The Art and BUSINESS of DSLR Filmmaking
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I know there is no shortage of amazing resources on the web about shooting video with Canon’s line of DSLR cameras. One thing I think has been lacking from much of the discussion are practical strategies for small business photographers and videographers to adopt these tools. This course is perfect for event filmmakers, photographers, or other small studios who don’t have the budgets to buy steadicams, jibs, dollies, HDMI monitors, or stocking up on lenses that cost three times the body of the camera.
This was a DV Show 2-part webinar that has nearly THREE HOURS of invaluable information.
Part I: The Art
Part I of the series will be on the creative side of DSLR filmmaking:
- “Story rules, it’s the talent not the tools!”
- Picking lenses for shooting on sticks, stabilizers, etc.
- “Bokeh Bonkers”: many people love the DLSRs for their shallow DoF and beautiful bokeh. But, bokeh can (and often is) over used. When and how should you use bokeh and selective focus. (Citizen Kane is famous for it’s use of DEEP depth of field shots!)
- Focus on focusing: focusing can be a pain with these cameras. How to nail focus.
- Audio: shooting with HD DSLRs is ironically like going back to the days of feature film. Audio should be recorded to a separate device. Ways in which you can do that, and when are the times you might want to use the in-camera audio.
- Transcoding: you can’t edit native files from the camera. They need to be transcoded. The two most popular “flavors” are XDCAM and Apple’s ProRes. What should you consider for each.
- The four key essentials every creative should know.
- The mindset of the creative filmmaker
- My favorite resources for inspiration
- The Q&A session
- The PDF of the Keynote presentation
- An mp3 of the program to listen on the go.
Part II: The Business
Here’s where we get into topics you’ll seldom (if ever) find discuss elsewhere as it relates to this topic.
- Rent vs. own and when it’s best to do each
- How to market the new tech to your clients in a way that makes sense (benefit vs. features)
- Pricing: the added workflow (from production to post) means that you shouldn’t charge the same amount for an HD DSLR shoot than you do for a SD shoot. Even a regular HD shoot. Depending on the project, you may need a bigger crew, which means more money needed. Also, you’ll definitely need more processing power and time, so post production should be more too.
- Photography and Video: should you offer both? If so, how?
- Hollywood is getting into the game too. What that means for you.
- The Q&A session
- The PDF of the Keynote presentation
- An mp3 of the program to listen on the go.
Discounts and Goodies
I hooked you all up with over half a dozen vendors to give buyers of the webinar recording great discounts.
- 10% off Jag35 DSLR Gear
- $50 off the DP Slider (until July 18, 2010)
- 20% off Tiffen’s Dfx v2 software
- 25% off Blu-ray production with MST Productions
- 15% off Precomposed’s Blu-ray menu templates and $50 off Blu-ray authoring production.
- 15% off a Triple Scoop Music song (until July 30, 2010).
- 20-25% off my video business coaching services.
You can read the details of the offerings in this blog post.
SPECIAL INTRODUCTORY PRICE – $59.95
The retail price of this valuable information is only $79. However, for a limited time, I’m selling it for just $59.95.
100% Money Back Guarantee: As usual, if you decide within the first 30 days that this program isn’t worth every penny, e-mail me and you’ll get a FULL refund. I’m that confident you’ll love it.
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One of the most important decisions you will make in your business is what price you set for your services and how you will communicate that price to your prospective clients. One of the biggest mistakes visual artists make is not charging enough for all the work that goes into their craft.
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- The pitfalls of charging too low
- How to best present your rates to the prospect
- How to handle a situation where there is a large gap in time on the event day and the prospect wants you to stay all day, but not pay for that extra time
- What you MUST include in every contract
- And more
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This is over 3.5 hours of inspiration and informative content where I go into detail describing the sales and marketing strategies that have helped us achieve our success.
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- Top 5 mistakes videographers make
- The 4 S’s to an effective marketing strategy
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NOT JUST FOR VIDEOGRAPHERS
Even though this was technically created with event videographers in mind, the issues I discuss are applicable to any small business. Of the 25 chapters, about three are specific to videography. But, that is why I’m offering a 100% money back guarantee to make sure the content is helpful for YOUR business.
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