Yeah, we make films now too!

On September 16th, 2011 Mark Bandte wrote:

So about 3 years ago, I got my first HD video camera.

It was always one of those things that I thought "Hey, I could make movies, and I think I'd be good at it too". I started out making travel films with music in the background on iMovie, and everyone I showed them to thought they were pretty good.  Then I made a little film for my cousin in Byron bay to help him promote his business.  Then I tried my hand at a couple of crappy short films, and since then I've just been taking some jobs here and there, getting more and more experience… 

It dawned on me a week or so ago when I was finishing off a film for Alka Forsikring (not on iMovie), and my girl came up to me and said something like "I have absolutely NO idea how you do what you do", and I realized that even though there are a fair few people out there who make films, that for the most part they are über professional, what with the crews, sound guys, production teams and all that jazz, and they are extremely expensive!  

I can do colour grading, basic sound cleanup, all the photography, all the cutting and everything else myself, and what's more, is that I absolutely love it!  I love nerding around with all those little details, getting the shots in the right order, and shaving milliseconds off and making sure the whole thing rolls out how I imagine it should be, and BECAUSE I do it myself, Toothless Tiger can make films for a good price. 

Henriette and I also pride ourselves on the fact that we are one with the creative forces of the universe, so we come up with some really cool ideas too!  SO now, that's a part of Toothless Tiger:  web films - including introfilms, product films, events, and whatever else our customers need.  

Really, movie-making is all about 'seeing' the shot, capturing it, and cutting it together. We can do that, dammit!  We've even been getting some pretty big clients, and they've been more than satisfied too, which is great for a bit of an explosion in the self confidence.  

So here's me:  some guy who just picks up a camera, and less than 3 years later, has a kickass camera which has been paid for by jobs, and is making money by making films for big companies.  How cool is that?  

If it is that anyone is interested in Toothless Tiger films, big or small, then throw me a mail at mark@toothlesstiger.com -  I'll sort you out :D