#Nonprofit Video Services
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Hi! I've just been assigned an article on not-for-profit video services (like
New York City's Film/Video Arts), and was wondering if anyone here used them
and/or could recommend some I can get in touch with.
I know there's a couple in San Francisco and I think I've heard of one in
Chicago, but I don't have any names. Any help would be greatly appreciated,
Tim Liebe
VIDEO Magazine
Tim–
Could you define "not-for-profit video services" a little better than "like
NYC's Film/Video Arts"? Those of us not in NYC don't know what you're talking
about. <g>
I'm a video producer in the San Francisco area and can name producers who work
with nonprofits, video centers for nonprofit folks, nonprofits that help video
folks make videos, employees of nonprofits who make videos, etc. etc. Give me
a bigger clue and I'll be glad to help you out.
Debra.
Debra:
>Could you define "not-for-profit video services" a little better than "like
NYC's Film/Video Arts"? Those of us not in NYC don't know what you're talking
about.<
Oops! Sorry about that… 🙂
Sure–what I meant were video centers for nonprofit folks. Places,
specifically, that rent out offline edit suite time at $25 and under per hour,
and may also rent out video equipment.
The article I'm writing is about how video consumers can use these facilities
to edit their tapes if they either don't have their own editing equipment or if
they'd like a tape that looks nicer than what they can do on their home
equipment (A/B roll effects, nicer titles than their camcorder generates,
etc.).
Tim
Tim–
Contact Bay Area Video Coalition in San Francisco. They offer a media center
for nonprofits. 415-861-3279. However, BAVC is for nonprofits. I don't know
what services they offer the consumer off the street, so I don't quite see the
connection between <<centers for nonprofit folks>> and <<video consumers using
these facilities to edit their tapes>>.
You might also contact the Film Arts Foundation, 415-552-8760 and Media
Alliance, 415-546-6334. Same rules apply: big help to nonprofits, but not sure
if they offer much to consumers.
Debra.
Debra:
>However, BAVC is for nonprofits. I don't know what services they offer the
consumer off the street, so I don't quite see the connection between <<centers
for nonprofit folks>> and <<video consumers using these facilities to edit
their tapes>>.<
Well, a lot of video consumers would be interested in taking a more active role
in video production (like programs for public/leased time access, independent
video productions, etc.) if they just had access to better equipment. This
article's intended to point folks like that in the right direction, in case
they're interested.
Tim
Tim–
Can you clear something up for me? I agree that consumers would be interested
in doing video production, but I don't see why you expect that facilities that
are open to nonprofits will also be open to consumers.
I may just be being thick here, but what's the connection?
Debra.
Deb:
>I agree that consumers would be interested in doing video production, but I
don't see why you expect that facilities that are open to nonprofits will also
be open to consumers.
I may just be being thick here, but what's the connection?<
Maybe they wouldn't be interested as consumers, Deb, but a lot of consumers
would like to branch out into other areas of videomaking like producing public
access programs. This is a way of letting them know what's available so they
can launch out into other areas of videomaking.
Also, some of these places also rent out to consumers and/or "for profit"
organizations (it costs a little more, but it's still cheaper than most
commercial editing suites), or offer classes in industrial level postproduction
that consumers can take. I'm looking to find out if they offer these features
to the public at large (as NYC's F/VA does, but NYC's DCTV does *not*), and
what their qualifications are for someone to use them.
Tim