Video Production

Q. What advice do you have for a customer looking to hire a provider like you?

A. Always look at the companies website and watch samples of previous work. Make sure that you like the style in which the company produces its videos.

Q. If you were a customer, what do you wish you knew about your trade? Any inside secrets to share?

A. Transparency with the company, if the company is not upfront with a breakdown of services, they may try to charge you more that what you are asking for. Know your budget and stick to it!

Q. What questions should a consumer ask to hire the right service professional?

A. Samples of previous work. Customer testimonials.

Q. Why does your work stand out from others who do what you do?

A. WIth nearly 15 years in the film and television production industries as a freelancer, I have had the opportunity to work on vast and various projects from independent films, to reality based television programming and even the local news. Having this experience allows me to know how to attract and entertain an audience, and when it comes down to it, you have 3 seconds to capture your audiences attention, otherwise they click and go elsewhere.

Q. What questions do customers most commonly ask you? What's your answer?

A. The question we always get asked is "how much does it cost?" This is a difficult question to answer because each project is as unique as the business we are working with. Some clients want us to go all out with thier videos, budget is just money to be spent. Some of clients however want the big budget production, without the big budget expense. We can and do offer both. It is great when you have an unlimited budget to put into your commercial, but if you are a small start up with just your working capital and not so many clients coming in yet, we can work with that as well. So the "cost" is really determined by how extravagent the customer wishes us to be with thier production.

Q. Do you have a favorite story from your work?

A. My favorite story actually comes from our very first client. We produced a web commercial for a dog kennel and ranch. The owner didn't want to describe her services herself, or even be on tape, she just wanted a "tour" of the facilities. She was tired of constantly answering the phone and describing her kennel to potential client after potential client. So that's what we created, a simple tour of her facilities. After a few weeks I called to follow up and asked how the video was performing for them. (I spoke with her husband) he said "It's great, our phone stopped ringing!" with great excitment. I became deadly silent. He noticed the pregnant pause, and said "oh but now it only rings when customers are ready to book! She is out riding her horse right now!" So something as simple as our BYD Ranch and Kennel tour can be the difference between spending your afternoons on the phone, or taking some time to enjoy nature!