Who the #%$! are you?

So even though I only have one person following me right now, and that's my wife, I figured maybe I should post a little introduction and let anyone who might come along in the future know what it is that I do.

I am a video professional, and most of my business is creating local commercial spots, and I am also an illustrator who, in the past has created art for horror publications.

I have attended a local community college where I studied broadcasting, Illustration and design and finally, multimedia design. in addition to that I have attended one semester at a local university where I studied communications with an emphasis on recording arts. All that said, I don't have a degree (I got a job in my career field, so I didn't finish.) I will be finishing my multimedia design degree soon, and then possibly moving on to complete my communications degree.

I have worked in the local video production community for more than seven years, both at a local production company, and as an independent freelancer. I have shot and edited every thing from local real estate video to television commercials to music videos and more.

Okay, that should do for an introduction for now. Yeah I know, nothing too exciting here, but I like it.

Netflix ROCKS!

So the wife and I just finished watching "Art and Copy" which we streamed over Netflix. There are a few art and design based documentaries on there, which we are thoroughly enjoying. This one was of interest to me because I work in the advertising industry, if only the local televised commercial industry, but it was very interesting to here what some of the big cats in advertising had to say about the process.

I'll have to let the information from the movie sort of roll around inside my head and see if anything sticks to my grey matter, but I'd be lying if I said I wasn't inspired by it.

Have you ever noticed?

Have you ever noticed, particularly those of you who work in a service based industry like video production or illustration/graphic design, that a client will drag their feet for weeks on a project when you are ready to get going, but they will, all of a sudden, decide that it absolutely needs to be done tomorrow right when you pick up another client to fill the void that has been opened by their procrastination?

They will stone wall you for weeks while you wait for vital information or materials from them. They will also suddenly become mute while you wait for them to sign off on a concept or script. Suddenly, however, they will discover a sense of urgency that their project absolutely must be on their desk or on the air the very next morning by seven o'clock am, just as soon as you have sat down with your new client and begun serious, intensive work on their project.

Have you ever noticed this?