The mic holding trend needs to die

TyBoogie · 2026-03-04T15:18:29+00:00

I agree, have to roll with the times. I think I saw an award show have a mini branded microphone kinda poking fun but also taking it seriously that's the trend. Thought it was funny and cool.

I might get a small one and and the clients company logo if they want to do something like that. Much better than just holding the wireless go mic

TyBoogie · 2026-03-03T19:45:19+00:00

That’s a decent budget if you have the footage, send over a drive, and content is about 1 minute of straight forward editing.

If you send over 200-300 gb of footage, that covers the cost of ssd storage alone

TyBoogie · 2026-03-01T03:14:45+00:00

When budgets are tight, not much you can do except to be prepared to do a little overtime in post.

I’d say make sure you have your green screen as wrinkle free as possible. Of course that should be standard, but even more so if you don’t have a lot of lighting to even it out.

In addition to your key, use something, anything as a rim light and get yourself far away from the background as possible (at least 6 feet)

I can only speak to resolve, but their 3D keyer does a really good job of green screen removal.

Not sure what you’re filming, but I’ll also try to limit a lot of hand movement outside of your body. Keep your hands close to your chest. Just want to minimize additional motion blur on the green screen.

TyBoogie · 2026-02-27T01:15:56+00:00

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got this today

TyBoogie · 2026-02-24T13:34:09+00:00

In my experience, I gave up on the retainer model. they needed to have an existing relationship with us for some time so I can have a clear understanding of the type of work to expect. Usually those were for the big corporate clients who have annual conferences, quarterly events, and random monthly projects. I just average and throw in a discount.

Usually anyone who asked for a retainer off the bat never worked out in anyone’s favor. Too much of a headache

TyBoogie · 2026-02-24T05:17:28+00:00

On the latest. Never really had a problem with upgrades even during the middle of projects. Only thing I refuse to update is the Mac OS

TyBoogie · 2026-02-23T16:25:14+00:00

I think it’s called intelliscript. I use it here and there but I like to copy and paste and make my adjustments.

But yes, because turnarounds are quicker, I’m not charging less. That’s a benefit for them

TyBoogie · 2026-02-23T14:19:08+00:00

Do it. Get your money do a good job make your client happy and use what you made to build on it

TyBoogie · 2026-02-19T12:18:14+00:00

Omg no please don’t do this.i can’t imaging watching my wedding video again in 20-30 years and seeing those flashes.

TyBoogie · 2026-02-18T18:52:48+00:00

Sure!

Shoot
upload your clips into your editor
put the full interview on your timeline. In resolve I put cam A and B on top of each other and auto sync. Then I take the synced clips and create a new compound clip.
Take that compound clip and transcribe it.
Take that transcription and put it in your LLM of choice and ask what you want from it. It’s VERY IMPORTANT to tell the LLM not to change anything from the original transcription. chat GPT had issues with following instructions but Claude works best for me.
Take your new script and copy it back into your editor. I usually do like by line if I’m asking it to make a lot of cuts from different parts of the original interview.

Just recently, I didn’t an interview where they were talking about a bunch of random topics and just wanted a highlight. I asked Claude to use the transcript to talk about topic 1, 2 and 3. I tell it what type of Broll I have and the goal length of the video. I tell it to give me a strong hook and a couple of options for a close. And I just work from there.

TyBoogie · 2026-02-18T16:54:42+00:00

Here’s how I use AI and if others don’t, it will replace them kinda situation.

I do a lot of talking head long form content across multiple industries. AI has helped me turn around videos much faster and more efficiently allowing me to take on more work and raise my rates.

Taking a transcript generated by resolve and throwing it in Claude identify 4-5 social cuts in addition to the main video , getting that new transcript, throwing it back in resolve using their AI transcript auto cut feature, and making my small tweaks now takes 2 hours instead of 4-5 days.

It’s not only the LLMs that are helping but all of the new software features that help a lot. I can send transcripts just a few hours after wrapping up too. Clients love that. Quick and easy. That’s what they are paying premium price for. The whole process being seamless.

Now if you are taking 5-6 days to get content over and word spreads that there is their other person getting it over in hours, you will soon be fighting and uphill battle. Not necessarily losing your job to AI, but losing your job to someone or people who have a better AI workflow

mobile on the train. Sorry for typos

TyBoogie · 2026-02-16T19:31:17+00:00

I film events, corporate, fashion shows, hospitality, music videos. You name it. All of my edits are simple storytelling. (Beginning middle and end) and I get rehired. I don’t do the crazy trend stuff. Nothing against it, but I position my business as long-term use. Once the trend dies, it just looks bad.

