Please Let Me Shoot You!
 

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Ok, folks. I want an AWESOME and diverse demo reel. So, I need footage besides weddings, and the few show/commercial bits I have.

MBC - let's schedule a night for your band soon. I'm going to put it on my calendar.

Goonie, let me know A's hockey schedule so I can get some footage of him.

Anyone else - please let me know if you have something you think will be interesting to shoot.

The categories I'm looking for:

Sports (including hobbyist/family sports - does not have to be a pro team)
Training
Non-profit organizations
Products
Cooking/How-to
Interviews/Reviews (know a restaurant or business owner who needs/wants a 30-60 second commercial?)

I am willing to do it for free (up to 4 hours of shoot time), as long as there is no expense to me, other than tape stock. Cover charges, admissions, excessive mileage must be paid (anything outside Orange or LA counties), but most places will "door list" me if you ask. I'll even provide the final edited product on a single DVD, also free of charge. Any web-based business or group will get a compressed copy for upload to their website as well.

The catch - I'm working on my own deadline and criteria, meaning that I am putting the footage into my demo reels first, and then the final product will be delivered, with no changes and no contract - the project is entirely left to my creative judgement. Also, I have full rights to use the footage for unlimited promotional use (but, I will not sell it), a reference for my resume, and a testimonial if they like it. But, no one can complain since it's free, and services like this would normally cost $5,000+ from most LA-based firms.

Feel free to post here or PM me. I'm really looking for anyone who's ready to do this in the next couple weeks, and I reserve the right to decline any project if it doesn't fit the scope of what I'm looking for. :)

Got a few things/ideas. Call me when you get a chance (but not tonight b/c I'm meeting with a client)

Dang it! Had I known about it earlier, I would have had you come to my campus to shoot my big giant Honda event on Monday. Not to mention, we shot four commercials on limited student time... we were able to use outside resources, but didn't have anyone else available for free, since we'd devoted a good portion of our finances toward key ad times. Dang it!

I'll throw some feelers out there if there are students working on anything big, or any of the orgs and their events, if you're at all interested in coming over to Long Beach for it. Unfortunately for the students, however, most people....

Wait, I might need you, if you wouldn't mind me using the footage for a class. I'm doing a case study on a DVD release and we'd talked about creating either a short infomercial or commercial for it - would you be interested if I could chat up my groupmates on it? The film we're doing is Arctic Tale and it's just for a class. I'm not sure if doing something with a mention of an actual intellectual property for your reel is kosher, even if it's a spec commercial - so... hrmmm...

Wanna shoot me posting on the LoT?

Maddy's playing Polo on Friday morning. I think at around 9:30 but it is in San Deigo, north county but still San Diego.

She's also in a acapella girls choir. They're doing a couple of performances the first week or so of November.

So, who's got the time machine? ;)

Pet sitting?

Now there's some exciting footage!

We did a photo shoot recently which has been turned into several ads and a brochure. If a photo shoot could be exciting, think how exciting a filming could be? We're pretty active when we've got 5 or 6 dogs out with us.

I guess it was the "sitting" part I was thinking of.

Which, in retrospect, I doubt there is much of at all.

Oh no. Not much sitting involved at all. I have yet to track my miles on an average day, but I generally walk for about 3-4 hours of the day.

I can't use copyrighted material at all in my business reel. :(

I'll save that for the hardcore porn reel. ;)

The choir thing sounds cool! Let me know the performance schedule and I'll see if I can fit that into the calendar.

Imagine a little 2-minute web-based and/or DVD ad for your company that shows a "Doggy's Day While You're Away" video, and through the magic of editing, show a dog sleeping, and then the tail wagging when he hears the pet sitter arrive, to then running, peeing on every fire hydrant in town, and having treats, etc. It could be quite comical and also give the sense of comfort to a pet owner who has to leave their baby for a few days, so they'll select your service over a kennel. ;) Is Thurston ready for his starring role?

Well, to be certain, we weren't planning on using any material from the film or any of their existing advertising - we were looking more at shooting something entirely from scratch. Since the theme surrounds environmental causes, we were even thinking of a vignette or PSA on those topics. The more I'm thinking about it, the less likely I'll be able to get everyone together on it, so scratch me off the list.

I'll let you know if anything cool comes along.

Pity you're not closer - I've got an opera diva moment coming up. :evil:

I'm good at running around screaming.

It sounded good until you mentioned Thurston. He's not quite completely in my control yet. ;)

I do, however, have quite a few other dogs who would be more cooperative.

Lucy and Ethel are good on film

We got to plan that Ghost Hunting Excursion to the Queen Marry. That would be really interesting for you to shoot. Hey if you want to interview an up and coming artist trying to fill his dad's shoes and become a Disney Artist himself, then I'm your man!!!

come join us at the local (to me anyway) San Diego Racelegal drags at Qualcomm

www.RaceLegal.com

lots of racing action. lots of people and for a great cause....that is, keeping people from street racing by giving them a place to feed the 'need for speed'...and frankly, since its near the first of the year, we could use the positive publicity come sponsorship time.

just a thought

Ooooh! Yes, and yes. :snap:

I've been dying to do some of the ghost hunting stuff anyway.

And, I think it would be a great promo for you to show some of your art and talk a bit about your inspiration. What days are you usually available?

I like that idea too. In fact, that's right up the alley for the show I'm working on, so I can tie it in with our promo for that, and also give some publicity to the show at the same time. ;) I'm going to suggest this to our producer. Thanks!

The only event we've got going on at the Cathedral is The Glory of Christmas, but I'll ask on Monday if there is any way we can get some behind the scenes type of shooting. Doesn't hurt to ask....right?

I should have all of our December dates posted on our website in the next day or two. Take a gander and see if any of them seem workable for you. :)

A Pagan producing a DVD for the Crystal Cathedral. I'd totally do it for the irony alone. ;)

Heck, and if they'd want extra copies for sale, we could totally talk some business. ;)

I dont think what I have would fit into your schedule, but I would like to know your fees.
I have a co worker with a Bat Mitzvah coming up that wants a videographer, and asked if I knew any.
(I htink its in April, but by all means, send us the fee chart!)

Oooo!! Me, too!!!!

I just wanna know why~ on the British ghost hunter show, do the people scream and get so freaked out when they are out hunting ghosts???? Why are they so surprised when they 'find' them????

Hard to tell with Dland scheduling. Next week I'm open Monday, Tuesday and Thursday. After that I wont know untill tonight when I check my schedule. I normally get mondays off though.

Ghost huntng?

Yes, it is quite silly. I love it all, though. And, I have heard that also about them, creating their own evidence.

Yeah, you know. Shhhhhhh be vewy vewy quiet. I'm hunting ghosties.





Go into a "Haunted" location with audio/video recording equipment and try to capture proof of paranormal activity on film. I started a Paranormal research group called CaSPR (California Society for Paranormal Research) but I put everything on hold until after the holidays. Will be pretty hard to get people together when they are too busy getting ready for the holidays.