Searching for an ActionScript / Flash job is relatively easy. The demand is high and the supply is low. I’m not even sure the two cross on the traditional economic chart. Here in Los Angeles, with this Economical Recession, the market is flooded with people that have been laid off or contractors reaching for job security. I’ve been to over 25 interviews in the past few weeks (yeah, I hit it hard) and I’ve decided to disclose my tactics, observations, and hopefully helpful tips.
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As the music industry hemorrhages on repetition and formula, it appears that the music video art has lost that sense of free exploration.  Most networks and outlets produce an assembly line montage of flashy edits, shaking ass, and commercial tie-ins.

Is budget such a constraint on making a clever music video? Doesn’t one simply need a camera and an idea?

To me, the art and passion of the music video is  still rocking in the underground and independent outlets, from the hearts and minds of the ‘smaller’ bands, rappers, and musicians whom constantly work  micro-budget.

Here’s some music videos, from artists both known and…lesser known, which I feel excel at keeping high concept and low budget in perfect time.  Continue reading