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We were approached with a product to promote. The client comes with ideas, we have ideas of what we'd love to make. Where do we go from there...
There are blogs and resources for creatives everywhere, but it's not typically the work itself that trips up production companies as they try to grow. It's something else...
What does it mean to really be an expert to a brand and not just a service? I've found it's so important to go beyond just being the team with the equipment, to engage a client at their level, speak the language and be invested in the brand you are working for...
Travel filmmaking. I love to hate it and I hate to love it. Coming from the world of commercial production doesn't always lend itself to a relaxing mentality when it comes to filming on vacation. I think what I was missing was the right tool...
Whether you work for a brand, agency, or other production company, every professional has a 'client'. It's important to know who to communicate and interact effectively so that the process is a great experience for everyone.
Storyboarding isn't just getting the shots on paper to present to a client or explain to your crew. Storyboarding is one of the best time to figure out what problems you could run into, what equipment you'll need to use, and what is required of your location.
Location, Location, Location. This is the phrase that has echoed through the decades as a business necessity, but this truth rings through in filmmaking as well. What is available at your location, how much time can you be there, how can you alter things, how can I find a good location on a budget? Over the years I've found some obvious and some clever tricks to locking in good locations.
Unfortunately, I was too new into the game to know how to handle that and simply replied, "If you feel like that's best!". So several days pass and still no photos have been sent to me. Then, a knock at the door. It was UPS... with a package from my client?! No way had they sent me physical photos… and…. they hadn't.
