My wife and I have been doing a few commercial shoots for a local coffee company and have a wedding booked this July with a few practice weddings before hand that we are doing for free. Wish us luck. It's alot of hard 💪
Pivoting after 13 years from web dev into photography / videography marketing. Best piece of advice I can give is to always get signed contracts and deposits for any work you do. Nothing will sap your motivation faster than a deadbeat client that ghosts you.
Nice to hear about your experiences! Tbh I think a huge part of what people will pay is down to location as well. We have worked hard at our craft and we have enough confidence in ourselves to say our showreel shows we are worth at least £2,000 per wedding, but people are so cheap here in the South of the UK that they want you to do a £3,000 package for like only £300. It's so frustrating.
Haha jumping on this train 9 months later... yeah. Trust me, it's not just a south UK thing. I'm in the USA and people balk at a $2,000 quote for a 4-6 minute wedding film. We've had success sticking to our guns, but it's frustrating when you're really taking your business seriously (obviously, we don't just do weddings, but still), investing in WAY better equipment than your average wedding filmmaker (Sony Cinema Line stuff, etc.), and folks don't want to pay you for it.
This stuff is so true. I always tell my staff, people do not always remember what you make for them, but they will always remember how you make them feel.
It's so ridiculous how I've been watching you since Travel Feels (pre-70k subs). To see where you are now, is a huge sense of pride for me even though I'm not the one achieving what you've achieved. Keep it up, lifer!
Matt your channel pushes me to work harder and inspire others everyday! Being a RUclipsr is tough work but I know that it will be rewarding one day. Keep up the amazing videos cos I can't wait to see more!!!
I'm going to be honest Matti... I found your guys' Vimeo years before you started RUclips and that was a huge inspiration when I started shooting weddings. I loved your work and was pivotal to growing my wedding work. It was crazy when I was watching your channel regularly and you mentioned your weddings!
Just bought the Roces M12 Lo to get back into skating because of your last vid with the Sony 14GM. Haven’t done it in 5-7 years. Was a pleasant surprise opening up this one today to see you guys going at it again. Bible college alumni here as well. Love the synergy and what you guys are doing!
I love hearing how so many of my favorite filmmakers and photographers have a background in biblical theology! Same here! I appreciate you sharing these thoughts 🤙🏼
So awesome to hear your story. I’ve been running my filmmaking business for 3 years now and finally surpassed the 6 figure mark. My advice is to find the specific type of work you are truly talented at, and double down on that. That’ll increase your value and you’ll be able to get paid more for less work because you’ll become one of the best in the specific niche 👍🏼
Great video guys! I've gone full time on videography the last 18 months - also found network groups a really great place to get work - ALSO - had a part time job to cover my bills to start with - I found I couldn't think creatively enough when worrying about shelter, food etc :) - thanks again - I love the idea of using each video to advertise the next - great tip.
@@bmefilms6879 I use one called BNI - it has chapters all over - it’s not everyone’s cup of tea, but there are others. I found the best ones to be when you get exclusivity in a chapter or branch - so you are the only videographer or photographer there - then other businesses in the room refer business to you and you to them. It’s helped get me some good projects from a place where I had no leads.
I'm in my 4th year of building my video company. I do most of it solo bringing in other freelancers. First year was about $15k, second year was $30k, last year was $20k (thanks Covid) and this year I'm aiming to hit $40k. My best path to success has been building referrals with weddings (wedding shows are a waste of money unless you're massively good at hard selling), and commercially my biggest success has been building partnerships with marketing companies and website developers to have them sell to their clients for a commission and I fulfill the orders. Those are really what I've been working on since the pandemic started and it's starting to bear some fruit. Partnerships are key, especially if you're not big into the sales process yourself. I still undervalue my time quite a lot. I'm starting to turn down the penny pinching clients. Had a few last year that just sucked the life out of me and really broke me of accepting the penny pinchers.
Id like to see something from your freelancing work. You and Peter always talk about your productions but it would be awesome to see some of that stuff. Cant all be under closure?
Thank you Matti!! I'm a 16 year young starting filmmaker, I'm dropping out of school to start my own business. Very risky but I will make it because of YOU! Next week I will be starting my own business. This video is going to help me very very much! Thanks dude!🙌
@@mitchellwoods1026 Yeah, My first investment with Mr Philip McCarthy earned me profit of over $25,530 US dollars, and ever since then he has been delivering.
We spent a couple years doing work on Freelance websites and the odd word of mouth job. Then once we had that experience under our belts, we tripled down on a god website with solid SEO and now we're the top organic ranking video production company in Toronto on Google and rarely have to properly advertise anymore. It's a GRIND, but if you're consistent and keep going, you will find success!
