I'm a professional student - that is to say, I'm working on my Ph.D. in engineering physics. The field is non-destructive evaluation for the nuclear industry. I did my M.Sc. in physics (magnetic resonance imaging), and my B.Sc. in engineering physics.

Yes. I do realise I'm a drain on society ;)

My involvement in video is purely from the hobbyist perspective... others of which include martial arts (jiu-jistu and karate 5 nights a week), playing jazz, visual effects, and lately swing dancing (at which my proficiency is minimal).

-Steve

Boy, when I see it in black & white..............YUCK

It's a sit down job on the computer all day (as a matter of fact...I'm here now).

I'm 41 have two children, boy 8 & girl 11. Great kids...no lie "The Best" you could ask for. As a matter of fact they are what got me into the fun hobby of making film, movies or whatever you want to call it.

I started just by taking home movies with my rincky dink JVC camera at the school plays and musicals. I tinkered around with the footage and put a few extras into them, and sent them off to the local cable station for all to see their own kids on TV. I was overwhelmed with requests after that, and since, I have done; going away parties, weddings, soccer videos, and so on.

Boy, do I wish this could be my career.

Thanks for listening.

Peter

I worked in theater and interned in TV production while in high school, then earned a BFA in Art Media at Syracuse University, then drove out to Los Angeles, got a job as a model maker on "The Rocketeer," spent a year or so working as a modelmaker on assorted videos, features and tv, then landed a set design job on a picture at Carolco (remember Carolco?), got my IATSE card, and have been working as a set designer/art director/2d-3d digital animator (Lightwave/Maya)/ illustrator ever since.

Presently I'm on a Bruckheimer show called "E-Ring." Fun times at the Pentagon!

Got a DVX100A and a Flowpod and have been shooting with them at every opportunity, mostly other people's projects while I develop my skills with the equipment. Shooting industrials and pageants and indie projects with the DVX, so I guess I should add 'videography' to the above...

Anyway, some of the stuff I've worked on...

http://imdb.com/name/nm0552608/

Hi Karl,

"Some of the stuff" you've worked on reads like a list of my favorite movies and television shows!! That's really impressive. I haven't tuned into "E-Ring" yet, but I'm sure going to now.

Have fun with that camera, and welcome to DV Info!

Thanks, Lorinda!

This site is great.

As a freelance photographer / videographer I'm happy to consider all sorts
of projects. Weddings (both stills or movies) are my staple diet, and just last weekend I photographed a 40th wedding anniversary party.
The client was delighted with the 185 prints I presented him with.

I film school plays, stage productions, school reunions, singers, families,
children. I've had my films shown on TV and at the National Film Theatre,
Southbank, London.

I do photo restoration, production and manipulation in Photoshop.

I write for every issue of 'Film and Video Maker' magazine, and have had
articles published in various other photographic magazines. I answer
hundreds of photographic queries on the www, and every year I'm on the
DVDoctor stand at the Video Forum in London. (DV = Digital Video).

I regularly judge film competitions, and this year was one of the three final adjudicators at the IAC's international film competition.

I do a lot of ciné film transfer to VHS and DVD.

I teach photography, mainly to adults, both stills and movies. This can be
an introduction to moviemaking right through to at-elbow editing training.
I do this at home and have run 2 and 3 day classes at Wansfell College,
Epping.

I give regular talks to video societies. I was in Chesterfield 2 weeks ago
giving a talk on 'The Wedding Videographer - the skills and equipment
needed'.

I love every minute of it. I should'ver left the motor industry a lot sooner.

tom.

I'm one of those "trodding" guys. I trod along in a machine shop making turbomachinery parts on 5-axis CNC milling machines--doesn't everyone?

I've dabbled in video as a hobby most of my life. Now I'm at the point where people are starting to pay me to do weddings, etc. and I'm starting to think maybe I could potentially make a career out of my hobby. I have a lot to learn, however, and that's why I'm here (dvinfo).

Although I'd prefer to make music videos and indie films, I don't mind weddings...for now.

As this is my first post, hello to one and all and I am glad to be part of the group. I am one of the middle aged alternative rock horde running for cover in the film industry. When you have created art(?) most of your life for a living your choices in the main stream workplace are few and your passions drive your decisions.

