A Shoot Day, Hour by Hour: The Behind-the-Scenes Story

A Shoot Day, Hour by Hour: The Behind-the-Scenes Story

7:45 a.m. The coffee isn’t even hot yet, and the first cases are already rolling down the hallway. For you, the shoot starts at 9. For the crew, it started long before.What does a shoot day at a company really look like? Here is a typical day, reconstructed hour...
The Little Shoot Glossary: 30 Words to Talk Like a Pro

The Little Shoot Glossary: 30 Words to Talk Like a Pro

“Let’s go again, there’s a boom pop in the frame.” If that sentence sounds like a foreign language, don’t worry: that’s normal. Film sets have their own vocabulary, a mix of English, technical slang and old cinema traditions.Here are 30 words...
Video in B2B Sales Prospecting: A How-To Guide

Video in B2B Sales Prospecting: A How-To Guide

Your prospecting email looks like all the others: “Hello, I’m taking the liberty of contacting you…”. What if, instead, your prospect saw your face, heard your voice and understood in thirty seconds why you’re writing to them? Video doesn’t replace...
Video Podcasts: Why Companies Are Jumping In

Video Podcasts: Why Companies Are Jumping In

Two people, two microphones, a table, and sixty minutes of conversation. On paper, nothing could be simpler. Yet this format has taken hold on YouTube, in the living room, on the phone, and more and more in corporate communication. Let’s look at why, and what it...
UGC or Studio Content: Do You Really Have to Choose?

UGC or Studio Content: Do You Really Have to Choose?

A video shot on a smartphone, slightly shaky, in which a customer tells her experience: it looks real, and it convinces. An ad shot with a large crew, flawless: it’s beautiful, and we know it was prepared. So, do you have to pick a side? No. But you need to know...