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Fire Sales: Why You Should Be Suspicious

Tracy Ready — Thu, 17 Feb 2011 01:05:45 +0000

This is a guest post from David Cleaves, co-owner of Ten Eighty Media a fine, full service production rental house based in Dallas - Ft. Worth, Texas. I included David's article here as it pertains well to the production market and the message transcends to any business, large or small. As freelance professionals we should think hard about who we refer as vendors and what we are offering to our clients through our own advertising efforts. I hope you find this helpful and look forward to your comments. Thanks, Trace Where there is a fire sale, there is usually a fire! In the equipment rental business, just as in any other service and product-oriented business, there is extreme competition for potential business. Most customers are driven to rent equipment by a few factors. First of all, the customer likes to know that they will be taken care of for the entirety of their rental. Knowing that your rental house is giving you the best in service and expertise is huge. No one likes to feel like they are being squeezed for every nickel they can be squeezed for, and then pushed out the door with their gear (and invoice). I know that one reason our clients like to rent from us is that we strive to be as fair as possible when shoots take unexpected twists.

South Texas Soul Documentary Features Legendary Texas Musician Augie Meyers

Tracy Ready — Thu, 20 Jan 2011 16:40:58 +0000

South Texas Soul: The San Antonio Sound – Augie Meyers, Doug Sahm and the history and influence of South Texas on popular music of today. Documentary filmmaker Tracy Ready examines the influence of German, Polish and Irish immigrants in South Texas on popular music styles including Country, Tejano, Blues and Rock and Roll, from a unique perspective.

TexasB-roll Rides Again Supporting Texas Motion Picture Alliance

Tracy Ready — Fri, 11 Dec 2009 03:43:09 +0000

Please visit TexasB-roll and CityB-roll online today.

“It’s been a long time coming” – David Crosby

Yes it has! In 2002, we started offering stock footage of Texas for sale in broadcast quality standard definition formats. Now our stock footage is fleshed out in true HD (1080-24p) and we are excited about our Industry Sponsor status with Texas Motion Picture Alliance. We have dropped prices on our footage to be competitive in a tough economy, and are now donating $5.00 for every HD clip sold on our sites to TXMPA.

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Documentary Trailers Shown at Texas Music Mini-Conference

Tracy Ready — Fri, 29 May 2009 12:38:14 +0000

Hats off to the Dallas Public Library for hosting Texas Music Mini-Conference with an amazing line up of speakers, authors, historians - all for FREE. If you are interested in the rich heritage of music from all across the state of Texas, this is a "must attend" event. We are quite honored to be invited to have a small part in the day. During the opening registration at the Texas Music Mini-Conference we will have a monitor set up to display the trailers for two music related HD documentaries currently in production.

Remembering Wayman Tisdale

Tracy Ready — Sat, 16 May 2009 15:39:50 +0000

Sadly, Wayman Tisdale lost his battle to cancer, but he was a true champion of the spirit. I had the opportunity to shoot this story for TNT, thanks to my good friend and colleague Bob Humphrey. Wayman seemed so strong, so vital when we were shooting on location with him, that I never dreamed he would be gone after a few short months. When we met him, he was being fitted with his prosthetic leg, and his good nature and positive attitude made everyone feel welcome, it what would have been for any of us, a very awkward situation. I can honestly say he was one of the most kind, gentle, joyful individuals I have ever met.