Currently I am a film student at the Evergreen State College, the (ultra) liberal arts college in Olympia, Washington. Part of the curriculum involves working at the local public access station (TCTV!) were I work as a cameraman and producer for a program titled "Panorama Latino Americano." I have had some success as a screenwriter and want more control over my projects, hence DV. It is the perfect medium for illustrating one scene of a script, taping shorts, etc. Also awaiting the arrival of a XL-2 and in the beginning stages of designing a NLE. John

Hi,

What do I do for a living?, I'm actually a payroll manager for a worldwide freight forwarding organisation, although I'm only responsible for paying the staff in the UK and Ireland.

I got into video quite by accident, I have been supporting my local football club (soccer club for those guys in the US) since I was eleven years old (I'm 51 now) and about 20 years ago I was asked by the chap that filmed the games for the club if I could drive him to one of the away games, I said I would, it then snowballed into helping him carry the gear to actually filming a game because the regular cameraman couldn't make it, and I have been involved ever since as the main cameraman and for the last 10 years compiling and editing the end of season highlight tapes (although some seasons they could be classed as lowlights)

Unfortunately any remuneration from this project was never enough to give up the day job but that doesn't matter, I get to see the club I've supported for most of my life, I love the video editing I have to do and appreciate the comments I receive from those fans that buy the videos and also get to film in some of the best grounds in the UK even though my small team currently languish in the bottom league of the UK National Football League, (mind you we are currently second so there is some hope).

I hope I haven't bored any of you professionals out there who do far more serious jobs than I do and can I also take this opportunity to wish everyone a Very Merry Christmas and Happy and Prosperous New Year.

Best regards,

Martin

I started getting into film when I was sixteen with my dad's 16mm camcorder. Before that I was mostly into the writing aspect, but when I turned seventeen my partner in crime and I decided to jump into editing and our movies really took off. We designed, shot, edited and distributed our school senior video and were completely addicted.

I work odd jobs to support my film interest and I am attending University of Nevada - Las Vegas for a film degree, then I plan on transferring to L.A. for grad school, USC or Long Beach are my two hopefuls.

In the meantime I'm continuing to write a number of screenplays and making short films for festivals with my brother in arms. Hopefully we will break in soon, as our friendly insider list is continuing to grow...

These posts are wonderful! Martin, I'm no professional, but I find your "story" and all the others here charming and quite interesting.

Listen, you guys.....for those of you with the time, head on over to the DVChallenge forum and get involved with making short movies here!!! We just completed DVC4 so it'll be another couple months or so before the next one--plenty of time for you to think about it and jump in. We have a blast, and it's the best learning experience. "Cheaper than film school" too, as the motto says. :)

Come on! It's great fun!!!

As Diana Ross said:

"I'm livin' in shame."

My name is proudly displayed on the DV Challenge "Wall of Shame" ever since I agreed to try the second challenge and couldn't follow through.

I need to clear my name of shame!

MERRY CHRISTMAS and a HAPPY NEW YEAR!

I'm still in my second last year of High School but worked for the previous two years to buy my first camera, the Panasonic GS-120. I soon was hooked on taking videos of nature and people in the city that I eventually got enough cash and bought a Canon XL-2 recently.

I plan on going to York University or University of Toronto to study cinematography and hopefully be a director and a filmmaker.

As for now I am planning a documentary about my last year of highschool, batch it up and premiere the final version at my graduation to my classmates of '07.

Cheers.

I'm a 21 year old CBS intern (CBS headquarters in NY). That get's me a nice little scholarship ($10,000), a $5,000 stipend during the summer and a lot of experience and contact (I've met all the VP's of CBS). Hopefully this summer I'll go to the CBS in LA and get some hands on experience with TV shows and so forth, and eventually impress enough to land a job after I graduate. I also own a production company called Green Bench Productions. We do small commercials for organizations on my campus that earn us a nice little income as well as shooting music videos. On the side of that, I do short comedy sketches and I work on a TV show that I'm writing, directing and producing at the moment. Other than that, I'm a second semester junior broadcast production student at North Carolina A&T State University in Greensboro, NC.

Hi, what's up everyone! I'm new and excited to be here and am looking forward to reading more posts. I'm currently a full time director/writer and editor. I shot one short in 2003 with a Sony VX2000 which helped me to get a small distribution deal with Simmons/Lathan Media Group. I shot my second short, a 35-minute period piece ,that helped garner me a distribution deal for my first feature.

