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Shaun Stanley

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Hello,
Has anyone had any experience with some of the Video Distribution Networks like Curbstream, Impact Media Network, Spot Runner, Global Video Services or Turn Here?
Many thanks in advance as I would love to start a conversation about these outfits and whats not in the marketplace yet for us.
 
I've worked with turn here.
They need one man operations that will shoot down and dirty quickies for em in each market. They pay is way low but a good way to build a reel and keep busy.
 
You know I signed up with Turn Here a while back after a friend recommended that I take a look at them.
Never got contacted by anyone, never heard anything at all.... except for the fact that now I'm on their email list and get 'newsletters' every so often.
Kind of annoying I have to say.
 
Thanks, yes, I signed up with a few of these but no assignments. A few others have contacted me directly. From "insiders" there seems to be a growing need for higher end production value from the clients of these networks. What the networks do offer is a direct connection with potential clients through their existing API's but the networks have "filled their rosters" with "cheap labor". The old adage applies...you get what you pay for" and clients who want (and are willing to pay) for higher production value products are not being well served by these networks. Seems like their another way huh? Thoughts?
 
I think Turn Here may be contacting videographers as they get contracts to do work in
their area. I also signed up months ago, and was just contacted about shooting some local videos. Pays around $200 to go to a business, shoot for about an hour, put together a one minute spot and upload it. At least it beats the freebies I'm doing for non profits to keep busy and network.
 
A couple other filler type options...

A couple other filler type options...

I hooked up with Demand | Media who is working on several projects including ExpertVillage.com and LiveStrong.com -- it seems to be a pretty decent gig if you have the time and connections. I'm also in the process of checking out tv360.tv for possible filler income.
 
I shot footage for TurnHere videos early on, and worked closely with the producer.

When TurnHere was a San Fransicsco-based company they paid $1,000 per video. Now they're in New York and offering $200.

I hope they stiil pay people 1,000 for good work.

-andrew
 
no, they like that bottom of the barrel price.
Makes it impossible for anyone with experience to work with em now.
 
Extensive competitive analysis has proven some profound market gaps. The TurnHere's and other similar companies have done a good job at satisfying the "bottom-feeding",$100 to $200 segment of the marketplace. See, part of their success is based on their presence within certain industries API's thus putting their video production services on the desktops of the buyers. Their business model is based upon volume and not quality. Their success has created strong and profitable ramifications for the rest of us, the ones that base their business model on high quality, professional production services for upper tier clients. Web advertisers and clients wanting high quality video production services within their existing API's and distribution channels are demanding the same type of interface as the TurnHere's just better quality. Fortunately this type of network will be launched in the coming months! YAHOO!
 
Interesting USA Today Article

Interesting USA Today Article

Here's an interesting USA Today article sort of on topic:

http://www.usatoday.com/money/media/2008-04-03-web-video-advertising_N.htm

Marketing gold could be found in Web video
By David Lieberman, USA TODAY
NEW YORK — You don't need a pan and a stream in California to join the next gold rush. A video camera, computer and high-speed Internet connection will do.

A vast array of professional and semiprofessional producers are starting to use those tools to create ad-friendly entertainment and news videos expressly for the Web. The goal is to dramatically change people's video-viewing habits — and cash in on a potentially enormous business opportunity.

"It's like the early days of cable," says former Viacom executive Herb Scannell, now CEO of Internet video investment and support firm Next New Networks. "We're inventing new business models, new talent and new programming models."
Click to expand...
 
Postscript to the note above: Turnhere just set up a system to send out auto notifications for jobs and they are coming in regularly now.
 
I am working with a new site, www.ProductionMeeting.com . It is a step in the right direction for independent video, film, events, television, and web. It is a cool network up now with features useful to people like us. They also have a new platform launching in a couple/few months that gives all participants a cash card they can use to pay each on the auction site, classifieds site, and job site. There are private password protected spaces productions are now renting to post scouting pics, script revisions, casting pics, down resed dailies, etc....
the new software coming shares advertising revenues with users, so if your content is popular, you get a piece of the ads they sell, deposited on your card. They also will pay referral bonuses to the card and allow members to tip eachother 1 penny at a time with no transaction costs.... up to 8 dollars per day per user to user (fraud protection) so if you were the kid on youtube with "canon" downloaded 40 million times, you might have gotten a few cents in ads, a few cents in tips, and a few dollars in referrals. Cardholders will also get discounts around the industry as those deals are set up. This has been in development for a long time and has only been up for a few days to the public. i think it will grow quickly, it is a good value proposition to our business.
 
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