- How to build a video production budgetThe categories, contingency and your fee, a worked two-day example, and tracking actuals.Production · Published November 2, 2026
- Day out of days and the production schedule, explainedWhat SW, W, WF, SWF and H mean, how a stripboard orders the shoot, and a worked example.Production · Published November 2, 2026
- Video gear inventory and check-out for a small studioWhat to record, labels and scanning, check-out and returns, repairs and stock-takes.Operations · Published November 2, 2026
- Renting out your camera gear: insurance, deposits and agreementsRates, the rental agreement, certificates of insurance, deposits and damage.Operations · Published November 2, 2026
- Bookkeeping for video production companiesCategories, job costing, cash or accrual, a monthly close, crew 1099s and estimates.Money and taxes · Published November 2, 2026
- The best software for a video production company, by jobThe right tool for each job, with dated prices, including when it is not us.Buying software · Published November 2, 2026
- What is video production management software?The four kinds on the market, what they cost and how to choose.Buying software · Published November 2, 2026
- What a video production CRM should trackShoot dates, scope, rounds and crew, and what a general CRM leaves out.Buying software · Published November 2, 2026
- Call sheet softwareThe options compared, and what it should save you after the sheet is made.Buying software · Published November 2, 2026
- Video proposal softwareWhat happens after the signature, with a worked example.Buying software · Published November 2, 2026
- Video review and approval softwareWhat to look for, and what should happen at approval.Buying software · Published November 2, 2026
- Software for wedding videographersWhat you need, in the order you need it.Buying software · Published November 2, 2026
- How to get video production clientsThe channels that reliably fill a production calendar, and the follow-up habit that beats them all.Growing the business · Updated November 2, 2026
- How to write a video production proposal that closesThe section order that sells, how to present the investment, and why the fastest proposal usually wins.Sales · Updated November 2, 2026
- What is a call sheet? Everything that belongs on oneEvery section a proper call sheet needs, who sends it and when, and the mistakes that strand crews.Production · Updated November 2, 2026
- Day rate or project rate: how to charge for video workWhen each model wins, how to move a client to packages, and the hybrid that holds up.Pricing · Updated November 2, 2026
- How to get clients to approve videos fasterTimecoded feedback, one voice per round, review deadlines, and approval as a button.Post-production · Updated November 2, 2026
- How to price video production workDay rates and project rates, the overhead most freelancers skip, and how to check your number.Pricing · Updated November 2, 2026
- How much does a brand video cost?Ranges by production tier, and what moves the number, from crew size to usage rights.Pricing · Updated November 2, 2026
- How many revision rounds should you include?What a round means, how many to include, and how to bill the next one without losing the client.Client management · Updated November 2, 2026
- 1099s for film crew: what production companies need to knowW-9s before day one, the $2,000 threshold for payments made from 2026, and the contractor or employee line.Money and taxes · Updated November 2, 2026
- A video production workflow that scales past youThe lead-to-delivery pipeline of a healthy studio, and where jobs actually stall: the handoffs.Operations · Updated November 2, 2026
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Practical writing on the business side of video: pricing, contracts, crew and workflow. The things we would tell a friend starting a studio.
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