VideoUniversity, Hal Landen – Professional Video Producer Course

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VideoUniversity, Hal Landen – Professional Video Producer Course

If you like producing videos as much as I do, I’m sure you’ll agree that video is just too expensive as a hobby. No matter how much gear you have, there’s always something else to buy. It’s a never ending cycle.
That’s why I decided long ago to let other people buy my equipment. For me this meant producing corporate videos which I’ve been doing for the last 12 years (I’ve been in the film and video business for over 20 years). Here are the FOUR THINGS I LOVE about this work:
1. Variety
Since I started producing corporate videos, I’ve been paid to learn about and produce videos on subjects ranging from dock building, lipstick manufacturing, electronic surveying, furniture sales training, computer programs, architecture, nursing, interstate highway building, waterfront reconstruction, book printing, food preparation and many more.
My video work has taken me behind the scenes at places like Tiffany’s, Panavision International, AT&T;, the Federal Drug Enforcement Agency, and hundreds of local businesses and agencies. It would take several pages just to list them all. I’ve learned about things I never knew existed.

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While most of the videos I produce are within an hour’s drive of my home in the country, I’m also asked to produce videos in other areas of the country. These invitations come from my clients and from their referrals. I’ve travelled in style across most of these United States (all expenses paid, naturally) thanks to my video business. If you like variety, you will like corporate video.
2. The Pay
Many of my projects start at about $5000 and go up to $25,000 or more. Now, of course, that’s not all profit, but even when I chose to hire outside freelancers and rent high-end equipment, the lion’s share of the budget still goes to paying for MY services. And I’m usually producing several corporate videos at the same time.
3. Repeat and Referral Business
Producing a video for these clients is just beginning of a profitable business relationship. Most of my clients later hire me to update their videos when products, people or technologies change. Since my videos are successful at helping these companies, many of my clients order a hundred or so copies every few months. That’s a great income in itself and you don’t even have to own duplication gear to make a nice and easy profit on every order. Since a fair number of my clients do business overseas, they also need standards conversions and more dubs for use overseas. All of this extra business income comes from producing one good video.
One of the nicest things about it is these happy clients refer me to others. It’s a good feeling and just one more income stream.
4. Satisfaction and Respect
A lot of people see my videos. Even in my own small town, neighbors often ask in surprise, “YOU produced that video?” I am always pleased to say I did. For me it’s a lot of fun helping small businesses, corporations, and non-profits use video in positive ways and I’ve built a good reputation by doing so. After all these years I still get a kick out of producing a video that helps other people.
See what I like about the work? But I haven’t even mentioned the creative side of the work. And if you don’t think corporate videos are creative, think again. Many of these corporate productions rival network TV commercials. If you’re creative, nothing beats the work of an independent corporate producer.

Part #1 How To Produce a Successful Corporate Video
The Twenty Best Advantages of Business Videos
Your job is to help your client’s business and here are twenty ways to do that (these will also help you sell the job!)
Become an Expert in the Use of Business Videos
(This make you invaluable to your clients. Not only is it a lot of fun to help your clients’ businesses grow, but just one successful business video will bring you new clients for YEARS
Use your client’s existing marketing literature as a starting point to structure your video
The One Scene every marketing video should include
The Seven Questions you must ask to make sure the video will be successful (These are essential in the producing process, and they’re extremely useful in making the sale, too.)
The easy way to write a script and get a professional rate to do it. Three sample scripts for your eyes only. Modify them for your own clients (Service Company, Manufacturer, & Non-Profit)
How to Hire and Work with the best Professional Narrators and Actors In the beginning you’ll only need to have one or two very professional-sounding narrators in your files. That’s 90% of the “talent” you’ll need, but they must be very good (You’ll be surprised at how little they cost since it’s a buyer’s market.)
How to develop your own “Golden Rolodex” of highly skilled freelancers and video services to help you tackle ANY kind of corporate video project. This is how you multiply your profits from other peoples’ work. Using this “Golden Rolodex” you can produce a few very lucrative higher budget productions rather than scores of low budget ones. This is how it’s done in Hollywood. You should operate the same way!
What you must know about working with freelancers

