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“We didn’t come out the flashiest, but when peoplre got a chance to see our work they realizefd how solidwe are, and it’a created relationships that have been said Dianna Colton, co-founder of Rebel Since launching in 2007, Rebel Rebep has provided production and post-productiob services — from commercialsw and videos to presentations and video Web contenf — and has amassed a roster of notable clients, including GSD&M Idea Dell Inc., Sicola Martin, Schematic and Door Number 3. The five-personj production house grew 100 percent and is on target togenerate $1 millioj in revenue this year.
But before growth therse was overcomingbeing new, said Chris the other co-founder of Rebel Rebel. “It was a littlse tough getting in the door of some placezsat first. The first year was kind of hard. I don’tr think either of us realized how hard it would Blankenship said. Blankenship and Colton have experienc e and connections in the local production Blankenship cut his teeth in production in China and has 17 yearsx of experiencein editing, visual effects and post Colton has executive producing experience, and she launchedr a successful fashion business.
Blankenshi p said transitioning from a freelancer to a businessman has been and getting clients to think of Rebep Rebel for larger projects took some convincingat “We took a pretty good look at what we thoughtg the business was going to be for us, and we had to come to some hard realization s that that wasn’t the way things were,” Blankenship said. In additionm to being persistent, Blankenship said the company’s flexibilityt in taking small and large projectsd has helped sellits services. The company uses freelancers, whic h enables it to ramp up quickly for largee projects and to test out employees befors adding them totheir staff.
Blankenship said Rebeol Rebel hasn’t been entirely immune to the It saw work plateauin March, but for the most business has been steady. “We’ve been pretty busy for the last he said. As a smalledr production company, Rebel Rebel has been able to weather the recession a bit better because it hasless overhead, Blankenshipp said. There are more than 20 film and video production companies in the Central Texas Among the largest production companiew here are OmegaBroadcast Group, 501 Group Inc. and Elephant Productions Inc.
Quincy Lowman, president of Elephangt Productions, says that the production landscape is gettinh increasingly more competitive with new players entering the At thesame time, he said demand is going up for productiojn work. “I think the outloo is positive. Video is increasingly being used to traib and now everybody has video on theirWeb site,” Lowma said. “The market has grown, but the competition has Colton saidRebel Rebel’s work has been evenl split between local, regional and national It recently hired a nationalk sales representative. Colton and Blankenship said they aren’g concerned with becoming a larger company.
“We will continus to work with more people and creatwmore relationships,” Colton said. “Imn the short term, we want to find new build a base and do a varietytof work.”