How to Attract Clients as a Filmmaker & Photographer: Expert Tips + Q&A 🎥📸
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First! Lovely video Sjoerd, great info and thanks for sharing your knowledge.
Thanks bud!
The Genuine and relevant advice in this video is what makes it so helpful. I'm trying to learn and improve on filmmaking & sales and personally I'm sick of so many generic videos out there offering hacks and secret templates that just magically land high paying clients.
Thanks for saying this! Those videos are annoying, totally agree. No magic template of something like that. It needs way more than that!
Yeah, most advice videos seem to base their "advice" on buying a course or already being successful rather than on how to get there.
Unlike this one :)
@rakeshmalik5385 cheers guys! ❤️
I really love this!! Shoot the work you want to shoot for! And yes your network is your net worth!!
Thats it. The (not so anymore) golden rule, haha!
@@SjoerdWess I love it! :)
This was very refreshing and excellent info. Thank you, Norwegian Elijah Wood.
Thanks a lot man! Im Dutch btw, haha
I'd like to thank you for making your videos and making them in english, i wouldn't be able to follow you in dutch and that would be a shame.
I just discovered your channel a few days ago and it's already a game changer for me. You make useful and concise video with practical advices and it helps a lot.
And the second thing is that at every end of your video that make me want to take my camera and go shoot, so thank you for that !!
What an amazing compliment mate! This is why I spend all that time shooting and editing. Thanks!
Youre video quality is AMAZING. Great colour and quality! Also, amazing points and details.
Thanks a lot man! Appreciate the words!
My search on FX30 found this channel, and I found the answer to my troublesome problem here: the last one. And subscribed.
Thanks a lot! Glad you think my content is useful :-)
Nice video, thanks Sjoerd. Groeten,
Thanks man. Groeten!
Love how honest you are! A great way to earn money as a videographer is ‘the wedding game’ , thats my main source of income. This year i’m going to try to enter ‘the real estate game’ :) anyways happy i found this channel, keep it up!
Cheers Jonas! Thats a good spot to be in indeed! Keep going man!
Very nice !!! from Brazil!
Cheers man!!
Thanks for the in depth explanation. Very valuable! The TH-cam part gets me thinking, hopefully i’ll find the time and discipline to start a channel specific to my filmwork. Bedankt Sjoerd 💪🏼
Pleasure is mine! Glad you checked it out
Great video! Currently in a position where I'm trying to grow my network of people in the industry where I live while also waiting for hesitant potential clients to give me an actual solid answer about what we're doing (or not doing) 😂I could relate to a lot of stuff you mentioned both about your own experience and the questions other people left about their situation as well. Love to see videos like these that give a more realistic look on what things are like when trying to make a living as a filmmaker/photographer. It's very refreshing to every now and then see something authentic and not just another "I'm at this cool place shooting the big launch campaign for this big brand" which is a situation most people aren't even close to being in 😅 Keep up the great content, only found your channel recently but I've been diving into your past content and I'm really glad I decided to subscribe and stick around.
Mate, first off all, thank YOU for leaving such an amazing comment behind. Its a joy to read this! It was indeed my intention to paint a realistic picture. Glad you noticed, haha.
Thanks for subscribing. Glad to have you around!
Excelente canal! Amazing job sjoerd! Thank you for sharing all technical and entrepreneur Recommendations
So inspiring, and I always appreciate when youtubers are real, 🙏💚
Cheers mate! Means a lot
WOW! This is so damn relatable! Thank you, Sjoerd!
Cheers man!
Thanks for sharing! Always insightful to another filmmaker’s perspective
Thanks a lot! Glad it was helpfull
Thank youu for this video and the tips!
I figured that it would take great communication skills for this kind of work but damn, seems like quite a journey to embrace.
Thanks Marco! It definitely is. Such a diverse job!
Made it into the video! Great information, thanks Sjoerd!
Cheers mate!
Hey man, great video!
Thanks a lot for answering our questions. This is an absolute gold mine of informations :)
Glad it was helpful Felix! Thats why I do this :-)
Thanks for all the valuable information!
Thanks Joia!
Thanks for sharing and your efforts Sjoerd
Pleasure is mine!
goeie video!👏🏻
Thanks!
Amazing video!! thank you for sharing your pov and experience in the field, I relate very much with the struggle of taking off, hope I can make it this year!
Pleasure is mine! Good luck man. Keep your head cool and im sure things will open up sometime soon!
Thanks man for this super helpful insights! 🙌🏻
Thanks man! Glad you liked the video!
Great informative as always! thanks!
Glad it was helpful!
Glad it was helpful!
Great honest video ! Thanks for sharing this :)
Thanks for watching!
Love this one!
Thanks mate!
great video!
Thanks a lot!
What training and schooling did you get to help you become a camera operator, cinematographer?
I call it the TH-cam academy. Didn't do any schooling whatsoever besides watching YT and trail n error
Thanks for sharing Sjoerd, it's really helpful. btw, what's that tube light behind? do you use a grid? That looks nice as a fill light but also as a background.
Thats the Aputure MT Pro, they come with a nice grid!
Hey bro, is there a way to get your help with setting up my lighting at home for videos?
I will soon release 1-1 coaching sessions!
Dit helpt heel erg! Is moeilijk om beetje te starten met geld verdienen met film. Bedankt voor deze video..🙏
Graag gedaan! Ik heb een community gelanceerd wat wellicht interessant is. Check filmmakers.community!
only few people talk this way, u nice
Cheers man!
