Stairway to A Good Video
Making a good video is all about the story. However, the story needs to be told visually, and so a video goes from good to great if the pictures are dramatic, exciting and attention-grabbing. (more…)
Behind the scenes on the Isle of Arran
Tallboy has been commissioned by the Royal College of General Practitioners to make a video encouraging medical students to consider becoming a GP. As part of the video, the team took a trip to the Isle of Arran to meet Dr David Hogg and film his life as one of the UK’s most rural GPs. (more…)
Support From Behind The Scenes
Channel 4 has been paying tribute to its senior foreign affairs producer Sarah Corp, who has died at the age of 41. What’s interesting is in the video tribute, the only images of Sarah are stills, showing her very firmly working behind the scenes. (more…)
The Life-Changing Magic of Packing for a Shoot
Another road trip beckons. This time it’s up north to a Scottish island. We’ve got the shoot set up, the plane tickets booked and the permits sorted. Now it’s time to pack the gear.
To film or not to film?
The fear of spiders is the most common human phobia. Also in the top ten must be a dislike of being filmed. Making a corporate video usually requires one or more of the participants to be interviewed. It’s not an everyday experience for most, sitting in the glare of two cameras. But it is part of making a video and the skill of the crew and the producer will make it as easy and as painless as possible.
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