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Originally Posted by Zero  To cut, what may seem mundane to us, would be vain and conceited. |
I don't believe myself to be conceited for having a desire to provide something watchable. It may be vain to want to be associated with a certain sub-set of production types, but if you want to create a niche, then you wouldn't want to offer something that goes against your ethos.
I don't think one should dictate to other professionals what constitutes as vain or otherwise. It is up to the professional to decide what his business model offers. If the market doesn't want the product, said product will fail. But to insinuate that buidling a niche is to be concieted is, perhaps, contrary to the fundamental principle of market segmentation.
It would be churlish to suggest that Rolls Royce are conceited for offering products to a certain segment of the car industry. And it would be inappropriate to suggest that a well cut wedding video is a 'quick fix'. On the contratry, it is this consumer's desire to have a wedding video that captures the essence of the day without being overly long. I don't want a 'quick fix' per se, but I do want the salient points of the day. I don't want to re-live every moment, just those that evoke memories or emotions.
But I would want to stress that this consumer is only one of many. Some, and typically older generations, want to relive the whole day. But please don't suggest that I am part of a quick fix MTV generation for not having the desire to sit through (as a viewer) or edit (as a professional) a two hour video.