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  • Professional Cinematographer for Interviews : The Invisible Edge

    Professional Cinematographer for Interviews : The Invisible Edge

    At first glance, hiring a professional cinematographer for interviews might sound like a bloated expense—a luxury reserved for big-budget features rather than corporate communications. However, investing in high-end visuals is actually one of the most valuable decisions you can make for your video production. We’ve all seen it: a client tries to capture high-level interviews…

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  • Vegas Film Permits Guide and how to Navigate Requirements

    Vegas Film Permits Guide and how to Navigate Requirements

    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? Challenge Turned  Opportunity.

    Small Studio Filming? Challenge Turned Opportunity.

    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

    Directing Corporate Videos

    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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  • What to Look for in a Production Studio Space

    What to Look for in a Production Studio Space

    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 That Hold Corporate Teams Back

    In-House Video Editing Struggles That Hold Corporate Teams Back

    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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