Currently building mine up right now, and just getting into the phase of charging what I deserve to be paid. The importance of personal connection like you mentioned is so important. I've been recommended for most of my work through simple Word of Mouth or clients sharing our project on social media. Even on social media, I switched up my focus from my business IG to my personal IG and the engagement has literally doubled since I made that switch
Wow Matti, I've been watching your video since 2017-2018 till now and this is the first I heard you mention going to bible college. ME TOO!!! The awesome thing is, the first time I came across your videos were went I first got saved and till now, I am a missionary and full time leader in church and married to a missionary as well!!! How awesome is this. Not sure how this makes sense but, wow!!
I have been fulltime in filmmaking/social media the last two years but am looking to become a higher earner, just signed up! Can't wait to learn more about the business side of things!
I'm planning to stop for a semester this coming term because I'm not learning that much in school. And by that, I'm also planning to start building my portrait photography portfolio and hopefully start a freelancing career out of it, to use the time while I'm not in school. Using my second-hand Canon 60D, a 5-in-1 reflector and my knowledge from the Dope Squad and other RUclipsrs hahaha. Thank you for the tips, Haapoja brothers! I know it is a risky time to do such a thing, but every opportunity is worth the risk. Stay safe!
such a helpful video as a freshly graduated filmmaker! I always feel like you have to be the best and while I know I can do more and better I get super nervous but these tips really help push me to try and dive in!
It's quite surprising how this advice transcends filmmaking. I am a freelance software developer and 10/10 every piece of advice is relevant. Also waiting to make enough to start on my other passion filmmaking....
yea for me too it took 2 years being in los angeles until i started to make a 6 figure income,. its not easy but definitely doable! If you good and you love what you do you should never give up!
So glad you guys brought the blades it again and it wasn't just a one time thing. You're being mentioned on all the blading news sources/videos. Thanks for providing exposure for the rollerblading industry!
This is such helpful information and advise. Just started freelancing ad the tips here really hit home! Gonna keep it up to try and try to improve myself and get better!
I use Epidemic sounds for my small channel here as well as my videography and photography business. Those dudes are literally a game changer and stress reliever.
That’s awesome! I have begun following your page because of the great stuff you do. Never realized you were a rollerblader!! I use to make skate videos in a lifetime past ago. You may have even watched a couple of them. Anyways, keep up the great work I am learning a lot from your page.
Bringing out the BOOTS! My cousins and I used to RIP it (or at least try) back in the day. A week or two ago one of my cousins bought the new release of the retro Razor Cults after not being on blades for like a decade. They are SICK! It's got me wondering if I might strap up and go see if I still got it (just need to up my health insurance coverage first - I'm in the US). Lovin' the vibes of the videos as bros. All about family my dude.
Fake it till you make it... That's my favorite one. Honestly, for a majority of freelance gigs, you are the expert on the video front. If you don't know something, there's a 99% chance that the client doesn't either so don't act like you don't know haha.
I'm not sure if I want to go into freelancing, but I'm committed to making stuff for my RUclips channel and using Epidemic Sound makes things so much easier!
I did a friend's wedding in Super 8 back in the day. My wife did the sound with her Nakamichi recorder, and I edited it down to 15 minutes. They loved it.
Bachelor in Theology? . Wow! This is awesome! I have been following you for some time now .. and to hear this is really surprising. Absolutely love it! Keep up the good work.
Wedding filmmaking was also one of my first paid gigs - I still do them but ever since the pandemic, the flow of work from weddings have basically stopped so had to work on other opportunities to keep income flowing.
Nice one guys. After shooting 2 weddings I decided not to do them. Instead, I focus on creative vids for business and my RUclips chan. Weddings are a long-ass day and to stressful in my opinion. But I can see why some people like shooting them.
Epidemic is very cool, no doubt. Another great site, though kinda limited as far as content goes (only in an overall way) is Duende Sounds. They have a really good variety of songs available, but their true bonus is the way you can take pieces of the songs in your purchased products and use the separate parts of the compiled full versions and use them to create your own audio tracks, or use them to create fillers here and there. And there are unlimited ways to put them together, since everything is in the same key, to just drag-and-drop them into your audio timeline as highlighting effects for specific moments in your vids. I really like them, but you have to choose which bundles you want kinda carefully; some bundles seem less useful than others as far as universal usefulness is concerned. PLUS, you do only have so many songs and 'stems' to choose from in each bundle, but it's only limited by your creativity. I took a percussion stem from a song and did an intro into the vocal track from the same song, then followed up by adding the full song and it worked out great! I have the "Evince" and "Widescreen Cinematic" bundles and they're very useful. Check them out.
The Two of you were multitasking at a Church !!! a church,, Yall Jesus is proud of you. One thing for sure you two know to confess at a heart beat. excellent content !!!
