The Means of Production

A working producer’s perspective on making video worth the time, money, and effort.

A Video Budget Starts With a Conversation, Not a Stopwatch
Planning Your Video, People & Production Brandon Neubauer Planning Your Video, People & Production Brandon Neubauer

A Video Budget Starts With a Conversation, Not a Stopwatch

What to bring to the first conversation, even when you don’t have a complete production brief.

“How much does a two-minute video cost?” is a reasonable question. But runtime alone doesn’t tell us what it takes to make it. Here’s what we’ll talk through together to turn that question into a useful budget conversation.

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Good Crew Have Options. Here’s Why They Pick Up My Calls.
Brandon Neubauer Brandon Neubauer

Good Crew Have Options. Here’s Why They Pick Up My Calls.

What years of crew relationships make possible when I’m building the team behind your video.

Over the 25+ years I’ve been in the industry, I’ve invested over $100K in equipment. Even though all of that kit shows up on my company’s balance sheet, none of that stuff represents my greatest asset.

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