INTRODUCTION

What Can Freelance Video Do for You?

While people may not (yet) be willing to shell out cash for you to create your own original films, if you’ve developed enough skills there are companies and people who will gladly pay you to write, direct and produce custom videos to suit their personal and business needs. While creating marketing, wedding, live event or music videos may not be your end goal (and there’s certainly nothing wrong if it is), you should still recognize that moreso than the other rent-paying options I mentioned above, freelance video work (even when done for free) provides you with golden opportunities to:

•  better hone your directing craft

•  finance the cost of your equipment

•  gather more filmmaking experience ...

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