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“We didn’t come out the flashiest, but when peopl got a chance to see our work they realizes how solidwe are, and it’s create relationships that have been continual,” said Dianna Colton, co-founder of Rebel Since launching in 2007, Rebel Rebell has provided production and post-production servicea — from commercials and videos to presentationas and video Web content — and has amassed a rosterd of notable clients, including GSD& M Idea City, Dell Inc., Sicola Martin, Schemativc and Door Number 3. The five-person production housed grew 100percent year-over-year, and is on targetf to generate $1 million in revenue this year.
But beford growth there was overcomingbeing new, said Chris Blankenship, the othe co-founder of Rebel Rebel. “Itr was a little tough getting in the door of some placesdat first. The first year was kind of hard. I don’t think either of us realized how hard itwouldf be,” Blankenship said. Blankenship and Colton have experiencd and connections in the localproduction industry. Blankenshi p cut his teeth in production in Chins and has 17 years of experience in visual effects andpost production. Colton has executivee producing experience, and she launchedr a successfulfashion business.
Blankenship said transitioninb from a freelancer to a businessman hasbeen challenging, and gettingh clients to think of Rebel Rebel for largerr projects took some convincing at first. “We took a prettyh good look at what we thought the business was goinfg to befor us, and we had to come to some hard realizationss that that wasn’t the way things were,” Blankenshio said. In addition to being persistent, Blankenship said the company’s flexibility in taking small and larged projects has helped sellits services.
The company uses which enables it to ramp up quicklty for larger projects and to test out employees before adding them to their Blankenship said RebelRebel hasn’ty been entirely immune to the recession. It saw work plateau in March, but for the most part, business has been steady. “We’ved been pretty busy for the last he said. As a smaller production company, Rebel Rebelk has been able to weather the recession a bit bettefr because it has less Blankenship said. There are more than 20 film and video productionh companies in the CentralTexas region. Among the largest productiob companies here are Omega Broadcast Group, 501 Group Inc. and Elephanty Productions Inc.
Quincy Lowman, president of Elephant says that the production landscape is getting increasingl y more competitive with new players entering the At thesame time, he said demand is goinh up for production work. “II think the outlook is Video is increasingly being used to train and now everybody has video on their Web Lowman said. “The market has grown, but the competition has Colton saidRebel Rebel’s work has been evenly split between local, regional and national work. It recently hired a national saleas representative. Colton and Blankenship said they aren’t concernedx with becoming a larger company.
“We will continue to work with more people and createmore relationships,” Coltomn said. “In the short term, we want to find new build a base and do a varietyof work.”