I used to be an actor but choose to focus more behind the scenes now. I'm currently looking for an HD camera to purchase (after owning and selling a DV100) to possibly shoot my feature in so I'm hoping this particular forum can help me make my decision!

A nice community of people here who share an interest, and respect, for each other.

I like that.

I bought my first DVX 100a a couple of months ago. Very hard for me to do since I'm considered a Sonyphobe by many. In my case, buying something with a Panasonic label on it was similar to going through a twelve step plan.

That's why I've been lurking here and a couple of other similar places to learn from those with experience.

I'm a freelance television photog based in Managua, Nicaragua.

I've been doing the freelance thing since 1996. Before that, I had eighteen years of experience working as a staff television news photog at serveral stations in the United States.

My DVX 100a has gone from toy to partner with my "regular" Sony 400 BetacamSP. Having the Panasonic camera adds to what I can offer clients and, to my surprise, has even brought me some extra business apart from my traditional network news clients.

I appreciate everyone here who graciously allows me and others to look over each others shoulders, so we can all learn more.

thanks

For a living, I'm a Network Technician/Administrator/Engineer... whatever you want to call it for a Microsoft-based network, consisting of a main office housing approximately 700 PC and IBM 3270 terminal users, and supplying network access, internet access, and email access to about 118 remote offices. We house about 19 servers on a Windows Server 2003 based domain (Active Directory). We have client PCs ranging from XP Pro to Windows NT 4 (yes, NT 4 is still running the majority of this company!).

Anyway, I got bored with the whole computer world. Sure there are exciting new technologies coming out and whatever, but I lost interest..... Fast.

I've recently decided to start my own business in freelance video work, in addition to my full-time job listed above. It's starting out very slowly as all business do, but I'm making some decent income to help support my normal day-to-day expenses, as well as putting some money into some decent equipment for use in my "side-job."

I've found that in video shooting/post production, I can be creative to whatever extent I want, and even better, I can make someone a video memory to last them a lifetime, my greatest satisfaction. It's so nice to hand someone a piece of your work and see the smile on their face. I can't do that as easily in the computer world... I'm currently shooting for school's band productions, choir productions, theatrical productions, etc, and I'm still trying to get a wedding or two. I'm even thinking about shooting some corporate events (meetings, seminars, etc) and maybe some high-school/college graduations.

Ever since I was a kid I've enjoyed video and video editing, as this is my father's job. I used to go in and play with his old U-Matic recorders linked to his studio cameras (can't remember the models). I used to think it was so cool I could do dissolves, voice-over, and character generation. Well, computers sparked my interest in high school, and I continued with that for many years, but I think my "forte" is in shooting video and more-so, the post-production editing.

Now I'm 23, just bought a house about 2 years ago, and I'm thinking of converting an extra bedroom into a home studio to help support my slow-growing video production business. I own a Sony VX-2100, a TASCAM DA-P1 portable DAT, and edit on a Windows PC running Premiere Pro 1.5. If needed, I normally rent extra camera equipment to use in my shoots. I've also been playing with the Vegas 6 Demo, which has me very satisfied. I'm still wanting to work with Apple's Final Cut Pro too... and Premiere Pro 2.

I'm a property manager, investor, day job working. Whatever pays. Trying to break into video because all my primary expenses are taken care of! It's time to make life fun and interesting!

I'm 26, and am a starting-out filmmaker, with pretty much no budget and lots of dreams, but who isn't, eh? :). My first dream job was to do sfx with ILM. I read a lot about making movies a few years back, and I remember all the articles I've read that said "if you don't have at least $10,000, don't even try..." or something similar. It was pretty daunting.

I got into filmmaking three years ago, I live in Rose Creek Village ( http://www.rosecreekvillage.com ), and we have an annual cultural arts festival. I wanted to produce a movie about the village's history and show it at that festival.

I decided that I wasn't going to let lack of money or equipment stop me anymore, and basically shot interviews and coverage, gathered photos, and edited together an hour-long documentary in three weeks in my spare time. I had absolutely no experience in doing any of those things prior to that, but I pulled it off. The movie was rough, but it was done!

Now, that's what I do for a living. I'm a filmmaker, graphic designer, and web designer for the Village. We've made several documentaries, and I try and push the envelope of what we know and are doing on every one.

We've been shooting all of our footage on tiny sony DV cams, consumer cams, and I edit in Vegas (still using v4 :P). We've gotten a lot of comments on how professional our work is, so I guess we're doing something right. The best thing is that we actually get projects done.

