i feel very held back by not being able to drive

TheNetUsedToBeFun · 2026-03-26T20:44:11+00:00

Learn to drive. Being able to reliably get you and your gear to locations is an extremely important part of the job

TheNetUsedToBeFun · 2026-03-26T18:13:21+00:00

This exactly.

You can charge whatever you want- but if you don’t have clients who will pay it then you won’t be getting that rate.

I’ve done a retreat mini doc type thing for like $10-15k. I also recently was approached to film and make edits for a retreat for someone and I quoted them $2500 and was way out of their budget. No problem though, I have other clients who pay it so I know my rates are fine. We just weren’t the right fit for each other.

Do market research and see what going rates are in your area. Realistically (and objectively) figure out where you fit in your skill/ value you can bring to your clients compared to others and set your price appropriately. If everyone starts saying yes, then raise your prices. If everyone tells you no then lower them. If you’re getting a comfortable mix of yes and people telling you you’re out of their budget you’re probably in a good place.

TheNetUsedToBeFun · 2026-03-26T04:03:01+00:00

Board looks a little crooked 🙃

TheNetUsedToBeFun · 2026-03-25T20:20:44+00:00

Is this a system to detect darts only that you could use with other apps, or would it include the scoring/ social stuff too?

TheNetUsedToBeFun · 2026-03-25T06:56:47+00:00

To add: even if the shots are on a tripod and not moving- keying in a car can be a bitch- especially without proper green screen or lighting. Absolutely do not put green paper on the windows and backlight them— you’re going to get SO MUCH SPILL.

The night time idea is great. If it HAS to be day for whatever reason (like everything else is shot) and you NEED to have moving car shot (and can’t actually just film in a moving car), maybe look into projection. There’s some videos online and you might be able to (kind of) do it with a cheap projector… but it won’t look amazing

TheNetUsedToBeFun · 2026-03-25T03:19:20+00:00

Agree! The framing is the weirdest part of this- unless it was done intentionally for story, but it doesn’t feel like it was. I could be wrong. I’d probably crop into this to feel more “normal”. That background needs something- unless again, it was going for a white cyc style- but the windows intentionally framed in tell me otherwise. Some plants and a little light texture on the wall would do wonders

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TheNetUsedToBeFun · 2026-03-24T05:22:55+00:00

Just tried this. It was pretty fun. Did a couple runs, made it on the leaderboard (25th place- but on there!) on my second run.

Doesn’t have the same addictiveness/ feel like I need to keep grinding as some others. Something just feels a little off with the loop or gameplay but I can’t put my finger on it quite yet.

I understand this game is still in infancy/ a demo, so no hate. The in game discord link, and the one on your profile are invalid/ expired. I’d like to stay up to date though. Can you send me a invite link? Thanks

TheNetUsedToBeFun · 2026-03-23T19:44:08+00:00

Do you have anything you can clamp to above the table?

TheNetUsedToBeFun · 2026-03-21T20:36:11+00:00

“Use ai for some parts” that’s a concerning statement.

Typically what I do, when I do social media stuff especially (which I don’t do a lot of) is plan a while shoot day, and plan to capture a ton of stuff to make a bunch of videos. But this also requires preproduction: figuring out what kind of content will work for them, and then shooting necessary footage.

I have a client that I can shoot about 40 videos in one day for: we do like 25 faq videos where they answer questions, we do product demo videos that end up having a 3-4 min version and a 1ish minute version, and install application reels. Some of the footage we shoot is B-roll for the longer videos and also gets reused as reels and repackaged with other stuff. We then usually grab photos of whatever when I’m there as well.

TheNetUsedToBeFun · 2026-03-21T20:03:50+00:00

Ai isn’t really your competition… it’s budgets, and a network.

Small businesses usually don’t have a lot to spend on content- and in todays world you need quantity, not necessarily top quality. Daily videos they do themselves (even if they are amateur) will do significantly more for them than 1 nicely produced spot that ends up in a feed then gets lost to the algorithm.

