GETTING YOUR FIRST PAID JOB AS A FILMMAKER

[@mattih]

Who's trying to get their very first paid gig right now? You got this!

[@pratyushrudra5797]

Why did you switch from the a7iii

[@simonxplore]

Meeeeeeeeee, i hope o get itttt

[@connorrobertscaptures1275]

Yesssssss! this makes me so haapy Thanks Matti I really needed this

[@thechariotvii9259]

Not even trying yet... what would you do in a wheelchair Matti? I miss so many shots I wouldn't hire myself lmao. Maybe editing should be my focus? Just started that too!

[@DeogratiusJrMichael]

Am going to make millions this year hey..... Time to move in Hollywood..😎😎😎😎

[@tadypetr]

My first job as a filmmaker made me around 50 dollars. It was a wedding. And I've spent so much time on it, but also got so much experience for my photo/video career.

[@reedshepherd4855]

You should do a video on how to make a impactful reel!

[@originalsbysean1336]

500-1000 bucks for your first paid gig in my eyes is bloody amazing

[@yoda538]

Sure 500 - 1000 seems like a lot of money, but you got to take in account that you are probably filming an entire day. You have to edit that footage so count an extra week or so for editing ( especially when you're just beginning, and probably look at more Matti vids to find out how to make that vid look the absolute best you can.😉). And to get it even more depressing you won't land a job every week at the start, first Need to build up those connections. So in the end say you spend a total of 70 hrs to make that vid, you make around 8 - 14 bucks/hr. And this also has to make up for your down time.

[@Kevoin_]

I've done a lot of videos for my church, and one of the church members really enjoyed my videos I think, cause she came and asked me if I could do a video for the pharmacy she works at. Not the most exciting job ever, but it was still a super awesome experience anyway. Got paid a little bit. I'm 16 btw, if that motivates anyone.

[@petertwining5729]

Awesome Kevin, use this time to perfect your craft. in my previous business which wasn't anything to do with filming I basically did what Matti said, it took a little time and then I was contracted to Sony and then the flood gates opened, worked with many global companies. Keep at it if you want it bad enough and love what you do it will come, it only takes one door to open and perseverance, you have just started your filming future. All the best. :)

[@5kodds]

thats great man. and yh im motivated. would love to see your videos tho

[@lucapeterson]

Kevin Kristensen congrats Man! If people are seeing your work and like it enough to recommend you that’s all good! 👊🏼

[@flowet7110]

How far have you come already?

[@calebstopa]

Oh my goodness, I actually started video by doing stuff for my church as well! Just got my first paid gig last year, and the jobs keep coming!

[@JesseDriftwood]

Can't wait to move into the studio with you dude! jk just starting rumors.

[@awehcollctive]

I actually started getting paid gigs, in an extremely competitive market!!!!, but mainly in the form of interviews and fashion photoshoots (I originally started with cars and Bmx action sport) which was a new avenue in my portfolio. I asked my clients what made them choose my services, most said it was my response time to their emails, personality and mainly the easy-going attitude with problem-solving on the job (I think I have a good PokerFace cause I felt the pressure on some occasions).

[@wojciechzajaczkowski9783]

Doing my portfolio in may. More about photography right now. That’s a cool feeling to operate more professionally

[@TeppoHaapoja]

We all had to start somewhere :D do you remember those first gigs we did? Oh Gosh!

[@Inthecutae]

Anyway I could see how those first gigs came out? 😂

[@AlliandWill]

Really great tips Matti! A ton of value in this one!

[@jporfirio_]

Keep posting content like this that might help people follow trough with their careers! Really good content matti

[@topicruben]

Loved it Matti. Very valuable. I got my first job as a filmmaker and so far I’ve done the same as you said. Wish me luck 👍

[@TheTourmalineGroup]

Thanks Matti for your video! Through your and Peter’s inspiration I finally decided that I should make films! Tomorrow I’m gonna shoot a local coffee shop commercial for free, as it is my first video and I have no gig, but I’m so excited about it! Have a good day!

