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Videographer or Video Producer or What or Who?

To keep up with video and technology I subscribe to a whole lot of feeds and services... and sometimes it's an article that intrigues that leads me to a blog or other website that features yet another articles on a different site.  

Today I came across a blog post that totally fit into a conversation we had on the Casablanca Coffee Klatsch recently. We were discussing the names we used to call or describe what we do to clients or to friends, family and community.  

And for a LONG time I have been using the term videographer. 

It is an accepted word in Webster's dictionary and basically means one who records images with a video camera.  Now that fits a good part of what I do and what a lot of colleagues do - but really, it's just one part.

As folks who create videos whether for passion, for fun and/or for profit - we have to take that video recording and fashion it into a completed video presentation. That involves editing, titling, audio, DVD authoring, etc.

So the term videographer really is only a fraction of what we do, or who we are.  Back to what I started with today -- here is a post by a colleague I have read his stuff before... Ron Dawson of Dare Dreamer Magazine.  His article that got me started today: Are the Myriad of Names in Filmmaking Helping or Hurting the Industry?

If you're at all intrigued by this conversation you'll enjoy his thoughts as well.  And I should point out that one of the folks who left a comment on Ron's blog shared what is the most important thing... if you're doing this for profit, the most important consideration is by what name or title is your prospective clients looking for you?

A new on-line resource for video producers has launched!

I am thrilled to announce there is a new on-line resource for video producers at my new web site: YourVideoExpert.net.
     
NOTE: This new web site will not take the place of CasablancaExpert.com - this community and the web resources here will continue to grow. This other new web site allows me to share even more of my knowledge that is not related to Casablanca video editors, more in the realm of what you do prior to editing (though I will also be providing instruction on other video editing tools)

Your Video Expert. net an on-line collection of print-able video tutorials, short streaming videos and twice monthly webinars focused on helping folks produce even better videos.

Many friends and colleagues suggested I use my 17 years in the classroom (teaching video production), coupled with professional media experience (immersed in communication technologies for 30+ years), and my passion for teaching to provide a growing set of resources to help folks produce even better videos.  Click here to download a 2-page PDF introduction to Your Video Expert resources

Members at CasablancaExpert.com receive a special bonus for those who choose to also subscribe to this new resource - review the specifics below

Website Resources
Here's a listing of the resources for you at YourVideoExpert.net

A digital filmmaker’s map to the web

If you're one of the Casablanca family who is an 'Indie' film-maker (you use your editor to create Independent Films/Movies) you may be interested in this recent Blog on the official YouTube Blog: 

Heather Menicucci, Director, Howcast Filmmakers Program wrote this post about film-making in the digital age.

"Every time I talk to a filmmaker, I learn about a new (often, just new-to-me) website for filmmakers I should check out. I email and text myself the links. Intent on eventually spending some time on the sites, I keep multiple tabs open on my browser. Needless to say, it’s hard to keep track of them all. I thought consolidating a list of the sites I’ve come across through recommendations, articles, and conferences would be helpful to me, and hopefully you, too."

You can read the full post, with all the website links that may be of value to independent filmmakers here: A digital filmmaker’s map to the web

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