Devin Connelly's Lounge Discussions

A website with quality sample work and a sales team... that's what works for most. There are websites that allow you to bid on projects ... vidaao.com is just one ... when you mention the word "recurring" .. that's never easy.. it's hard enough to get them, let alone retain them. See also, salesmen / account manager.

I'm assuming you're looking for someone in your area of North Carolina?

Location ?

Yes correct Devin. Winston Salem NC Royce.

Would you hire from out of state?

Thanks Dwight but I've found someone.

...if all you want to do is edit news inserts, then put together a resume with all the news agencies and shows you have been doing and send them, along with a demo to every new agency you can find. Here's a world wide list: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_news_agencies You might, if your rates are reasonable and ability to receive and transmit materials quickly is there, find a chance to do some remote work for any number of agencies around the world. They won't care how you work, or where you work, as long as you work fast, cheap, and good and can deliver to appropriate broadcast specs.

If I am understanding correctly – and I am sincerely trying to digest what you have to say and offer – you want a news producer who is looking for a very specific and narrow skill - editing news inserts and ONLY news inserts of no longer than 120 seconds, a producer who is willing to either allow you to live where you are now (and pay you) or pay to move you (with all your special needs) to the U.S. and work on a linear system that may not even exist at any news station. If I hear of any such job openings here in Los Angeles I will let you know.

Adobe editing software (Premiere, After Effects, Photoshop, Audition, etc.) is not expensive. $50/month on the Creative Cloud for all of the above and more. It's a 1-year commitment that's required, but even still, the value you receive relative to what you pay is substantial. There's your ticket to getting up to "industry standards" as you define it. As for your other issue, have you considered going into business yourself? I myself started my own company out of frustration in trying to get hired by someone else. Jobs, especially ones where you can make a sustainable income, are few and highly competitive. I went $2,000 in debt to afford a nuts and bolts rig, and although I still have a long way to go, I haven't regretted my decision to go into business for myself. You ought to consider that rather than blaming a networking site for your problems.

I am praying for all that have posted here. I am sure that the bottom line here is to not give up. Rather adopt what you know to fill the void in where your going. Let me also encourage you just as many others have to turn your negatives into positive thought processes so that you can realize and become your dream. .O.

Justine-Paula Robilliard: I doubt you worked at the last house still using older equipment. Considering that post production has become a nomadic profession, look around for other houses, probably in other countries or smaller cities, that are still using the same equipment you know. Editing is an evergreen skill, regardless of tools employed. I'd wager that somewhere there are people looking for someone like you and they can't find you.

Wasn't loaded and thanks for your comment. I was wondering where exactly you find the music? A website you use or do you use a music supervisor?

Ok well, that's not what your question stated, but in any case I personally go to a number of source. The two most common (simply due to their low prices) are iTunes and AudioJungle.net

Devin, you use iTunes as a source to gather music for your project? I am assuming as a reference, correct?

Nick, what other places do you use? For a lot of my projects I use shockwave-sound.com. There are a couple of composers that are great at providing options on each track. ie.. 30 sec, 60 sec, full and underscore versions. It is great, so I can take those tracks, tweak and edit them to fit my project.

@jeff are the tracks royalty free? .O.

Who paid for the shoot? If your producer/director did, you've got a sticky situation. If YOU did, you technically own the negative. Try and talk this person off the ledge. Part of being a producer is the art of negotiation. Find out what his or her issue is and try to address it in a way that is mutually beneficial. Failing that, involve the police.

@Alle she did say ONE of the producers. So the OTHER producers do have a legal and financial stake in the matter.

Refer back to what's in writing, if there were any sort of agreements drafted and signed. If there weren't any, then let this be a lesson to do that going forward regardless if there's money involved. I've personally made this mistake before and learned from it, so at the very least, I can sympathize with your situation.

If it were me I'd tell him to do whatever he wants, as it was a dress rehearsal, and you will regroup and re-shoot with the new director now that you have seen what it can really become. Now specifically- are there contracts and money involved ? Is the director just the director who got a producer credit for grins, did he put in $, bring in-kind equity... ? Does he own the script rights ? Not enough info. But on an ethical level, he burned some bridges that he is yet unaware of... everyone will remember and you never know where anyone is headed.

how did this resolve?

Nice. 40K looks good. How grainy did the footage get toward the higher levels? Was there any grading done to this footage or is it raw? Good stuff