A short YouTube conversation (Eric Deeran) arguing that videographers should not limit themselves to 'press record' tasks. The speaker challenges the idea that videography is low-skill/low-pay and urges creators to offer higher-value services—strategic planning, implementation guidance, and business problem-solving—rather than being a mere 'button pusher.' The exchange contrasts a transactional videographer role with a business-owner/strategist mindset.
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Yeah, right. And I just supposed to found I saw a reel last night while I was walking my dog that was talking about a videographer. That's it's a very low paying skill set. Right. Because as a videographer, you just show up and you press record.
Yep.
Right. So I posted on my stories and I put a little, you know, bit of text on it and I said, you know, if you're just looking for a videographer, I said, what's the next move, boss? Like I can show up on set and say, okay, what are we doing? What you're paying me for? You're paying me for. To figure out all of that stuff or to teach you how to implement all of like whatever it might be as far as part of your offer. But that's another person's job, right? So that's. You want to be a button pusher.
Or do you want to be a business owner that.
Can solve a.
Business'S problem? Help them through Strategy like in 2024, man. Like if you're not helping your clients implement the videos as a video, a video business owner, videographer, like, you're in trouble because there's companies that are and they're going to take your clients.
