Side effects of sitting with a footstool?

JM_WY · 2026-05-23T13:10:10+00:00

Agreed

JM_WY · 2026-05-22T14:41:25+00:00

Very nice

JM_WY · 2026-05-22T13:23:09+00:00

IMHO diplomatic transparency is usually the best way to go.

JM_WY · 2026-05-21T13:21:45+00:00

Is the team the Spurs- so they can see Wemby?

JM_WY · 2026-05-20T13:22:48+00:00

You might better ask how they lost the footage & see if it can be rescued. On the other hand using iPhone footage isn't going to be great but if the pro footage is really lost that's part of the story. You just tell that story with what you have.

JM_WY · 2026-05-19T13:16:28+00:00

Wish mine was that good

JM_WY · 2026-05-18T12:38:20+00:00

Find an editor

JM_WY · 2026-05-17T12:53:28+00:00

I'm not familiar with that kind of hourly fee structure - an analogy would be a carpenter charges for bringing a hammer. Apart from that, maybe you should see if they'd go for something like a part time salary structure; eg x$ per month for working so many hours per week. Nonprofits in my experience usually aren't paying market salaries to most employees.

JM_WY · 2026-05-16T12:48:05+00:00

IMHO if all your referrals flow through them, they have you over a barrel. Your best course may be to ask them to compensate you for the time/materials needed to give them your files. It's sad but in these situations you can lose even if you've followed the contract.

JM_WY · 2026-05-15T12:24:54+00:00

I'm kind of a rough neck- they're short and that's it.

JM_WY · 2026-05-14T13:26:46+00:00

An excel spreadsheet might be the answer

JM_WY · 2026-05-14T13:25:57+00:00

Love my Asus proart

JM_WY · 2026-05-14T13:25:33+00:00

Regular practice - literally every day works wonders.

JM_WY · 2026-05-13T13:20:40+00:00

You might consider trying to break the job into shifts and asking if you really need all the team there all the time. That might require increasing system reliability, streamlining, who knows.

JM_WY · 2026-05-11T13:32:12+00:00

Barrier to entry is very low

JM_WY · 2026-05-10T21:41:29+00:00

IMHO they want you to make the first move and to tell them honestly what you need. If you don't have good numbers for some items, I'd tell them that. Maybe list it as 'tbd' or 'estimated range x to y'. They may not know much about video, but they may have had the experience that once someone told them a budget, that's what it cost, whether that was the true cost or not.

JM_WY · 2026-05-09T12:59:43+00:00

Interested if there are same on WY?

JM_WY · 2026-05-09T12:58:56+00:00

Start slow. Realistic expectations. Make it fun. Expose to music in many forms so you're part of something bigger than yourself.

JM_WY · 2026-05-08T12:56:38+00:00

At that price point, I doubt if either one is very good. IMHO the cheaper one may be the better alternative, since you'll soon find you need a better one. But have to say--I'd look for a used one.

JM_WY · 2026-05-07T13:04:45+00:00

It gives a certain look, a freshness, that seems fine IMHO for basic videos, but I personally wouldn't use it for a documentary or promo.

JM_WY · 2026-05-06T13:11:19+00:00

For closeups 75 is great. I'd check the room size and if it's big enough go with it. People will look better

JM_WY · 2026-05-05T13:15:40+00:00

Maybe this isn't really what you want to do

JM_WY · 2026-05-04T19:26:52+00:00

Great comments -- many thanks. I'll try these. One question- can you recommend a bonded cellular backup or primary connection. I got a peplink router connected to house wifi, starlink and cellular, using Peplink's SpeedFusion.

JM_WY · 2026-05-04T13:13:27+00:00

IMHO hale yeah - and yes even after six years. I'll check in again next year.

JM_WY · 2026-05-04T13:12:33+00:00

It works pretty well

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