It’s been awhile since I wrote a post on collaboration, and since Spidvid is all about team collaboration for video and film production let’s revisit this powerful collaboration word and it’s meaning.

Let’s start off with an interesting quote on collaboration from Jeffrey B. Swartz who wrote a post on The Huffington Post.

“Collaboration is a familiar concept to anyone in the business arena; you have a problem, need a plan, your best bet is often to throw together a group of disparate but talented individuals and let their collective creative energy go to work. The reason collaboration works so well is a combination of passion and purpose; for best results, your pool should be full of people who deeply care about the issue and have a vested interest in solving it.”

With regards to individuals using Spidvid’s platform, their problem is most likely needing to form a production team capable of successfully collaborating on, and creating a video from start to finish. Connecting with individuals who share a passion for creating a video around a topic, cause, idea, or script is what makes Spidvid a powerful social utility.

Gina Telaroli also wrote an excellent post on filmmaking collaboration.

Her core points:

1. Consensus does work – People on teams need to listen and care about each other because everyone has something to contribute.

2. Different people bring different things to the table – A successful team is built with people who bring different perspectives and skills to the team.

3. Support makes films stronger – When you make a video or film with a group of people who all have ownership and understanding there is always someone there to help out if someone else needs a break.

4. Collaboration equals freedom – You can work with people you trust, so you don’t need to outsource important tasks to someone who doesn’t care about your project. You can focus on the art of creating content instead of negotiating contracts.

5. Collaboration is hard – Like most things in life collaboration can be frustrating at times because everyone’s personal goals need to be closely aligned with the team’s end goal. That can be a daunting obstacle to deal with, and overcome.

In summary, collaboration improves production productivity, content quality, and if done right can really rally a team to accomplish remarkable things. If you are a believer in team collaboration for video production and want to get started on a production project, join our community and connect with the talent you need to successfully move forward.

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It used to be true that videos and films could only be created with team members based out of the same town or city. A shoot or shoots still need to take place in a physical space so at some point the on-set individuals such as directors, actors, and videographers have to get together to work their magic, but pre/post production individuals such as writers, editors, graphic designers, and voice over artists can contribute from whatever location they may reside in.

Thanks to collaborative real-time tools provided through platforms like Market7’s, it’s entirely possible that you may never shake the hand of your fellow members on the numerous teams you may be a part of in the years that lie ahead. So much for having to move to cities like Hollywood and New York to fulfill your dream as a rock star film writer or editor. It all comes down to raw talent now because location issues are pretty much a thing of the past as we get ever more connected, and learn how to better use ever improving technologies to constantly upgrade content quality levels.

We got to stop thinking about the restrictions and limitations which once used to exist, we now live in a world where it’s all about creativity, passion, and skill. If you have those three attributes and learn where you can create the most value utilizing them together, then you unlock new exciting possibilities and opportunities to advance your career.

I plan on putting together webinars soon which educate those who want to be part of remote production teams, who desire to learn how to properly leverage the plethora of new powerful tools available, and who crave tips for how to create higher caliber videos and films. If anyone would like to help with organizing the online events, would like to be featured as a speaker, or provide funding as a sponsor, then please reach out and outline how you fit into this equation.

No matter how you want to build your next video production team or who it may include, we hope you decide to join our community.

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Up until this point our focus has been on getting creators and professionals to collaborate on new video production projects via Spidvid, but that really limits the potential of our platform for previously produced videos.

Today I think it’s important to communicate to all of the creators and producers out there that Spidvid can be used for projects worked on and completed weeks, months, or even years ago. We are working on adding a feature so private projects can be posted to our site where they don’t show up on our projects page, and so team members can be added without a bidding process needing to take place. This should be really useful for previous projects, but regardless these type of projects can still be done right now using our platform.

At this point you may be asking yourself what the benefits are for doing this.

#1. Exposure is everything – videos are begging to find audiences all over the social web, so get more content exposure and on a video sharing site custom built for you and your production team.

#2. Build your personal brand – most video sharing sites allow individuals to build up a video network, but few also provide the ability to develop a reputation to solidify an individual’s overall profile.

#3. Credit all production team members – video and film content is traditionally only delivered on sites which credit the creator or studio using the infamous “By:creator or studio name“. To us that just doesn’t seem fair since each individual should be given more credit than they currently get, and so Spidvid ensures that each team member gets the proper credit they deserve.

#4. Earn cash – if content can be monetized with pre-roll and overlay ads, then everyone earns and shares in those earned revenues as set by the creator. It’s challenging to make lots of money through the online, mobile, and broadband video platforms but this space is still very young. As advertising and sponsorship dollars shift from the TV medium to these newer outlets it will provide opportunities such as the luxury to produce videos for a living. Some creators do this full time already, and many more will be able to in the not too distant future as more dollars go up for grabs.

These are four main benefits that our platform offers your previous production projects, and entertaining video content. If these benefits are appealing enough and worthy of your time, quickly grab a free account and bring back the original magic that you invested into your previous video and short film endeavors.

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