[@abysswalker750]

I'm happy to say that I actually got my first paid video recently. I interviewed a couple of kids that were being adopted for a fundraiser to help the couple adopting them. I really poured a ton of time into making the video the best I could, and probably put 10 to 15 hours into it aside from the filming itself for $100. I could have charged more probably, but considering it was for a fundraiser I figured I could drop the price a bit. I was very happy with the end result, and so were the couple. I had a ton of people afterwards tell me how much they loved the video and that I'm really good at that kind of thing. It was definitely a push for me to get better and pursue more opportunities in this field. Thank you for everything you've taught me and I will continue to support you.

[@joosepkink]

Its working! I’m been one year in Filmmaking industry and i get bigger jobs than some my 10year experiences colleges who has just different mindset. Thank you!

[@RiseHigh]

One of the best advice of this video for me is the fact that the *prices will follow your journey* and your skills / experience / knowledge / talent? / gear? / etc. Thanks for sharing this with us Matti ! See you soon ! PS: I'm doing a video *everyday for 7 days in row* to get out the comfrot zone if you want to see my struggles, haha !

[@RiseHigh]

Thanks a lot for the advices once again !

[@mattih]

That’s 100% facts.

[@RiseHigh]

@@mattih Thanks Matti, i've already done some paid gigs, but since i have an everyday job, i struggle on getting more paid works with video production but i'll change this soon. Have a nice day Matti !

[@mathemagixlearningsolution876]

Love your studio/office.

[@mattih]

Me tooooo

[@cruzart3504]

Great tutorial Matti , I was actually offered to do wedding pictures and it’s the first time!! So you’re tutorial was just perfect

[@beachcomberfilms8615]

Matti you just shared something that made my day, bless you bro!

[@mattih]

Super glad to hear it

[@tomvisuals511]

Awesome and very important tips you gave to us Matti! To think about making money with filming is, like i think, in every mind of a filmmaker. But i think also one very important point is, that people have to work hard for that in this time. Cameras get better and better so its hard to convince a company to let you make a gig for them without a very good portfolio. I know some, who are thinking that they can make money with okay footage because they say those are great, but getting better and better takes time, so i think the most important fact is to take time to learn filming :) Thank you for your tips, helped me a lot!

[@javierdavidcely3814]

Woooow! I just came from my first job and is so weird becouse I saw Matti's and Peter's videos before shooting to motivate my self, and I get home and BOOM! I will take this video like a sign to keep working to get better. Thank you.

[@antonijapek]

No-bullshit tips, appreciate it. Kiitos!

[@mauriciodeer]

You're the best Matti! Your videos have really helped me a lot!!

[@mattih]

🙌🏻

[@Tiigerific]

Good topic, good insight, thanks! I have been slowly (yet steadily) moving towards improving and proof without realizing. And it's good to have a shooting buddy, hope you and Pete still do something together after he moves 😊

[@TwoBearStudios]

Great video, great info. Just picked up my for 2 paid gigs this month (in the same weekend)... it was an awesome feeling. But I do need to do the reel.

[@Anon702Native]

Thanks Maati! Great vid

[@mattih]

🙏🏻

[@hfaria80]

Thanks Matti! It's good to know that almost everyone's first projects sucks, even from the best filmmakers, like you :)

[@paulaseoane]

This is so helpful, thank you so much Matti!!

[@mattih]

🙌🏻

[@AlenPalander]

You skills in skating through the office are unmatched...until you fall 😂♥️

[@CooperLandingFishingGuide]

OMG - You guys totally had a fight! Lol Just kidding :) Another good one!

[@MeganMarieT]

Those shots in the beginning of the video were so cool!

[@therolandstreet]

Dude amazing video! I'm about to get my first paying gigs this summer and I'm pumped. Keep up the amazing work!

