I find that giving interview questions to the client before the shoot can make them over prepare, and come across quite wooden and scripted. The best approach is to pre-interview them and generally ask them [...]
It’s best to do some sort of a pre-interview with the interviewee, whether that’s in-person, over-the-phone or on a video call. Chatting about the video topics in advance helps put them at ease about what [...]
Generally around an hour: the amount of time I spend on-site, and the amount of time I need the client present are two different things, and I work hard to minimise disruption to their day. [...]
It changes my approach in two key areas: the focus on the audience, and putting contributors at ease. The audience is at the heart of every journalistic decision, from what stories you cover to how [...]
My office is in Longton in Stoke-on-Trent. This is my base for the vast majority of my pre-production and editing work. However I film on-site for clients across the UK. This sees me locally cover [...]
Absolutely! Many of the videos I produce are to be played to a crowd of people - whether that be at a conference, or a large charity fundraising event. When I know this is the [...]
It obviously varies depending on the scope of the videos you're looking to produce, but I think you should start conversations about charity fundraising appeal videos at least three months in advance of the campaign [...]
I understand that sometimes there's serious trust and safeguarding concerns to overcome when arranging case study interviews with vulnerable charity service users. I've got many years of experience as a BBC journalist, so not only [...]
As part of working together, I can provide transcripts of the raw case study interviews we conduct with your service users. That way, you've got a wealth of different quotes you can use in your [...]
Yes! You can get absolutely loads of content from one filming day, and I often securely store the raw footage for my clients so it can be re-versioned at a later date. I want [...]
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