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Articles By Stu Sweetow
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Stu Sweetow | Watching an event you missed on DVD is the next best thing to being there, but wouldn't it be even better if you could watch it live, regardless of your location? A number of streaming and webcasting services and products scaled and tailored to the event market are now making this possible, and in turn they are adding a new dimension to the services event videographers are able to provide.
Stu Sweetow | Here's a look at some strategies for developing corporate projects that will help you answer the questions that arise when you encounter a corporate client and do the best--and most profitable--work you can.
Posted 01 Dec 2008
/ December 2008 Issue
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Stu Sweetow
December 2008 EventDV Table of Contents
Posted 01 Dec 2008
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Alan Naumann
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Anthony Burokas
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Chris Randall
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Ed Wardyga
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Jan Ozer
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Joe McManus
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Kris Malandruccolo
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Lance Gray
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Laura Moses
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Lee Rickwood
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Marc Franklin
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Peter Chung
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Philip Hinkle
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Shawn Lam
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Stephen Nathans-Kelly
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Steve Yankee
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Stu Sweetow
Stu Sweetow | In this second installment of our two-part series on legal issues, we'll look at issues surrounding the use of copyright-protected music on YouTube and other media sites, contract issues for employees and subcontractors, distribution issues for special interst videos, and permits, permissions, and releases for your video subjects.
Stu Sweetow | Rather than remove videographers' clips that contain unlicensed music (which are now a very common occurrence on YouTube and other user-generated content sites), YouTube is now pairing advertising for the music labels with the video clips.
Stu Sweetow | Legal worries serve only to distract the otherwise creative videographer. This two-part article will help clarify the often confusing mix of intellectual property laws with which videographers need to comply.
Posted 01 Sep 2008
/ September 2008 Issue
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Stu Sweetow
Stu Sweetow | Some recent advances in mobile media could provide opportunities for video producers to market and distribute their work. Let's take a look at several recent developments in mobile multimedia, as well as others that are in the works, and how they'll affect videographers who are looking to go mobile.
Stu Sweetow | As event videographers, we're well-prepared to profit from online corporate video. Obviously, it means targeting different markets, but perhaps less obvious are the different production strategies involved in creating video for online delivery. Here are tips from three videographers who have succeeded with corporate web video on how you can make it work for you.
Stu Sweetow | How do you earn residual income by producing and distributing your own videos? Here are the stories of some video producers who have built successful businesses around special interest videos.
Stu Sweetow | Promoting Clients Through Social Networking Sites
Stu Sweetow | User-generated content (UGC) sites such as YouTube and MySpace can provide distribution channels for videographers and help videographers market their services. Here's a look at how some videographers have successfully leveraged UGC sites in their businesses, and some tips on how you can get your video seen on these sites and make them work for you.
Stu Sweetow | With hundreds of cheerleading squads participating in competitions around the country, performing 2.5-minute routines in front of cheering parents who eagerly consume photos and videos of the performances, opportunities for event videographers abound.
Stu Sweetow | Remote control systems like the Grizzly Pro can help make multicamera event video production a single shooter’s job, and near-instant delivery an attainable goal. It can also give you camera control in venue locations where videographers dare not tread. Here, some Grizzly Pro users describe how the system has benefitted them in their wedding and event video work.
Stu Sweetow | The fastest-growing segment of high school athletics is girls' sports, and parents of female athletes who are hoping to secure athletic or academic scholarships to help pay for their daughters' college educations are a viable market for sports videographers. Here's a look at some of the video work being done with girls' high school sports today.
Stuart Sweetow | High schoolsports is a market niche well worth exploring. Parents use DVDs to help their college-bound kids get athletic scholarships. Coaches appreciate videographers who get them clear shots they can use for game analysis. Here we talk to five videographers who have scored with high school football, and examine the gameplans that have worked for them.
Stu Sweetow | NCAA Division II and III colleges rely on videos to evaluate the potential baseball recruits. Parents can contract with an expensive school sports promotion company to make a video as part of a marketing package, they can videotape their sons themselves, or they can hire a professional videographer. School sports videography is a market niche worth exploring.
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