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Corporate video production in Nottingham
What is it that defines a good interview? To the audience a good interview needs to be both informative and interesting - it should include something they need or want to know presented in an engaging way. If the content is good enough the audience may well forgive the production standard being of lower quality.
For the person that does the interview you need to create the right atmosphere in order to make it as easy as possible for someone to feel relaxed and put as ease. People find it difficult to be themselves when they are uptight and can often start talking too much or too little if they are nervous.
The Interview
An effective interview should start with some well thought out and probing questions and it often helps if they are open ended. You need to allow the interviewee to embellish the subject they are being interviewed about without it becoming too long or drawn out. What you need to do is to give them an idea before the interview of the areas you are interested in discussing and make sure they are happy to answer the questions you outline. If they do occasionally rattle on for too long during one of their answers it is sometimes a good idea to ask the to stop and start again.
The Backdrop
It is also an important point to try and make sure the interview background is appropriate; whether that be a stage, outside or screen. You often see historians interviewed in front of books or a musical conductor being interviewed where the backdrop is the stage etc so think about the content and subject matching the backdrop. If, for instance, you are interviewing a politician you may want to make the backdrop the parliament buildings.
The Lighting.
Make sure you have contingency and a consistent source of light throughout your shots. Positioning your subject in a good place where they are back lit is a good idea but do not choose to film them in front of a window. Filming in front of a window is bad news as the light from the window can distort the face.
Audio
When news interviewers do their thing they will often point a directional microphone at someone for them to speak into but it is actually a better idea to invest in some lapel mics that attach to an interviewees chest. The sound quality is much better but make sure you do not pick up any ruffling sound from the interviewee when they make animated hand gestures or move suddenly.
Movement
is is a good idea to include some movement in your shots as this will make the overall video more interesting for the viewer. You might want to include a zoom in, zoom out or a pan shot of some kind in order to make the overall video more visually engaging. In some instances it may make
sense to actually look at moving the subject around and experiment with them moving in some way.
About the Author
One Vision TV are a corporate video production agency that specializes in delivering innovative content for the web. We provide video production services in Nottingham, Leicester, Birmingham and Manchester. We work with a variety of blue chip clients and organisations across multiple sectors and are able to offer a fully integrated and complete video marketing service to our clients. With a background in web development and video marketing we are in a unique position that allows us to consistently achieve the best results for our clients.
What is the video game, Final Fanasty story about really?
I have played this game twice and I own a copy of this game but I really could not understand the background to the characters of this video game. I think the graphics and backdrop is awesome and the company SquareEnix makes good games. All I know for the story of the game is that it involved a princess or some girl with sometimes short and sometimes long dark hair and also she saved her realm from an evil tyrannat. Can someone can help me with the story. I am itching to know the story. I heard it was awesome.
Each game has different storyline and set in different technology period. They all have one thing in common which is fall in love and save the world..
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Music Video Production on a Budget
Having a music video production which is well shot, edited and features a strong performance by you or features an original narrative idea would be an impressive aid to your marketing repertoire and really help sell the your music as a serious act and one to watch…or listen to!
If you are an unsigned or up and coming band, you don't need to spend thousands upon thousands to get good music video production, although you can…it depends how big you want it to be from a production perspective.
At Phink TV we have shot videos with a range of budgets from £2,000 through to £20,000 and higher. These kinds of budgets are not uncommon for unsigned acts and slightly more established ones – big name acts tend to spend hundreds of thousands on their videos and it shows, but it doesn't mean you cant have a great video on a smaller budget.
It's important to keep your idea achievable and realistic within your budget. We can shoot a video within almost anything providing it's sensible, a great location you can get from a friend can be used to shoot a solid performance video for a sensible budget. If you want a green screen video which takes place on the moon…you'll need more than £1000 to make it happen!