I have heard pieces of this over the years from both your channels. It was nice to hear the whole story together. Nice job guys! I will say it again......I love the Haapoja team! You guys rock!
I've already told my girlfriend that if we ever get married, I'm going to hire you guys to shoot the video. Even if I have to pay for airplane tickets and hotels in Argentina. Would you do it?
This was the perfect video for me to see right now, so encouraging. I literally just started my own production company with my friend, and it’s awesome to see something like this right now! Thank you for this!
This video is perfect for me, just starting my film/photo freelance business after doing it as a hobby for a while Hope to one day do it full time. Thanks for all the tips over the years
leaving this comment here to remind my future self where I was in 2021. Just started working at McNeese State University as a filmmaker making minimum wage. This week I'm filming a safety video with the police and also making a tour video of the dorms.
Consistency is the #1 most important thing for building a successful RUclips channel, even more so than quality. I've seen many large channels fall from grace after they stopped being consistent.
I couldn't agree more. I just published a video myself of filming weddings in 2020 which was a tough year to begin with and this tips hit the nail on the head.
I remember when you showed up on Peter's channel and I subscribed to you immediately, then your brother showed up with Drone tips on his Phantom 3. But I haven't subscribed to him yet :P
Such helpful content, Matti! I'm curious: I'd love to hear your thoughts on how you've transformed your channel over time. Was it intentional? Accidental? I've been fascinated by your transition over the years from purely filmmaking into incorporating elements of your family life, finances, business advice, etc. I know I personally enjoy it and find it to be even more valuable. I'm curious what you think. Keep up the great content! Love your work!
Man!! I run a social media freelance company in Toronto...you guys said it! I loved this video, great tips! I would say as I'm going into year 2 of full time. Having the drive is key when things are slow but also you guys said it, Learn everything!! I would love to connect with you guys soon!
Yo! You guys are skating thats sick. Ive been watching your channel to grow my rollerblading channel, but had no idea there was any connection. Your both pretty good. You must have been reslly into it back in the day!? Is that how you got into filming? (I haven't watched the whole video yet 😅)
This was such a timely video. I’m exactly where you guys were at during the start. I have a wedding or two under my belt and a few other projects, but trying to get momentum both as a freelancer and as a RUclipsr. Appreciate the advice! Also, I’d I also went to Bible college and then returned for my Mdiv. Would love to hear about that part of your life at some point!
The only dabble I had with wedding videos was shooting Steadicam for a company in Woodbridge. It was great, I told the company I hate shooting weddings so I gave them a crazy high price and they still hired me because I delivered on all my shots and was a decent person. Those days were great walking away at the end of the night with a pocket full of cash and a full belly lol.
I think sometimes it depends on the demographic of where you establish your filmmaking business, for example the filmmaking industry in the US and Canada is 50 times bigger than the rest of the world, compare to Europe. Only maybe in London the filmmaking business make sense in europe...
I want to go freelance, but it's always that thing in the back of my head. "Am I good enough?" I've been learn from scratch and building a portfolio on RUclips for 3 years. One day soon i'll make the jump and approach a business!
One way to start to build your reel when you're first starting out is to do commercials. Very few establishments will reject an advertisement of their business, especially when it so willingly comes to them, and is done for free.
So here's a question. During the video you mentioned that you and your brother knew nothing about film making in or around 2008. You then say you both consumed all the tutorials and it started to come together. 2 years from now I have a huge event coming up in my life, my wife and I are moving to a different country (Scotland to Spain) Now I know absolutely zero about film making and I have started to watch videos made by a couple who have already made the same move we are going to make. But their videos are just filled with "here's us swanning around the beach all day" when I think they have missed a fantastic opportunity to make a series of videos about the experience. The move itself, the legal side of moving to another country, day to day life, getting a bus, train etc and just fill it with a ton of useful information. There's also the fact I'm having my mid-life crisis moment and would love to film myself training for an Ironman (even though I'm already 54 yrs old and have never done ANY triathlon distance in my life) So the question I guess is "What IS the best way to learn film making? Just going out and shooting something will have it's merits but what to do with the stuff you've shot? Editing etc?? Any answers would be great. Liked the video, hope you all stay safe.
Honestly, of all the things that I've seen the two of you do over the course of your respective RUclips journeys, your inline skating skills are the most inspiring yet. Your confidence and competence shine through in your skating. Did you find that the discipline and dedication to mastering inline skating transfer over to mastering photography and videography? I would love to hear if there was any cross-pollination from one to the other in your opinions. I think it would be fascinating to hear your skating origin stories. Great video today.
hello i am mehdi frome algeria , i am 26 years old and this is my first year in photography and filmmaking , and i just want to say that your story is exactly mine at this year i am passing all these steps one by one .. and its great to see great photographers like you passing by the same steps it makes me feel that i am in the right way .. sorry for my bad english .. you can check some of my wedding videos in my channel am doing the same idea for wedding videos that you have talked about in this video . thnks for reading this :)
Soooooo I loved your videos and have from the Travel Feels day but you Rollerblade????? YES I love it being a blader myself this really made me smile. If you ever get a few seconds I have a few OLD edits of me and my friends and also a few promo edits is did for my local derby team.
