How to Pitch Your Product with Video

Videos are now being used more and more to pitch new products to potential clients or customers. Video offers so much more than a paper presentation file or flip board. A great sales pitch video can give a flavour of not only the product but also the brand values behind it. (more…)

Getting Your Message Out There – Video Marketing for Charities and NGO’s

Reaching the right people and hitting the right tone is essential when you are trying to reach new supporters for your charity or NGO. Delivering the right amount of facts and emotion is the key to reaching new supporters, especially those whose personal goals align with your own. Using the expertise of a video marketing expert is essential to help you reach the audience you want and get the results to help further the cause of your charity. (more…)

Behind the scenes on a corporate video shoot

Behind the scenes on a corporate video shoot

It’s shoot day, and I want to give you a behind the scenes look at one our shoots. Watch the video below and travel with me into central London and meet the crew and take a look at processes we go through on each shoot. Preparation is the key to success.

As a video producer, there are essential things you need for a successful shoot.

  • The first is having a robust backpack.
  • You’ll need a laptop.
  • Also, need a dongle to connect a hard drive to back up all the footage.
  • A call sheet, so the crew know the timings, and the location, and what we’re doing on the shoot.
  • A risk assessment form for health and safety.
  • Release forms for all the people we’re interviewing today.
  • A trusty clipboard so to look official.
  • An umbrella because this is England.
  • And last but not least, an Osmo Pocket, so I can get some behind the scenes footage.

We often shoot in a board room, which is very typical of what we get to film in when we do corporate work. We always try to avoid blank walls and thankfully, today’s camera’s with a prime lens, and some subtle lighting can make any boardroom look good.

After the filming, it is essential to check and back-up the footage. The media cards we shoot on are out your average SD Card and cost hundreds of pounds. So the cards need to be resued. On location on a Tallboy production shoot, we always back up at least twice. Back at the office, the footage is then backed up again onto our editing drive really for us to start post-production. We can then tell the cameraperson that they can reuse the cards for their next shoot.

So that’s a wrap. Hope you’ve enjoyed the behind the scenes of our shoot day.