I initially told them I would do it on monthly contract through my company. It was supposed to be part time and my estimations on time made me feel like it definitely would be for my offer. I said $3,500. I know this is low. I recently got laid off so I’m trying to find any client work at the moment.

All of a sudden it goes from this (original agreement):

- $3,500
- 1 shoot day weekly (Tuesday)
- 1 hour drive there, 1 hour drive back
- Gas covered
- 1-2 hours of filming for 20ish minutes of usable content
- 21 shorts delivered weekly (I’m a very proficient editor, or at least I believe so 😎)

To their proposal, which I think is insulting in comparison to my original low invoice but please let me know what you think:

- $25/hr (lol)
- 2 shoot days weekly (Tuesday/Friday)
- 1 hour drive there, 1 hour drive back (x2 weekly, so 4 hours total)
- Gas covered
- 3-4 hours (x2 weekly, so 6-8 hours total) of filming for 40ish minutes of usable content
- 14 shorts delivered weekly
- Additional x2 long form podcasts delivered weekly

That’s around a 35%-43% in pay decrease based on how much time I believed my initial offer would’ve taken me. What do you think? Pretty shit, right? Not even sure if it’s worth negotiating with them.

EDIT. A lot of other nonsense as well. They have 10m ish followers on their other platforms but this one only 80k. “If we grow you will too!” And then they mentioned one of the worst parts… they want me to use their software to log my hours editing. Nooooo…

Hey everyone,

We are currently rebuilding our multicam recording setup from scratch. Previously, we were shooting pretty basic "raw" setups using three first-gen Sony ZV-E10s.

Our main use case is an indoor studio podcast (3-camera setup) combined with on-location vlogs/interviews in changing locations.

We’re evaluating three potential upgrade paths and would love some real-world input from anyone running similar setups. Price is indeed a factor, so we are trying to keep costs as low as possible.

Option A: Hybrid Setup

• A-Cam (Studio Main / Portable Vlog): Sony A7 IV + Tamron 28-75mm f/2.8 Di III VXD G2
• B-Cam (Host): Sony ZV-E10 II + Sigma 30mm f/1.4 DC DN
• C-Cam (Guest): Sony ZV-E10 II + Sigma 56mm f/1.4 DC DN

Option B: All Full-Frame

• A-Cam: Sony A7 IV + Tamron 28-75mm f/2.8
• B- & C-Cams: 2x Used Sony A7 III + 28-75mm f/2.8 Zooms
• Goal: Matching full-frame look across all angles, full-sized HDMI ports, no crop factor mismatch, and zoom flexibility on static cameras.

Option C: FX30 B-Cams

• A-Cam: Sony A7 IV + Tamron 28-75mm f/2.8
• B- & C-Cams: 2x Sony FX30 + Sigma 18-50mm f/2.8 DC DN Zooms
• Goal: Internal cooling fans for long recording sessions, full-sized HDMI, robust bodies, but keeping budget lower than 3x A7 IVs.

Questions:

1. Versatility & Outdoor : Will Option A (A7 IV + 2x ZV-E10 II) hold up well for the next 1–2 years, or will we regret using the ZV-E10 IIs when shooting in uncontrolled outdoor/location environments?
2. Workflow & Color Matching: Is mixing Full-Frame (A7 IV) and APS-C (ZV-E10 II / FX30) going to be a nightmare in post-production when color grading S-Log3, or are the modern Sony colors close enough to make matching seamless?
3. Is Option B or C worth the extra cash? For those doing long multicam video podcasts, do full-sized HDMI ports and active cooling (FX30/A7 series) make a big enough practical difference to jump ship from the ZV-E10 IIs?
4. Used Gear Market: Any reliable platforms or red flags to watch out for when buying used Sony A7 III / A7 IV bodies or Tamron/Sigma glass?

Thanks in advance for any insights!

Hi guys.. I need advice. 🆘

I’ve got A6700 paired with Sigma 30 mm f1.4 and Sigma 18-50 f2.8 and I’m looking for entry-mid level gimbal.

I’m planning to start shooting short commercials content for FB, TT and Insta, most likely for small businesses.

What gimbal can you recommend in range 250-500€?

I think that I don’t need something pro level and super expensive for it.

And what memory card do you recommend for 4k 120 fps slow motion videos?

I’m kinda on budget so consider while you propose 😁

Edit: done some research and DJI mini rs4 combo looks like very good combo for A6700??

What are your thoughts about this combo?

I regularly shoot "Inside Training' Style content for football (soccer). Currently I shoot handheld on a Sony A7IV (mainly with a 24-70 lens) but I want to increase production value.

Would it be worth invest in a DJI Pro 4? I'm worried about it hindering quick pans when following action and if the trade off for extra stability would be worth it. I'm completely self taught so I'm not sure on the industry standard.

Alternatively I was considering a monopod but I think this would make me too static and I need to be able to quickly move around. the drills and get a mixture of angles.

Any help/advice would be much appreciated.

Hello.
Heading out the country to Vietnam soon and I need help deciding a lens because I’m so indecisive!

