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A Missoula Videographer redefines remote filming.

Welcome to Throwback Thursday.

Welcome, friends.

Welcome to Sidesa School as well.

That's the podcast, episode 3,000-plus episodes. In today's, we're going to take an in-depth look at someone whose story has evolved since we first featured them. That's the part of Throwback Thursday. And last week in the segment, we heard from a side hustler who built a spring break site, like information about spring break in Florida and other

locations, that soars to $8,000 during peak months, making $8,000 a month during those peak

spring break months. I was going to say summer months, but I guess it's actually before that.

He does that by combining ad networks with carefully edited AI content.

Today, in our latest feature, we'll hear from a pro

videographer based in Montana, and he ditches travel hassles by mailing filming kits around the world,

around the country, and I think maybe some clients internationally as well, and directing

online course shoots entirely from afar. So this is pretty cool. What has happened since we first featured him?

His name is John. Let's hear the story from John. I'll come back at the end with a quick wrap up.

I'm John, a videographer based in Missoula, Montana.

When I first got into the industry, I assumed I'd need to live near a big city to stay busy.

L.A., New York, maybe somewhere in Texas.

But then the pandemic changed the game.

My clients scattered across the country, suddenly couldn't meet me on set or

fly me out for shoots. I improvised. I started mailing them carefully curated boxes of gear

and directing each shoot live over video calls, all from my home office in Missoula. The initial request

came from a fitness instructor in Atlanta, who needed

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