MS> Sorry to give you advice you disagree with...but you did ask.  Let me 
  
Exactly-if I knew everything I wouldn't ask for help.  I appreciate
all help and input.
  
 MS> COULD live on it if I had to - I'd have to do some 
 MS> advertising to build business, though), AND because as 
 MS> a professional, you're doing someone a tremendous 
 MS> service by making yourself available for their smaller 
  
How much do you get for an average wedding video?  In
this market (which is a LOT smaller than Phoenix) the
average guy gets around $500 for a video.  I was approached
by a friend of a producer I work for to shoot her wedding
video (which as a favour I thought I'd do for basically
peanuts), I got turned down because I hadn't shot a wedding
before!!!  Come on now, I've shot news, corporates, heads
of government, a wedding isn't that tough!   But I
agree with you-it is a special moment in people's lives
so they want to make sure that you don't "screw it up."
  
 MS> I wish you much success!  I only wanted to let you know 
 MS> that you can do both - shoot and be successful with 
 MS> small-format production and handle the big 
 MS> stuff...even in a market the size of Phoenix.  I agree 
 MS> with your statement about typecasting to a certain 
 MS> extent - I've found that it's made my employer 
 MS> appreciate the fact that I'm flexible, and that I don't 
 MS> consider any project to be "below me"...not even 
 MS> painting the studio floor!
Exactly.  As a friend of mine said "if we wanted to make lots
of money, we wouldn't be working in television."  I've done
(and am still doing) a variety of tasks (from grip to exec
producer) and love every part of it.    
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