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I am proud to offer services to help other performers and artists. I know how important it is to have a showcase of your work to show people. With over six years of editing experience and over ten years of filmmaking experience I can help you put together a reel to showcase your acting / performance / musical / dancing skills.Here is a breakdown of the services I am offering:

BASIC REEL PACKAGE - $250

  • Transferring footage from sources such as VHS, DVD, Mini DV, or DV.
  • Digitizing footage.
  • Editing of clips into a sequence with a runtime of your preference up to 10 minutes (standard length for reels range between 4 and 10 minutes). Let me know if you need it longer for other uses (at possible extra cost).
  • Title card which includes your headshot (I will scan material if needed) with contact information appearing at the beginning and end.
  • DVD menu with headshot and contact information.
  • One DVD glass master which can be taken to any duplication house.
  • One DVD copy.
  • Extra DVDs are $8 each.
PREMIUM REEL PACKAGE - $400
  • Transferring footage from sources such as VHS, DVD, Mini DV, or DV.
  • Digitizing footage.
  • Editing of clips into a sequence with a runtime of your preference up to 10 minutes (standard length for reels range between 4 and 10 minutes). Let me know if you need it longer for other uses (at possible extra cost).
  • Title card which includes your headshot (we will scan material if needed) with contact information appearing at the beginning and end.
  • Ten second edited opening before clips start.
  • DVD menu with headshot and contact information.
  • Clips also devided into chapters and can be viewed seperately through their own menu screen.
  • Your Resume on the DVD as its own screen accessible from the main menu.
  • One DVD glass master which can be taken to any duplication house.
  • Two DVD copies.
  • CD-ROM of your reel compressed into a Quicktime version so you can upload it to your website as well as websites like YouTube and MySpace. Plus your Resume and Headshot in PDF format.
  • Extra DVDs are $8 each.

*You can pick your own background music for the DVD menu and opening.

If you already have your reel done and only need it turned into a DVD then the package prices are as follows:

BASIC DVD ONLY PACKAGE (NO EDITING) - $200

  • Transferring footage from sources such as VHS, DVD, Mini DV, or DV.
  • Digitizing footage.
  • DVD menu with headshot and contact information.
  • One DVD glass master which can be taken to any duplication house.
  • One extra DVD copy.
  • Extra DVDs are $8 each.

PREMIUM DVD ONLY PACKAGE (NO EDITING) - $325

  • Transferring footage from sources such as VHS, DVD, Mini DV, or DV.
  • Digitizing footage.
  • DVD menu with headshot and contact information.
  • Clips also devided into chapters and can be viewed seperately through their own menu screen.
  • Your Resume on the DVD as its own screen accessible from the main menu.
  • One DVD glass master which can be taken to any duplication house.
  • Two extra DVD copies.
  • CD-ROM of your reel compressed into a Quicktime version so you can upload it to your website as well as websites like YouTube and MySpace. Plus your Resume and Headshot in PDF format.
  • Extra DVDs are $8 each.

If you only want your reel compressed into a Quicktime file for your website (and to be uploaded onto websites such as YouTube and MySpace) then I can do that too.

WEB VERSION ONLY - $135

  • Transferring footage from sources such as VHS, DVD, Mini DV, or DV.
  • Digitizing footage.
  • Editing of clips into a sequence with a runtime of your preference up to 10 minutes (standard length for reels range between 4 and 10 minutes). Let me know if you need it longer for other uses (at possible extra cost).
  • Title card which includes your headshot (we will scan material if needed) with contact information appearing at the beginning and end.
  • CD-ROM of your reel compressed into a Quicktime version so you can upload it to your website as well as websites like YouTube and MySpace. Plus your Resume and Headshot in PDF format.

WEB VERSION ONLY (NO EDITING) - $85

  • Transferring footage from sources such as VHS, DVD, Mini DV, or DV.
  • Digitizing footage.
  • CD-ROM of your reel compressed into a Quicktime version so you can upload it to your website as well as websites like YouTube and MySpace. Plus your Resume and Headshot in PDF format.

The pricing above is for the package deals. If you only need specific things done then contact me to go over pricing.

Need footage shot? I can help you.

ACTORS: If you need something shot for your reel then I can shoot it for you. Need a monologue or part of a scene shot then contact me and we can work out a deal based on what would be needed for the shoot.

DANCERS: I can shoot your performance. Contact me and we can work out a deal depending on what is needed for the shoot.

Basic shooting with no lights will be a minimum of $75. If a more extensive shoot is desired then contact me to go over details and to get a price quote. My camera information is below.

*UPDATE*

We now have a Performance Reels MySpace page. Click Here to go to http://www.myspace.com/performancereels

Equipment Breakdown

CURRENT EDITING SYSTEM

Apple G5 - Dual 2 GHz Power PC G5 processor, 1GB SDRAM, 160GB hard drive, 16X Superdrive DVD burner, and running Mac OS X 10.4.5 Tiger. Plus a 200GB and a 300GB external hard drive.

CAMERA'S OWNED

  • Panasonic AG-HVX200 HD Camera - DVCPROHD, 1080i, 720p. 480i (including 24p in all formats), variable frame rates (incamera slow motion and fast motion - 12fps through 60fps).
  • Panasonic AG-DVX100 24p Camera - Mini DV with 24p.

PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS WEBSITE IS STILL UNDER CONSTRUCTION 

For further information please feel free to contact me and check out my website for more on me plus clips from media projects I've done and trailers for film projects I've made.

Contact Info:

Richard Diaz

widescreenfilms@aol.com

(773) 841-3456

Payment can be made with Cash (in person only - DO NOT MAIL), Check (make all checks payable to "Richard Diaz" and there will be an extended period of time for checks to clear ), and PayPal.

 

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