Now we're going to buying a new camera, most likely a DVX100B, which I'm seriously excited about. I'm ready to break out of the docu genre a bit, and do some dramas and maybe some action shorts.

So I guess the thing that I learned from those experiences was there's a creative way around any obstacle, you just gotta want to find it bad enough.

Hi all,

I'm a 'video journalist' for the BBC in the UK.

Basically, I'm a broadcast news journalist by trade.

50% of the time I work with a camera man and I'm the guy in the suit and tie standing outside a court house or a hospital doing a 'live report' on whatever scandal.

The OTHER 50% of the time I'm supposed to find stories for BBC news and delivering them myself. I use a PD 150 or a Z1 and act as a lone operator (1 man band basically) filming, interviewing, editing, voice over-ing...the news story. Often I do this 'on the day'. IE - I will get to work at 8am, hear about a fantastic story (man falls off cliff and lives). Then I will go to his house, interview him, film him, return to base, edit on Pinnacle Liquid 5.5, voice over, produce, and finally send a 2 minute news package for broadcast at 6:30pm that same evening on BBC 1.

I spend a lot of my free time being tired....

;-)

Hey Marco, i'm from the UK so i've probably seen you on telly then. I applied for the BBC about five years ago when i left college but back then I had very little actual experience. From your post Aunty Beeb definitely get there moneys worth from you....thats quite a work load you have there. If I was you i would spend alot of my free time drinking!

talking about crazy stories i was late for work one morning and was going a bit too quick in the frost (about 80) when i hit ice spun of the road rolled the car three times and killed a cow in the process......and climbed out the window with only a little broken rib. ooops! i stagerd along the road and knocked on the farmers door and sayd "eeh i think i've just killed one of your cows mate". probably not the kind of story you look for but that christmas all i got were cow keyrings and little toys that mooed!. I supose its funny now when i think back (not for the cow though)

Andy.

Hi All
I dont think there are any people on here that do what i do as a job! I own two film companies in the U.K and germany that specialise in adult Fetish/S&M films, personaly i like to do as much of the filming and creative side of things as i can because i just love doing it!. Now please understand i DO NOT MAKE PORN what we make is Fetish Bondage and S&M movies with no sex involved! and is completly different. Beeing only 25 i think i am the youngest person in the industry. If any uk resedents want to chat i will be exihibitioning at the ETO show at The NEC 24-25 July stand E20. (R18 Wholesale)(Inflagranti) see www.erotictradeonly.com for more details.

I'm producer, director, owner of Big Heart Productions in Uganda. We have filmed in Uganda, Sudan, Congo, Tanzania, Rwanda, Kenya and South Africa. After making a couple of documentaries here in 1999, I loaded up the family and moved to Uganda from Texas. While starting a fish farm and some small partnerships to help widows, orphans, and the poor I received offers to do documentary work here. Last year we opened BHP in Kampala and have never looked back. If you want to make the leap, remember; Failure can not contend with Persistence. Best Regards, Rand

I'm one of those guys who has a normal job - except it's 6-5 most days (some 5-6's, too). I handle accounting, estimating and customer service for the business. If you want a fancy title, I guess it would be office manager.

I've had a great deal of interest in computers, but I'm not sure how my interest began in video. I'm looking at starting a business taping weddings and other miscellaneous work. I stumbled accross this website when searching about the XL2 and the XL H1 - the two cameras that I think would suit me well.

Anyhow, hopefully I will have some information to share in the years to come.

I'm a freelance editor, motion graphic designer and camera op living in Vail, Colorado. I guess you'd say I'm under contract working for Action Television here. I edit nationally televised poker and golf shows. Soon to be world wide televised I think. I also created the graphics packages for the shows and to a few spots every once in a while too. Spot work is my goal, but for now episodic TV shows will have to do.

As little as possible!!!

I do it all. Motion graphics/post, video editing, shooting, audio and web cast, 3D Animation, and some layout for print.

Background: Eight years in the US Navy, served onboard the USS Saratoga, based in Mayport FL, did three tours in the Mediteranean.

Worked six years as a product development engineer, designing, building and testing medical catheters.

Presently live in Pennsylvania, working as the Multimedia Developer for an international medical device company for the last six years.

Being an in-house guru has it's benefits. I get to learn new techniques, have access to the latest hardware and software, and enjoy the benefits of steady pay, health care, and 401k.

