So much to catch up on here. Before I do, I thought I'd let you know about this:
TurnHere.com, who are an agency who match up filmmakers with small businesses, have a new promo going for US & Canadian filmmakers. You can offer free 1 minute videos to small businesses, and Turnhere will pay you $200 to make them. It's a very small amount of money, and is undercutting other people who are trying to do the same thing on an individual basis. But the requirements are much lower than your average bespoke video job. It's pretty much video by numbers. Turn up for an hour, shoot an interview with the proprietor, shoot some B roll, cut a 1 minute film, get paid $200. I also know a local business who is selling 3 minute films to local businesses for £1000-£1500 ($1700-2300) Anyway, there it is Rupert