find your niche

Non traditional skills are essential, especially as a producer.  Producers in the industry encouraged us to learn color grading, audio editing, cinema 4d, sketch, these unique skills setting us apart from the majority of video shooting and editing producers.  

Additionally, practice the type of work that you want to make.  People are going to give you opportunities based on what you can do previously.  To open new doors, do passion projects that expand your genres of production.

Be unique.  Do things other people aren’t.  If everyone is using squarespace use six.  If everyone is producing travel videos, animate a travel video.  Take the time to curate your own vibe, that sets you apart from the pack.  Be yourself in your copy, present your work differently.  The hardest part of selling yourself, is being the most authentic version of yourself.  

If that made any sense…

Simon Calem