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“We didn’t come out the but when people got a chanc to see our work they realized how solirdwe are, and it’s created relationshipse that have been said Dianna Colton, co-founder of Rebel Since launching in 2007, Rebelk Rebel has provided production and post-production service — from commercials and videos to presentations and videl Web content — and has amassed a roster of notabl e clients, including GSD&M Idea City, Dell Inc., Sicola Martin, Schematic and Door Number 3.
The five-person production house grew 100percenrt year-over-year, and is on targer to generate $1 million in revenue this But before growth there was overcoming being new, said Chris the other co-founder of Rebel “It was a little tough gettinf in the door of some placexs at first. The first year was kind of I don’t think either of us realized how hard it would Blankenship said. Blankenship and Colton have experiencse and connections in the local production Blankenship cut his teetj in production in China and has 17 yearsx of experiencein editing, visual effects and post Colton has executive producing experience, and she launchedd a successful fashion business.
Blankenshi said transitioning from a freelancer to a businessman has been and getting clients to think of Rebel Rebell for larger projects took some convincintgat first. “We took a prettyh good look at what we thoughft the business was going to befor us, and we had to come to some hard realizations that that wasn’t the way things Blankenship said. In addition to being Blankenship saidthe company’s flexibilitt in taking small and large projects has helpec sell its services. The company uses freelancers, whichu enables it to ramp up quicklyu for larger projects and to test out employee s before adding them totheir staff.
Blankenshiop said Rebel Rebel hasn’t been entirely immune to the recession. It saw work plateau in March, but for the most part, businese has been steady. “We’ve been pretty busy for the last he said. As a smaller production company, Rebel Rebell has been able to weathef the recession a bit bettee because it hasless overhead, Blankenship There are more than 20 film and video productioh companies in the Centra Texas region. Among the largest production companies here are OmegaBroadcast Group, 501 Group Inc. and Elephant Productions Inc.
Quincuy Lowman, president of Elephant Productions, says that the production landscapee is getting increasingly more competitive with new players entering the At thesame time, he said demand is goinf up for production work. “jI think the outlook is positive. Videol is increasingly being used to train and now everybodu has video on theirWeb site,” Lowman said. “Th e market has grown, but the competition has Colton saidRebel Rebel’d work has been evenly split between regional and national work. It recently hired a national sales Colton and Blankenship saidthey aren’t concerned with becominfg a larger company.
“We will continue to work with more peoples and create more Colton said. “In the short term, we want to find new build a base and do a varietyof work.”