Clearing a video means that the video won't get any music right claims. This again means that you can use it, make money on it and use the music for client work :)
artlist told me that if a client posts a video after i end my subscription that it won't be covered. i've got client videos that they're planning to post later this year and artlist are essentially strong arming me into renewing my subscription otherwise the client videos will get strikes when they post them. i got receipts for all this, its shady af
Tu uso de la Sony Fx3 es sorprendente, luce mucho mejor que la Fx6. Faltó que enseñara el vídeo de la ZV E1, pienso comprarla. ¿La ZV E1, es mucho peor que la Fx3, que en su trabajo se ve que es buenísima?. Como capturas los detalles, el nivel de nitidez de la fx3, increíble.
I hope it's okay that I reply in English! The ZV-E1 is not as bad as my review. I am making a new review that will be out very soon. I think that for an interview, the ZV-E1 might be too risky, because of overheating. That being said, you get the same sensor, and you'll get a great camera for the price. I would buy the FX3 if I had to choose just one. Thanks for commenting!
@@kriswarwick Thank you, I follow your channel, but I had been having difficulty receiving your notifications. I like the presentation you made of your installation, and by the way, what a fortune, a very good investment.
Thank you for this video! So if I went with Musicbed, and did a promotional video job for a small 10-person company(who will use it on IG as their own), will I have to remain on Musicbed indefinitely in order to use the license? Or can I comfortably leave Musicbed and the copyright will still be valid with the client?
Yes, but terms apply. See what Musicbed wrote on this question: Licenses purchased from our site (standard on-site licenses) website are granted for a perpetual term. This means that the license never expires or loses legitimacy specific to the original project for which the license was granted. Should you desire to use a song licensed to you by Musicbed for another project, a separate license will be required. For Custom licenses, the term will be up for negotiation between the client, the artist, and Musicbed. In order for subscription licenses to remain valid in perpetuity, the 12-month term of the subscription must be completed. Early cancellation of a subscription will result in any licenses issued under the subscription to become null and void.
@@kriswarwick yeah I noticed that, but then I’ll be using more of my credits. I unfortunately discovered the mistake after I generated my txt already. Which is a bummer 😏 if you can’t correct tiny mistakes like 1 letter too many
I've never heard about "Make-up Warwick"😄 By the way, I just noticed that you changed the banner of your channel. You probably don't care but I really liked the old one with "Welcome home, filmmaker". It sounded warm. Now the current one is kinda generic. But it's just my personal opinion.
Haha, that make-up brand is amazing lol Thanks a lot. You have no idea how much it means to hear that, as I want all the feedback I can get. Thank you! I will make some changes then ;)
@@bamrainey thank you! Highly appreciated! More than open for feedback on everything here. And I appreciate the believe in my channel! I will be more consistent going forward, and this will be my priority!
@@phant0m_freak I agree and disagree. I think this tool is amazing, and I think it can save us for a lot of time! But I also think that this might be a great function to pitch, make examples and pitches without investing money in it. And then we can hire real artists for the end result! Do you agree?
A very valid point. I think it's important to emphasize that this most likely won't replace ALL videos with VO. For high-end productions you might want to hire someone!
Musicbed is gold tier 😮💨 used it for a long time 🎥 2 extra points: Musicbed has artists you would actually listen to on Spotify. And they Also have an own app for browsing Music
To anyone watching this in 2024, I have made a new video on the topic with updated information, tools and thoughts: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-53nCqFnPh3A.html
I think this depends on the definition. I would assume that if the soundtrack is considered the main part, and the video just supporting the music, you might face the same challenges with most providers. If the music is supporting the video, I am sure you are good. But to me it sounds like you might have to reach out to each provider, explain your case and see what they have to say!
I think the rental of equipment is dated. Right now, the clients I meet care about one thing. Can we fix their problems with video and maximize ROI. If the answer is yes, then they do not care about the gear. It’s like going to in for an operation. No one will ask the doctor what gear they use. They just want their problem fixed. Personally I don’t charge for the gear I use. Unless they want something specific that I need to rent. I focus on the problem. If I can fix a $100000 dollar problem and they are willing to pay me 10000-15000,that would cover my gear.
I totally agree with you, and I touched on this in my last video. The reason I am bringing this into the contract and this video is that I still see many clients having to justify the price to themselves or their superiors. Personally, I never charge specifically for the gear, either, but it's still a part of the breakdown when they ask for it. Unfortunately, it's not always enough that we know we can fix their problem. But your on point here!
I watched this entire video assuming that it had already gotten over 100k views. Your advice deserves to be heard. Great content and thank you for sharing.
Wow. Thank you so much! As a small RU-vid channel owner this means the world to me. I am putting a lot of effort into it, but mostly just want people to benefit from my experiences. It's taken me some time to figure out what my niche should be, but with the filmmaking topic being super saturated I have realised that the business part of it might be the way to go. Thanks for watching, and thanks for your comment!