With every music video production we use the same care and attention to detail, no matter what the budget is. But…the bigger the budget, the more you can do in front of the camera with locations, lighting, effects, camera gear, actors, dancers and the more time can be spend on the post production.
The biggest step to take is to have your video shot by a crew of professionals, full time filmmakers who know what they are doing and will bring their best to your video. Using friends or students is fine but if you want a video that will compliment the quality of your music and give you the chance to get broadcast when you get PR onboard, a pro crew is the best way to do it.
When we make a video, we work with the act to find out what their goal is and where do they want it to go? Internet only or aiming for broadcast? The difference is the budget, you can create a solid performance video for Internet use only with a reasonable budget but if you want to aim for broadcast, you will need a budget to enable the video to stand out.
What kind of image do you want to portray? Are you wanting to be serious, fun, dark…it's your video after all and whilst we will help with the ideas and to bring it to screen, we need to portray you as you are.
Does the song have a story that you want to tell on screen? Does it lend itself to a narrative at all? Sometimes, for a debut video, the focus should be on the band and not actors and effects but…if the narrative idea is strong enough and interesting enough and features the band, it can work alongside the performance.
When the production is underway, its important to find a good location, somewhere that looks good on screen. Some locations can cost thousands but quite often, its possible to find somewhere visually interesting and for very little, if any, cost via your contacts and by calling places and asking if filming is possible.
All music video production must have lighting, it sounds obvious but to some bands its not. You may want to appear dark and mysterious but you will still need lights or the cameras may as well be turned off! A small budget can cover basic lighting to make the video clear and well lit and the bigger the budget, the more lighting you can have and the more can be done to create interesting looks for the video.
Additional kit can help enhance the video and allow the camera to do more. If you cant budget for a RED camera or a 5D – one of the new High Def cameras – then a 35mm lens adaptor on an HDV camera will allow for a more filmic look and more depth of field than you would usually get with a camera like that whilst still retaining a broadcast standard picture quality.
A track and dolly – essentially putting the camera and tripod onto wheels on a track – allows the camera to move along a straight or curved line and give more movement than a camera can normally have whilst being smoother than handheld shooting. A crane can give shots where the camera rises up high over the band or comes back down low to see them. Both of these items, for not a huge addition to a budget, can really help raise the production values of a video.
There are of course other things you can feature in a video – dancers, actors, props, costumes and CGI work afterward. All of this adds to the overall look of the video but is of course budget dependent – 4 dancers looks better than 2 but if you can only budget for 2, make them the best 2 you can get.
Green screen videos are increasingly popular and are seen as a cheap way of making a video, which to an extent is true, you just need the lights and screen or studio but what will you put behind you? That's what costs and can raise the cost of a green screen video. CGI falls into two types – cheap and rubbish or good and costly…I know what one I would prefer…how about you?
We've shot a range of videos for rock bands, pop acts, solo artists and rappers – pretty much every genre. We can work, to an extent, within almost any budget, providing the idea is feasible and you keep your goals realistic. We can create a great looking performance piece on a budget as long as we can source a great location to backdrop you.
Shooting a music video production is a reasonably simpler affair, multiple cameras allow for more coverage and more visual interest and go someway to recreating the feel of being at a gig and watching all the different show elements taking place in front of you. Getting the audio recorded by a pro sound engineer and using multi tracks which are mixed afterward will give you a far richer soundtrack than an on camera one will.
So to conclude, you can have yourself a great looking music video without spending a huge amount of money providing the goals for the video and its content are kept sensible. If you have a bigger budget, you can do a lot more with the production and enhance yourselves further.
About the Author
Written by Mark A. Wilson the Managing Director of London based video production company Phink TV. With over 10 years experience in Digital Media and the Creative Industry working for the likes of Sky TV, The Times, and The Arcadia Group. I now feel it's time to give back some of the valuable information and insight I have attained. Amongst my many loves include, video production, digital media, design and marketing trends, hoping I can be a useful contributor to this site on these subjects.