Aspirations: I still have much to learn, and would like to experiment with creating my own movies (who doesn't?).

I was exposed to liner editing and camera work at my old HS. I later attened and grad from the Art Institute of Philadelphia with a BS in Media Arts and Animation. I do a bit of everything, 3d product design, Motion graphics, Layout print work, but my passion is editing and directing. Two years ago I help start a music video program with a few -then- friends, the name of the show was Da' Underground. After a few years we parted ways and I went on to do my own editing and directing. I directed my first music video just last summer:

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=8258211691080616389&q=slang

From this I've been contracted to direct another muisc video for a spanish rap group, and I'm in the pre-production stages of a HDV Short to be shot on the Canon XL H1 with a cine kit. So thats me in a nut shell.

Hi All
I dont think there are any people on here that do what i do as a job! I own two film companies in the U.K and germany that specialise in adult Fetish/S&M films, personaly i like to do as much of the filming and creative side of things as i can because i just love doing it!. Now please understand i DO NOT MAKE PORN what we make is Fetish Bondage and S&M movies with no sex involved! and is completly different.

Been on this forum for a while, I can't remember if I have replied to this thread but I just had to respond to Chris's reply. I don't own the company but I do the same thing you do, in addition to full on porn.
I shot a 5 set DVD with my friend from Kyoto who is a S/M Mistress and she is also a corset designer and we made a fetish/shibari/S/M DVD set, no sex involved just nicely shot fetish stuff.

That DVD was seen by the president of the company my friend worked at (porn company in Osaka) and he liked it and distributed the DVD's in Japan. Then the company hired me to make all their dvd's after my friend left that job to go to Tokyo. Now I shoot(XL-2), edit(FCP) and author DVDs(DVD SP3) for an indy porn company here in Osaka.

It would be cool to talk with you and compare notes/DVD's so send me an email.

I am currently making a second short film with a friend, we did the first one 3 years ago, I'd much rather go in this direction but hey, I gotta pay the bills and right now, this job is paying way more than the job I had shooting weddings.

I'm upgrading my digital camera setup with real strobes and maybe going up to the new Nikon D200 and I plan to start taking a lot more photos, another friend who is also an S/M Mistress and I will make a fetish photo book so I will spend the next year taking photos of her and having exhibits.

I've read so many posts over the past few months, I finally decided to join DV Network. Thanks to all of you for your posts as it's always interesting to hear the opinions of others.

I'm a sixth grade teacher in Corona, CA. I became interested in making videos as an after school activity with my students. I help the kids produce end-of-the-month highlight videos for my entire school. We tape all the special events on campus: from the dance, to "everyone wear green day" to our own character education segments. Now, after a couple years of success with that venture, I'm going to start a small event videography side-business, capturing weddings, corporate work, and other projects, as opportunities present themselves.

I've decided on a pair of Sony HDR FX1's and various other necessary pieces of equipment. Looking forward to sharing and learning in the weeks and months and years to come.

Good to hear from you Gerald, and good luck with your future video projects. Just a thought though - your 'pair of FX1s' for wedding and events might be better split as a Z1 and an HC1. Why? Purely for the audio capabilities of the z1 over the FX1.

Weddings have very important sound tracks, and unless you're thinking of bolting a Beachtek underneath the FX1, your audio options will be somewhat curtailed.

tom.

Good to hear from you Gerald, and good luck with your future video projects. Just a thought though - your 'pair of FX1s' for wedding and events might be better split as a Z1 and an HC1. Why? Purely for the audio capabilities of the z1 over the FX1.

Weddings have very important sound tracks, and unless you're thinking of bolting a Beachtek underneath the FX1, your audio options will be somewhat curtailed.

tom.

Thanks Tom...I was actually considering the beachtek solution. But now that you mention it, a Z1 would be awesome. Just wonder if mixing the hc1 footage with the Z1 footage from a dual camera wedding shoot would pose any noticable differences visually...I'm guessing not significantly. Thanks so much for your post!

Gerald

The news is that they intercut beautifully. The sad news is that the HC1 is discontinued and the toy-town HC3 replaces it, so act fast if you want one. The other sad news is that the HC1 is only so-so in low light - something like 2 stops slower than the FX1, so not ideal for 'romantically lit' weddings.

tom.