Helpful vid, hope it does well! I feel like you really enjoy bridging the cinematography, business planning, and finance arenas and think you are positioned to do it better than most in the space, even beyond just the success story of your own journy! Very much enjoy these practical vids :-) And deja vu on the roller blading from Teppo's channel- can't decide which sequence was more fun!! I see an opportunity from "who did it better" contest vids (like Matti did a few times with Peter) to both grow Teppo's channel even more rapidly and just generally foster fun content that highlights each distinctive style in a playful way and showcases how there are infinite ways to make something great out of the same occasion... but that's just one idea! P.S. taking a deep dive into Matti's old vids now that I'm really committing to honing the premiere chops. Still timelessly helpful, but the evolution over the years is so fantastic and inspiring for someone who endeavors to carve a path himself (also, Teppo's Finnish home vids are loads of fun- I wish we ALL had saunas 😄).
The ultimate itag test send Pete or someone a gift in the mail with one in say a camera bag ! And track it to see where it goes before they receive it ! If they’re track from that distance that is ! Guys great video as always ! Keep them coming honestly addicted to your channel and now I have the spark to start my own! (Been doing photography part time and just lost my main job) so seeing this video it’s now the fire under my feet ! Thanks again guys
all of your tips were pretty much exactly what I have been doing with my wedding videos. I was thinking them before you said them because they're so true and right! I had to do so many free ones to build a portfolio and even did my first wedding not knowing what I was doing but like you said, I faked it till I made it haha just takes lots of hard work.
Teppo shot my sisters wedding, so professional didn’t even notice he was there absolute video ninja 🥷, actually inspired me to start filmmaking myself.
Who's building their own Freelance business?? Any tips for all the others out there? 🙌🏻
From the ground up remember me from the letter months back.. I’ve been working on me !! Thank to your inspiration !!
My wife and I have been doing a few commercial shoots for a local coffee company and have a wedding booked this July with a few practice weddings before hand that we are doing for free. Wish us luck. It's alot of hard 💪
I'm just starting out and find it amazing. My first work is my mums pottery business
Pivoting after 13 years from web dev into photography / videography marketing. Best piece of advice I can give is to always get signed contracts and deposits for any work you do. Nothing will sap your motivation faster than a deadbeat client that ghosts you.
Go hard and never give up
We sure have come a long way from 2009 😂😂😂 glad no one can see the videos we were making back then.
Teppo has such a friendly sweet guy demeanor
He’s the best 🙌🏻
He seems like he'd be the most friendly, positive guy at any party. I mean who wouldn't want to be friends with that guy?
Y’all are exactly like me. Started with youth / church videos then just kept going! Now shooting commercials every week! Thanks guys
Nice to hear about your experiences! Tbh I think a huge part of what people will pay is down to location as well. We have worked hard at our craft and we have enough confidence in ourselves to say our showreel shows we are worth at least £2,000 per wedding, but people are so cheap here in the South of the UK that they want you to do a £3,000 package for like only £300. It's so frustrating.
+ unlimited revisions 😂
@@JuusoKolehmainen hahaha yes 😂
@@JuusoKolehmainen Omg yes that too!
Haha jumping on this train 9 months later... yeah. Trust me, it's not just a south UK thing. I'm in the USA and people balk at a $2,000 quote for a 4-6 minute wedding film. We've had success sticking to our guns, but it's frustrating when you're really taking your business seriously (obviously, we don't just do weddings, but still), investing in WAY better equipment than your average wedding filmmaker (Sony Cinema Line stuff, etc.), and folks don't want to pay you for it.
Some great tips in here. I used to shoot some weddings and they are SO. MUCH. HARD. WORK. Stay patient, kind, and grind it out.
This stuff is so true. I always tell my staff, people do not always remember what you make for them, but they will always remember how you make them feel.
This guys got so many skills, now rollerblading
This skill is a bit rusty haha
@@mattih not rusty at all, i tried going to the park after 10 years. Got 7 stitches on my shin 😂
@@mattih still amazing for sure
@@mattih pulls off a clean Mistrial and Royale and calls himself rusty. Sheesh.
It's so ridiculous how I've been watching you since Travel Feels (pre-70k subs). To see where you are now, is a huge sense of pride for me even though I'm not the one achieving what you've achieved. Keep it up, lifer!
