First Paid Video Shoot [with the t2i

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wooMARVIN

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Hello everybody! I got an offer to do a promotional video for a local artist and got a budget of $1000. I had to buy his clothes (200$), rent out the BMW e30 (60$ a day), hire a make up artist (20$(it was my friend :p)), buy a crane (300), rent out another t3i (50 a day). At the end of the day 630$ was used and 370$ was left for pocket money.

Some things i learned when working on a paid shoot, don't slack off, bring food for people that helped out or they'll expect to get paid, bring extra memory cards, bring more batteries, get louder speakers :P

Any tips/criticism would be much appreciated :)

 
Should have spent some money on lighting as your project lacks that professional touch. Secondly why did you need a second camera? You only need a second camera or more than one for shots that cannot be done again.... Live performances, explosions, trick shots, etc.....

Finally I would say that it' cool to get your first paying job, but if the artist wants you to provide clothing, makeup and other things you need to charge extra for everything.
 
What was the crane for, I didn't seen any crane shot (unless I missed it). I agree with Vision, a lot was spent from the budget and the video didn't really reflect it. Lighting and lenses are key for the next time.

$200 for his clothes? That's a good chunk of the already low budget. The artist needed to pay for or provide this himself.
 
I know it is probably being picky, but I can tell the 2 camera's apart based on the white balance. The one has a blue hue and the other has a warmer color.
 
ja_swaer said:
I know it is probably being picky, but I can tell the 2 camera's apart based on the white balance. The one has a blue hue and the other has a warmer color.
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Dang you got a good eye lol! But yeah my other videographer didn't know what "3400K" meant...
 
Some of you commenters need to cut this guy some slack, it is his first paying job. Constructive criticism only.

That being said, I would also strongly recommend lights and more color correction (or at the very least, match the settings in camera) next time.
Even cheap work lights from Home Depot would work wonders without doing much to your budget.

Meanwhile, I will also cut you some slack regarding the rules of the forum- this technically does not belong in the general discussion area where you have posted it. There is a sub-section of the forum for people to post their own footage for critique. Unless it is somehow related to an accompanying question or discussion, no footage really belongs in the general areas.

I'm going to go ahead and move this thread for you. But be aware for the future.
 
i liked the video so far actually and if i could guess i think the two cameras came in handy when he had the artist in the shot 3 persons at a time of the same person i could be wrong... lighting changes things definitely...
 
Great scene setup. I love the Car and shoes. Not many people put a lot of though into unifying a look and theme in music videos. Be careful when using multiple cams. Make sure your white balance is the same on all cameras, if no try and do as much correction in post to "unify" the look.
 
Oh, and I'm not sure what lens you were shooting with, but vid seems a little soft. Unless thats the look you were going for.
 
If you paid for the clothes I would assume you still have them. Little production tip....go return them and put the money back in your pocket. Or you could spend it on a couple CFL softbox's for the next video.

I didn't use lights my first few gigs but the minute I used a 100w lightbulb on an interview it made the image so much better. Just start off at home depot and you could spend $50 on a bunch of light stuff. I even made some light stands out of pvc pipe.

Good job though, can't beat getting paid for what you'd might do for free.
 
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