Video Production

Video Production

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Example:
Skilates – Pilates for Skiers & Snowboarders
Objective:
Create a ski / fitness DVD with a unique format, filmed in Verbier Switzerland. Film professional freeride skier Nick Southwell and pro-freeride snowboarder Johno Verity in the gym as they learn Pilates and it’s benefits for snow sports. Create a 45 minutes, multi-camera, fitness program with 3 participants, in addition to interviews with leading coaches and instructors on the slopes.
Role:
Co-producer, Cameraman, Interviewer, Editor, Distribution
Skills:
HD Video Cemera (Sony A1 / Z1, Canon 100), Final Cut Pro

Content Creation

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Examples:
Various
Video Examples:
Objective:
To create interesting, repeat consumption content with high production values for the target audience.
Role:
Producer, Director, Researcher, Cameraman, Editor, Animation
Skills:
A Curious Mind, Project Management, Filming, Editing, Design, Creative Direction, Research, Budget Management, Resourcefulness, Problem Solving, People Management, Asset management and the list goes on…

Video Editing

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Example:
“The Best Job In the World”
Objective:
Create a fun, informative and engaging 1 mintue video entry to compete against 30 000 aplicants for ‘The best Job in the World’. This video was edited from 18 hours of material and has text titles adding more content to the application to make the video feel fresh when watched over again.
Role:
Camera Man, Editor
Skills:
HDV Filming (Sony A1), Final Cut Pro

DVD Bonus Material

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Example:
The World at War (Thames Television / FremantleMedia)
Objective:
Create a commemorative 30 Anniversary DVD box set for The World At War. Project manage the 34 hour, 13 disc set, and create episode specific special meterial researched from the Imperial War Museum. Research and unarchive unseen material form Imerperial War Meuseum Film Archive at Duxford. Produce, film, interview and edited a 2 hour ‘Making Of’ special feature programme.
Role:
DVD Producer, Creative Director, Content Creator, Interviewer, Camerman, Editor
Skills:
Project Management, Budget Management, Creative Direction, Quality Control

Filmed Interviews

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Example:
Various – Interview mash-up / Rude Boy (Anchor Bay, FremantleMedia, Metrodome and more)
Objective:
To explore the interviewee’s role, personality, ambitions and stories to uncover fresh insight into the subject to create engaging interviews.
* note – apologies for poor quality resulting from multiple transcoding processes.
Role / Skills:
Producer, Researcher, Sound, Lights, Camera, Interviewer, Editor

Video Content Creation

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Example:
Bringing Fanny Hill to Life (BBC, FremantleMedia)
Objective:
To create compelling content for literary and film fans by dealing with the ‘obvious’ questions but also by being specific to the production and the interviewees career histories.  All this whilst working on-set and fitting into the tight windows of opportunity available.
Role:
Produce, Film, Edit a “making-off” featurette and deliver a completed DVD.
Skills:
Producer, Director, Researcher, Interviewer, Editor.