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 ready and willing to endure the negative moments to enjoy the positive ones. Here’s … Read More
7 Indie Filmmaker Tips To Help With Your Filmmaking
Making a movie without a huge budget creates certain challenges, as anyone who has worked independently can no doubt attest to. Yet whether it’s work on a short piece, a feature length film or a short documentary, creativity eclipses expensive CGI and big-name actors. That’s where these indie filmmaker tips come in. Ingenuity reigns supreme in the world of independent … Read More
15 Tips to Start & Grow an Animation Video Company
We’ve all seen them. Those witty animated videos that last about one minute, usually promoting a product or service. In fact, you’ve probably seen so many that you haven’t put much thought into their logistics. Video marketing is now an everyday part of our “internet lives”. Whether you were forced to watch one as a pop-up advertisement or as a … Read More
5 Tips to Avoid Information Overload in Your Video Business
I want to talk a little about information overload today. How it pertains to business, to life, to filmmaking and everything else. We live in an information saturated world these days. The internet is awash in information and our inboxes are flooded with new ways to take in more of the stuff. We’re bombarded by it on our smart phones, … Read More
5 Tips For Creating an Amazing Logo for Your Business
Right after you decide to start a business, it’s worth thinking about how to present your brand in the market. The one must-have thing you need is a high-quality amazing logo. At least, unless you want to become one of those faceless businesses who get lost in the crowd. It is impossible to reach a wide audience without a clear … Read More
Film Crowdfunding: Top 7 Sites To Crowdfund Your Film
Would it be possible to ask everyone you know for $100 to make your next (first?) film? If so, how many multiples of $100 do you think you’d get, and how much of a budget would that give you for your next project? In the most storied example of film crowdfunding, that’s exactly what Darren Aronofsky did with his first feature … Read More
8 Steps To Find Prospects By Buying Lead Lists For Your Video Business
What if you could get your hands on hundreds of potential leads for your video production services? What if these leads are targeted and are the kind of people who would be interested in the kind of services you offer? Buying a list of leads can be an effective way of uncovering new prospects to sell your video production services to. When … Read More
5 Don’ts of Crowdfunding Videos on Kickstarter, Indiegogo and Others
Crowdfunding videos is all the rage these days. We live in an era where filmmakers don’t have to rely on their deep pockets and whichever rich uncle they can remember the name of this month. No, there are systems in place that if used correctly can garner much support for quality filmmaking work. This week, we have an article from Elizabeth Giorgi … Read More
5 Branding Tips: How Do You Increase the Awareness of Your Brand?
Increasing the awareness of your brand is important whether you’re a video production company, trying to distribute/sell a film project, or if you’re selling any kind of product/service you can think of. Brand awareness is key in the modern digital era. I was approached by Brian Jens, one of DesignContest’s design professionals with a keen interest in filmmaking, who wanted to write … Read More
Understanding Video Distribution: So You Finished Your Video, Now What?
Today, we have an article by Megan Thomson of Mallard Productions, a video production company based in Scotland. She’s here to talk about video distribution and duplication. It’s a topic we’ve touched on before at Filmmaking Lifestyle, but it’s an important one and Megan brings a new perspective to the subject. Video Distribution and Duplication: An Ending & a Beginning You’ve just … Read More
