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8 Ways a Creative Marketing Agency Can Help Your Small Business Start-Up

Consulting with and hiring a trustworthy creative marketing agency could be the smartest thing you do when starting up your small business. Whether you keep your creative marketing and media agency on a retainer or hire them for individual jobs, developing strong bonds with a creative marketing agency is a great way to cover your bases. Having a creative marketing agency on-call means that you can focus on your areas of expertise in your industry and you don’t have to learn a whole new industry. (That’s where we come in!)

Read to the end to learn 8 reasons you’ll want to have a creative media specialist or marketeer on call. 

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5 Locations for Music Video Shoots in OKC

Choosing the perfect location to shoot your music video can be challenging, especially if you are shooting your music video on a budget. There are several soundstages available to rent around the city such as Prairie Surf Media as well as warehouse studio locations like 1984 Studios that you can rent or barter to secure.

We know what it’s like to shoot on a shoestring budget. That’s why we have compiled this list of free locations where you can shoot your next music video in Oklahoma City.

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5 Tips for Your First Day Shooting with a Film Crew

We know if you’ve never been on camera before, it can feel like a daunting experience. The first time I had the opportunity to be on a film set in Oklahoma, I stayed up late the night before researching how film sets run.

If you are shooting a music video, promotional video, instructional video, or explainer video, you don’t need to be a film production expert feel confident and comfortable on set. (That's our job!)

We have compiled a list of our top tips to help you for your first day in front of the camera.

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Film Crew Positions and Who You’ll Need on Set for Your Film Production

The success of your music video, short film, or feature film production depends upon the quality of your film crew and their ability to make good decisions. A great film crew is punctual, flexible, productive, synergistic, knowledgeable, and experienced. But as someone with a great idea for a film or music video, who do you need to hire for your film crew? 

We break down a few of the must-have crew member roles in this blog. This isn’t an exhaustive list of film crew roles, we’ve just included the most essential ones to get you started. Once you have these key crew members, your producer can help you decide if you’ll need more film professionals to make your project a reality. 

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How to Find and Hire a Film Crew for Your Video Production

If you are new to film and video production, creating a film advertisement, a web series, or a feature-length film can be a daunting experience. Finding the right crew that can deliver a quality product and help production run smoothly is key.

But where do you start when you are ready to hire a crew to begin pre-production on your film? The creatives at Spivey Media are here to help. We are based in Norman, Oklahoma and serve the greater Oklahoma City Metro area.

Not only can we provide a quality crew for your film production needs, we know where to look when hiring film production staff.

Here are five great ways to source a film crew for your next production if you have never hired a crew before.

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