Posts Tagged ‘business’

Cost of Entry

It costs money to make money.  In most cases that is true.  To be a doctor, lawyer, etc. you need an (often expensive) education.  To own a machine shop you need tools.  To work in video production you need equipment.

It seems that nowadays, though, that cost of entry into the professional field of video has plummeted to an all time-low.  The 2-year old “HDSLR Revolution” has spawned an amazing number of new video makers into the industry, snatching up these highly affordable cameras and going out and creating content and landing jobs.  Our inexpensive cameras are being used by the big boys, and we are seeing prime-time tv shows, commercials, and movies being shot on cameras that you can buy at WalMart.  Suddenly it doesn’t take deep pockets, bank loans or strong business plans to buy your way into the industry. Read more…

A Cautionary Tale

I think anyone who works for themselves long enough will run into a case of non-payment.  It sucks.  It makes you mad.  It makes you feel betrayed.  I have been fairly lucky, though, that in my three and a half years of working for myself there have only been two cases of this.  The first time was in my first year as a freelancer and it was a half-day shoot for a company from Florida.  Everything seemed legit, and it probably was.  I imagine that nobody was setting out to screw me or scam me.  But in the end, a few months after the shoot, after the tapes were sent to them, it seemed as if this company no longer existed. Read more…