Video Editing Direct Blog

The Guild of Television Cameramen business skills 'roadshow' is soon to be in the North West. The 'How to Survive as a Freelance' event will be staged in Manchester on Saturday 25 September. the roadshow has already visited Uxbridge and Birmingham and have had excellent responses from those who attended. 

The event includes guidance and information on how to market yourself as a freelancer, vital information on tax and insurance, and advice on how to finance camera and video kit purchases.

Topics and activities covered:

• Survival Skills for Freelances
• Paying for Your Gear
• Keeping the Books Straight
• The Risk Business, Simon Shaw
• Vision + Media, 
• Big Shed, a tour of the facilities and studios
• All this plus a free lunch and refreshments!

See the feedback from earlier days on our Wish you were there? section.

These workshops are free to Guild of Television Cameramen members. Non-members are welcome, space permitting, but will be subject to an entrance fee. Further details can be found on the Guilds website