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Common questions

How is this different from a sponsorship?

A sponsorship rents your audience. This sells production. Nobody sees it on your channel, the brand runs it as advertising, and the deliverable is a file. Follower count therefore matters far less than shooting well and quickly.

What rights am I handing over?

Usually a licence for the brand to use the footage in paid advertising, sometimes in perpetuity and sometimes including your likeness. Duration and whether it covers paid media are the two terms that should change the price.

Do I need a following to get this work?

No, and that is the appeal. Briefs are awarded on portfolio and turnaround rather than reach. What is needed is a decent camera, a usable space to shoot in, and the discipline to follow a brief exactly.