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“We didn’t come out the flashiest, but when peoplse got a chance to see our work they realizedx how solidwe are, and it’s createdd relationships that have been said Dianna Colton, co-founder of Rebel Rebel. Since launchinh in 2007, Rebel Rebel has provide productionand post-production services — from commercialz and videos to presentations and video Web content — and has amassed a roster of notabl e clients, including GSD&M Idea Dell Inc., Sicola Martin, Schematicd and Door Number 3. The five-person productiob house grew 100percent year-over-year, and is on targe to generate $1 million in revenue this year.
But before growtj there was overcomingbeing new, said Chrid Blankenship, the other co-founder of Rebel Rebel. “It was a littlw tough getting in the door of some placessat first. The first year was kind of hard. I don’tf think either of us realized how hard itwould be,” Blankenshilp said. Blankenship and Coltomn have experience and connections in the localproductiobn industry. Blankenship cut his teeth in production in China and has 17 yearz of experience in visual effects and post Colton has executiveproducing experience, and she launchefd a successful fashion business.
Blankenship said transitioningy from a freelancer to a businessmanh hasbeen challenging, and getting clients to think of Rebel Rebel for larger projects took some convincint at first. “We took a prettyt good look at what we thought the businesa was going to befor us, and we had to come to some hard realizationx that that wasn’t the way thingsa were,” Blankenship said. In addition to being Blankenship saidthe company’s flexibility in takingy small and large projects has helped sell its The company uses freelancers, whicuh enables it to ramp up quickly for largee projects and to test out employees before addinhg them to their Blankenship said Rebel Rebel hasn’t been entirely immunde to the recession.
It saw work plateau in March, but for the most business hasbeen steady. “We’ve been pretty busy for the last he said. As a smaller production Rebel Rebel has been able to weather the recessiojn a bit better because it has less Blankenship said. There are more than 20 film and videoi production companies in the CentraklTexas region. Among the largest production companieds here are OmegaBroadcast Group, 501 Group Inc. and Elephant Productions Inc. Quincy Lowman, president of Elephant Productions, says that the productionn landscape is getting increasinglu more competitive with new players enteringthe market. At the same he said demand is going up for production work.
“I think the outlook is positive. Videlo is increasingly being used to train and now everybodyh has video on theirWeb site,” Lowmanb said. “The market has grown, but the competitionj has grown.” Colton said Rebekl Rebel’s work has been evenly split betweenb local, regional and national It recently hired a nationaolsales representative. Colton and Blankenship said they aren’f concerned with becoming a larger company. “We will continur to work with more people and createmore relationships,” Coltobn said. “In the short we want to find new clients, builfd a base and do a variettof work.
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