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6. The Final Word
Making a living in the Wedding Videography Business
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About The Author
Hello! My name is Noah. You
must be thrilled! You have taken the first step
to starting your own
business. This is an exciting time to be getting
into the Wedding
Videography Business. As you read this, Apple
Computer is
preparing to ship the G5 Powermac, which they
claim to be the
world's fastest computer. This new Mac has the
ability to sport
whopping 8 gigs of ram.
Imagine this, in 1989 a megabyte of ram cost
about $50.00 dollars
per Meg!! That would mean in 1989 to fill the
G5 personal
computer, you would have had to have an extra
$400,000 dollars
lying around. Today, the G5 can be maxed out
for a few hundred. I
have been editing on the Mac for roughly 5 years
now and I don't
see myself ever moving back to the PC. Although,
PC readers,
don't worry everything we will speak about in
this book can be
accomplished on a PC, it's just that us Mac
users…. Well,
see…they know what I'm talking about.
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Anyways, back to "about the author."
I wanted to write this book
since everything being offered these days seems
to be outdated so
fast just like the 1989 Mac ram costs.
Recently, I have purchased a variety of how-to
videography
business books from the web and nothing has
satisfied my hunger,
the books are old an outdated and spend a variety
of their times
teaching us useless facts. I still own and operate
a videography
business and love every minute of it.
Introduction
This book plans to do two things. One, I plan
to offer a little
guidance into the world of Wedding Videography
and two, provide
some extra's which will get you up and running
in no time.
Let's assume you already own the basic equipment
to start your
videography business.
What exactly is the basic equipment needed for
a videography
business? Well, you need a camera. A DV (digital
video) camera is
an absolute must. This relatively new format
has made it possible
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for almost everyone to be able to shoot very
high quality digital
video. A low-end DV camera can be bought for
around $600,
while the high end could go as high as $6000.
I am not going to get into brands, as I believe
this is personal
preference and each has their pros and con's.
I do not recommend
the Sony VX-2000 over the Canon Xl1-S. That
is for your and
your budget to decide. Just to clarify, I shot
my first wedding on an
800-dollar Panasonic camera.
The Basics of the Business
Starting the Business
By starting the business I am referring to the
first step, choosing a
name. This decision is not easy although it
is very important. You
want something which is going to be memorable.
Another
important think to think about is if you are
going to have a
website? If so, it might be useful to check
before you decide on a
name. If you choose Amazon Video and want to
have the domain
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name www.amazon.com, you are going to be out
of luck. Keep it
simple and catchy. Sometimes, choosing a name
will be the most
difficult part.
Buying Equipment
To begin your videography business you need
to buy your
equipment if you don't already own it. I have
a few suggestions.
Buy everything new!! Used equipment may save
you a few bucks
but will probably cost you more in the long
run! And, don't be
buying high-end equipment off eBay unless the
seller has a high
feedback rating. This is where a lot of people
get scammed. Video
Equipment is one of the #1 frauds on eBay as
we speak. BE
CAREFUL WHEN BUYING BRAND NEW ELECTRONICS
FROM eBay.
I will explain my studio to you to give you
a rough idea on how I
accomplish things here.
I have a G4 Single 1GHZ computer loaded with
ram, two monitors
a 17" and a 15" I also use an old
Commodore 1701 monitor as a
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broadcast monitor.
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