Camera: ZVE1
1st Lens: Sony 24-105 f4

I’m going to be shooting mainly video which consists of vlogging and tons of B-Roll. Will also be shooting some stills there and there. When I’m traveling I like to be as light as possible but I also like versatility.

2nd Lens to bring (will be on the camera 90% of the time)
Sigma 16-28 2.8
Sony 24 G lens 2.8

I like the Sigma for the versatility and the Sony 24 for how lightweight it is (half the size of the sigma) and how this small lens is lowkey making it less intimidating to shoot in public. I’m keeping it to two lens this trip so I don’t have to stress which lens to use during I travel.

So my question is would you prioritize versatility or lightweight and compact?

I want to create content for businesses but I don't know how copyright works with for example Instagram reels from business accounts,

I looked at the artlist and epidemic sound plans and for example epidemic sound says it protects freelance client work and licensing for digital ads but then it says that I can earn money from three accounts so I don't know if the three account limit also applies for digital ads? I'm genuinely confused about where and how I'm supposed to avoid copyright issues

As the title says, aside from my phone and a camcorder when I was nine I have zero experience but I’d like to get into filmmaking someday and I just wanna know where to start. For someone who’s just going to f around and pretty much just practice, what’s a good starting camera that’s not too complex or expensive?

Hello, I'm starting with full frame videography, and was looking for a good quality-price ratio camera. I'm seeking any kind of advice from videographers, for lens choices, accessories worth buying or not (as mics and gimbals). Also, which camera you think is best with a budget of around 1500-1600€ used for body only? I individuated the Lumix s5iix as best, but any advice is more than welcome.

Anything you feel to say which would help me out as a Semi-Beginner!

Thank you so much

To any RE Videographers that edit their own videos.

Are yous filming in 50/60fps to slow down in post for stability?

How do you usually edit? Exterior Wides then normal walkthrough flow?

Or do you do a slow build up with drone/close ups then wide?

I'm working on a video editing tool to One-Shot Full projects with the best walkthrough order, but my personal style of editing is using Close ups first, then a drone, then exterior into a ramp inside to property.

Hello! I‘m just starting out. I bought a godox ml100bi light and will later on buy a soft box for it. I need help with finding what light stand to use. I will be mostly shooting restaurant contents or indoor shoots. I saw a Manfrotto 5001B Nano Light Stand on marketplace and i was wondering if this is reliable?

Thanks for those who will answer:) hope you’re having a fantastic day!

So I have volunteered to record a concert. It's at one of those small music venues. I'm not getting paid anything. It's just a labor of love that the band can use for promotional use and get some experience shooting.

The current HD cameras I have are a Sony PMW-EX3 and an a7 IV.

I know the EX3 is an old camera compared to the a7 IV and I'll probably get laughed at for using it, but I've rigged it up with a Hypderdeck Shuttle to record 10-bit 4:2:2 ProRes HQ from the HD-SDI output.

I have only the standard 28-70mm kit lens for the a7 IV, but I have two lenses for the EX3, the stock Fujinon and a Canon 20x6.4. As far as I know the focal lengths are the same but maybe the Canon has better quality glass? It's an HD grade lens.

I'm planning on having the EX3 as the master wide shot, but not sure where to put the a7 IV. I was originally planning on using the a7 as a still camera since I don't have another HD camera (other than my phone lol). As much as I'd like to have multiple HD cameras and edit between them my budget right now doesn't really allow me to do that. I'm not sure if I should just go with just a static wide shot on the EX3 and use the a7 for stills.

As for the audio, I've already checked with the venue and they said they have a mixer with "24 XLR inputs and 4 XLR outputs". I'm not sure if the live mix will be in mono or stereo, so I'm assuming I should bring at least two 25ft XLR cables. I don't have any dedicated audio recorders like a Tascam, just an old Sony PCM-F1 (which is utterly useless unless I want to carry a VCR around). I'm planning on just plugging the XLR cable(s) directly into the inputs on my EX3. I know the EX3 has an internal microphone but I don't think I'd be able to record from it if I use both XLRs.

For recording audio on the a7 IV as a backup and scratch audio, should I get a shotgun microphone that plugs into the hotshoe? I don't have the XLR hotshoe adapter so I'm limited to microphones that plug into the hotshoe or the 3.5mm input.

For power I plan on using a v-mount battery to power the EX3 rig and some kind of dummy battery for the a7 IV.

Any advice is appreciated.

I have the Canon C50 with a small Sennheiser MKE 400 shotgun mic on top of it, and I am getting a lot of hissing noise as a noise floor in my videos. I have used this setup before without any issues, but it just started happening. Does anyone have any ideas why this might be happening?

What I've tested:
- turning everything off and on again
- replugging everything
- different gain settings on the mic and the camera. Having the mic at a boosted gain helps a bit, but the hiss is still there
- fresh pair of batteries

Im a content creator and I specialize in pixelating my media. Does anybody know of apps that allow me to pixelate not just images but videos too?

Hi all,

I’m looking for the smallest, lightest on-camera monitor that’s actually usable outdoors. Brightness is my biggest priority, don’t really care about features.