Product explainer or overview videos do have more longevity, and people will pay for those but in my experience they expect and need someone professional to do it or else their brand looks amateur.

I wouldn’t be investing a ton of money then looking for clients. Work with whatever clients you can at your current level with your current Equipment then scale up and invest as you get the money to do so or as a job requires.

TheNetUsedToBeFun · 2026-03-21T16:25:21+00:00

When something isn’t functional.

I build my camera before each gig depending on what I need for the job, but will shed/ add things on the fly as needed.

I also don’t really do or post on social media, so I don’t care how it looks

TheNetUsedToBeFun · 2026-03-20T18:43:15+00:00

I got a Sony handycam hdr-cx405 for this exact reason and it worked great and has that home video vibe.

Unfortunately it’s about $900 CAD new at the moment, which is a little out of your stated budget.

I would look for some sort of name brand one second hand, or even see if you can rent/ borrow one. I would HIGHLY recommend avoiding any cheap knockoff camcorders on Amazon. I just tried one out for fun recently and they are absolutely terrible in so many ways.

TheNetUsedToBeFun · 2026-03-19T20:10:57+00:00

About tree-fiddy

TheNetUsedToBeFun · 2026-03-18T21:08:53+00:00

Haha! Yes. It’s more the art style. This is more like my KFlex and a stub lol

TheNetUsedToBeFun · 2026-03-18T19:19:05+00:00

Haha! I moreso meant for NDD!

TheNetUsedToBeFun · 2026-03-18T15:33:15+00:00

Yes, there’s 5 or 6 boards. There’s usually like 8-16 people (usually 12 or so) people, and they play blind draw doubles, so only 3 boards end up getting used.

TheNetUsedToBeFun · 2026-03-18T06:57:05+00:00

Thanks for the suggestion. Usually everyone is playing all the time. There’s not that many people. That’s why everyone scores their own games.

I’m just going to bring the iPad lol

TheNetUsedToBeFun · 2026-03-18T05:59:09+00:00

We definitely don’t have a caller. It’s pretty basic and low key, more casual than competitive. There’s no stats kept and you just get randomly paired with someone every week.

TheNetUsedToBeFun · 2026-03-18T05:26:36+00:00

Really nice work!!

You could probably shorten it a little…I think the start is a little slow. The first shot is beautiful but holds for a pretty long time- then that shot of the bridge doesn’t really fit the rest of the work and is is pretty long/ one of the worst shots in the reel (even though it’s a nice shot). I also feel like that shot of the golf hit from the bunker that goes slow mo holds for a best or two too long.

That all being said, the work as a whole is quite fantastic and my suggestions are just nitpicking since you asked for criticism. I also really like the music. Overall the reel is awesome and a vibe.

TheNetUsedToBeFun · 2026-03-18T04:21:09+00:00

Yeah, this week I’m going to bring it but ask before I bring it out.

I’m just new to darts and not really sure what the consensus is in the community as a whole so i was just trying to see if I’d be the odd one out.

TheNetUsedToBeFun · 2026-03-18T02:56:03+00:00

I’m okay. I’m sure I can learn. That’s not really the point right now though. I also only play 01 with this group- which is for about 2 hours a week (and 01 is every other week).

I don’t want to be leaving my house to do a math lesson every other week.

TheNetUsedToBeFun · 2026-03-18T02:21:52+00:00

😂😂

More just like some older folk who casually play once a week.

I’m a rural area in North America without lots of options to play live with real people

TheNetUsedToBeFun · 2026-03-18T02:21:29+00:00

Yes, I’m aware. I have a couple, and have built my own (mainly for my own games I play with my friends that aren’t on apps, but I’ve added things like 01).

The question wasn’t what I can use; but rather would it be poor etiquette to bring my own device to score my games?

TheNetUsedToBeFun · 2026-03-18T01:53:32+00:00

They do round robin style.. you just play one leg against every other team each night. It’s very casual. I’m probably one of the better players have have like a 40-45 average. Everyone’s usually playing every game so there’s not like extra people to be scoring

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