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Knowing how to hire the right freelancers can make all the difference in your business success.
Writing The Budget. Learn how to be so complete and accurate you’ll know exactly what your profit is before you start. Learn the trick to predicting budgets and using contingency percentages to stay on budget in unpredictable projects.
Part #2 Build A Solid Foundation For Your Video Business
First Do Market Research to make sure there’s enough of the right kind of business in your region to support your business!
The Question of Partnerships – Learn why most fail and what you can do about it.
Advantages and Disadvantages of owning Video Equipment
(A revealing look at how some producers make more money by NOT owning any equipment just like their Hollywood Counterparts)
Develop a Professional Business Presence with just a Telephone, An Impressive Business Name, Stationery, and a Business Suit
The Two Things your computer MUST DO to help you operate a profitable video business
(They have nothing to do with NonLinear Editing and can be done with ANY computer.)
How to bootstrap your business without borrowing.
The one thing one must do before you can even think of borrowing to finance your video business
How to set up an IRS approved home office and deduct a percentage of your mortgage payments, avoid sending a “red flag” to the IRS, make your video business virtually audit proof.
The definitive word on Independent Contractor vs. Employee for the video business
What you need to know about your demo tape. Learn how to produce it and how to use it to win.
When to show Other Peoples’ Demo Tapes – The Right way to do it and what NEVER to do.
How To Set Your Own PROFESSIONAL Rates
Avoid the most common mistake of self employed people – their rates are TOO LOW. Learn about the psychology of professional rates. Your time is worth more than freelance handymen who charge $50 an hour.
Learn how much it really takes just to break even. See what others get for the use of equipment. Learn why professional cameramen and women work on a one day minimum fee. Why you should never charge for less than a half day of shooting.
Master the Skills You Need to Run A Profitable Video Business
You’ll be surprised. They’re not the skills you might think
Part #3 Marketing & Selling Your Services
How to quickly compile a list of thousands of corporations, businesses and non-profits within 60 miles of your home that want to produce a video (and have the money to do so).
Customize your own Direct Mail Plan to win those clients (Using my sales letter and 17-page booklet in the Resource Guide. This booklet gives you instant credibility. It’s how you get corporate executives to call YOU! Then see exactly how to followup and identify only the best prospects (those with the money to buy now) This plan brought me $78,000 in contracts the very FIRST time I used it. Your results may differ, but even if you only get half that amount, you’ll still pay for the course about 300 times over! (This is the only way to buy equipment.)
Should you be in the yellow pages or advertise in your local newspaper?

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Learn how and where to network with those who have the power and money to contract your services
Learn the Nine Best Tips For Networking and integrate them into your daily activities
Free Publicity to build your video business right now
Step-by-step approach to making the Sale.
Let’s face it, until you make a sale, you don’t have a business. First you must quickly eliminate the “tire kickers” who waste your time, but are never ready to make a video. Then determine who really has the power to say YES to your video proposal. Next I’ll show you how to handle yourself with corporate executives. It’s easier than you think because you will be the expert in something they need. Then I’ll show you how to ask the right questions and listen carefully as your prospect tells you what to write in your proposal.
Write the winning proposal including a proposal you can modify to win more jobs. Keep it on your computer to make hundreds of variations for different clients.
How to be successful on the telephone without ever making a COLD CALL
Followup the Hot Prospects using a simple file of 3×5 index cards or better yet a computer database used with the marketing plan above. This insures a steady stream of new clients and contracts for years to come.
Learn the secret of numbers in selling. Even if you’re doing all the right things now, you may not be doing enough of them. I’ll show you how to make the sheer power of numbers work for you.
You’ll learn to focus on the client’s marketing needs and help them solve the problem with a video you will produce.
Learn to listen to what your client really wants. Inexperienced producers don’t know when to shut up and listen. If you learn to listen carefully, the client will tell you exactly what he or she needs to hear to buy from you as well as all the main points of the proposal!
FREE BONUS 80-page Resource Guide
Including
Three Complete Video Scripts
Writing the Complex Budget
Master Budget Form
Sales Letter with Complete Instructions
17-page Promotional Booklet
The Business of Business Videos and how to use it to get big production jobs
A Winning Proposal and how to customize it to get much more than your fair share of video jobs
Letters of Agreement for Ambitious Producers
Including 3 “boilerplate” contacts with line-by-line instructions on how to modify them for any production. I’ll even show you step-by-step how to present this contract in person and explain the important parts to your client so you’ll get a signature and check on the spot.
Change Order Form and why it must be attached to every contract you offer. This technique alone can add thousands to your yearly income, but most importantly, it shows your clients exactly how you work for pay. So you’ll avoid virtually all of those nightmare client situations before they ever have a chance to start. And see why you should never offer a contract without a Change Order Form. I’ll show you exactly what it says and why it works. Never again will you end up working for $5 or $10 on hour on a corporate video.
Mailing List Evaluation Checklist
See exactly how to specify the perfect clients in your mailing list and which expert will help you find this golden list
Killer Collection Letter. Just change the name and address and this letter will help you collect at least 95% of those HOPELESS CASES (the ones you had BEFORE you read the course)

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