I'm a film student :P

I detest it when people mix up Film And Media (Stoners watching Tarantino) with actual film production syllabus.

Hi everyone, I'm new to this forum and found it searching for info about a mic for my Canon Optura 40. I live in Florida and teach technology classes to elementary students part-time and am trying to get a video business going.

I started creating custom DVD's for special occasions like anniversaries, graduations, birthdays, etc. using clients photos and home videos. I love the emotion these type of videos generate! I've recently gotten a few projects from realtors and a developer where I'll be shooting the video and taking photos for the project. So much to learn.....I'll be checking this forum regularly and appreciate any and all input.

Mary

Hi

I am the Chief Photographer at WVII TV in Bangor Maine.
We shoot panasonic DVCPRO 25 and mini DV. I am not a big fan of the Mini format the tapes dont last the cameras dont take any abuse that a news crew dishes out and menu after menu is cumbersome and annoying. If only my company would let me spend just a bit more and get a camera rigged with a tapeless format my life would so much easier. Till then I will look here for tips and help with my Baby cams.

Are there any other News shooters here? Our issues are quite different then mini docs and production types? If there are enough could we get a topic for us? I admit I havent looked around enough and an area may exist so please dont flame me for a stupid newbie question. LOL :)

Good Shooting

I own and run a small start up production company, Run Jump Fly Productions. (www.runjumpfly.net).We shoot on 1 fx1 and 1 xl h1. We both shoot edit and manage the company and I have just as of yesterday secured a deal for our movies to be a free download on the iTMS. We make extreme sports films and our focusing at the moment on skiing filming with the best of the British pro skiers.

This has been a huge learning curve for me. I’ve been teaching my self how o edit using final cut pro 5. And when I get back to the UK I will be taking some apple certified courses in London. I got a chance to edit a professional TV show while I was out in the mountains for some friends of our who where left in a huge mess when the production company they had hired to produce the show did a very bad job with the edit and left it in a huge mess when they left for the uk. I mean, there were spelling mistakes all over t he place, 1/2 second cuts.

Anyway, with no knowledge other than what I had picked up in a very short space of time I produced this ( www.verbierride.com)in 4 days with only about 3 hours sleep in total. click on the video on the left had side to watch it. It’s a TV show called the Verbier Ride. This competition is held in Verbier Switzerland and comprises of a big mountain comp (skiing powder and dropping cliffs, huge cliffs) and a slope style type section (a big 17m tabletop kicker, and a rail jam session).

edit: forgot to say that it will be getting 700 hours of TV world wide.

Anyway, check it out and see what you think. Thanks

www.verbierride.com
www.runjumpfly.net

They call me the president lol

I buy lotto tickets - fingers crossed. :-)

I buy lotto tickets - fingers crossed. :-)

i'll join you :)

Hey guys and gals,
I work in the fundraising business. My friends and I do parties as a incentive programs for schools that particpate in the fundraisers. We set up a Velcro wall, obstacle course, moon bounce, joust, and bungee run. All inflatibles powered by blowers. That's my real job, yet it's to good to be true

Monday

Hey everyone,

By day, I am a mild mannered System Administrator for EDS (Electronic Data Systems, Ross Perots's old company).

In the evening and on the weekends I am the Director of Worship and Ministry Technolgy for Water's Edge Lutheran Chuch in Frisco, Texas. I record the sermons every week and post them to our website. I also record special events and small group bible studies, that I cut to DVD for the congregation to use in the small groups. My day job is just work and it pays most of the bills. :) The weekend job is the fun one and what consumes most of my home time, which does not always make the wife and kid too happy. :)

I'm the System Administrator for our Church and like you Scott I record the weekend services for posting on the net. I only work part time, so I devote the rest of my time to my production company and family.

Hello,
My name is Mike Schrengohst, CEO of
www.MotionZoneHD.com
I have been in the video industry for over 25 years.
Up to recently I was producing industrial, commercial and corporate programs. I have also been a photographer and have been shooting stock photography for over 30 years.

Hello folks!

I'm 23, I live in the Philippines. Right now i do media production for the Department of Health where I make instructionals, documentaries, and cover events using an XL2. My broadcast experience spans a measly three years during which i was an editor, director and a producer as well.

My preoccupation is shooting shorts and doing part-time mtv shoots wherein i accept no payment. It's just something i love.

Now anyone who has money falling out of his/her ass please send me to Tisch because i've been dying to.