Dude, love this vide. I've worked many years in video production and with marketing agencies creating ads in Los Angeles. I've worked with many established brands BUT I feel stuck because I lack the business aspect of the filmmaking world, and referrals only get me so far. I haven't been able to break 75k a year. Do you feel a healthy approach to extending more clients can be Ads on social media? such as Facebook, Instagram, and Linkedin since we are B2B?
First of all, thanks for watching and for sharing your thoughts and experiences. Honestly, I am not sure how well that works. Personally, I have not had good experiences doing that, but I am sure it works for some people. I have experienced that with services like filmmaking or photography being promoted/sponsored on social media, it almost creates a sense of desperation. Just because it tells potential clients "Hey, I don't have enough work" lol It sounds like you already got clients and that you have a revenue that is decent already? If so, I would look at how to use the foundation you have to grow your business even more. I believe that by communicating and almost pitching a new and bigger project when you are working with them, chances are you'll end up getting just that. Sometimes I might casually mention new ideas on a shoot and if I have a solid foundation with them, they'll trust my ideas. It's important to remember that these ideas must be genuine and not come off as "I am going to sell you something" as that will shine through very easily. I genuinely believe in the ideas I am pitching, and I believe it will benefit the client. That's what you need to communicate too. So in short, connect with your current clients, make them see that they can trust you, make them see you are worth it and adjust your prices 1-2 a year. With the financial state being what it is, I have realized I need to adjust the prices to the expenses I have in my life/business. And another thing to keep in mind is that if your client has a partner at the shoot, make sure they will remember you too! I hope this helps!
thanks for watching! It's a very good question. I think that the best way for me has been the networking. Not just in terms of going to events and such, but talking to people. I am curious about other people, and I believe that by being curious, people will be curious about you too. And so if you can make people curious about you, and at the same time be kind, I think people would like to work with you. This doesn't fully answer your question, so there are some more things to this. One, you can take the photos you took in a certain situation, share them with the ones in it and ask them to give you credit. This is always a long shot. I have worked with people with millions of followers, and it didn't do much when they tagged me/gave me credit for the work. Then there are other situations where a person with a few hundred followers generated jobs. Honestly, and this might sound stupid, you can bring a camera (the bigger rig the better) down to the city. People might actually approach you (this might be more of an US thing). I saw this guy walking down the streets with his camera, and what do you know, a guy called him up and asked him to be a wedding photographer that SAME day. Their photographer bailed last minute. Have coffee with people. Try to get a coffee with no commitment to anything but that talk. Then, and I guess this might be my best tips and the way I approached this in the beginning. Go to events and happenings with the purpose of making content for yourself. This is a great way to learn how to make content for clients, but also a great way to advertise yourself. With you owning all of the rights and having all the creativity, you can offer whoever you filmed to use this themselves. It's important to note that this is not the same as doing work for free. Nobody asked you to make it for them, they don't have a say in how you made it and you can do whatever you want with it. But they can use it, and if they like it they might buy it later. Or maybe you can even make some money on this exact project on the first try. And if ANY brand uses your services in ANY way, they are by definition a client of yours. Use that for what it's worth in communication, on your website and so on. I remember having Sony Music on my website for years, and they only paid me $200 dollars for a full music video production. I should NOT have done the job for that price, but it was six months after I bought my first camera and it was SONY! I think being able to communicate that I had worked for Sony was a big deal for a lot of the clients I got later on, and it was nice to be able to have their logo on my website. Lastly I have had success with cold calls or cold emails. Reach out (it's usually better to call) and tell them about your services. The best way is to approach them with the problem you see they have ("I see that your content looks old or lacks high quality) and then come up with the solution (which is you). At the end of the day I think advertising yourself or your products comes down to how you communicate it. If it's with confidence, an attitude of "I have a lot of projects going on" and kindness, I think things will go your way. But REMEMBER! Things take time. I sent 50 emails to different companies in 2020, getting a reply from three of them. I was close to giving up, as I didn't make a single dime between February and December that year. Then I had my first six figure year in 2021. Hope this helps!
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Thanks for the warning. The video and comments have been super valuable, it sucks becuase their music seems great but... using their music with clients seems way too risky.
I will make a new video as their terms are different now than a year ago. Musicbed has reached out to me and they have made some changes worth looking into!
I really love your glasses. Where did you get them from? Obviously concerned about picking the right music library, I was just taken with the boldness of your frames.
