How to Hire a Video Crew When You Need to Strengthen the Bench

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How to Hire a Video Crew When You Need to Strengthen the Bench

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When you want to hire a video crew; finding a reliable, creative, and well-equipped team can feel as treacherous and unlikely as a trip to Mordor—the enemy-guarded kingdom at the end of Frodo’s quest. And, like the ring bearers, when you find that perfect crew, you want to hold onto your precious, rare commodity until the end of time.

Hire a Video Crew Anytime, Anywhere

It’s an understandable sentiment. Who wants to go through the trouble of finding and vetting a new video crew with every project? Sometimes though, you just want to mix things up. Different DP’s have different approaches and a fresh perspective can be, well, refreshing. Other times, you’re hiring in an unfamiliar area or you need a local production crew on the other side of the globe rather than spending the money to send your tried and true team. 

Whether you just want to mix things up, are looking in a new area, or need a strong bench for when your go-to team is unavailable, it helps to have some reassurance you’ll find the right person for the gig. A botched job by someone who doesn’t understand your vision is costly, but a reliable production crew who just plain gets you is priceless.

Hire a Video Crew Easily (Seriously)

When you want to mix it up with contractors, but don’t want to risk hiring a bad camera crew, a crewing service can save the day. You get to skip the vetting (which takes time, patience, and money) and still know you’re in good hands. The best thing Crew Connection provides is reassurance that anyone you pick will have the skills and equipment to get the job done right the first time. We’ve already found the very best crews—which makes the creative team happy—and ensured they have the right paperwork—which makes every legal department breathe a sigh of relief.

Whether you’re a large corporation or an indie filmmaker, we’ll equip you with any size team of the right contractors. No strings attached.

Hire A Video Crew Now

Head on over to the Crew Cloud to hire a video crew in a few clicks. As the character, Samwise Gamgee said to Frodo in The Fellowship of the Ring, “It’s the job that’s never started as takes longest to finish.”

About Crew Connection:

Crew Connection connects you with video production crews across the country and around the globe. With more than 25 years of experience and thousands of shoots with film crew pros to our credit, you can trust our expert coordinators to match you with the right freelance video crew and equipment—every time.