Production FAQ's from Eagle Video Productions

HERE ARE SOME
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS:

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How do I choose a video production company?

Ask these questions when selecting a video production company:

• Do you like their demo reel?
• Did they answer all your video questions?
• Can they do it for a reasonable price?
• Do they have the experience to tackle your project?
• Do they offer BetaSP or DVCam formats?
• Do you trust the contact person?
• Can they meet your deadline?
• Do they understand your business?
• Can they show you a comprehensive client list?
• Will they provide client testimonials?

Why should I choose Eagle Video?
Eagle Video Productions, Inc. offers more than 30 years of award-winning production expertise along with the dedication to learn your business, create the best message, always on budget and always on deadline ---every time. You will be working with video professionals who take extreme pride in their work. We put the "pro" in production. Read what our clients say about us - testimonials.

How much does a video cost?
What if someone asked "How much does a house cost?" You might say "it depends on a lot of factors. I need a little more information. Do you have any blue prints for your dream home? Did the bank tell you how much house can you afford?" These questions are analogous to the process in budgeting for a custom video production.

A lot of variables must be identified and analyzed before a fair and proper video production budget can be created. See below for a typical list of variables. Although we budget a video by line items, we can say estimate that a typical video can cost between $1500 to $5000 per finished minute, depending on those same line item costs.

Video productions can be expensive, so you have to view them as long term investments. Contracting for a $20,000 video with a shelf life of five years means you are budgeting $4000 a year for five years. Now you can see a return on your investment. An effective training DVD can save your company thousands of dollars a year in travel costs alone. In the meantime you have an effective training tool that has a carefully thought-out, clear, concise and consistent message.

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questions will Eagle Video ask us?} •   Who is your target audience?
•   What is your message?
•   What is the purpose of your video?
•   What visual and graphical elements do you want to show?
•   Where do we have to travel to get these elements?
•   How many minutes do you think the program should last?
•   What is the estimated shelf life of your video?
•   Who will be the subject matter expert on this video?
•   Who will be approving the scripts and offline edits?
•   What is your deadline? What is driving your deadline?
•   How much do you have budgeted to spend on your video?
•   Can we re-purpose video elements for other uses- like a company web-site?
•   When can we get started?

Here are just some of the line items in a typical video budget:

• Pre-production

• Scripting

• Shooting Days

• Travel

• Tape Stock

• Animation

• Graphics

• Narration

• Actors

• Set Design

• Editing

• Props

How long does it take to make a video?
You can count on several months timeline from first meeting to completed master. Just like building a custom home, some projects can take shorter or longer. The client can minimize the process time by limiting the number of company people involved in the approval process, making sure there is a professional subject matter expert (SME) at each shooting location and budgeting enough pre-production planning time to adequately prepare for the project.

What are the steps to making a custom video?

Plan
Planning meetings determine budget, scope, audience and objective of the video.

Script Writing
Next we synthesize your company's materials and ideas and come up with several draft scripts.

Production
After a final shooting script is approved, shooting and graphics design begins. After all the principal shooting and interviews are complete, a final editing script is written and approved. All video footage is "ingested" into our computers for editing.

Narration
Just before editing begins, we produce a narrator track, using professional voice talent resources from around the world. At this time, we select music cuts from our music libraries or produce custom music tracks.

Editing
We use approved editing script to craft a rough draft of the edited video. We may edit several versions of program.

DVD Authoring
After program has been approved, we begin authoring a DVD master, creating menus, chapters, buttons and transitions. Upon approval of the master, DVD discs are either duplicated or replicated, based on customer needs.

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