Daniel Grisak

Prices when it comes to filming/shooting I usually have a set price we would agree on. I would take in the time we would be shooting and what equipment would be required for shooting. Pre-Production would also include be included in that as well. When it comes to Post-Production, I usually go by hourly unless the client and I reach an agreement for a set rate. For editing I usually lock it down for 3 passes total. After the 3rd, if there are any other passes needed, I might request some additional compensation depending on the changes needed.

I usually have some meetings with the client to hear what it is they are looking to shoot. Once we understand what it is they want to shoot, I discuss with them the equipment I have at my disposal and ways we could film. Once that is sorted, it will be organizing the time, place, and locking it down for the shoot date. On shoots, I'm used to working with various types of clients and crews. Usually arrive an hour before we start shooting to set up gear and lighting along with prepping for the 1st shot. I like to focus on my work, but us having a good time on set is what I want for everyone. I want everyone to enjoy the work we are doing. Obviously for weddings and similar run and gun kind of work, it's more about communicating and keeping on my toes to capture the important moments but the principal is still the same. Focus and enjoy work and make sure the client are enjoying themselves and happy with the work being done. Post, if needed, I usually do up to 3 passes of editing. One rough, where you get to see the general idea of everything put together. This is where you get to decide what you want to keep and what you want changed. The Rough Cuts will have timecodes on screen so you can easily make notes on any edits you want to make. After that, I'll make all those adjustments and fine tuning. Once I show that, you get to see if there is anything else before locking down the edit. If there are more changes, I'll happily make a 3rd pass for you. After the 3rd pass, we should both be happy for sure by then and lock it down for coloring, mastering and all the exporting goodness so you can upload it or broadcast it wherever you need/want. Any additional passes for editing would require some discussion on what needs to be edited and possible extra compensation. It's not very common to go past 3 passes. Once the master version of the video is made, I'll make a version for whatever you need. If you need a web version, I will make a web copy for you. If you need a broadcasting copy, just give me the details for what they need and I'll encode it for you and give you a copy. I use DropBox and GoogleDrive to share the rough cuts and copies with my clients so they watch and download the videos.

I went to Austin School of Film and took their Digital Video Certificate Program. I graduated from it around 2012,2013 and have been working on various jobs since.

I used to play drums with bands a lot actually. One person I was friends and played music with liked a lot of tv shows and movies like I did. We decided to do some silly sketch videos for YouTube back in like 2011 or something. After that, I found I really enjoyed working with cameras and shooting videos. I borrowed my brothers Canon XL2 camera and just shot stuff. Soon enough people saw I had a camera and asked me to shoot things for them. Small promo videos for churches, live music performances. Eventually, I realized this is what I wanted to do for a living so that's when I got into Austin School of Film to hone my craft if you will, and since graduating, I've met many contacts that over time, has gotten me more and more work and opportunities to get where I am now.

I've worked with game devs. Local restaurant owners. Musicians, other independent filmmakers, realty agents, vocal instructors, entrepreneurs, and military veterans amongst other types of customers.

There's a couple of projects I'm fond of. I've been working with a company called Wynning Film Productions with a friend of mine. We just finished a few videos and I'm pretty happy with the experiences of a couple of them. One was a music video that was my friend's first directorial experience. I think it turned out really well and hopefully a good portfolio piece for the company. The other was an ad for a veterans program called "Camp Cowboy." It's an Equine Therapy service and just being able to go out to the ranch, talk and get interviews with all these veterans was to me, a really cool experience. Everyone was really cool, got some cool shots of them with their horses and seeing how the program really did seem to help them out with whatever issues they were having. The director of the program was a really cool guy as well and I was happy he got what he wanted with the video, especially since he had another production team before us that tried to do the same, but didn't capture what he really wanted. So I'm definitely happy he got what he wanted.

I would say, before you look to hire a provider, definitely organize a bit of what you want to do beforehand. The more organized and specific you can be about what it is you are wanting in your shoot, the quicker and easier it will be to determine a quote, figure out what equipment you need, and overall just become a much more streamlined process that is easier for everyone.

What type of project are you wanting produced? Narrative? Event? Music video? Are you expecting video only, or photography, or both? (I personally do not provide both. It’s one or the other unless another person is brought on board.) Do you actually have the budget? A lot of people do not understand the need to secure proper finances for their projects as they don’t understand the equipment or work hours that go into them. Just go in expecting to pay much more than you’re probably anticipating. Like seriously, for both our well being, take your budget into serous consideration. Also contracts will be used. So, like, super seriously consider this.