Steve Wargo
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We have three rooms and three rates.
1. MacPro Intel box with FCP and 7 Tb raid, leather couch, HD TV for use during the session if appropriate. Full HD access and all the others.
2. A similar but lower level (Quad G5) system in our machine room. Comfortable but not “suite” so to speak. DV – Beta
3. Out in the cold studio (Dual 2.7) and manned by a decent student. No effects software, dinky speakers, no coffee pot and a walk to the potty. DV only
4. We also have a laptop that can travel to the client’s location when they need a cheap quicky. DV only
All are priced accordingly and profitable. On the cheap systems, they do not get professional advice, the music library or brown nosing. We charge for that.
Steve Wargo
Tempe, Arizona
It’s a dry heat!Sony HDCAM F-900 & HDW-2000/1 deck
5 Final Cut (not quite PRO) systems
Sony HVR-M25 HDV deck
2-Sony EX-1. -
[Matt Giancarlo] “$300 is obviously not a fair price on my part.”
Trippple your rates. You could do 1/3 the number of jobs and still make the same money. I don’t know of anyone who would expect a nice job at a $300 rate. $995 would be a fair starter price. A friend of mine just had a booth at a wedding expo and told me that every company there, except for him, was shooting in some type of HD(V) and the prices were ranging from 3-5 thousand dollars. Pick up every demo disc that you can get your hands on and steal all of the great ideas. I think that still photo people get a few grand for what they do and their equipment costs run 10 to 15 thousand bucks but last a long time.
If there is a wedding expo in your area, you might go get as mush info as possible and see what others are charging for their packages. He also said that most video companies are connected to a still photographer because the brides have to do less shopping and can deal with only one person and write one check.
Good luck and learn, learn, learn and say goodby to weekends.
By the way, the guy putting on the expos was in a video group with us 20 years ago and when he said that he was going to give up video work and put on the expos, we chuckled at him. He runs two shows a years and grosses over a million bucks on each show.
Steve Wargo
Tempe, Arizona
It’s a dry heat!Sony HDCAM F-900 & HDW-2000/1 deck
5 Final Cut (not quite PRO) systems
Sony HVR-M25 HDV deck
2-Sony EX-1. -
Clyde,
I checked the VariZoom website and our stabilizer is sold as the “Black Hawk”.
Steve Wargo
Tempe, Arizona
It’s a dry heat!Sony HDCAM F-900 & HDW-2000/1 deck
5 Final Cut (not quite PRO) systems
Sony HVR-M25 HDV deck
2-Sony EX-1. -
It’s cheaper. I’ve never owned or operated a Steadicam so I have no real way to compare the two. i think that an actual SteadiCam has a higher level of machine work and a far better monitor.
Steve Wargo
Tempe, Arizona
It’s a dry heat!Sony HDCAM F-900 & HDW-2000/1 deck
5 Final Cut (not quite PRO) systems
Sony HVR-M25 HDV deck
2-Sony EX-1. -
I’ll give it a shot on our shoot tomorrow.
Steve Wargo
Tempe, Arizona
It’s a dry heat!Sony HDCAM F-900 & HDW-2000/1 deck
5 Final Cut (not quite PRO) systems
Sony HVR-M25 HDV deck
Sony EX-1 has arrived and it’s fascinating. -
[clyde v] ” This is one great forum!”
the really important thing about on-line forums is that you get all opinions, good and bad. We have a stabilizer which is now sold by Varizoom and it has worked with no problems for cams from 9 lbs to 30 lbs. It’s the dual arm type thet used to be “HollyWood Lite” and retailed for around $8 thousand when we got it, 8 or 9 years ago. I actually bought it from a friend for $2500 used.
Steve Wargo
Tempe, Arizona
It’s a dry heat!Sony HDCAM F-900 & HDW-2000/1 deck
5 Final Cut (not quite PRO) systems
Sony HVR-M25 HDV deck
Sony EX-1 has arrived and it’s fascinating. -
I just tried this a couple dozen times and didn’t have any issues.
Steve Wargo
Tempe, Arizona
It’s a dry heat!Sony HDCAM F-900 & HDW-2000/1 deck
5 Final Cut (not quite PRO) systems
Sony HVR-M25 HDV deck
Sony EX-1 has arrived and it’s fascinating. -
David
Only you would know this.
Steve Wargo
Tempe, Arizona
It’s a dry heat!Sony HDCAM F-900 & HDW-2000/1 deck
5 Final Cut (not quite PRO) systems
Sony HVR-M25 HDV deck
Sony EX-1 has arrived and it’s fascinating. -
A friend of ours has a Cavision mattebox for a DSR-500 and compared to our Chroziel, it’s a bit lightweight in construction. I can understand a quality difference of there’s a big gap in price but I don’t know what the Cavision products sell for.
Steve Wargo
Tempe, Arizona
It’s a dry heat!Sony HDCAM F-900 & HDW-2000/1 deck
5 Final Cut (not quite PRO) systems
Sony HVR-M25 HDV deck
Sony EX-1 has arrived and it’s fascinating. -
it’s up to you, Lisa. You have to be comfortable with with the outcome and, after all, you are just getting started. Don’t forget to advise them that they are getting the “Get Acquainted Price”. We just want to help you be successful and most of us have learned the hard way.
Steve Wargo
Tempe, Arizona
It’s a dry heat!Sony HDCAM F-900 & HDW-2000/1 deck
5 Final Cut (not quite PRO) systems
Sony HVR-M25 HDV deck
Sony EX-1 has arrived and it’s fascinating.