How To Get Your First BIG Client This Year | Filmmaking Tips 

You're not a RU-vidr filmaker, you're a real professional putting out high quality content!! Thank you so much.

Super interesting, thanks. I'm the guy stuck with the crappy corporate showreel attracting crappy corporate work wanting to make something beautiful. I bit slow to get going but so glad I kept watching

. It's always inspiring to hear about others who are breaking out of ruts and going for their goals, even as introverts. Being assertive and valuing your creative vision is crucial - you'll attract the right clients who appreciate what you bring to the table. Keep up the amazing work! 🚀

This is so inspiring for me. Just this year, (its April 2023), I've went from not having filmed a real project in months to having several projects going. All speculative work. I'm crying out for someone to pay me, but I'm getting better and the responses to my work is getting better too. The message you are sharing is helping me to reinforce the idea that this is not all for nothing. I'll keep putting more and more effort into filming exactly the kind of work I want to get. Thank you for the message, RU-vid was recommending this video to me for a few weeks now and I'm glad I clicked.

I’ve been feeling a little defeated of late due to potential clients wanting TFP or low budget knowing what’s involved to get what they want. This video has lifted me. Thanks for the advice that makes total sense.

Thank you for this video really needed this , I've been struggling as a photo videographer and knowing that you can actually make it if you respect your own craft and gain confidence. Thanks for such an honest video!

I thought this was all fluff so I started watching at 1.5x speed. At around 8:50 everything clicked. This video was so incredibly valuable. I was recently working on updating my website, so this couldn't have come at a better time. Thank you🙏🏽

It's beyond me as to why you don't at least over 500k subscribers. Quite possibly it's a reflection of what people THINK they need to learn to be a 'filmmaker' (what gear to buy) instead of what people should ACTUALLY be learning (lighting/composition/the business side of things). Hopefully this mindset switches so young filmmakers can truly improve. Keep the great content coming brotha!

This is so genuine! I do my household chores while listening to you! Keep it coming!!! 🙏🙏🙏

Thank you so much. You gave me hope. You have a wonderful personality to go along with it😊

A lot of "content creators" see themselves behind the camera. And something that gets left 'on the cutting room floor' is that you as the Producer speak your POV behind and in front of the camera, and in some cases thru your own voice-over... your PASSION. Although your accoutrements in this clip are 'podcast' oriented, such as an SM7B style mic and others which thicken a thin voice with proximity effect, You Sir, have enough passion you could have used a cheap lav mic. because you are at ease in front of the camera and behind in the editing process. This is exhibiting your FAITH in your ability. Your clients are paying you for your confidence. I agree that a PASSIONATE project sells you. Thank you for stirring the pot and letting the aroma waft over our way. What you got cookin' smells great !!

This video motivated me so much! I just wanted to say thank you so much for posting this!!!! You have no idea how much hope you gave me.

beautiful story, very useful and inspiring, I'm glad that I bought your course last year and followed you since then, keep going man you're doing great and adding unique value.

Thanks for having your intro graphic quick and with pleasant music. Too many RU-vidrs have ridiculously long intros that are so loud it turns you off from wanting to watch the videos.

Wow!! 😮 I wasn’t expecting the violinist music video to look that cinematic. I’m shocked!! I’m blown away at everything after that.

Yes, yes and YES! that's exactly how it's done. I did the same with the same results. It works. You just gotta put in the work 💯

honestly the most informational video I've seen on youtube. you sir are a legend

I love the calm way you speak

Really inspiring to listen to you, Eric. Great work. Great story. Thank you. Much love from a small filmcompany in Norway❤

This video is a blessing. I just recently released 3 passion projects for the exact reason you said in the beginning. To build my portfolio with work that I genuinely aspire to create.

what a nice advice. dont put a client work in your portfolio. make what you passion about it. wow. that was my question too, why i cant charge high price !!! finally. found it. thanks many

Great story, man. And really inspirational. Those spots look fantastic btw. You're super talented.

Invested fully. First and only client sched for oct. called last we to tell me the 200per hr shoot and edit is only in budget for 200 total🤪. I replied no edit. Guess i should shoot w lut in vlog and shoot in a smaller file size. Last year i did free shoot and edit in prores raw. I could go on. So Thank You

I needed this video so much in my life ❤️ I thank Lord that I am seeing this now at this point of my life

This video is truly inspiring, thanks!

Dude. You really feel genuine. Glad I stumbled on this video.

Motivating to see that you dont need a big Portfolio but two or even one Video of the right kind can get the avalanche rolling

Thank you for being real bro, you spoke to my heart.

Encouraging stuff, thanks Eric!

