With the constant dizzying introduction of new and better cameras and video gear, owning gear can be a real challenge. The danger is that it can lose its value before you have made the final payments. Or that your income from this gear will not meet your projections....
Business of Video
TV News & Documentary Archives
Did you know the Wayback Machine has a searchable TV News Archive with 1.7 million TV shows? In case you didn't know, the Wayback Machine is a digital archive of the web. It was launched in 2001 by the Internet Archive. While exploring the TV News Archive I discovered...
The Four Hour Work Week
Excerpts from the book The 4-Hour Workweek by Tim Ferriss · Aim high so you can create your own reality and write your own rules. · Step outside of your comfort zone and take action now. · Try to gain the freedom of remote working within your current job. · Be...
Getting Work as a Movie Extra
A person or actor who is an extra in movies and TV shows is also called a "background artist." If you are interested in how the movie business works, and want to earn some extra dough, this can be an ideal way to see it close-up and maybe even appear in a movie or TV...
New Airline Regulations for Batteries
The airlines naturally worry about battery leakage, fire or explosion. Bad enough on land, but potentially disastrous on an airplane. Last year, the FAA said that lithium-ion batteries were sparking airplane fires once every 10 days on average. The International Air...
Google My Business For Video Producers
When people look for a local business like video production or video transfers, most of them use Google. All the various search engines provide their own local business listings. Google calls it "Google My Business." These listings include business names, addresses,...
Is Your Profile Photo Hurting or Helping?
You may have a profile photo you use for business, social or dating sites. How viewers see your profile photo is pretty important. But how do you know if your photo is being well received? Wouldn't it be great if you could ask the opinions of hundreds of people of the...
Christmas Transfer Crunch
I just did a brochure mailing to one of the upscale towns close to me which has in the past supplied a significant percentage of my work and the higher ticket jobs. The printer was supposed to send 1000 brochures every week or two. Instead he mailed all 5500 at once....
Film Transfers Better Than Wolverine
I've been doing 8mm and super 8 film transfers for a while now. As you may recall I bought the Wolverine 8mm and Super8 Reels Movie Digitizer and have churned out some pretty good transfers. I even bought the new and improved Wolverine Pro model which can handle nine...
The Professional Library Tax Deduction For Video Businesses
Should you deduct the books you use in your business? Yes, it's called a professional library and there are just a few stipulations. One of the first questions is whether this is a business or a hobby. According to the IRS "The IRS presumes that an activity is carried...
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