You might want to listen in on the police radio frequency, and
make tapes of auto accidents, particularly those involving
injuries. Another idea might be the taping of golfers practicing
at the local driving ranges. Other ideas include any kind of
sports practice session, birthday parties, special anniversaries,
baptisms, bar mitsvah’s, publicity stories, sales presentations,
and “fireside chats” by company presidents or general managers.
These are just a few idea suggestions you might want to pursue.
You may find a certain kind of video tapping assignment
especially enjoyable and want to specialize in that area. Or you
may want to leave the door open for any kind of assignment and
handle each as the opportunity presents itself.
Whatever you decide, there are a few “sure success” points to
keep in mind as you begin to sell your services. Remember, the
idea of having a video cassette system in one’s home, is gaining
in popularity every day. There area already some two-million
videocassette recorders in American Homes, with an estimated
100,000 being sold to new customers every month. Further
estimates indicate that by 1990, at least one half of all U.S.
households will own either a videocassette recorder or a
videodisc player. All this means your market is growing and is
expected to continue growing thru the end of this decade.