Sorry its taken me a few days to chime in here, but Darrell is right (and thanks for putting me on the hook publicly).
I've been talking about a video/media production studio set up with coworking methodology and core values at the core of it. As you can see from our stats that I posted in another thread, we've got a couple of media heads here but its a small ratio. Its not for lack of interest or trying, we're friendly with and supportive of a lot of the independent media producers in the area. However, many of them really rely on equipment or rigs that aren't super mobile - a mac pro is a bitch to tear down and move around the city! Also, the value proposition for collaboration isn't as strong when there isn't a certain mix, I think. What I'd ultimately love to create (and we're a couple of steps closer today than we were even a couple of weeks ago) is a space designed for and by some of the media creators in our community. Based on conversations I've already had, the selling point isn't desks, it's access to otherwise prohibitively expensive equipment. While the liability of renting several thousand dollar cameras, etc, isn't something I'm stoked about taking on, I think that some creative and enterprising models could be created around that part of the model. Furthermore, the inevitable coworking collaboration for video/media in particular is really exciting to me. A seemingly singular process has so many steps to it, and so many opportunities for specialization. Someone likes to write but not shoot. Someone likes to shoot but not direct. Someone likes to direct but not edit. You get the picture. Finally, I've spoken with some folks who currently have opened and operate medium-range budget production studios and after hearing the model I've proposed, say "duh...if I could do it all over again, I'd do it that way". If anyone is particularly interested in the media/producion version of coworking, perhaps we can host a chat about it in coming weeks. -Alex, IndyHall -- ----- -- ----- Alex Hillman im always developing something digital: a...@weknowhtml.com visual: www.dangerouslyawesome.com local: www.indyhall.org On Fri, Dec 12, 2008 at 1:28 PM, Darrell Silver <darr...@darrellsilver.com>wrote: > > Hey Drew, > > Here in New York, 3rd Ward is an excellent workshop space that > provides a lot facilities for photography, metalworks, video, etc. > They're not usually on this list, but Philip over there is very > friendly. They're at http://3rdward.com/ > > Also, I believe Alex Hillman was thinking of opening a production > space in Philly; perhaps he'll come into this conversation. > > Darrell > > > --------------------------------------- > http://darrellsilver.com/ > darr...@darrellsilver.com > (917) 841-4079 > New York, NY > > > > > On Dec 12, 2008, at 11:35 AM, Knite20 wrote: > > > > > Hello All! > > I just wanted to introduce myself, and ask a quick question. My > > name is Drew and I am finishing up Graduate school here in Utah. > > I hope to develop a coworking space in the near future. I have been > > exploring this idea for several months. Most all the coworking spaces > > I've researched online are Web and writing based. Does anyone know of > > a coworking space that is focused on video production, podcasting and > > digital creation? I'd be most interested in seeing it in action. > > Thanks! > > > > > > > > > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Coworking" group. To post to this group, send email to coworking@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to coworking+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/coworking?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
