Author: Kelly Schwarze

My Las Vegas film permits guide is an essential resource for any producer planning to capture the neon glow of Southern Nevada. This past week, our team at Indie Film Factory produced a sizable commercial project for a technology company right here in Las Vegas. It proved to be one of the most interesting permitting…

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Small studio filming used to make me a little self-conscious. Not in a dramatic, lose-sleep-over-it kind of way… but enough that when clients walked into Indie Film Factory for the first time, I’d instinctively start explaining the space before they even had a chance to take it in. You know the move. “Yeah, it’s a little…

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Directing corporate videos has become a skill within itself, and it’s something that is completely underdeveloped in most film school education. I remember about a decade ago, I was standing at a film festival mixer talking with a group of filmmakers. One guy in the circle asked me how I made most of my income.…

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Production studio space never appeared on my career goals list 15 years ago when my wife and I launched Indie Film Factory. Back then the mission was simple. Independent filmmakers in Las Vegas needed access to a professional environment without the crushing overhead that comes with renting massive studio facilities built for major productions. With…

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In-house video editing struggles happen more often than most corporate teams admit. Having been in the media business for nearly 26 years, it has been seen time and again. Company X brings on a skilled marketing manager, buys a camera, maybe even a nice editing laptop, and assumes video is covered. It looks efficient at…

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Controlled studio environment setups can quietly make or break a production long before the camera ever rolls. Access to a controlled studio environment at your fingertips is one of the most valuable tools a video production team can have. While I will always love filming on location, chasing real textures and authentic grit, there are…

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