[@leosaller1533]

Thanks for the tips Matti! Got my first paid job as a travel Filmmaker in Tanzania end of May, wish me luck! 🙏

[@mattih]

So good man 🙌🏻 congrats

[@leosaller1533]

@@mattih Thanks so much! If you ever have 3 minutes to spare, I invite you to take a look at my latest film on my channel! 😊

[@piotrlabno2622]

thank you Matti . You gave me ideas about how to start this business

[@mattih]

Perfect 👌🏻

[@shivsingh9502]

great video matti, very motivational! you put up a video a long time ago which was about setting your goals for an year. 80k per year something goal and then you explained other things! i subbed for that and now im here! keep putting up great content man! you are truly an inspiration!

[@messymissi9176]

This video couldn't have been posted at a better time! Getting ready to graduate in December and trying to find jobs around me! I'm excited for my future but nervous about looking for a job for sure!! Thanks for this!!!

[@abderrahimbouabid96]

In the beginning when you are a hobbyist the most important money is to work and learn. In professionalism, making money is important

[@alessandrodaniele3862]

Nice tips matti!

[@powerpunchmedia3973]

I started filming my friend (boxing videos/promos) and other they are do martial arts etc. But the scenario is always the same. When I say I'm a beginner - they don't want to pay me. "Okay, we'll do a test." But when I do the test and they're happy with it, they still don't want to pay me - or very little like 30 euros. I'm bit stuck there.

[@mattih]

Get a different client

[@Freemusic623]

bro.this is all i needed.thanks alot matti

[@oscardanieldocdesign3329]

Thank You Matti, I'm filmmaker and appreciated you're advice, I follow you, and I enjoy you're videos, good Job!

[@povitree]

Thanks matti for the vid. I am sure u and Pete will still be hanging around allot. Tnx for the tips. Demoreel is a must 💪

[@mattih]

Oh for sureee 🙌🏻

[@jhonatanmoran5723]

I love this video! Thanks Matti!

[@jdp5204]

I almost never comment on a video but I just have to say this now. ok so first I want to say that this video helped me so much. Everything just kind of feels clearer now and it seems like I know what I have to do. I bought a 400$ Camcorder a few years ago, toghether with my brother and we've done so many films since then, even some really big projects. I think that I now have a pretty good understanding of camera technique. Now the problem is that the camcorder doesn't allow manual exposure control and it has a very small sensor so I can't get thet beautiful shallow depth of field that looks so great in broll but also in "normal" shots. I bought a Nikon d5300 2 months ago which I love for photos and that offers all the functionalities the camcorder doesn't. It can also shoot at a higher framerate (50fps). But the one big problem is autofocus, which works pretty food for photos but is just not useable for video. So I would probably have to use manual focus but this is only possible if there is a camera man. The bigger problem is that it is kind of hard to focus if you don't zoom in on the screen but then, you can't see your framing and don't know whether the shot looks good or not. Any advise for me? Even if not, thank you for reading that and sorry if my english is bad (I'm from Germany)

[@akey69er]

JDP my D5300 is on eBay right now because of the clunky interface for video, its awful, 10 mins left on the auction... looking to get an M50 with the money but still need to put some extra... If selling both of your cameras and putting that pot into something that does everything for you then I think the best thing to do is get good at manual focus, learn the camera like it’s part of you and learn to love its flaws...

[@capturethephotons2078]

Not for nothing, I think the skateboard video in the Polaroid photo deserves a round of 👏! that is a pretty dope filmmaking move!

[@chaeo28]

Love this. Super pumped!

[@KostasLazanas]

Just did my very first wedding for 600.00. The edit turned out great. I’m excited to start booking more!!

[@BlackheartNin]

Always a fan of your videos, super excited you included the aggressive skating clips. Thank you (:

[@RoccoGermani]

I do videos and stuff for my youth group, similar to what you did, it's good to find a community that will support you and is fun to film in. Great video!

[@RHYSBURLTON]

Amazing inspirational video matti

[@noahlebel-turcotte4662]

I got my first job for an event for 100$ and 7 videos. I was underpaid but it maked me having 3 jobs just because of that

[@aaradhyapandey8957]

Helped alot, this video cleared some of my confusions, Thank you.☺️

[@mattih]

Awesome 😊

[@luisphotographic]

Perfect point of time. In a few weeks I'll be filming the fist paid video for a friend which will be a music video. I learned a lot in this video!!! 🙂

[@wagnerjacobson622]

Great video Matti!

