How to Post a Video Production Project on Spidvid
On Monday I wrote a post about how to sign up for a Spivid account, and put together a top notch profile. Today looks at how video creators post video production projects to our site, and how to make them inviting to the actors, directors, writers, videographers, editors, music artists, and other valuable talents who will be bidding on them.
The production of any video starts with the creator defining what the project is about, what stage the project is in, the story of the short film or video, what resources are needed, and the team members who are needed to execute on the plan.
Here is how a video creator easily submits a production project on our site:
Professionals needed: Here you decide who you need on your team, and how many individuals of each talent are desired. Professionals include actors, directors, writers, videographers, editors, story tellers, graphic designers, promoters, animation artists (aka VFX artists), music artists, and promoters/marketers. The term “professionals” doesn’t necessarily mean people who have years and years of experience, it can also be semi-pros or up and comers with passion, we just chose to specifically use the word “professionals” to describe this talent group.
Title of project: This is pretty self explanatory, the key here is to choose something catchy that encourages bids from the talent you need for the project.
Ideas for video: Outline the concept for the video, and any big ideas that are core to the video’s existence. People are attracted to creative videos that are different from the others, so this section should be well thought out.
Basic storyline: Video viewers are attracted to content that tells an engaging story, and one that they can connect with personally and really get into. A remarkable story spreads between viewers, giving the video the potential to go viral and see huge success. A strong story can thrive even if the video’s production value isn’t too good, but the opposite usually doesn’t hold true so this section’s content is integral to the project’s success.
Current status: This outlines where the project is in terms of completion. The options here are: have a great idea, have a script, video has been shot, in post production, and almost finished.
More details on each of these stages:
a) have a great idea – this is where it all starts. The creator has the idea but that’s about it, so he or she has to convince others that there is a solid foundation for the project to move forward.
b) have a script – the story has been put together, the characters have been been chosen, and the video is ready to be shot and produced.
c) video has been shot – all of the raw source content has been captured, and is now ready for post production. At this stage it’s time to bring in individuals who can polish off the video, and tell the story that begs to be told. If you edit your own videos that’s fine, otherwise you can seek out any of our community’s editors who can work remotely from around the world.
d) in post production – an editor or editors are busy at work, so minimum talent is likely needed at this point in time. Perhaps a VFX artist to add in some “eye candy” overlay graphics for entertainment value, or inserting a song from a music artist would do the trick here.
e) almost finished – so the video is almost complete and now it’s time to start thinking about the marketing side of the project. Individuals with a large Twitter following, a well read entertainment blog, or a site that embeds and delivers tons of videos could really help the video find a sizable audience. Attracting the right marketers and/or promoters for your video can go a long way towards its success.
Experience needed: Do you need savvy individuals, or will hard working and creative students do? In this section you can specify the amount of experience you want in your team members.
Bidding opens: When can individuals start bidding on your project? The default is set to right away, as soon as the project is posted.
Bidding closes: When do you expect to have your complete team put together by? Bidding can be extended at any time.
Additional information: Anything else to add? Anything more you want the world to know about your project? What type of individuals do you like to work with? Need to find a location, or locations for your video shoot? You can add these type of details in this section.
Ads and Compensation: All creators must decide if their video project and produced video is just for fun, or if they intend to commercialize it and share compensations with their team members. If this option box is checked it will show ads in the video, and compensations will be distributed to the team members as set by the creator before the video is uploaded for distribution. If this option box is unchecked then the video won’t feature ads, and credit will be given to each team member but with no compensations.
Upload relevant files: If you have any files on your computer that relate to the project you can share them with your future bidders, and the individuals you personally invite to bid on your project. These files can be downloaded by anyone from the project page.
You can also preview the project before you submit it, and you can save it for later if you run out of time adding all the details you want. Right now all projects must be verified by our admin, but we expect to open this up soon and deal with any spam that may get through later. We trust our community and expect that 99% of all projects will be good so we like this strategy long-term, especially since the world seems to be getting more open and transparent with each passing day.
Ready to post a video production project for Spidvid’s community to collaborate on with you? First you need to sign up as a creator, and then click the top link “Post Proposal” in your account to get started on creating your next entertaining video.