Matt your channel pushes me to work harder and inspire others everyday! Being a RUclipsr is tough work but I know that it will be rewarding one day. Keep up the amazing videos cos I can't wait to see more!!!
I love how you're reviving rollerblading! Might throw on my Valos and give it a go myself haha!
Dooo it 🙌🏻 haha it’s sooo fun
As one rollerblading filmmaker to another this makes me super happy to see.
Also Matti totally looks like HE WOULD ride Roces.
I'm going to be honest Matti... I found your guys' Vimeo years before you started RUclips and that was a huge inspiration when I started shooting weddings. I loved your work and was pivotal to growing my wedding work. It was crazy when I was watching your channel regularly and you mentioned your weddings!
Just bought the Roces M12 Lo to get back into skating because of your last vid with the Sony 14GM. Haven’t done it in 5-7 years. Was a pleasant surprise opening up this one today to see you guys going at it again. Bible college alumni here as well. Love the synergy and what you guys are doing!
I love hearing how so many of my favorite filmmakers and photographers have a background in biblical theology! Same here! I appreciate you sharing these thoughts 🤙🏼
So awesome to hear your story. I’ve been running my filmmaking business for 3 years now and finally surpassed the 6 figure mark. My advice is to find the specific type of work you are truly talented at, and double down on that. That’ll increase your value and you’ll be able to get paid more for less work because you’ll become one of the best in the specific niche 👍🏼
Great video guys! I've gone full time on videography the last 18 months - also found network groups a really great place to get work - ALSO - had a part time job to cover my bills to start with - I found I couldn't think creatively enough when worrying about shelter, food etc :) - thanks again - I love the idea of using each video to advertise the next - great tip.
So true! Once you get passed the just trying to pay bills things really start to sky rocket. That’s why it’s good to keep spending down!
network groups... can you share?
@@bmefilms6879 I use one called BNI - it has chapters all over - it’s not everyone’s cup of tea, but there are others. I found the best ones to be when you get exclusivity in a chapter or branch - so you are the only videographer or photographer there - then other businesses in the room refer business to you and you to them. It’s helped get me some good projects from a place where I had no leads.
@@Paul.McGhie Yes Yes! Works for me too! And its just fun to have some people who are in business too to talk with.
I'm in my 4th year of building my video company. I do most of it solo bringing in other freelancers. First year was about $15k, second year was $30k, last year was $20k (thanks Covid) and this year I'm aiming to hit $40k. My best path to success has been building referrals with weddings (wedding shows are a waste of money unless you're massively good at hard selling), and commercially my biggest success has been building partnerships with marketing companies and website developers to have them sell to their clients for a commission and I fulfill the orders. Those are really what I've been working on since the pandemic started and it's starting to bear some fruit. Partnerships are key, especially if you're not big into the sales process yourself.
I still undervalue my time quite a lot. I'm starting to turn down the penny pinching clients. Had a few last year that just sucked the life out of me and really broke me of accepting the penny pinchers.
Waiting for this to be renamed "The Matti & Teppo Show"
Awesome conversation guys!
That’s a very brotherly thumbnail😂I love it♥️
Id like to see something from your freelancing work. You and Peter always talk about your productions but it would be awesome to see some of that stuff. Cant all be under closure?
It’s tough to show anything cause I don’t own that footage :(
@@mattih I understand that and know that from own clients. Sometimes the client shows his project on websites or even youtube so that could be a way?
I swear this video is one of the best on my list
Aw 😊 🙏🏻
Thank you Matti!! I'm a 16 year young starting filmmaker, I'm dropping out of school to start my own business. Very risky but I will make it because of YOU! Next week I will be starting my own business. This video is going to help me very very much! Thanks dude!🙌
This video has that old infomercial feeling for Epidemic Sound
Hapooja Brothers, you two are great companion for each other... i wish you guys extend this duo for another Year or so
*I don't know who needs to hear this but stop saving all your money. Invest some of it if you want financial freedom.*
Invest in Bitcoin, gold, silver, buy stock, forex market. Anything! Just invest and save yourself.
I wanted to trade Crypto but got discouraged by the fluctuations in price.
@@reevesmartinez9137 That won't bother you if you trade with a professional like Mr Philip McCarthy.
I heard that his strategies are really good.
@@mitchellwoods1026 Yeah, My first investment with Mr Philip McCarthy earned me profit of over $25,530 US dollars, and ever since then he has been delivering.
We spent a couple years doing work on Freelance websites and the odd word of mouth job. Then once we had that experience under our belts, we tripled down on a god website with solid SEO and now we're the top organic ranking video production company in Toronto on Google and rarely have to properly advertise anymore. It's a GRIND, but if you're consistent and keep going, you will find success!
perfect video for me rn! Finished college last month and now building my own filmmaking business over here in Germany
Currently building mine up right now, and just getting into the phase of charging what I deserve to be paid. The importance of personal connection like you mentioned is so important. I've been recommended for most of my work through simple Word of Mouth or clients sharing our project on social media. Even on social media, I switched up my focus from my business IG to my personal IG and the engagement has literally doubled since I made that switch
Wow Matti, I've been watching your video since 2017-2018 till now and this is the first I heard you mention going to bible college. ME TOO!!!
