Recent content by richmondfloyd

Hi, I wondered if anyone would mind sharing their business plan with me? I'm new to running my Video Production Company full time and could do with some guidance from the more experienced of you out there. Or at the very least some pointers to consider when putting together my plan. I'm...

Hi, I have just switched accountants and he has informed me if I want to claim back all the VAT from my equipment purchases, I need to do so before Feb 2012. I have worked out the figure to be £1,600. Not to be sniffed at. However, this will push up my prices, or lower my income. I never...

Hi, I'm filming a shoot with two EX1's on Sunday. For the interviews, I'd usually use my Letus Extreme with one of my EX1's. However, the footage needs to be fit for broadcast as they plan to sell the footage to a TV company. Seeing as essentially the Letus Extreme 'degrades' the image to...

Hi, I'm looking for some nice very polished effects for a wedding DVD I am producing (my first). I would like to have four small blocks, surrounded by black and with black separating them (i.e. the background, absence of a clip). The clips will all be black and white. I'm good so far. Then...

Hi, I've been running a video production company for a couple of years on the side. All top of the range equipment (well it was :)) - EX1, DV6, Letus Extreme etc etc. Had some great feedback. What i'm trying to say is that i'm not in the realms of 'shaky camera' poor quality amateur that I so...

Hi, Just landed a bigger job and I think it about time I got an agreement between myself and customers in place rather then just trust! I wondered if anyone had an agreement I can tweak? Or let me know where I can pick up a mock one? I'm in the UK if that makes any difference. Thanks...

Hi, I understood the UK rule on copyright to be that you cannot use material that is not your own under any circumstances, unless you gain permission from the copyright holder. However, my colleague told me he thought that if you only use a few seconds of a clip, you don't need to ask...

Hi, I posted on here before to say that I tried to format a 32GB SXS card in my ex1, but got to 79% and would not complete. ITV who I borrowed the cards off now cannot format them in their EX1R. I'm not sure of the exact error, but says it's not recognised. They checked it in a SXS card...

Hi, For some reason DVD studio pro has stopped recognising my BlueRay bunner (I'm not trying to burn BlueRay, just my matchbook pro DVD drive is playing up). When I go into advanced burn, it doesn't appear on the drop down list and the button to burn is greyed out. Any ideas? Was working fine...

Hi, I'm filming a live recording tonight with two EX1s. The client goes very quiet and then very loud so on this occasion I'm going to set the G2 mics to automatic. As he jumps around a lot and any touch on the connector seems to cause a crackle, I was going to link him up to two G2 mics -...

And what is the maximum gain you would use to maintain a good DVD quality using the EX1? Thanks

Hi, I have hired a EX1R to go with my EX1 for a shoot tomorrow. They supplied 3x 32GB SxS cards. They worked fine in the EX1R although when I transferred the card to my EX1, it wanted to format the card. So I clicked excute. It got to 79% an stayed there for 20 mins or so. I finally decided to...

Hi, I will be using an EX1 (my own) and a hired EX1R (which I have never used but assume its pretty much the same?) for a live shoot next Friday. Now, I don't use picture profiles very often and need to brush up a bit on how to set them up, but I assume this is the best way to ensure the...

Hi, I had an idea that we would branch out into filming kids parties. Basically something along the lines of siting a kid down at the party and asking them questions like 'what is your favourite toy' etc etc Would then be edited into a flashy graphic end product and once the structure if...

Hi, I am editing a showreel for a fish supplement supplier and will be interjecting pictures of their product within the footage. These are stills. Trawled through all the animation templates (I am not competent enough to create my own) on Revostock and the only one that comes even close is...