Sackboy: A Big Adventure BTS Shoot - Production Attic Corporate Video / Testimonial / Remote Filming Video Production Example

Axis Studios

Sackboy: A Big Adventure BTS Shoot

Axis Studios

Video Games

B2B

Corporate Video / Testimonial

Remote Filming

We shot the footage for this film for Axis Studios during the 2020 COVID lockdown. In person shoots were not possible so we posted microphone kits and phone stands to participants and interviewed them via a video call. This allowed us to film participants who were based all over the world.

Our client completed the final edit but we provided a day of edit support to create an assembly of the footage to their story brief. This is the structure present in the final edit. Our client added B-roll of game footage and WIP artwork over the edit we did.

£2-3k

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Let's demystify the process of video production. We estimate this example to cost around £2-3k because we logged roughly:

1 day of production management which is low as we just covered an activity that was organised by our client. As a ballpark we estimate 1/2 day management per day of shoot and edit. This could be higher for complex projects or lower if you can help with the creative or coordination. This includes scheduling, edit supervision and producing documentation such as risk assessments.

2 day shoot which means there must have been things that could not all be fit into fewer days. Filming is priced at a day rate for crew and equipment so we always aim to film as much as we can on a single day. This is not always possible due to location/participant availability.

Includes remotely shot footage by the participants using their own phones or webcams with professional microphones and guidance provided by us. This is a technique we adopted during the COVID lockdown but still use as it's a cost effective way to include large groups of interviewees, vulnerable participants or people who are not in a convenient location to film. We edit clips provided by the participants with stock video and branded animation / graphic design.

Single camera used as one camera is often sufficient but we would suggest additional when there's multiple processes/people that need to be filmed at the same time or if we need to capture multiple angles of the same thing that we can't simply repeat.

No sound recording as the film didn't need it but adding a Producer to the shoot to coordinate interviews, vox pops and other audio is a very cost effective way of adding a clear narrative to your films and we are experts at getting relaxed and natural performances.

Naturalistic filming style as this is the most cost effective approach. Tripod / handheld shots like this are effective but where the budget allows the inclusion of an additional crew member with cinematic kit (eg a slider / crane / drone) can really elevate the production value.

1 days of post production time. Generally the length of post production depends on the volume of footage, number of deliverable versions (eg social cuts) and rounds of revisions budgeted. This was not consecutive days as we leave gaps for client feedback.

No voiceover recorded by us. VO is very effective but requires actor fees as well as scripting, recording and editing time. We only suggest professional VO if there's not a more cost effective way to convey information such as interviews, on screen text or a recording provided by your team.

No animation / graphic design was supplied by us. We can, as we did here, design simple titles or use stock animation as part of the edit process but where possible we suggest budgeting for original animation to elevate and brand any film.