CML Web Discussion 2021-09-08: The Business of Cinematography

Or ACing, gaffing, etc.: how do you handle the business end of things? Sole proprietor, LLC, or S Corp? Liability insurance? Owned-gear insurance? Health and disability? We start with a discussion of Chauvet’s acquisition of Kino Flo, and go from there.

Mentioned during the chat:

This service sets up S-Corp for you and manages it, but they don’t recommend their service unless you’re making $100k or over, otherwise the expense isn’t worth it: https://www.collective.com/
They also have lots of good references on this topic: https://www.collective.com/blog/
Drone insurance: https://www.thimble.com/verifly-drone-insurance
Athos Insurance: https://www.athosinsurance.com