The awesome thing is, the first time I came across your videos were went I first got saved and till now, I am a missionary and full time leader in church and married to a missionary as well!!! How awesome is this. Not sure how this makes sense but, wow!!
I have been fulltime in filmmaking/social media the last two years but am looking to become a higher earner, just signed up! Can't wait to learn more about the business side of things!
I'm planning to stop for a semester this coming term because I'm not learning that much in school. And by that, I'm also planning to start building my portrait photography portfolio and hopefully start a freelancing career out of it, to use the time while I'm not in school. Using my second-hand Canon 60D, a 5-in-1 reflector and my knowledge from the Dope Squad and other RUclipsrs hahaha.
Thank you for the tips, Haapoja brothers! I know it is a risky time to do such a thing, but every opportunity is worth the risk.
Stay safe!
I have a feeling you will learn more doing it than in school 🙌🏻
@@mattih Thank you for your words, Sir! Keep inspiring people by your contents. 🥰
Hooray for rollerblading! Plus the solid advice and stuff is cool too.
such a helpful video as a freshly graduated filmmaker! I always feel like you have to be the best and while I know I can do more and better I get super nervous but these tips really help push me to try and dive in!
It's quite surprising how this advice transcends filmmaking. I am a freelance software developer and 10/10 every piece of advice is relevant.
Also waiting to make enough to start on my other passion filmmaking....
yea for me too it took 2 years being in los angeles until i started to make a 6 figure income,. its not easy but definitely doable! If you good and you love what you do you should never give up!
I love Epidemic!!! So much inspiration. Congrats on everything guys!
So glad you guys brought the blades it again and it wasn't just a one time thing. You're being mentioned on all the blading news sources/videos. Thanks for providing exposure for the rollerblading industry!
Me : How to survive today with no money.
Matti : As title above
Mr Beast: How I spend $100 000 on food in a day
Get a job ! Easy !
And it's Andrew Kramer here! That guy is a legend. Inspired me so much and still does. Glad to know you learned from him. 👍
You two are just so damn inspiring! Super cool you guys are working together again now, can’t wait to see what else happens in the future 😊
This is such helpful information and advise. Just started freelancing ad the tips here really hit home! Gonna keep it up to try and try to improve myself and get better!
I use Epidemic sounds for my small channel here as well as my videography and photography business. Those dudes are literally a game changer and stress reliever.
That’s awesome! I have begun following your page because of the great stuff you do. Never realized you were a rollerblader!! I use to make skate videos in a lifetime past ago. You may have even watched a couple of them. Anyways, keep up the great work I am learning a lot from your page.
These are such great tips. It's not going to happen overnight, gotta work for it and keep getting better! 💯
Bringing out the BOOTS! My cousins and I used to RIP it (or at least try) back in the day. A week or two ago one of my cousins bought the new release of the retro Razor Cults after not being on blades for like a decade. They are SICK! It's got me wondering if I might strap up and go see if I still got it (just need to up my health insurance coverage first - I'm in the US). Lovin' the vibes of the videos as bros. All about family my dude.
Fake it till you make it... That's my favorite one. Honestly, for a majority of freelance gigs, you are the expert on the video front. If you don't know something, there's a 99% chance that the client doesn't either so don't act like you don't know haha.
I'm not sure if I want to go into freelancing, but I'm committed to making stuff for my RUclips channel and using Epidemic Sound makes things so much easier!
I did a friend's wedding in Super 8 back in the day. My wife did the sound with her Nakamichi recorder, and I edited it down to 15 minutes. They loved it.
Bachelor in Theology? . Wow! This is awesome! I have been following you for some time now .. and to hear this is really surprising. Absolutely love it! Keep up the good work.
Your channel is so addicting to watch!!!! 🥳👏🏽
Wedding filmmaking was also one of my first paid gigs - I still do them but ever since the pandemic, the flow of work from weddings have basically stopped so had to work on other opportunities to keep income flowing.
Nice one guys. After shooting 2 weddings I decided not to do them. Instead, I focus on creative vids for business and my RUclips chan. Weddings are a long-ass day and to stressful in my opinion. But I can see why some people like shooting them.