@Kris Warwick im watching your vido now so i decide which platform i can use, and now my eyes are on Artlist, after i have submitted to MusicBed and i even submitted my own music to them, the answer was , i can't use their license to promote other artist on my youtube channel, 2nd take ages to Email back, 3rd they lock me out with no warning , so that's why we are here watching these contents so we can understand what i should do and legilly, but as it seem the legal complaints on proceeding in working in the music industry is the most complexed issue that i had pass through, even though I am a musician. if artlist will work for my situation and what license that i need as i havenotuced on your video you went full on yourself with MUSIC & sfx LICNESE ! i will try that now but after i will be watching all of your video and when i will do that i come back to your video this video to give my opinion on it hopefully Greetings from Lebanon Beirut but i have one question for you Kris! how do you create license for your clients videos on their own websites or their social medias or simply on their RU-vid ! because that it sound so interesting actually to proceed with applying that Business mindset to what we love which is for sure ( MUSIC) thank you for your video
i wish i had noticed your video before paying to Musicbed and have all of these issues with them, I'm already a payed customer there and yet with no access to my own profile or my log in until as they say i have to pay for a performance license before i go to use their music on my own youtube channel! and their recommendations was that i should go an dbuy that license from different services and then get back to them . and when i followed their instrecution so i can work in a ligall manner , it seem that when i contact all the music platforms that are available gloabbly from BMI ASCAP and many more , an they all respond back to me that i don't have to pay for any of a performance license so i can proceed with my work of music . result my youtube channel videos are on private even if i had there claimed no respond from their support already payed the 29.99 $ ON THEIR platform plus no access to my log in to myown account there. i swear that the other music services had confirm to me that i don't need a performance license to use music on youtube , plus that Music Baed are confused about thelicnese that i should need to continue i hope my comment here will make sense to anyone greetings from a music passionate music content creator from Lebanon Beirtut that is trying day and night to proceed with music industry just so i can apply that business mindset around what i love which is MUSIC peace
I just saw you wrote you can't have this in your country. I am sorry. I have to say that after this vide was posted, Musicbed reached out and told me they would change their terms and it seems they have!
@@kriswarwick yes Kris , Thank you for Replying back to me, thx for your time, now im using Epidemic Sounds Instead because they were my only straight service with few complexity and issues in preceding, All what i wanted is to promote others Artist legally
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I just started the free trial for epidemic sound and got a copyright on the first song I used… on a RU-vid video this past weekend. Very frustrating… that video has done very well for me and I had to remove the song to get the monetization from it.
Bro if i make client video and use artlist music and the video witll be promotion on Facebook and instagram of the client it will be problem with the copyright or what or do i have to give them the pdf license?
I was about to sign up for Epidemic Sounds, but your video made me think twice. I sat down and I thoroughly read their terms and agreements. I found it didn't fit what I wanted to do.
They actually changed their policy after I made the video. They reached out after they saw this, and I have been able to talk to them about the problems I have been facing. This was the owner of Musicbed and I got a lot of respect for them for doing that.
I totally understand your frustration from a film maker's perspective. And while I could certainly write a novel on the topic of music licensing & micro-licensing, I'll say that overall it's probably a good thing that a site like epidemic or music bed wouldn't let you use music for anything outside of personal use (Vlogs, personal videos, etc...). I get the frustration on the spec ad side of things, but I think they do it to protect their artists and composers too. Music is so widely undervalued these days, and it often times feels like a crawl to the bottom. I'm trying not to be biased about this at all (For full transparency I am a composer who makes my living from licensing music). I don't write music for Epidemic, Artlist, or music bed, but hearing that art list's pro plan covers commercial use for a roughly $20 subscription plan is definitely not sustainable. I think it should be a case by case basis depending on the client. This is where things can get grey offering micro licenses, because so many youtubers/filmmakers will dabble with commercial gigs too. It's really important to know what type of licenses you're agreeing to. Like I mentioned, I definitely understand your frustration with these companies, but knowing that companies like music bed cracks down on the commercial licenses is a green flag in my book overall. I'd rather put my high quality music in the hands of a company that would protect their artist's rights . The second you get any brand involved (Spec ad or not), the license should move to a business license as opposed to the personal license you signed up for. Personal use should stay personal use, and business should apply to more commercial work. Regardless, this was a great video and I loved hearing your perspective on this!
Thanks for your comment. Appreciate hearing this from the other side of things! Musicbed went back on this and I respect that they changed their terms after this. Spec ads and reels are now supposed to be covered. Which makes sense, as a lot of young/beginner filmmakers are playing around with spec ads and reels without ever getting jobs from it. I understand that it at some point COULD lead to commercial work, but if it's a self funded video I don't think it should be considered commercial. And thanks for the positive feedback!
Thank you for your honest video. You will get more views and subs one day, as this is a direct and honest video reviewing the music platforms available today(2024). I considered Epidemic as it felt like a great choice. Got a paid sub, liked a few songs, downloaded one. I got my entire project ready. Before posting the song, I'm thinking, should I attribute the song? What does the license say? And then I find out, you cannot use the song as just a standalone song, you cannot use the song as just a music listening experience song. So if you are doing something like cinematic music videos or motion graphics music visualizer music videos, save yourself the time and the money. EPIDEMIC SOUNDS WILL NOT ALLOW IT, EVEN IF YOU'RE SUBSCRIBED. That's how it is. Schade. Danke!
