I am so interested on starting something like this. I know I am years late to this conversation, but I would like to start a video coworking space here.
I wonder if you have had any luck with this? and if you have some advice for me. Thanks! Sheyla On Tuesday, December 16, 2008 at 1:14:53 PM UTC-5, Alex Hillman wrote: > > Sorry its taken me a few days to chime in here, but Darrell is right (and > thanks for putting me on the hook publicly). > > I've been talking about a video/media production studio set up with > coworking methodology and core values at the core of it. As you can see > from our stats that I posted in another thread, we've got a couple of media > heads here but its a small ratio. Its not for lack of interest or trying, > we're friendly with and supportive of a lot of the independent media > producers in the area. However, many of them really rely on equipment or > rigs that aren't super mobile - a mac pro is a bitch to tear down and move > around the city! > > Also, the value proposition for collaboration isn't as strong when there > isn't a certain mix, I think. What I'd ultimately love to create (and we're > a couple of steps closer today than we were even a couple of weeks ago) is > a space designed for and by some of the media creators in our community. > Based on conversations I've already had, the selling point isn't desks, > it's access to otherwise prohibitively expensive equipment. While the > liability of renting several thousand dollar cameras, etc, isn't something > I'm stoked about taking on, I think that some creative and enterprising > models could be created around that part of the model. > > Furthermore, the inevitable coworking collaboration for video/media in > particular is really exciting to me. A seemingly singular process has so > many steps to it, and so many opportunities for specialization. Someone > likes to write but not shoot. Someone likes to shoot but not direct. > Someone likes to direct but not edit. You get the picture. > > Finally, I've spoken with some folks who currently have opened and operate > medium-range budget production studios and after hearing the model I've > proposed, say "duh...if I could do it all over again, I'd do it that way". > > If anyone is particularly interested in the media/producion version of > coworking, perhaps we can host a chat about it in coming weeks. > > -Alex, IndyHall > > -- > ----- > -- > ----- > Alex Hillman > im always developing something > digital: al...@weknowhtml.com <javascript:> > visual: www.dangerouslyawesome.com > local: www.indyhall.org > > > > On Fri, Dec 12, 2008 at 1:28 PM, Darrell Silver <dar...@darrellsilver.com > <javascript:>> wrote: > >> >> Hey Drew, >> >> Here in New York, 3rd Ward is an excellent workshop space that >> provides a lot facilities for photography, metalworks, video, etc. >> They're not usually on this list, but Philip over there is very >> friendly. They're at http://3rdward.com/ >> >> Also, I believe Alex Hillman was thinking of opening a production >> space in Philly; perhaps he'll come into this conversation. >> >> Darrell >> >> >> --------------------------------------- >> http://darrellsilver.com/ >> dar...@darrellsilver.com <javascript:> >> (917) 841-4079 >> New York, NY >> >> >> >> >> On Dec 12, 2008, at 11:35 AM, Knite20 wrote: >> >> > >> > Hello All! >> > I just wanted to introduce myself, and ask a quick question. My >> > name is Drew and I am finishing up Graduate school here in Utah. >> > I hope to develop a coworking space in the near future. I have been >> > exploring this idea for several months. Most all the coworking spaces >> > I've researched online are Web and writing based. Does anyone know of >> > a coworking space that is focused on video production, podcasting and >> > digital creation? I'd be most interested in seeing it in action. >> > Thanks! >> > >> > > >> > >> >> >> >> > -- Visit this forum on the web at http://discuss.coworking.com --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Coworking" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to coworking+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
