Category Archives: Business

Edit Suite Design

Posted on May 12, 2012 by jonny

Designing your own edit suite Oliver Peters has a great blog post with some tips on designing your own edit suite covering everything from uninterruptable power supplies to acoustics and how to best lay out your equipment. Business Tips for … Continue reading →

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How to be an Assistant Editor

Posted on April 9, 2012 by jonny

Creativeskillset.org have a useful post on understanding what skills are required to be an assistant editor,  what the job entails and what are some of the common routes into the business. What does an assistant editor do? “Edit Assistants may … Continue reading →

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How to set your freelance business rates

Posted on March 22, 2012 by jonny

How much should I charge? Richard Harrington has a great 5 minute excerpt from his Lynda.com series Budgeting Video Projects,  on how to plan and set your business rates. Taking the time to watch this and then think carefully about … Continue reading →

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How to become a film editor

Posted on March 21, 2012 by jonny

If you’re just starting out in the film business and are wondering how do you get from where you are, to where you want to be – in my case working full time as an editor and getting paid to … Continue reading →

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Top 5 business books for the digital age…

Posted on March 16, 2012 by jonny

Top 5 Business books I’ve been reading a lot of business books lately, partly for fun but mostly to try to learn more about the art and science of running a great business that not only creates profits but makes … Continue reading →

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Edit Suite Etiquette

Posted on March 9, 2012 by jonny

How to keep your editor happy Joy Moeller shares what to do and not to do in an edit suite to keep your editor happy. It’s funny because its true!

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How to build your portfolio

Posted on March 7, 2012 by jonny

When you are starting out you often have to build your portfolio from scratch; creating own ‘spec’ adverts or short films and doing plenty of gigs for free or as favours for friends. Getting exposure, prizes and paid work To … Continue reading →

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Tips for Successful Freelancing

Posted on February 16, 2012 by jonny

AEtutsplus.com has 10 tips on becoming a successful freelancer, my favourite if you’re just starting out is the idea of writing in depth proposals to describe what your imagination can reach but your portfolio can’t quite back up yet. Business tips for freelancers … Continue reading →

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Advice from an ad-man: Leo Burnett animated…

Posted on February 2, 2012 by jonny

3 minutes for golden advice for any creative…

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Invest in your creative career – The Importance of Ergonomics

Posted on January 6, 2012 by jonny

Ergonomics for Creatives – a Life Long Career Investment My brother is an animator and pointed me to this great video on the importance of ergonomics in ensuring you’ll still be physically able to do what you love in 20 … Continue reading →

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