Video Production Is Rapidly Changing
It used to be a big challenge using video equipment because most of the products were big, bulky, and of course expensive so the average person couldn’t even afford it let alone use it. Fast forward to 2010 and anyone can be a video creator, or filmmaker because quality tools are now available at reasonable prices. Yes, video production is certainly changing very rapidly thanks largely in part to inexpensive equipment and editing software.
Videos used to be only created for commercial purposes, like the movies, TV shows (and their 30 second commercials), and music videos of the media world. Now that many of us have video production resources at our disposal we are creating web shows, music videos (just like the big guys), vlogs, and film life long memories which we privately share with our friends and family. Video production will only get more and more mainstream as mobile phone cameras get to be of a higher resolution quality, with access to $4.99 video editing software.
Creating videos is now becoming a fun and popular hobby of many people, where five, ten or twenty years ago video production was a career choice. In the past the only way to break into the industry was to attend a top film school, and work your way up the ladder slowly over a period of many years. Today just get together with your friends or colleagues for a weekend, create an entertaining video that reaches millions of people online, and shortly after producers may be lining up to fund your next project. This scenario is rare of course, but it has happened, and will occur even more frequently down the road.
Of course we have to mention that collaboration is changing video production as there are opportunities to create content on a global level. You no longer have to sit in the same room as your team during pre-production and post-production, so there are all kinds of new media possibilities for the future. What an exciting time to be into video production, and online video.
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