About koka
I am koka. I shoot, edit and build websites — the same person from the first conversation to delivery.
Why
Working alone means nothing gets handed off. The person who hears the brief, the person who shoots, the person who cuts and the person who writes are all the same one — so the idea does not drift in transit.
The trade-off is honest: capacity is limited. I take on few projects at a time and the calendar fills up, so we confirm dates before anything starts.
None of this is here to impress anyone. It is here so you know what you get, and what the process of getting it looks like.
Principles
These survived past mistakes, and I do not plan to move them any time soon.
Quote, timeline and delivery standard are settled before work begins. If the scope changes mid-way, a change order comes first.
There is something to look at at every milestone, so you never discover a wrong direction at the end.
Finished pieces, raw material and project files are delivered together. You hold the usage rights; I keep credit and the right to show the work.
Practical habits
Nothing remarkable — just ways to avoid doing the same work twice.
What was shot and why, while it is still easy to recall.
One backup per card, and both copies confirmed before leaving.
If the structure is wrong, colour and sound are wasted effort.
Once for content, once for pace, once with the sound off for the picture.