Thanks for this amazing insight on how to move forward in getting high-paying clients, inspirational and motivating 🎬🔥

You deserve so much more subscribers, but please dont become a trend following youtuber. This is the quality content that we are blessed with by having internet and your videos are gold. Thank you!

nk you so much for this. Could have found myself so much into it. Especially the part where you have created passioned projects for your portfolio. I am right now in the same situation and am so happy to hear this story🙏

Very Inspiring!Great Tips!

Thank tou for the inspiration, u deserve more followers my g❤

The best video that i can see in this subject ❤❤❤

Really helped me.. You're really great Thankyou so much

What a story. Didn't expect such good advice from this video. Thanks for sharing your journey

Amazing tips Eric, thanks for sharing!

Really needed this advise. Thanks alot man🤝

Thanks a lot man .this is good stuff

Thank you so much Eric, Such a valuable advice 🙏🏽

Your testimonial was inspiring 👌🏿.

thank you this is the most valuable video on that topic ive found

great video needed to hear this

Very inspiring, thank you

Thank you for this video ❤

Hey Eric, I'm wondering if it was ever you proposing on how your video will solve your first 2 significant clients' issues/problems, or was it just purely creative works that you proposed to them? Thanks and regards.

I love this!

Thank you for this.

This is a great video!

Loved this. I'd like to point out that you didn't do free work...and that's hard to avoid when you're first starting out but you have to fight that urge to give potential future clients free work in the beginning. If you didn't communicate in the beginning, they will take advantage until the end.

Very inspiring to hear your story. Thanks for sharing!

Amazing testimony bro! Thanks for sharing

Thank you for putting this out there man

So off the bat I have a bit of a gripe... Yes, if you have been working in the industry (IDC what department) that work is more important than SHORTS. I have worked on countless full features and television series that are multi million dollar projects. Am I a millionaire? No. That's not the point I am trying to make. The point I am trying to make is that shorts, to be perfectly honest, are subpar compared to real world onset industry experience. SO if you are a person with experience like me, in any department, add that work to your portfolio and do not look back! Cheers.

Wow. Thank you for your story and this info! Definitely hits home

Your story is super inspiring! Thanks so much for sharing

Increíble story!!!! Did you finally niche down?

Thank you!!!!

Well done man! I really enjoyed this video!

great vid, ✊🏽

Starting today I will implement this strategy on my business, fingers crossed, hopefully I am able to finally make it to the next level

Everything 100% true. You attract what you create

I'm an aspiring film maker, for now I am just doing the things I love, I'm just starting out and I usually charge 50$ per video.

Thank you for this video. Your story is very inspiring.

Great content

thank you. truly inspired watching from kenya.

Goosebumps

this video was really really helpful

yes

Your video you made in august is nearly identical to this one! Good advice though!

very interesting video, thanks!

thank you eric!!

What do you mean by "proper sales and marketing tactics?" This is the place where I'm struggling. I'm not exactly sure what's the best way to get my portfolio in front of the clients I want to work for.

Thank you for inspiration

I’m gonna grind this out ! I’m gonna make it

Thank you !!

Love it.

I am half way through the video and I have to comment in this thing you Said about other people producing worse quality but charging more. I often go by little photo studios and when I see what they put into their windows I think oh my god how can they run a business with this badly lit and overly contrasty saturated in post family portraits..

that was really helpful. thx

Thank You !

Hey! Great story. I do some passion projects because filmmaking for me is a hobby so I don't get even medium clients (not talking about big). Anyway, if you got the big clients why waste time on filmmaking tutorials, youtube?

I’ve a question sir! So for this yeas… what platform should we use as a portfolio ?

I’ve a question sir! So for this yeas… what platform should we use as a portfolio ?

Thank you.

great advice

I love you so much dude

New subs here ❤

very informative

v informative 20mins.

How to charge clients as a commercial filmmaker

the intro music is a bit too loud in comparison to the voice ^^

Are you from Utah??

Where do we find this video that you produced?

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So they diiiid have a budget

i have been trying to get a time Schedule a call with you but don't know why I can't

Actually you are not look like an introvert bro

Same situation I’m engaged I get married in three months and we are basically going off of my girlfriends income and I want to be a successful video producer

Everything is cool unless you try to do the same thing in Poland. Our market has a very little chance to have an opportunity to find a good client which actually pays the amount that you want (even trying to get budget just for production cost and making 0$-100$ in the final). People here mostly look for high budget look with almost no money to spend + free editing, hotel and gear which costs almost $15k. This is how 98% of the market looks like. It's almost impossible to find client that actually knows how much work, time and money this takes... incredible.