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They don't want their wedding video uploaded that I'm doing for free
jamesedward28
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2 November 2015
Hello there, I'm looking for some advice on how to handle this.
I'm a film maker who's setting out to build up his own production company whilst starting to do wedding videos to pay the bills whilst I am building up my film company. I do have the skills for film and have worked on production so have the skills in place to move over to part time wedding video productions. I'm presently building up a film reel for wedding videos, and have said to my sister who's getting married in January that I would do the wedding for free if I could use it online to promote myself.
This was Ok with her and I informed her that I would be there filming the entire wedding, then I’d go away and edit the video into 5-8min production and I would create this for free.
She did offer me £50pound towards my accommodation as I would be traveling three hours by train to get there and as I don't have much money to do so.
Anyway, at the moment, she still would like me to do the video, however she and her partner don't want it uploaded or put onto DVD to show anyone which sort of pushes the getting noticed aside as nobody will see it. The reasons given for this are were that the people attending wouldn’t want to be up on the internet and that her kids would be on the video which I understand. However I stated that I could password protect the video on my website so that only clients could access it, and that the password would be changed weekly. She later stated that this was ok and then changed her mind and even didn’t want it on DVD.
However she consistently ad’s photos and video's via Facebook of her kids and will post up the wedding photos as well so I'm rather thinking she's pulling the blind over my eyes.
I do understand in some ways, but also at the same time feel that the amount of time investing in a wedding video regardless if its family or a stranger for free without any future clients seeing it is wrong.
Has anyone been in this situation before? And if so how did you deal with it?
I’m not sure on free work at this point as this seems to be a trend in doing free services and not getting anything back.
Thanks for taking the time to read my posting.
I'm a film maker who's setting out to build up his own production company whilst starting to do wedding videos to pay the bills whilst I am building up my film company. I do have the skills for film and have worked on production so have the skills in place to move over to part time wedding video productions. I'm presently building up a film reel for wedding videos, and have said to my sister who's getting married in January that I would do the wedding for free if I could use it online to promote myself.
This was Ok with her and I informed her that I would be there filming the entire wedding, then I’d go away and edit the video into 5-8min production and I would create this for free.
She did offer me £50pound towards my accommodation as I would be traveling three hours by train to get there and as I don't have much money to do so.
Anyway, at the moment, she still would like me to do the video, however she and her partner don't want it uploaded or put onto DVD to show anyone which sort of pushes the getting noticed aside as nobody will see it. The reasons given for this are were that the people attending wouldn’t want to be up on the internet and that her kids would be on the video which I understand. However I stated that I could password protect the video on my website so that only clients could access it, and that the password would be changed weekly. She later stated that this was ok and then changed her mind and even didn’t want it on DVD.
However she consistently ad’s photos and video's via Facebook of her kids and will post up the wedding photos as well so I'm rather thinking she's pulling the blind over my eyes.
I do understand in some ways, but also at the same time feel that the amount of time investing in a wedding video regardless if its family or a stranger for free without any future clients seeing it is wrong.
Has anyone been in this situation before? And if so how did you deal with it?
I’m not sure on free work at this point as this seems to be a trend in doing free services and not getting anything back.
Thanks for taking the time to read my posting.
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Conor
Messages count : 1Likes count : 0Registration : 11 December 2015I would upload the video privately, password etc and only show it to clients by email, you could even ask them not to share it. Your sister wouldn't know, and you won't tell her.
Did they ban cameras and mobile phone videos at the wedding?
Your sister and her partner (despite how lovely they looked on the day) are not George Clooney and Amal Alamuddin, no one gives a hoot to share their special day, except your family.
Has she seen the video? Heres a test : if you upload it privately and send it to her, and she posts it to facebook, theres your answer, she may be dazzled by your skills and want to show everyone how amazing she looked.
Clients are looking at your abilities not the nameless throng in their best.
If possible cut any children out of the video, thats a touchy subject for some.
1 year is enough free work, 2 at the absolute maximum in my opinion, you know your worth and others will too.