Epidemic is very cool, no doubt. Another great site, though kinda limited as far as content goes (only in an overall way) is Duende Sounds. They have a really good variety of songs available, but their true bonus is the way you can take pieces of the songs in your purchased products and use the separate parts of the compiled full versions and use them to create your own audio tracks, or use them to create fillers here and there. And there are unlimited ways to put them together, since everything is in the same key, to just drag-and-drop them into your audio timeline as highlighting effects for specific moments in your vids.
I really like them, but you have to choose which bundles you want kinda carefully; some bundles seem less useful than others as far as universal usefulness is concerned. PLUS, you do only have so many songs and 'stems' to choose from in each bundle, but it's only limited by your creativity. I took a percussion stem from a song and did an intro into the vocal track from the same song, then followed up by adding the full song and it worked out great! I have the "Evince" and "Widescreen Cinematic" bundles and they're very useful. Check them out.
The Two of you were multitasking at a Church !!! a church,, Yall Jesus is proud of you.
One thing for sure you two know to confess at a heart beat.
excellent content !!!
I have heard pieces of this over the years from both your channels. It was nice to hear the whole story together. Nice job guys! I will say it again......I love the Haapoja team! You guys rock!
I've already told my girlfriend that if we ever get married, I'm going to hire you guys to shoot the video. Even if I have to pay for airplane tickets and hotels in Argentina. Would you do it?
cool
I’m retired 😊 sorry man
@@mattih NOOOO 😭😭
You couldn’t afford him now !
@@OGtalks I'd get several bank loans if necesary
You are so enthusiastic about your topic that I keep watching although I will never freelance as a filmmaker. Enjoy the day...
This was the perfect video for me to see right now, so encouraging. I literally just started my own production company with my friend, and it’s awesome to see something like this right now! Thank you for this!
Great insight on building the business. Regarding the airtags, don't bury them; my dogs did that, and I had to be right over it to find it!
This video is perfect for me, just starting my film/photo freelance business after doing it as a hobby for a while
Hope to one day do it full time. Thanks for all the tips over the years
leaving this comment here to remind my future self where I was in 2021.
Just started working at McNeese State University as a filmmaker making minimum wage.
This week I'm filming a safety video with the police and also making a tour video of the dorms.
Just have a plan with an exist point.
Awesome video guys! Side note... I would prefer tree cutting videos than weddings personally XD... You guys rock!!!
Well that is so cool - who would have guessed Matti Haapoja is a Theologian !! Crazy cool haha!!
Audio is the most stressful part of my film making career! I enjoy your success guys!
Wow you guys are so good. Please do not ever let Teppo live this channel, your vibe is so fresh and your vlog went from 100% to 200% 👍💪
You two have such a good understanding and chemistry haha
Consistency
Consistency is the #1 most important thing for building a successful RUclips channel, even more so than quality. I've seen many large channels fall from grace after they stopped being consistent.
I couldn't agree more. I just published a video myself of filming weddings in 2020 which was a tough year to begin with and this tips hit the nail on the head.
I remember when you showed up on Peter's channel and I subscribed to you immediately, then your brother showed up with Drone tips on his Phantom 3. But I haven't subscribed to him yet :P
Such helpful content, Matti! I'm curious: I'd love to hear your thoughts on how you've transformed your channel over time. Was it intentional? Accidental? I've been fascinated by your transition over the years from purely filmmaking into incorporating elements of your family life, finances, business advice, etc. I know I personally enjoy it and find it to be even more valuable. I'm curious what you think. Keep up the great content! Love your work!
I have a BA in Theology and an M.Div. You guys are so inspiring to me. Hopefully one day I'll be as good as y'all.
LOVE both of you together. Good to hear your stories from past experiences. So funny!
This video has me wondering if I can still nail some gnargly grinds!
the handheld wedding shots were honestly... dope
Man!! I run a social media freelance company in Toronto...you guys said it! I loved this video, great tips! I would say as I'm going into year 2 of full time. Having the drive is key when things are slow but also you guys said it, Learn everything!! I would love to connect with you guys soon!
Yo! You guys are skating thats sick. Ive been watching your channel to grow my rollerblading channel, but had no idea there was any connection. Your both pretty good. You must have been reslly into it back in the day!? Is that how you got into filming? (I haven't watched the whole video yet 😅)
This was such a timely video. I’m exactly where you guys were at during the start. I have a wedding or two under my belt and a few other projects, but trying to get momentum both as a freelancer and as a RUclipsr. Appreciate the advice! Also, I’d I also went to Bible college and then returned for my Mdiv. Would love to hear about that part of your life at some point!
The only dabble I had with wedding videos was shooting Steadicam for a company in Woodbridge. It was great, I told the company I hate shooting weddings so I gave them a crazy high price and they still hired me because I delivered on all my shots and was a decent person. Those days were great walking away at the end of the night with a pocket full of cash and a full belly lol.
Looks like the key to building a successful business is to start with people you really love!
We're on the right track!
