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How to make money with your digital camcorder and editing software

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Perhaps you have been honing your digital camcording skills and have arrived at a place where your feel like your product is looking professional.Short of working you way through film school and trying your luck in the motion picture industry, here are a few ways that you can use your digital video recorder and editing software to make money.

Edit for other people-plenty of people have camcorders but lack editing skills.If you have the software and the skills, you can take freelance work as an editor.You might put out an ad in your local classifieds offering your services.There are also freelance editing jobs available online.Once site that offers freelance opportunities is the People's Media Company found at associatedcontent.com.Jobs on this sight are related to sports video.For example, a young ball player might want to edit his or her game tapes down to a highlight film to be sent out to college recruiters.

Video athletic events-along the same line of editing sports films is the sometimes-lucrative task of filming the sporting events.Sport professionals, including coaches and sports psychologist use and analyze film all of the time.Somebody has to make those videos.Another way to make money through recording sporting events is to make and sell films of amateur sports.If you have recorded every little league game, your kid played in this year, edit the files down to 20 minutes of video highlights and then sell it to other parents.

Web content-Webmasters are another source of income for your video.Just as you can sell stock photography to be used on the internet, you can also sell stock video.If you have a video that is truly well done try peddling it on the web.You might be surprised how much money you can make.

Volunteer-Volunteering doesn't sound like a great way to make money; however, it is a great way to get your foot in the door.You may volunteer to take "B" shots for a documentary filmmaker.Besides getting to go on location and learn tons about the industry, you might end up with a job.The people that I know who are making money with their camcorders started through volunteering.One person made a video ad for his program at the University.The dean was so impressed that he offered to pay (well!) for a similar video advertising the College of Education.Similar to rock bands who offer free downloads on the internet to get recognition. Sometimes, when you want to work as a video artist, you have to offer some of your work for free.

Check out Craigslist-- or other community-classified boards.There is a "gigs" section on craigslist with both computer and creative "gigs" listed.This is the place that an independent filmmaker might advertise to get some help with editing a project.This is also the place that a parent wanting to get a video of their kid's state track meet might post to find a videographer.

Make and sell a how-to video-if you know how-to do anything you might want to try making a how-to video to teach other people how to do it.Whatever your specialty is, from shoeing horses to remodeling kitchens, if you know how to do it, chances are that somebody else needs to learn it.This is a low cost endeavor and if it works, you can offer your video as a how-to guide, which you can sell on eBay or any other consumer-selling site.

Be creative-if you have movie making and editing skills keep an eye out for interesting ways that you can turn your skills into money.Also, take tons of video all of the time.You never know when you are going to catch something interesting.If you happen to capture a news event, get a hold of the new networks immediately and see if they have any interest in buying your video.

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