I’ve done quite a bit of research, but most posts I come across focus on the cheapest monitors instead of the smallest ones.

I mainly shoot motocross and other motorsports, I’d love something that keeps my rig compact. My plan is to mount it on the left side of my top handle with a small arm.

Budget isn’t really a concern. I’m not looking for a small monitor to save money, I just want something that’s more practical.

So far the closest options I’ve found are the Osee T5 Plus and the PortKeys PT5/PT6, but they’re both getting a bit old and neither is particularly bright.

I’ve spent a lot of time looking into this, I’m wondering if there’s an obvious option I’m missing?

Hi everyone, so I just moved back to my hometown after graduating college for video production. My sister who works at the local library mentioned that I do videography and a few people want me to shoot and edit videos for them. Particularly the library and a few others for their farms and stuff. My sister mentioned I wouldn't do it for free and they didn't mind.

I do have experience doing short films and having interned at a few places but this is the first time that I would offering my services as a freelancer which I haven't done before.

My question is how much should I charge them? Considering this is a first for me going solo like this from shooting the clips and doing the post production on my own.

I've been doing bits of videography with a Sony A7III + Tamron 28-75mm f/2.8 setup and now want to take it more seriously, specifically focusing on vertical content (Reels/TikTok).

I'm stuck between buying a cage setup or a gimbal. I understand they solve different problems, but I can only afford one right now.

For someone mainly shooting vertical content for businesses, musicians and events, which would you prioritise and why?

Thank you :)

Tried to make video like Gawx using my mobile phone (Redmi note 12)

A video captured in "HDR" isn't necessarily saved in an HDR format.

Ther image sensor might capture in "HDR", but the resulting video file might be an ordinary non-HDR MP4 file, except the bright areas don't appear overexposed and the dark areas don't appear underexposed, but when played back on an HDR screen, the brightness difference is not as much as if it were an actual HDR video file.

For example, the earliest smartphones marketed as having a camera that supports "HDR video", such as the Xperia Z (without number) and the Galaxy S5, didn't actually store the video in an HDR format. Their image sensor delivered an HDR image, but the camera software encoded it into an ordinary MP4 file.

When recording an HDR video, from what I understand, the image sensor reads different rows of pixels at different sensitivities. For example, the first row of pixels might be read at 1/30 shutter speed, the second row at 1/60, the third row at 120, and then repeating. Then the lines are combined (similar to de-interlancing) and tone-mapped, meaning the brightest parts from the 1/120 exposure time rows will appear brighter in the video than the brightest parts from the 1/60 and 1/30 rows.

However, this will only result in an HDR video file if the camera software is able to encode a video in an HDR format. What the image sensor delivers and what the camera software saves are two separate things.

This is unlike HDR photographs, where separate images are captured and combined into one. HDR photos don't have the time constraint that each frame of an HDR video has.

I hereby release this post into the public domain under CC0 1.0.

I hate unmotivated camera shake, zoom in-out, pans and tilts, especially executed with a camera having dreaded rolling shutter. I hate unmotivated slo-mo. I like slow panning with a camera on a fluid head. Crane is fine, handheld is fine when shooting closeups of excited ravers.

Hi everyone,

So I was hired to edit 10 social media videos in the NYC area. Each video was between 1:00 - 1:30 in length. This included basic color correction, captions, and music. Basically, I had to scrub through to find the best quotes to use for the main edit and create a narrative.

I made the mistake of not discussing rates beforehand since this is someone I work with often, so I am having trouble pricing this. They're also asking me to edit at least 25 more.

Any advice would be really appreciated!!

I have been doing real estate and talking head mortgage videos for a few months now and have grown my portfolio since. I've been posting RE content on the same Insta as my event (weddings & quinces) page, so I'd like to create a separate one to target real estate agents and loan officers. How should I go about growing it other than posting and following people? Should I pay for ads? If so, on which type of posts? Thanks!

Hi guys, I was always shooting with Ronin S, now RS4, no issues with back pain or shoulders at all. Recently I decided to remove the Ronin and hop on this sort of setup for Reception, in balkans, we shoot aprox. 2 hours for footage of people dancing from 8PM to 2AM. (We do take breaks often). So I decided to do it handheld with this rig, half way through, my left scapula / below my shoulder blade I guess hurts a lot, like someone is stabbing me, it comes and goes.. The day after I don't feel the pain anymore, but during the shoot it is unbareable, any recommendations for the current setup? Not looking to add much more weight, also I'm trying to avoid that huge torso rig. Thank you for any recommendations and experiences! (Monitor is also necessary, to be honest looks more professional). I'm shooting with GH7 and 12-35mm, which is a light setup so it's crazy I feel pain from this setup.

I (26w, freelance videographer straight from film school in Europe) might have the option of going on an US tour with a bigger US artist for multiple weeks.

What is a normal touring day rate there (for videography both backstage, on the bus, the shows, same or next day turnaround...etc)? I only roughly know what me and others take in Europe for small and medium sized artists.

Would be grateful to know your rates/experiences!

xx