WpgCameraMan
Well-known member
Ok, my brain is getting fried here.
I've got a client that makes a product that is very unique and is used in the field (factories, assembly lines) and their software is used (mostly) in the office, could be a dude with a laptop in a Starbucks.
Of the 5 or 6 videos I've done for them so far, I've either shot them all, or cut up existing footage they provided, a few problems with their old 4:3 and my new 16:9 HD, but I've managed.
The problem I'm having right now is that they have about 25 or so planned for this year that cover things like training and various applications of their products. Location wise, we're not near the plants who use the products, so for the most part it's been simulations of their main product being 'used' in a boiler room or whatever we can source/fake locally. The software side of things is pretty easy to shoot, not too worried about that.
What is killing me is that my coordinator is suggesting I rely on iStock and other stock footage throughout this series, and while it works for a pan of a factory or city skyline, it doesn't work when they are talking about the specifics benefit of their product with certain applications.
Add to that the stock footage looks nothing like what I shoot, and I've got very limited selection of stuff I've shot with their product in action (they are hesitant to use any footage that wasn't shot inside their offices because does Client-A want footage of their factory floor to appear in a video wooing Client-B ?)
My previous videos with them have been specific to certain industries, where I've gone to those operations and shot everything I need. I'm flying out on two more like this later in the month, I can deal with those.
This broll stuff though... looks like crap in a blender. Time & cost-wise, this current video is in very early stages, I've got 4 hours editing and 2 hours shooting the stand up, so it isn't too late to go back to square one ..
This is my main client, I dare not rock the boat, and I guess it was just a matter of time before a turkey shoot comes along.
What can I do here? I feel like I'm shooting a car commercial while stuck on a cruise ship.
I've got a client that makes a product that is very unique and is used in the field (factories, assembly lines) and their software is used (mostly) in the office, could be a dude with a laptop in a Starbucks.
Of the 5 or 6 videos I've done for them so far, I've either shot them all, or cut up existing footage they provided, a few problems with their old 4:3 and my new 16:9 HD, but I've managed.
The problem I'm having right now is that they have about 25 or so planned for this year that cover things like training and various applications of their products. Location wise, we're not near the plants who use the products, so for the most part it's been simulations of their main product being 'used' in a boiler room or whatever we can source/fake locally. The software side of things is pretty easy to shoot, not too worried about that.
What is killing me is that my coordinator is suggesting I rely on iStock and other stock footage throughout this series, and while it works for a pan of a factory or city skyline, it doesn't work when they are talking about the specifics benefit of their product with certain applications.
Add to that the stock footage looks nothing like what I shoot, and I've got very limited selection of stuff I've shot with their product in action (they are hesitant to use any footage that wasn't shot inside their offices because does Client-A want footage of their factory floor to appear in a video wooing Client-B ?)
My previous videos with them have been specific to certain industries, where I've gone to those operations and shot everything I need. I'm flying out on two more like this later in the month, I can deal with those.
This broll stuff though... looks like crap in a blender. Time & cost-wise, this current video is in very early stages, I've got 4 hours editing and 2 hours shooting the stand up, so it isn't too late to go back to square one ..
This is my main client, I dare not rock the boat, and I guess it was just a matter of time before a turkey shoot comes along.
What can I do here? I feel like I'm shooting a car commercial while stuck on a cruise ship.
