This is the guy for anyone wanting to understand the real side of things 👌🏼

Most underrated KZfaq filmmaker channel. Riveting episode!

This is so much fun to watch ✌️

Undervalued channel

That is my greatest fear about working for clients on big projects. Today I teach lighting and can basically do anything I want in regards to content. Maybe the extra money wont be worth the headaches in my personal case. But I want to try it so damn much tho! Thank you for the great content as always

Appreciate you being so candid. Do you worry that a video like this jeopardizes the relationship and future work with this client?

Great video....stressful....but great! I can relate to tough client interactions, but the back and forth on this one sounds next level. Can't wait to see how it all works out!

Nice to see part 2 ! Those client moments always make you reconsider your whole existence 😵‍💫😢😂

More more more. There is not much on youtube at this level on commercial work. So more break downs.

This demonstrates the risk of working with clients expecting too much but only willing to pay a modest amount (scope creap). I wonder if Scott even made minimum wage? The total profit/pay he earned divided by the TOTAL hours he worked on the project. I'm at 13:00 where he is still pulling together the script. It looks like your team has spent hundreds of hours on research and reaching out to interview candidates. Technically this is story creation/casting which is typically handled by a different team (I think). Was the back and forth of creating the project paid for? Was a retainer paid with partial payment for work performed if the client decides not to proceed with the project? The very real risk that Mr. Peters had was that the company would say "Sorry, not what we are looking for." And then handing his team's project to an internal team or some low cost vendor perhaps working overseas. Mr. Peters would have no real recourse. He could hire a layer and sue at $??? per hour. Not a realistic option. After all if you can do your job anywhere, your job can be done in any low cost country and not by you. I am glad the project worked out for Mr. Peters. He learned a lot and his team will be better for the next project.

Great story. I'm at 13:00 still waiting for how. Just not much useful information except how clients jerk you around. Sorry.🤥

Cracking job, Scott. Something about hearing ridiculous client feedback in your high pitched, sped up voice really affects my blood pressure.

12:38 PAIN

I'd be quote emailing telling them we had done exactly what they had asked for. What a joke. Makes you wanna start slapping people or just doing the bare minimum...

Such a great video/insight into these sort of jobs, but holy moly hearing that client feedback is making me frustraighted and I'm not even involved

This is great! Exactly what fellow filmmakers need. Thank you for taking the time to document your process of working with these clients. Looking forward to the next episode!!

KILLER video Scott - huge props, love the final result, but the journey was even better :D

Looking forward to the next episode!

Having direct access to the client can sometimes be helpful, but at others it can be a serious hinderance. As you say, having an agency in the mix might have helped to work through the idiosyncrasies of the client feedback process, but tbh I think it’s better sometimes to hear it from the horse’s mouth - especially with such maddening changes week on week. Being at the table throughout the process definitely makes you invested in the project - for good and bad reasons! Great insights though. Looking forward to the fun of production and post-production!

Epic content as always Scott! Your ability to paint a picture of the process so openly without being overly negative is so refreshing. Any project, regardless of scale is at the mercy of the people paying for your services. It's always a fun conversation with any new project when the question of budget comes up! I'm constantly working on refining my process and enjoy your content as it's certainly helping me as my own productions have started to grow! Keep up the fantastic, informative content!

Definitely needed to see a video like this today. Been trying to secure a job for nearly a month now and I’m constantly trying to avoid scope creep / keep us aligned to the original brief. Somehow comforting to know that at any stage of my career I’ll be dealing with this headache for the rest of my life

So good, just a bit of second hand anxiety

The clips you show in the video look so nice! I assume they are from the final product? Can’t wait to see the results.

Great insights - thank you, Scott! Looking forward to Part II!

Great video man! Thank you for sharing! What you're doing in invaluable and so beneficial for all of us!!

That client issue is global. And it gets worse the higher they pay you 😅

I love your work! This is a peak behind the blinds that I have not seen anywhere else. I am looking forward to see this journey develope.

This gave me a freaking ulcer.

Great and honest retelling of your client journey. Very relatable. Thanks for sharing.

Oh man oh man..... Let's just say the edit of this definitely reflected the feeling of what you went thru. That back and forthing is far too familiar. Wohazas

Awesomeeeeeeeeeeee

Man, I was getting angry for you.

These clients sound fucked

This is incredibly valuable content thanks for doing and sharing your stories Scott. I can’t wait to watch the next one.

Huge props for the resilience and adaptability shown in pre-prod. Experience and professionalism coming through despite all the odds!

This feels all too real as I’m in this boat, but I have a team of one - me. 🤦🏾‍♂️ This video sparked feelings of anxiety while clearly conveying the tension during pre-production. I look forward to the next episode.

Freaking amazing! I'm doing pre-production right now with an IT client for a commercial. I thought I was stressed out. Cant wait to be as stressed as your crew in this video haha. Great Problems!

Great series. Thanks for doing these. Looking forward to the next.

Fantastic series Scott, keep it up

My blood pressure went through the roof with the feedback sections, good for you for getting through it and making something great.

All sounded way too familiar and I could feel my anxiety and heart palpitations creeping in!

I fuckin love this series!!!

Great video and Great Jamie Lenman content.

I love the client with short term memory issues...

Pre-production will make or break your production. Great vid Scott! 🙌

My ears were ringing after the second kick-back. You must have been stuck with a newly promoted junior VP with their first high-budget project trying to make a name for themselves. Your patience, and the whole team’s patience, is admirable. The southern American in me would have flipped a lid several times over.

Can't wait till the next episode!! Thanks again Scott you're the best :)

Production company owner here. The bigger the budgets, the bigger the scrutiny, the bigger your problems.

Holy shit man, I can totally relate on this and this is a master class that every producer and director should see. This is amazing knowledge. I wish I knew this 10 years ago.

Awesome video! I can’t imagine the stress with the client - all that back and forth would have driven me nuts, haha. Agencies are a real lifesaver in situations like that. Pre-production is always too rushed on my end. I usually have a rough concept, but things are often too vague, whether it’s the shot list or locations. Still too much of that run-and-gun approach, haha. Maybe it’s a habit from photography, where switching locations is simpler, and there’s no need to worry about everything flowing together seamlessly.