I'm a producer/sound engineer/songwriter/screenwriter and movie director wannabe. Presently I make a living in the music business. I produce all kinds of music ranging from Hip Hop, Rock, Latin...to whatever. Worked as a professional translator and interpreter for a while but it took up too much of the time I could spend learning more about cinematography and honing my skills with the camera and every other aspect of movie making (there's so much to be learned at this point). Anyway, I left the translator job, stuck with my Music Producer/Recording studio business to make a living, and got a JVC HD100 camera and I'm having fun while I learn more and more. Meanwhile, I've also been working on some scripts of my own and hope to start shooting my first movie next year. I hope that by then I'll have my hands on the RED CAMERA. Then the real fun will begin.

Hey everyone,

By day, I am a mild mannered System Administrator for EDS (Electronic Data Systems, Ross Perots's old company).

:)


Scott my brother is an ex employee of EDS. Anyway, I work for Eastman Chemical Company as an operator. Not the most fun or interesting job but it pays the bills. I got into video when I purchased vegas and got passed that initial learning curve. Did a couple of baseball highlight videos for my two boys teams and they were a big hit. I submitted them for a highlights contest the Texas Rangers were having and both videos won. Prize was 50 tickets for each team to go see the Rangers plus a chance to go to spring training. Actually next weekend we are taking the second to see the Rangers. Well lots of folks started asking me if I was going to be doing the same thing next season and that's when I decided to start my business Dvd Dynamix. Bought me a vx2100 last year and started doing weddings this year but still doing sports videos. It's a very rewarding business if you do a good job. Wish I could do it full time but when you have mouths to feed you must do what you must do. For now I'll keep doing it part time. BTW I live in east Texas (Longview).

Hey.

Im 19 and untill a few months ago i was unemployed and about to get kicked out of my flat. Now i work (9 to 5) as a video editor for a company that produces videos of 'glamour' girls for mobile phones. so far i have been able to go on shoots in thailand, ibiza and prague and work with some very high profile glamour models in the UK. i consider myself a very lucky boy!

Hi All,

I'm in Arizona. This is my first post. I'm "learning by lurking". I'm the retired president of American Cable & Telephone Inc., a firm I created in 1994. In a nutshell, I'm a product of the old Bell System and I speak telephone and computer.

I'm still shopping for my first serious camera. The terminology is new here, but I'm picking it up. My only exposure so far is taking some footage from an old JVC camcorder and running it thru Moviemaker to add flourishes. Nothing very demanding.

I'll probably never see the classifieds because I do not post often....can't learn if you're not listening. I stumbled upon this site by accident. I'm impressed.

Frank Davenpoprt

Like Frank D, I am shopping ... that's a lie, I know what I want ... I am SAVING for my first real camera (XL2).

I'm in my mid 30's and I work for myself. When I decided to finally go to college back in '96, I paid my way through by opening a Tattoo shop in the little town where I attended college. Once I graduated, I sold the shop to my apprentice, moved to a bigger city (Birmingham) and started a new web design and hosting company. Oh, I went to Auburn University and studied Pre-Med with the intention of going to med school .... dang computers pulled me away from that idea.

From 1999 to 2002 I went back to school in Birmingham (UAB and Herzing) and studied Computer Information Systems (waste of a degree and money IMO) and Computer Network Technology (I will never use this degree, but I sure learned heaps!).

The whole time I was back in school I was still running my design and hosting business and really getting into video editing (been using Vegas for several years / versions). More and more clients wanted to put video on their site and it kind of forced me to learn how to edit video ... I have a really bad habit of saying "Sure! I can do that!" then sweating it later as I pack more skill sets into my tiny and over-worked excuse for a brain.

Eventually I bought a little palm-corder (a Canon Elura) just to shoot really simple videos that were just going to end up on the web. Nothing for clients, mind you, just family and fun stuff.

Well, the more I tinker with that little camera, the more interested I become in shooting professional video, perhaps one day for a living. Heck, I've even started to rethink my whole business structure ... to include small business video services. While I don't have any real skill behind a real camera, I do have a TON of editing experience and I have become quite proficient with Vegas and After Effects.

I write music, too, and maybe with a lot of experimenting once I get the new cam and the help of all the kind folks here @ DVi, I can step up to full-time one-man video production.

Sam B ... it certainly DOES sound like you are a very lucky boy. What a great intro to production! ;)