Tis the season to be want the things we cannot have. Maybe I should speak for myself. Here is a list of items that this editor would love to have this year for Christmas.

Editors Retreat
Why not? A chance to go to Miami, FL during the coldest time of the year and get [...]

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I can understand that Basil Tsiokos has seen it all and sometimes enough is enough.
Basil Tsiokos is Programming Associate, Documentary Features for the Sundance Film Festival. He also screens for POV, has been a guest curator for the Jacob Burns Film Center, and regularly watches hundreds a film a year through programming or [...]

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I got a few emails from my last post and I thought now would be a great time to discuss this topic.
What should I charge for my services?
Right now my rate for any service is $50 an hour, with a minimum of $200 to shoot.
10 years ago you had videographers charge [...]

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I grab my mail and what kind of marketing material do I find? Gold, how the hell did they know that I wanted a college sweatshirt with my name on it. Wonder what my clients would say if I was walking around the set with my sweatshirt on?

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The video card I’m looking at is the Radeon X1900 G5 Mac Edition. Here is some information that worries me this card is not compatible to my G5.

Exclusively for PCI Express® based PowerMac G5 systems
Feel the power of ATI’s world class Radeon™ X1900 G5 Mac® Edition. Designed exclusively for PCI Express-based Power Mac® G5 [...]

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For one day I get to rest and relax in the comfort of my home. Ahhh. I’m really tired, I’m not used to getting up early every day and working 10 – 11 hours. Not to mention being on the road. Not having a place to call home is exhausting. [...]

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On location in Raleigh, NC for a shoot and I’m at my second location for sleep. The first night my Sister-in-law Marney and her husband Rick hosted me in their house in Durham, NC about 35 minutes from the set. I took a shower before going to bed and flooded their bathroom in [...]

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This is the first time that I have done a product review on this site for a company that has reached out to me and asked me to do it. Nosie Industries asked me to test out and write a review for FxFactory Pro. I have to say that FxFactory Pro is candy [...]

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About 3 months ago I wrote a post about telecommuting for work. I got some great responses from people. Some wanted me to do a post about how much you should charge. Be patient that is coming up shortly. Others suggested FTP upload. Which is great if I’m working with [...]

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