Posts from the ‘video’ category

Digital SLR promotional video

This is a quick video to showcase a vintage Citroen van based just outside of Bath. All of the video was shot with digital SLR cameras (Nikon D800 and D600s). I had Keri Morgan from Hardenhuish School with me on her work experience week so she had the opportunity to follow the process from initial planning through to filming and then editing. It was also useful to have an extra set of eyes and ears on the set. We liked the soundtrack so much it was decided to use captions and titles rather than a voice over. To view the video at the highest quality choose HD from the video setting at the bottom right of the YouTube window. http://youtu.be/gqGXU5-2yQ0

Promotional video for www.hvanhire.co.uk

Promotional video for www.hvanhire.co.uk

Photo film – PR for small business

A photo-film produced for a Bath-based gardening business. Photo-films combine numerous still images with a professional voice-over to produce a video style presentation but at a cheaper price than conventional web video.

Click on the HD 1080p option to view the clip at the highest quality.

The photo-film, a digital version of the old ‘tape-slide’ show

A long time ago I produced a number of analogue photo / audio presentations knows as ‘tape-slide ‘ shows. The process was very technical and tended to only be used for gallery presentations. It involved setting up two or more slide projectors that were carefully aligned so that they both projected onto the same part of the screen. The system used two C60 audio tapes, one with the dialogue the other carried the timecode which synchronised the projectors to each other and to the audio. The end product always looked great but was expensive and time consuming to produce and during the quieter parts of the presentation you could often hear the slide transport system and the clunking of the carousel.

Today, tape-slide presentations have largely made way to digital photo slideshows or photo-films, these are much easier to create and are equally at home on websites or physical galleries. With quality images and audio these can look and sound as good if not better than a well executed video but involve considerably less post-production and crew members. Photo slideshows or photofilms are therefore considerably cheaper to produce than the equivalent length of video.

The photography and sound recording for a photofilm can normally be carried out in a single day. Normally the images are of activities, portraits, workplaces, products etc but can also use existing images supplied by the client providing that they own the copyright of the images. A typical 3 minute photofilm will use between 60 and 80 pictures drawn from a photoshoot of between 200 and 300 pictures.

The still images used to create the photofilm can also be used as stills on a website or for print purposes, the still shots can be supplied for a small additional fee.

Prices for the photography and sound recording for a 2-3 minute photofilm start from £550.

If digital copyright cleared images are submitted and only a voice over is required the price starts at £450.

Please contact me if you need material digitising for a photofilm.

This is a photo-film produced for a local gardening company. Click on the HD 1080p option to view the clip at the highest quality.

Business overview web video

This short public relations web video shows the  making of Marshfield Farm Ice Cream, from cow to cone. Web videos are a great way to provide important information about your product or service to your audience. Online video can explain a complex process without the need for text. It has also been shown to improve search engine rankings.

 

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