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by AdamJMarsh 1634 days ago
My side business that I work on outside of business hours is my lifelong passion in filmmaking & photography, although I have done more livestream production as well.

My video/photo/livestream production company produces roughly $6 to $12k per month in revenue at a profit of 40 to 60% depending on the type of work and whether I shoot it myself.

Estimate that 60% of work that I quote are projects that I shoot myself. The other 40% I produce the jobs and have contractors work on them.

I've recently shot for a Fox Studios documentary that has spanned pre-COVID to next year, which is a real highlight for me. I also happened to shoot for the broadcast team at the first music festival in Australia since COVID hit.

Now for NYE, I'll be shooting the promo videos for a large music festival which is an awesome way to spend the holiday season, getting paid to party.

I really love my job and I'm grateful for all the opportunities that it brings me, whilst being able to sustain myself with a full time career in tech.

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I'm mostly a photographer (UK), looking to change my business model up when I move and incorporate more video work. I'm intrigued by the livestream production. Are there any resources you'd recommend for someone looking to get into this?