Brand storytelling on video: make your customer the hero

Brand storytelling on video: make your customer the hero

Nobody ever said “what a nice brochure” on leaving a cinema. We remember stories. Yet most company videos begin with “Founded in…” and end with “don’t hesitate to contact us”. There’s something better to tell. The hero is your customer It’s the most...
8 myths about corporate video, and what to make of them

8 myths about corporate video, and what to make of them

“Video is for other people.” You may have thought it yourself, or heard it in a meeting, between a lukewarm coffee and a budget to close. Here are eight phrases that keep coming back, and what is really behind them. 1. “It’s too expensive” Reality: it depends on...
Packshot: how to photograph a shiny or transparent object

Packshot: how to photograph a shiny or transparent object

Photographing a gold ring means photographing… the whole room around it. The photographer, the camera, the window, the ceiling: a shiny object is a mirror that reflects everything. And a transparent perfume bottle? It has practically no visible shape until you draw...
Lighting a portrait or an interview: the secrets of light

Lighting a portrait or an interview: the secrets of light

Take the same person, the same camera, the same room. Change only the light: it goes from “ID photo at the police station” to “magazine portrait”. Light is the most underrated ingredient of a successful video or photo.Here, without equations, are the secrets we use to...
Why we grade your videos: the colour that tells a story

Why we grade your videos: the colour that tells a story

You discover the first images from your shoot and… they’re grey. Dull. As if someone had draped a veil over the screen. Don’t panic: it’s on purpose. And it’s actually a good sign.Why the image comes out “faded” from the cameraProfessional...