I love the Vlog portions of each video, it’s so refreshing compared to all of tutorials everybody is doing
I'm not crying, you're crying!
I can only envy this success, Congrats!
Currently watching this video in Bible college 😂
Very helpful tips and motivational 😊😮💨💚
I think sometimes it depends on the demographic of where you establish your filmmaking business, for example the filmmaking industry in the US and Canada is 50 times bigger than the rest of the world, compare to Europe. Only maybe in London the filmmaking business make sense in europe...
I want to go freelance, but it's always that thing in the back of my head. "Am I good enough?" I've been learn from scratch and building a portfolio on RUclips for 3 years. One day soon i'll make the jump and approach a business!
One way to start to build your reel when you're first starting out is to do commercials. Very few establishments will reject an advertisement of their business, especially when it so willingly comes to them, and is done for free.
Dude I totally agree about the music! Good music and sound is the backbone to most all of my videos and films!
So here's a question. During the video you mentioned that you and your brother knew nothing about film making in or around 2008. You then say you both consumed all the tutorials and it started to come together. 2 years from now I have a huge event coming up in my life, my wife and I are moving to a different country (Scotland to Spain) Now I know absolutely zero about film making and I have started to watch videos made by a couple who have already made the same move we are going to make. But their videos are just filled with "here's us swanning around the beach all day" when I think they have missed a fantastic opportunity to make a series of videos about the experience. The move itself, the legal side of moving to another country, day to day life, getting a bus, train etc and just fill it with a ton of useful information. There's also the fact I'm having my mid-life crisis moment and would love to film myself training for an Ironman (even though I'm already 54 yrs old and have never done ANY triathlon distance in my life) So the question I guess is "What IS the best way to learn film making? Just going out and shooting something will have it's merits but what to do with the stuff you've shot? Editing etc?? Any answers would be great. Liked the video, hope you all stay safe.
Honestly, of all the things that I've seen the two of you do over the course of your respective RUclips journeys, your inline skating skills are the most inspiring yet. Your confidence and competence shine through in your skating. Did you find that the discipline and dedication to mastering inline skating transfer over to mastering photography and videography? I would love to hear if there was any cross-pollination from one to the other in your opinions. I think it would be fascinating to hear your skating origin stories. Great video today.
hello i am mehdi frome algeria , i am 26 years old and this is my first year in photography and filmmaking , and i just want to say that your story is exactly mine at this year i am passing all these steps one by one .. and its great to see great photographers like you passing by the same steps it makes me feel that i am in the right way .. sorry for my bad english .. you can check some of my wedding videos in my channel am doing the same idea for wedding videos that you have talked about in this video . thnks for reading this :)
Soooooo I loved your videos and have from the Travel Feels day but you Rollerblade????? YES I love it being a blader myself this really made me smile. If you ever get a few seconds I have a few OLD edits of me and my friends and also a few promo edits is did for my local derby team.
Helpful vid, hope it does well! I feel like you really enjoy bridging the cinematography, business planning, and finance arenas and think you are positioned to do it better than most in the space, even beyond just the success story of your own journy! Very much enjoy these practical vids :-)
And deja vu on the roller blading from Teppo's channel- can't decide which sequence was more fun!! I see an opportunity from "who did it better" contest vids (like Matti did a few times with Peter) to both grow Teppo's channel even more rapidly and just generally foster fun content that highlights each distinctive style in a playful way and showcases how there are infinite ways to make something great out of the same occasion... but that's just one idea!
P.S. taking a deep dive into Matti's old vids now that I'm really committing to honing the premiere chops. Still timelessly helpful, but the evolution over the years is so fantastic and inspiring for someone who endeavors to carve a path himself (also, Teppo's Finnish home vids are loads of fun- I wish we ALL had saunas 😄).
This video inspires me to do more and create more, Thank you, Matti!
The ultimate itag test send Pete or someone a gift in the mail with one in say a camera bag ! And track it to see where it goes before they receive it ! If they’re track from that distance that is !
Guys great video as always ! Keep them coming honestly addicted to your channel and now I have the spark to start my own! (Been doing photography part time and just lost my main job) so seeing this video it’s now the fire under my feet !
Thanks again guys
all of your tips were pretty much exactly what I have been doing with my wedding videos. I was thinking them before you said them because they're so true and right! I had to do so many free ones to build a portfolio and even did my first wedding not knowing what I was doing but like you said, I faked it till I made it haha just takes lots of hard work.
Teppo shot my sisters wedding, so professional didn’t even notice he was there absolute video ninja 🥷, actually inspired me to start filmmaking myself.
Everyone bought new blades the past year and those new release 5th Elements looked brand new. Keep skating dudes 🤘🏻
ye boyys you got them grinds down !!
Nice to know about the past. It's inspiring. 👍