Last time around, Gio let us know the first stages of setting up to ‘pitch a video client.’ If you haven’t read Part 1 yet, then do so first by following this link. Pitching to a client can be a nerve-wracking event.

Are you ready for a detailed look at video production packages? Well, you’ve come to the right place!   VIDEO PRODUCTION PACKAGES What Is a Video Production Package? A video production package is a set of services that are

Okay, it’s time to get down and dirty. You have ILC (Internal Locus of Control), and you have a partner or two that you know also have ILC. You also realize that the journey of building your own video company will be hard, but you are

As you get busier and busier with your video business, you’ll eventually get to a point where you’re looking to hire in additional people to help with the workload. Whether we’re talking freelancers here, or someone t

Do you know how many friends the average Facebook user has? The number seems to be between 155 to 200. This seems to support Dunbar’s number. He’s a British anthropologist that realized a correlation between primate brain size an

In this modern world, as a photographer you can’t ignore film. It’s almost like a law of nature. This is my guide to photographers making that transition to videography. If you’re ever considered going from photo to video, this o

We’ve all got that piece of gear that we don’t know what to do with. Right? We bought it on a whim because, well, “I’ll find a use for it somewhere.” Or, “That’ll be handy on so many projects.&

During a bad economy, you’ll find it difficult to get a loan from banks when you need it to fund your video production business. And why is that? It’s because they believe that you won’t have enough resources to

I came across with Q&A with Henry Finn of Blueprint World Media, a top San Fransisco based video production company. In this Q&A, Henry responds to questions about how to charge more for video, and specifically how to get

I came across with Q&A with Henry Finn of Blueprint World Media, a top San Fransisco based video production company. In this Q&A, Henry responds to questions about how to charge more for video production, and specifically

When you start off on a journey, you need to know where you’re going. If you’ve never been there before, you need a map to get you to your location. It used to be that we’d have physical book based maps. Nowadays, app

I came across with Q&A with Henry Finn of Blueprint World Media, a top San Fransisco based video production company. In this Q&A, Henry responds to questions about how to get more money for videos, and specifically how to

Today, we have a special guest article from Thomas Alex Norman – Travel Filmmaker & Founder, Lifestylefilmblog.com. In this article, Thomas goes in-depth on his philosophy, strategy and tactics for creating next-level tr

We have an article today from Thierry Denis, CEO at Helium Films USA. He runs a very successful video production company, based in San Diego. This article covers in detail his most important advice for growing your video productio

I want to talk a little bit about cold calling today. I originally thought cold calling (and ‘cold emailing’) was a fantastic way to get leads for my video production business. In fact, for a while, I thought it was the onl

We have a special guest article today from Giordany Orellana, who owned the popular video production company Anchorbolt Studios. He’s here to share his tips on starting your video production business. This is obviously som

Today, we hear from Jordy Vandeput, owner of video production education site Cinecom, about his journey as a filmmaker and how he started his own video production company. It’s a great roadmap for those starting videography a

I thought it would be beneficial to pull back the curtain a little bit and show you what business apps and programs I use regularly in my video production business. It took a long time to whittle these down to just 9. Of course, I use

Anyone who makes wedding videos, or is involved in wedding cinematography is some form, will come into contact with a wedding photographer. If we haven’t worked at a wedding, we’ve attended weddings where a photographe

This is the 10th installment of this feature here on Filmmaking Lifestyle, where we chart the best-of-the-best from around the filmmaking and video production world. This article covers the best posts from July 2016. Every month, I pos