I think I'd enjoy operating a TV camera and would do a decent job for a layperson. But, you can bet absolutely no established director would hire me, even for f

I think I'd enjoy operating a TV camera and would do a decent job for a layperson. But, you can bet absolutely no established director would hire me, even for free (ignoring union rules that would prevent this.) It would be a disaster, perceptible by the average audience member. There's also no massive pool of people aspiring to film four camera sitcoms uploading their own attempts daily to Instagram. There is a fundamental issue with the 'portfolio' careers. Because of how subjective it is, the prestige of the client becomes an inseparable component of the quality of the work. Your amazing logo for Pat's Cosmetics will be given less cachet than that same exact logo for Procter & Gamble. Conversely, a coder's amazing video encoder will likely give that coder credibility no matter who it was written for. Fundamentally, it seems there either isn't a notable difference between, say, very good wedding photography and superlative wedding photography OR the average person isn't sophisticated enough to discern the difference. So, for someone who isn't established enough to already be booked up with regular clients, it's hard to see this as anything but a big opportunity for that dirty word, exposure.