FInd out how Christian Schu gets work from high end clients

Christian is an expert in cinematic storytelling. They don’tjust look beautiful, but sell beautifully. Christian started as an insurance broker and then moved on to setting up his own business. But eventually, he thought something was missing. He didn’t start knowing he wanted to move into filmmaking,he just knew he wanted to do something different. Based on a childhood memory, he went to film and started by setting up a green screen studio. He did this with no training or knowledge about filming.

He got a breakthrough through his network and was introduced to people who organise an elite tennis tournament. He did lots of filming there and created a film to tempt next year's sponsors. That went very well, and things expanded from there. He did all the editing and everything by himself.He said he had the imagination but just needed to learn the technical skills.
After the breakthrough, it became much easier. He had work to show, he had a great connection from previous businesses, and the business took off. In 2019, he was introduced to his first end hi-fi client. He has then moved into that area as a niche. When shooting these products, and in all his work, he makes a story. He spends a long time finding out who the target market is and what they are interested in.

He doesn’t have an agent, people tend to pick up the phone, having seen his work.
Sam asks if getting the initial big client is important. He says it is very helpful. Try things to get that initial work with a big client. Do some low-priced work for a big client to get a foot in the door. But make sure you explain what the cost should be.
Christian is based in Malaysia and travels most months. He has a second base in Germany, which he uses to access the rest of Europe. He is usually in Europe every other month, and from Germany, he can easily access most of Europe.
Sam asks about how his network from his previous business helped him in his film business. He says it has helped a lot. He said it also helped that he understood how to build and run a business.
Christian says he doesn’t have employees, but he does have freelancers that he works with. In terms of equipment, he says when he started, he bought lots of expensive equipment which he hardly ever uses. He says what you need is a camera, two or three lights, and some good sound. He was awarded best branded content director just a couple of weeks ago. Christian also has his project, a 42-minute film called Seconds in Eternity. It has gained 33 awards at film festivals. It isn’t available to the pubic at the moment as it is showing in film festivals.

You can find Christian here

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