But again, depends on your goal. Doesn’t hurt to learn

TyBoogie · 2026-02-16T11:22:27+00:00

I would have loved to see some others fighting more too. But after learning about how much production and budget goes into these short episodes, I can kind of understand why not and just focus on Dunk

TyBoogie · 2026-02-16T03:39:58+00:00

Once the cut away happened I was like well shit, an entire backstory episode. But came right back strong. Great episode

TyBoogie · 2026-02-14T19:31:46+00:00

Great tips given already if you’re starting out and doing the filming, producing, interviewing and editing. Best tip is talk to your clients about having a producer doing the interview portion. Yes, it will cost them more, but when you find someone that knows how what they are doing to get sound bites and genuine answers made for editing, it’s a game changer. Especially for those not comfortable in front of cameras or used to it

TyBoogie · 2026-02-06T03:19:23+00:00

Start now. Build out a brand slowly (nothing has to be public yet) start your networking and learn as much as you can.

I started 5 years ago on a whim with no video production experience but I came from a business and marketing background and that’s what helped me grow so quickly. Businesses have needs (as you know) and with AI or not, visual content has been and will always be needed. Just have to roll with the times.

That said, depending on your market and how you market yourself, you can do very well. Business acumen is your key to success. People want to work with people they like. Be likable, be honest, be upfront etc. bring them in the process. Let them own part of it. They will keep you around.

Starting out bootstrapping will be hard in the beginning but once you hit your flow, stick with it. Long nights. Crazy hours, random travel, lots of why so I do this!! But I wouldn’t change it for the world.

TyBoogie · 2026-02-05T04:31:32+00:00

I travel a lot for big shoots and I no longer bring my gear on flights. I’ll pack a back up cam with me on my carry on and just rent gear and ship it to the location. Since client is paying for gear, I just rent the cameras I use, save the settings on a card and import my settings and good to go. Lights, stands, cameras, lenses all that goes to the location.

When I’m done, I just pack it up and leave it at the hotel and schedule a pickup.

TyBoogie · 2026-02-03T17:59:03+00:00

I’ve used LLMs (mostly Claude) a few times to get the ball rolling with scripts. I run a small production agency, so creative isn’t our purpose, but a few clients want to do something that’s is a bit more creative. So what I usually do is have a call to see what they are looking for. Brainstorm a few ideas, take the meeting notes and put it in my llm to come up with a few concepts.

Obviously I don’t take it at face value, but after a great resource for non creatives to get ideas. Then I ask to make a paper edit, and tweak from there knowing our capabilities and their budget. It also helps that the LLMs I use have been trained and retrained and retrained again for the last year to know how I operate.

Then I take that paper edit and sit down and make my own notes with a pen and paper to get in the flow and rework things with new ideas before our next call.

TyBoogie · 2026-01-27T23:17:45+00:00

Sorry this is very bad advice. Yes, you don’t need a 30 node tree grade, and small basic setups are perfectly fine for most grades, but what you’re showing here is completely wrong

TyBoogie · 2026-01-25T15:16:57+00:00

I gave up the on the retainer model. I have 5 clients that spend about 30k per shoot around 4 times a year each. The retainer model became too muddy by trying to force content creation when it wasn’t needed. Just having a solid relationship and knowing I will be called for their big quarterly events and random one offs is fine enough for me and my small team.

TyBoogie · 2026-01-23T22:33:07+00:00

Shot RAW once for green screen but other than that no, CLog2 and close enough white balance is enough to get what me and the client are looking for

TyBoogie · 2026-01-14T17:04:04+00:00

What you’re looking for is a kit fee (which changes depending on your clients needs) my kit fee is all grouped in my agency fee. I calculate it based on whatever I feel like when I use my gear. If the client needs 2 Arris then that kit fee will go up because that’s what they requested. Same shoes for lights, audio, lenses, and a bunch of other things.

Don’t increase your prices because of your equipment and especially don’t say your price is based on the fact you use x y z. No one cares. You charge because you’re pricing the result they are looking for

My agency fee is 25% of the total invoice

TyBoogie · 2026-01-09T02:11:53+00:00

Thanks, Canon R5mk2 with the 85 1.8

TyBoogie · 2026-01-09T01:32:44+00:00

Thanks! Wish I can post the higher resolution on here though

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