[@Steph_davis]

I landed my first few weddings from friends of friends. Just as a side hustle. Now I just make videos of my travels since moving from Australia to UK. Just love making videos hey 😁

[@mattih]

That’s amazing congrats man 🙌🏻

[@KYMedia]

Love these advise you're giving. Valuable and sincere. 👍

[@editwithrune3732]

Ever been to a Realstreet Contest while you rollerbladed 🇩🇰? That was also what got me to buy my first dslr, the old rebel series, cheap camera but it was awesome for my first couple of years of photography, didn’t earn that much money but learned a lot through volunteer work 👍

[@makestuffmike]

Here in 2021 looking to get started for my first job! Can’t wait!!!

[@tectravel5715]

Matti! Grat Video. Actually I just had my first PAID job last Saturday 27th. How funny it is because you probably were editing this video that time :) Anyway I was folowing you on KZbin for a while and basically my way to get my first paid job was almost exactly as you sdaid. I've started by doing KZbin channel to practise and when I got some more experience in filming and editing, also upgraded my eqipment a bit, I offered my services for free for my friends who have small local business. When they saw the result they akesd me if I could film their wedding with exactly the same style. And now I have even more gigs booked for this summer! And as Matti said. Just film to have something to show beacause clients almost always want to see your work first. Thanks Matti. I probably wouldn't make it wthout that knowledge you are giving here on your channel! And for all you guys I have to say if you practise and if you want to be filmmakers just go all in and never stop. Also never stop learning. You will make it if you want it strong enough.

[@Emiliapocalypse]

I read that as “getting your first paid job as a flamingo”. Clearly my new contacts still need some adjustment.

[@falkondezigns5397]

i died laughing 😂

[@iphilgoodyo]

Thanks for the laugh, I needed it rn😂

[@lucapeterson]

Emiliapocalypse 🤣🤣🤣

[@QPro_9]

Funny to hear, actually went down the exact same path making a series of films for the youth group!

[@anjamoerk]

I just got my first paid gig. 😍 I participated in Peter’s Edgar Wright challenge. There is a bottle of beer in the video and now the brewery bought it! 🤩 But otherwise I’m doing exactly what you suggest so I might be on the right path. 😊 Thanks for the video, always learning from you!

[@mattih]

Haha that’s awesome 🙌🏻 happy for you 😊

[@anjamoerk]

Holy cow, you replied! 😱😄 KIITOS was thank you, right? 😊 or kippes? No, does it mean cheers...? don’t remember 😄 sorry!

[@jonathangthefamily58]

I’ve been doing photo/video work on the side for a little over a year now and after every shoot, when I get home and start editing I always feel like I missed a shot, angle, or just done something different. And I get so much anxiety when making up edits cause I don’t know how my clients are going to like it, but it does feel great when I get positive feedback at the end. I hope over time that goes away...

[@ghrymmusic9709]

Hey Matti! That would be super dope if you could upload an entire older reel from you, so we can see how it's look like!

[@KHARELASHISH]

WOW! Love You Man!

[@mattih]

🙌🏻

[@crecelia2781]

Shooting music videos is a good start for anyone trying to learn more and get started in a professional career. Would %100 recommend for any beginner to at least try shooting a music video!

[@harrisonkroeker7684]

Man, your getting better and better at that surf thing 😂 love your video man

[@mattih]

Oh man I use it like everyday haha

[@harrisonkroeker7684]

That’s pretty awesome man! Could you hook me up with one dude? I would love it, but if not thats okay

[@harrisonkroeker7684]

You should also do a video just on the surf thing too! 😂

[@stevelojikim7454]

Thank you Matti for this video 😎✌️👍

[@conorphoto]

Really enjoyed this video bro.

[@JosiahVaughan]

I love videos like this matti! Thanks for sharing your advice!!

