on your display, and format the card, the remaining record time will be shown in the upper left.
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On my EX1 I get 111min/32 gig card; with multiple cards & adapters you can shoot continuously till you run out of cards, mixing in any SxS cards you have too. While recording you can eject the adapter from the slot not currently recording, put a fresh card in the adapter, re-insert it and keep on shooting. You can do this indefinitely. Don’t really know what might cause that circumstance, even the longest stretch of a seminar is around 3 hours before break. And I’m paranoid about individual files getting too long anyway and always find a spot to start & stop recording to create file breaks. I’v pretty much mastered the card switching by ejecting during a pan to eliminate camera shake.
DO NOT just get your fingernail in there and eject the SDHC card from the adapter – eject the adapter with the card. Electing only the SDHC card will cause the camera will shut off completely.
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I really loved ACT! on a PC/or emulator, but getting web access was a major issue, very costly and you needed to become an IT professional.
I have tried many mac-based on a desktop and really like and use Salesforce.com as a web-based tool. They have various subscription levels; I use the “group” version for $15/month. It will integrate with other software/apps like MailChimp. Fully web-based although I hate the Android app. Like any of them, they are only as good as the data you put in. I track everything for my clients with it – so it’s practically impossible to migrate to anything else after 2 years of historical data.
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The only 2 shots that tilt are at :17 & 1:19. The perspective doesn’t change; I’d guess it was shot 4K and simply a digital move.
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Came across this
https://www.cmo.com.au/article/521557/how_can_digital_cmo/You need to this to “get found”
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I don’t think you can market a website, you need to market how you are a benefit to a customer. There’s a lot of “we” in the text and not much “You” – you talk about you and not how you will solve my problem. People want to connect with people, not gear. Put some testimonials on there. I also think there’s simply too much – it’s overwhelming. Less is more. Do you look at your analytics to see who is hitting your site?
I get next to zero new business from my website, it’s there as confirmation that I have a website (and therefore must be a legit business) when my referrers send prospects there. And don’t forget to ask for referrals. Site is updated weekly. (Your last blog post was on Jan 21, FB March 7, tweets sketchy, YT 6 months ago) The need is to keep in constant contact with your clients and give them a reason to send people your way. Are you sending a newsletter? Thank you cards? Taking them to lunch? Give them a reason to talk about you & share with their peers. Write more-frequent blog posts to share with your clients.
I dropped off a bottle of wine & card to a regular client yesterday (this is my marketing), while there I was introduced to one of her clients that is interested in a creating a DVD. My client tells her flat out “you do not call anyone else, Steve is who you work with”. I have 4 “fans” of that caliber that promote me like that. You build fans, they don’t happen. Profit comes from repeat business. And in pure Zelin style I immediately sent her a LI invite, got her in my database & sent a follow-up email last night
So I guess my answer to your question is learn how your clients like to get your info; are they on FB, LI, Twitter, newsletter – send them content regularly in the form and place they like to get it and WHEN they are most apt to see it. You can no longer expect people to find your site. Posting at 11am when it’s convenient for you may not be the best time if the majority of your clients/prospects are checking social & email at 3:30pm. Make your name “Top of mind” when they think of production. Find ways to cut through the clutter.
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Love your attitude Mike!
Aside from all the tech stuff, learn how to communicate, how to truly listen & understand situations. Be the rational guy on set. Being able to communicate with all levels of people will get you places. It’s “who knows you”, not “who you know” become the guy people want to know.
Take a biz management course or 2, understand the biz from a bean counters point of view.
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My last shoot like this… in a tiny 400sf room. 1K single softbox with an egg crate on the front, 150 hairlight on the ceiling for each person. They are only about 3′ off the black drape. Camera is about 8′ to talent. Like was said, black is easy to light. The bottom pic is an actual screen grab from the video.
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