"I'm a musician" - that's her band The Loosies above - "and I know how hard it is for local artists to get cool stuff like music videos done on the cheap," says Portié. "I do them for my friends' bands, I do them for my own band, so I thought, while I'm out of work, why not help local bands get videos done and make a little something extra on the side?
"Music videos are pretty easy to make, especially with little to no budget. You don't need fancy equipment either these days, just someone who knows how to work a camera and let the editing magic flow!"
Portié's $100 rate is for any video you care to shoot to your recorded track. Live shows that require going through the soundboard will cost you a little extra. However, you're limited only by your imagination and the laws of physics for her basic service. Videos are edited using Final Cut, Adobe Premiere, and then After Effects for the fancy stuff and postproduction.
A sample of Portié's work, a music video for the Dallas pop-punk band Darlington is here. Bands interested in taking Portié up on her offer should contact her at laurelonbass at gmail dot com.
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