[@KardosoMedia]

Great advise Matti! Hope to get my first paid gig soon! ;)

[@vincent_auduc]

Crazy Broll intro !

[@vsnulive]

You always inspire us to create more man. Knowingly or unknowingly you do :) I was thinking how to start my next vlog. Then, I thought why shouldn't I start with a skate, which I have :) Thanks Matti :)

[@brechtmachiels]

Hi Matti! Again great tips. Mostly the opposite happens. People think that they can have you for a whole day of shooting and only pay $150 dollars or even less. How do you deal with that?

[@lirianoramonjr]

Hey Matti, I’ve bought my first camera and I’m doing Videos of the Sermon but only have one camera. I’m trying to understand how to do a roll and b roll from that one camera. I have a Canon T3i.

[@98JamesNixon]

The thing I find hard is getting a steady flow of clients to fill out the month. I will have the odd one or two but trying to find enough work is quite hard. I'm guessing that all comes with time

[@bndctfilms]

Just means more room to grow!

[@mattih]

For sure

[@DogmanChannel]

Always a big FAN! Brolls, Brolls, Brolls and Brolls! Best of luck‼️

[@ethanphelps9478]

This vlog is reely good!

[@plattinummedia]

No rules against filming for a reel specifically. Especially for a low budget freelancer with no work, you can show what you're capable of. Also... ASK!!!! it works! Another method is by making the video and tagging the people you want to make a video for, soon they may ask you to do work for them kind of the same way Peter McKinnon joined James Coffee Co.

[@chrisclough7439]

If you do a free video for a client to get going, how do you handle music for a video? For instance, on Epidemic Sound, you need to buy a single track license. Basically, how do I not go broke trying to get music for videos for clients?

[@wimvandendikkenberg4944]

Nice watch Matti!

[@iamjon1986]

Do you recommend getting contracts for a free project? Family friend I shot for, did it for free to practice. Gonna use it for my portfolio. The only things making me feel uncomfortable are contracts and copy rights and which one I should get. New video idea? Lol thank you

[@silkinday7671]

Great vid great content & great boarding! Thanks Matti

[@arthur4622]

Great video matti, have a nice week! Btw how much should a editing gig cost?

[@mattih]

Thanks man. Totally depends on your skill level. But before youtube I would charge at least $400 an editing day

[@arthur4622]

@@mattih thanks man!

[@mocharskifilms]

Awesome video matti !!!

[@tbhinteractieve]

Dude for real. After watching this I received a call. Thanks to word of mouth I was hired to do this gig :D

[@anzong2405]

can you make a video on how to make a good reel

[@CodyRMiller]

That BRoll sequence with the Polaroid was sick! Can you make on tutorial on how you did that?

[@subros.]

What's that white board called? Looks really fun and close to surfing 🤙😁

[@WorldTrippinMedia]

You got me with that title! Can’t wait to watch this 😁

[@manuelneumann]

Currently working on a 2019 Rewind video for my church. It's free but hey, it's a good opportunity to learn how to make a 30 minute doc.

[@magi4rmindia]

love u loads Matti

[@Coloringg666]

intro music anyone? 0:00 - 0:20

[@satyanarayandebbarma2089]

Happy one million Subs

[@jamrollseb]

So sick to see both of my passions together in your video ! Hope to see you at winterclash one day !

[@MindsoulProduction]

Rollerblader Love man, exactly where i started whit many boys, !! Good rider in toronto, shop task still open ?

[@mattih]

Haha awesome. I think it is???

[@MindsoulProduction]

@@mattih Last time have talked whit AJ DeLong is when he was a Shop-task in montreal, and when we made a redbull crash ice in summer, Leon and the team came to Quebec City !! ! Good memories ! Keep going on your video really nice to see your work !

[@topicruben]

Matti,I can come and take Peter’s space 😲😲😲😁

[@mattih]

Haha it’s allll mine 😂

[@yellowrosefarm1241]

That was him zooming around the room in excitement because Peter in leaving..wow your excited LOL

[@mattih]

No comment 😂