Filmmaker Eric Deeran argues freelancers should rent camera gear instead of buying. Land a $15,000 retainer first, then rent equipment for around $300 a day through services like ShareGrid. Having $5,000 in savings isn't enough to justify the purchase.
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What is the minimum camera equipment setup needed for a shoot? Honestly, I would just rent gear if you don't have anything. Like, a lot of people are against this, but, like, close the client. Use the sales process that we have. Close the client and then go on something like share grid and rent the gear for it. Like, just rent it, right? A lot of people like, no, I need to, I need to own my own gear. Well, dude, if you have no money, like, if you have like $5,000 in the bank, like, what are you going to do? Go buy a camera and then have no money, right? Oh, if you have $5,000 in the bank, go close a $15,000 three month retainer. It's like you could spend 300 bucks for a day and rent it and then have the project pay for the rent.