It's not difficult either tbh but it does take effort... and a system :)
True!
Hey Sjoerd Thanks for the tips and tricks.
I'm dutch but I'll write this in english so people can read it :)
For me the work life started 13 years ago, after my graduation I worked at two companies as a Motion Graphics Designer and as a Junior Cinematographer (Radio 538, Final Kid).
After my two jobs I became a freelancer and the work started coming (Animation/Camera).
But after a couple of years I noticed that the balance got lost between the Animation and camera work.
Now I'm at a point were I'm looking for more camerawork but I mostly get asked to animation stuff and I don't like that anymore.
Its very difficult for me to get jobs as a cinematographer because I dont get a lot of opportunities or projects to fill my portfolio.
I also communicated clearly to my clients that I'm more interested in projects where I could film instead of only animation work.
The comment that you made in the video about doing what you want to do (documentaries for example) is easier said than done. I would love to assist someone with my camerawork for a project, but I'm not a journalist or someone who comes up with a documentary from scratch. Because I'm more facilitating people with camerawork and come up with shot ideas to make an even stronger story for example.
How would you approach this issue I have? Would love to hear your perspective.
Very good question man. Ive heard some similar stories from friends around me.
I know coming up with your own doc is easier said than done, however, this is one of the best ways to express your skills and attract new clients.
A good friend of mine has managed to build a strong network of directors with the same vision around him. This way they come up with cool stories, and he is the one shooting it and going nuts on the visuals.
I would suggest to do some digging in finding new directors on either instagram or linkedin and discuss your case with them. This is the best way in order to build strong relations and shoot your own work!
Hi Fabian,
Maybe you could team up with a starting journalist and do a passion project together.
Just a thought that came to my mind reading your post.
@Conservator Thanks man, great idea! I'll try it out.
The Q&A is invaluable man. The whole saying that 1000 true fans are more important than a million followers is true, me hearing my own question answered made me a true fan.
Would highly recommend doing more Q&A's!
P.S. super bedankt voor je antwoord, zelf ook fulltime bezig en hoop jou ooit op set te treffen!
Thanks mate. Heel tof om te horen en heel veel succes met jouw ontwikkeling en journey!
You took Ross's FlatPack FX course didn't you,? Lol
Haha, I took a couple still feel like Im terrible at it
Nice
Thanks
Mannnnn, this was, again, pure awesomeness! Thanks so much for all those advice, they’re priceless 🎉. Cheers!
Thanks buddy!
Unique and valuable post, clearly targeted to those still on the way up.👍 Sporting of you to present this material, Sjoerd. Blocks with recaps effective structure, with gap-filling Q&A. Price breakout and networking advice a plus. On potential negative side, IMO this kind of post risks hexing your success. My only question: do you still do handstands?😁 Cheers!
Thanks a lot Paul! I like doing these videos that share valuable info regarding business. I dont mind loosing a client if they dont like what I do here on TH-cam. TH-cam itself is becoming a good ‘client’ on its own. Haha. And yes, I do still do handstands!
Thank you so much for all this info! I just move to Germany and it's hard for me to find Clients. This video makes me feel so much better!
Thats awesome to hear mate! Good luck on your grind. Keep your head high!!
Great vid, Sjoerd - thanks for making it! Do you have any advice for shy filmmakers that struggle to come out of their comfort zones on set? I've been trying to overcome my shyness for a while now and I think it's really hindering my growth as a filmmaker/all round human bean lol.
This is an interesting question. For what I’ve seen, its very important to speak up and if you’re an independent creative. However, I know how scary it can be if you’re more of an introverted person. My best mate is a photographer and is also rather shy. Overtime he has managed to be confident enough to really show himself and what he does. Since he has managed to land loads of clients.
I believe its important to find the source of your shyness and make babysteps in order to overcome that.
@@SjoerdWess I think the source is a fear of rejection/being seen as stupid or awkward. Appreciate your thoughts man, I realise how important it is for me to overcome this! Cheers :)
Great insights Sjoerd thx for taking the time °¬)
Cheers Jonas!
Hey Sjoerd, top video weer en nuttige informatie die ik meteen al kon toepassen! Deze kant van het film maken en de achterzijde wordt toch weinig besproken en al helemaal niet zo transparant zoals jij dat doet.
Vooral ook met echte cijfers etc. Top!!
Thanks for noticing man. Die transparantie mis ik inderdaad ook. Dus tof dat je het ziet!
@@SjoerdWess Ja er wordt vaak meer geheimzinnig over gedaan, terwijl door die transparantie kan elke maker zich beter vergelijken qua prijs/kwaliteit en daardoor de prijzen overal goed houden. Ben ook benieuwd hoe jij verder je dingen regelt aan de achterzijde!
Super insightful! Crushed it 🔥
Thanks a lot!
Great flow Sjoerd! Easy to watch!
Thanks man!
All good and relevant advice.
Thanks man!
Valuable info man! Thanks for the answer to my question!
Haha, yeaaaa buddy! Of course!
that Matt d'Avella inspired video was something else! 😂🤍 anyway, back to watching, this is sooo good man, thanks for making this kind of content!
Its hilarious watching back those old videos. For some reason I was shouting there, lol! Thanks mate!