Guides

The parts of running a studio nobody writes down.

Plain answers to the questions that come up once you start hiring crew. Free to read, no sign-up. Each one is complete without buying anything.

How to pay a second shooter

Day rate or hourly. What to agree before the shoot. When you need a 1099. How to work out what you owe without a spreadsheet.

Why memory and group chats fail. What to write down per person, per session. How to get hours nobody argues about.

What really decides if your crew are contractors or employees. Why the label in your agreement does not decide it. What getting it wrong costs.

What a call sheet must carry. Who needs to get it, and when. What goes wrong when it is only a text message.