Looking for a volunteer video editor

[Spicey 0]

I'm looking for a volunteer video editor to help out in a project for internationals in Berlin 

[john_b 3,302]

As this appears to be for an unpaid position, it's better off in this topic.

 

With no indication as to the amount of work expected, nor any reason why someone should volunteer beyond the fact that it's for "internationals", it's difficult to imagine to whom this is meant to appeal.

 

 

[murphaph 9,652]

Good call John. This is where this belongs for sure. I am also struggling to see why anyone would be inclined to give their time to someone who couldn't be bothered giving enough of theirs to describe the project and why someone might work for free on it.

[tor 16,892]

28 minutes ago, murphaph said:

why someone might work for free on it.

 

exposure? :)

[Metall 14,514]

1 hour ago, tor said:

 

exposure?

 

https://www.thefreelancertalk.com/working-for-exposure/

 

The harsh reality is that the so-called ‘exposure promise’ rarely directly leads to any paid work. It is important to state this because many young creatives who just graduated are still lured into the ‘exposure scheme’ with the promise that ‘exposure’ will lead them to more work. It might lead to more work, just not paid work. In essence, working for exposure is equivalent to working for free. Don’t fool yourself into thinking otherwise because ‘exposure’ is a hollow promise presented as a desirable ‘what-if’ potential. Honestly, it’s a bit like the lottery, you never know what you’re going to get out of it. 

More importantly, by working for exposure you make yourself susceptible to creative exploitation. You shouldn’t give the impression that working for ‘exposure’ is okay to you because the next thing you know every job offered to you includes ‘exposure’ as a form of payment. Question… how are you going to pay the bills when you are not being paid for your work? To prevent this from happening do the following: simply say no. 

The word ‘exposure’ serves as a red flag, as red as they come.

 

 

[Elljay 519]

Erm. I'm not quite sure what @tor actually meant ...

[Krieg 14,927]

Maybe you should explain better the task.   I edit our family videos in iMovie, but it is just cropping the original videos, putting some transitions and maybe adding music and some text here and there.   It would be totally different if you need something more professional, in which case you might have some luck paying peanuts to someone in Fiverr or similar, but working for exposure might be complicated.

 

[JG52 1,019]

15 hours ago, tor said:

 

exposure? :)

 

Ha Ha Ha!  I can't remember how many times I was offered attribution and exposure for the free use of some of my photos.  I'm not an Ansel Adams, but I have sold a few photos and licensed a couple for limited times, and it was good money while it lasted.  However, as I told one guy, I don't need the exposure.  You found my work, so will others, so if you want to use my work you have to pay.  He paid and I sent him the RAW image so his developer could make his own changes to suit the publication.