When Michael Moore of Roger & Me fame debuted his new magazine show TV Nation on NBC last summer, it was cause for independent videomakers everywhere to sit up and take notice. Why? Because it reminded us that there are commercial broadcast opportunities out there for independents. With 500 or...
Learning by doing is fine. If you sit down at an edit controller and hit the buttons until they do what you want, you will probably learn how to edit. Do it long enough and you might even get good at it. But once you understand the basics of...
Bookkeeping is the one area of running a video business that many videomakers give short shrift. Yet they do so at their peril. We're not just talking about the IRS--although adequate record keeping can help prevent tax problems. There is even more at stake here--namely the very future of...
For many independent videomakers, the leased access provision of the Cable Act of 1992 is the key to getting programming on the air. The provision requires cable system operators with more than 36 activated channels to make a portion of their capacity available to all comers for a reasonable...
Focus on Fun and Feedback Lasagne, enchiladas, salads, crepes. . Potlucks offer a wide variety of homemade specialties In a fi-ieudlly, festive atmosphere. Sampling this smorgasbord of culinary delights can be a tasty treat-but it's not everything. The pride taken in the dish you bring, the exchange of recipes, or the...
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