FAQs
- What should the customer know about your pricing (e.g., discounts, fees)?
The pricing system for a quality video isn't complicated - it's custom. You can figure in a basic hourly cost for shooting and editing, but if you're looking for the best quality for your project, other factors need to be figured in. We would provide an early pre-production quote if you have a large project, along with a very rough estimate of the final cost of your project. Then, as planning commences, we would provide you with a more detailed breakdown of your likely costs. Beware the producer that ONLY quotes an hourly rate, unless it's a simple project.
- What education and/or training do you have that relates to your work?
As for continuing education, I certainly do keep up on things. I regularly participate in online forums where new technology, business methods and filmmaking techniques are discussed. I also receive daily email newsletters on a variety of media topics, and I subscribe to quite a few video, film and media magazines.
- How did you get started doing this type of work?
As a young kid in the 1960s, the US space program was everything to me. I cut out newspaper articles, wrote to every NASA facility I could think of for photos and and other public relations materials, and my grandmother even managed to get John Glenn's autograph for me. Then, in 1968, Stanley Kubrick released 2001: A Space Odyssey. For a space fanatic like myself, it was indescribable. For some reason, my interests partially shifted to movies, and my goal was to be a model maker for Hollywood, cranking out spacecraft models. Over time, I began to learn more about the industry and realized that the director was really the creative force behind what I saw in theaters. As my interest in filmmaking grew, I began to realize just how expensive and complex it was. I put the film dream on hold and pursued other goals. Because of my childhood fascination with space exploration, I began to develop and interest in aviation, and I eventually joined the Navy and flew in aircraft carrier-based S3-A Vikings, a high point in my life. After leaving the Navy, I worked as a magazine and newspaper photographer, honing my visual skills. I began filmmaking activities using film, an expensive technology. Eventually, digital video with film-like qualities, arrived on the scene, allowing the production of new films and videos to proceed on MUCH lower budgets. And here we are.