How to Hire a Video Production Company

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What is inside

• Seven-step hiring process with timings
• What to look for in a portfolio and what to ignore
• Forty questions to ask a studio
• How to read a quote and compare like with like
• Red flags and contract clauses worth having

A taste of it

Almost every studio can show a good reel. What differs is how they listen, how they handle problems and whether the people who sold the job are the people who do it. The best hiring process finds out those things early and cheaply. Write down the goal, audience, length, style, languages, deadline and budget range. You do not need a perfect script. A studio that can only quote after seeing your complete script is not helping you; a studio that can quote a realistic range and a scope from a brief is.

Sections

1. 1Hiring a studio is a decision about people
2. 2Step 1. Be clear on what you need
3. 3Step 2. Build a long list
4. 4Step 3. Review portfolios properly
5. 5Step 4. Questions to ask on the call
6. 6Step 5. How to read a proposal
7. 7Red flags
8. 8Step 6. Reference checks
9. 9Step 7. The contract
10. 10Working well after you sign