On the previous post in this series I talked about financing, this time around I will focus on the different legal entities under which you can register your production house. So I once again surfed the World Wide Web and discovered that most starting filmmakers begin their careers as independent filmmakers and in accordance to that, is how they set up their production companies; that is if they so choose to form one.

The two common types of legal entities that are usually used by independent filmmakers are: Limited Liability Company (LLC) and Individual/Sole Proprietor. I ran across a third one, and thought I should include it; it is the Doing business as (DBA). …click here to read more

This is the third installment in the “How to Start a Video Production House” series. In the previous post I talked about the making of a business plan; in this one, I will talk about some of the ways you can finance your business.

I found that there are countless ways for someone to get funds to start their business venture. Based on what I learned, there are three general categories: Lenders, Investors and plain old Self-Financing (or Bootstrapping). It is important to keep in mind that in a lot, if not all cases you will be partly responsible for funding the venture. In other words, you are not going to get every cent you need from lenders and investors; you will have to cover the rest of what you need.

I would like to start with …click here to read more