New ASMP Resource for Video
[by Susan Carr]
ASMP has a new online resource designed for the still photographer who is moving into motion. Gail Mooney is chair of the newly formed Motion/Video Committee and she embraced this role with the same gusto she uses in her own work. Gail interviewed fourteen members who have successfully incorporated video into their businesses. The results of this work are now available as the first step of ASMP’s new tutorial on video.
Topics covered include – definitions of the common roles involved in video production, technical concerns, insurance and business issues and how to get started. Here are some sample questions included in this resource:
- What are the differences, advantages, and disadvantages of positioning yourself as a shooter, a director or a producer?
- What markets do you work in when shooting video?
- Do you market yourself as one “production company” or separately as a still photographer and media producer/videographer?
- What are some standards in video? What is considered the pixel threshold for HD?
- Do you edit your own material? What platform and software do you use?
- How do you copyright a body of work that is comprised of video and stills and music?
ASMP is dedicated to making sure you have the tools you need to reach new markets with your work. So, check this out and give yourself a leg up before you move into motion!