[Timothy J. allen]

I’ve got to side with Walter on this one. A trademark is useless if you end up in court with a proven track record of allowing use without permission. Look at the Calvin peeing stickers that were on all those trucks back int he ’90s.

I’m no Disney fan, but I’ve seen some pretty horrible renditions (knock offs) of Disney characters painted by amateur artists in small town daycares and restaurants.

Disney’s licensing depends on strict quality control. Their business is all about image control. A Mickey with big teeth sticking out or eyes drawn too large (or worse, one drawn in the act of doing something “unethical”) tarnishes – or at least cheapens – the image of not only the character, but the larger company which it iconicly represents.

If the daycare really wants Disney images on their wall, (ugh!) Disney makes it pretty easy to buy decals that are officially licensed. As long as they aren’t using those images to advertise or promote their own enterprise, Disney would be happy.

[Timothy J. allen]

This forum used to be called “The Art & Craft of Editing”. We still welcome those “craft” type of questions too…

I think the forum might have been renamed because most of the technical questions could go to forums dedicated to specific editing applications – but general technical editing questions are still welcome here.

We just want people who visit later to have a good chance of finding the thread when they search for a similar question.

[Timothy J. allen]

I’m glad to hear your experience was good, Grinner.

I try to attend NATPE in Vegas each year or two, but I’ve never been on the “selling” side of the fence. (Since we give away our content for free, I go just to promote awareness of NASA-produced content and research distribution trends.)

It seems that content buyers are buying content earlier than they used to – which might make LATV Fest even more valuable these days.

[Timothy J. allen]

… another solution might be to use an ear prompter in place of a teleprompter. While they wouldn’t work for real newscast (since you already have the TD screaming in your other ear!), I’ve some good experiences with them in scripted video production.

-Tim

[Timothy J. allen]

Good points, Jon.
Early in our careers, when we have put so much energy in towards understanding the technical side of things so we can create “art”, it can be very difficult to understand that “quality” does not always mean great lighting, crisp audio and the latest graphic styles. It can just as easily mean delivering something less complicated much faster than the competition does.

There is always a balance of priorities for the client and understanding where clients need each product to fit within that triangle of speed, quality and cost is vital.

[Timothy J. allen]

It would be useful to me. At least it would be more up to date than the paper list I have tacked up on my wall.

[Timothy J. allen]

I’m still a big fan of the “Video Helper” collections for that type of work.
http://www.videohelper.com

[Timothy J. allen]

Jason’s addition of #5. “Felt like they were part of the creative process” is a great point!

In many cases, working with a video production team is considered the most creative part of someone’s job. It’s their chance to not only get a glimpse into the “mysterious” world of TV production, it’s a chance to contribute their expertise (knowledge of the subject) to the project.

Seeing that enthusiasm in clients is one of the main reasons why I chose not to go into news, but stick with production. When our team shows up, people are almost always happy to see us.

[Timothy J. allen]

I’m interested, Grinner. How would you would rank those things you listed? We know they are all important.

Do you think your clients would rank the order differently?

It’s easy to say to say that we hire someone for their expertise, but isn’t that’s a given? Why go to someone if we don’t think they can deliver? Cost is another easy thing to mention for clients. There are a number of reasons for this – I think one is that it seems easy to measure and compare among “vendors”.

Same service with cheaper price = “better”, right?. As we know, that’s never as simple as that equation because it’s as difficult to measure “service” as it seems easy to measure price.

[Timothy J. allen]

I feel compelled to add that I agree with Tim Kolb (as usual) when he said “your personal relationship with this person may afford you more protection than some hastily signed piece of paper”.

True, so true.