BuyerZone users' video production requirements

We ask users of our quote request service to describe their video production purchasing requirements in detail so the vendors we match them to can provide customized information in response. Now we're sharing these buyer requirements with you.

We hope these user comments help you get a sense of what types of video production companies other users are choosing and what considerations are important to the average buyer. Take a look and you'll probably see some responses that are relevant to your business.

BuyerZone user comments: video production purchasing requirements

"I would like to see movement such as with the use of dollies and jib arms. I also would like movie quality lighting if possible."
-- General Manager, Advertising/Marketing/PR, Greenville, MS

"I need a vidoe to put on our website that will let the owner point to things on our website and tell about them. Like a weatherman telling about the weather( pointing here and there)."
-- MIS/IT, Retail, Corinth, TX

"We are trying modify a powerpoint presentation to incorporate video clips; voice, movement, etc....It will be used for health education purposes."
-- General Manager, Health Care, Vista, CA

"The 54 min documentary is shot on miniDV, Sony VX1000 using onboard microphone. It needs to be made broadcast safe, have some background noise editing, color correction, some transitions smoothed, chapter markers and other technical fixing. I need a final media suitable for submitting and acceptable to cable stations."
-- CEO/President/Owner, Media/Entertainment/Publishing, Houston, TX

"This project requires shooting at Breckenridge ski area. Please advise on any permits or costs associated with this location."
-- CEO/President/Owner, Information Services, Aurora, CO

"1 minute law firm promotional video. Target audience is referring attorneys and law firms, not clients."
-- Partner/Principal, Advertising/Marketing/PR, Tampa, FL

"I am looking to put together a series of videos for training purposes as well as sales and marketing."
-- CEO/President/Owner, Other Business Services, Hasbrouck Heights, NJ

"There are plenty of uses for our product. Basically what we have is a personal shelter, that is reusable and targets those who are stranded in airports, leisure activity, and disaster relief."
-- Office Manager, Other Business Services, Oriskany, NY

"The 3 minute video has already been shot in English. We want to lay down a Spanish language track and a text track. Other languages will follow."
-- Marketing/Public Relations, Other Business Services, Wilmington, MA

"Production company looking to shoot live performance public access broadcastneed prices on lighting editing or full costs."
-- CEO/President/Owner, Other Business Services, Wilmington, NC

"I need a gospel video of me doing a song from my cd, for commercial purposes, and advertising."
-- CEO/President/Owner, Media/Entertainment/Publishing, Miami, FL

"We are shooting a pilot series of 6-8 half hour episodes. IT will be shot in HD-V. We are looking for color and sound mastering for network broadcast, streaming video and standard format DVDs."
-- Administrative Assistant, Education, Ashland, OR

"I need my son's lacrosse games videotaped so theycan besent to college coaches."
-- Buyer, Other Business Services, Irvine, CA

"I intend to record 12 separate traning sessions that each run an hour. The "live" sessions will be conducted over a 3 day period in Chicago in the Fall. I want the finished product to not look amateur and incorporate in some manner the Powerpoint slides that an instructor usually uses in the training class. I also want to capture any Q&A between the class students and the instructor. The purpose is to provide a training resource for persons that are not able to attend the 'live' class."
-- Marketing/Public Relations, Non-Profit, Alexandria, VA

"I am testing the waters concerning 15-, 30-, and possibly 60-second commercials. If I go through with it, they're going to be rather basic. No special effects or anything big. Pretty much just something to tell people what I do. I need it to be low-budget-friendly."
-- CEO/President/Owner, Other Business Services, Sacramento, CA

"I am looking to put together an introductory video about our company, a training video and recruiting video."
-- CEO/President/Owner, Financial Services, Woodland Hills, CA

"Narrated capture of mouse movement and computer screens of a software product (and some narrated powerpoint slides for background). Multiple, short training videos on various aspects of the software, probably no more than about 60-90 minutes total."
-- CEO/President/Owner, Computers - Software, Spokane Valley, WA

"This will be conducted in a training room session with class attendees, where Q & A are happening as well as projection training and verbal interaction with a training class at our Facility. We have 4-5 different product lines that will need to be done eventually."
-- Buyer, Manufacturing, Pulaski, NY

"This will be an educational video that covers recycling, conservation, composting and other environmental messages for our rat-payers. It must be able to done in a way that we can record the different languages without voice-overs. We want to use real community members to participate in the video. We were thinking of having animation tell the story then we can just have different languages say the script."
-- Buyer, Government, Seattle, WA

"We want to be able to define our organization and show clips from our classes."
-- Administrative Assistant, Education, Coral Gables, FL

"I am trying to get information on how much I should budget for making a commercial and to have it air on tv for my landscaping company.Thankyou"
-- Buyer, Agriculture, Smyrna, GA

"I have a charity/fundraiser event coming that i would like to have shot and put together to send out to display what our organization does.The event will be about 4 hours long and we would like the final piece to be 10-15 min longRight now we would like to know what we should budget for this service."
-- Receptionist, Non-Profit, Atlanta, GA

"This is a video recording of classes, im trying to get a quote for one class recorded of 2 hrs plus edited for the web.."
-- Office Manager, Advertising/Marketing/PR, Brooklyn, Ny, NY

"We would like to have a piece to play in the lobby of a commercial office building advertising its available space for rent."
-- Partner/Principal, Real Estate, Orland Park, IL

"We are an agency that usually out sources our broadcast production. We are looking for a partner."
-- Partner/Principal, Advertising/Marketing/PR, Beverly Hills, CA

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