Ourselves Podcast How to land big budget video clients without “connections”
Jan 29, 2026
Two filmmakers dissect how to break past budget ceilings and get noticed in an oversaturated industry. They discuss shadowing big sets, finding mentorship, and turning on-set help into paid work. Conversation covers building a core team, curating a signature portfolio, and making personal projects that prove your vision. Practical talk about gear choices, over-communicating on set, and funding passion projects.
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Get On Bigger Sets By Helping Freely
- Put your ego aside and get on larger sets by offering to PA or help production companies for little or no pay.
- Learn by creating value for others and observing directors, DPs, and producers so you understand bigger productions.
Use Mentorship To Access Bigger Budgets
- Find mentorship or consistently shadow someone who can bring you into real jobs and rooms with clients.
- Build trust with production companies and leverage their Rolodex to get progressively bigger budgets.
Early Label Videos Became Proof Of Concept
- The Host landed early label work like a $10k–$15k Dioro video and later worked with Tyga during a brand revamp.
- Those projects became proof-of-concept pieces that helped him win progressively larger jobs.