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How do I
choose a video production company?
Why produce a
video in the first place?
Why should I
choose Eagle Video?
How much does
a video cost?
What
questions will Eagle Video ask us?
How long does
it take to make a video?
What are the
steps to making a custom video?
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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?
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Why produce a
video in the first place?
We are here to
help you either SAVE your
company money or MAKE your
company money. Its all about
improving your bottom lineright?
Here at Eagle Video this is what we
live for --- helping our clients
succeed.
An effective
training DVD can SAVE your company
thousands in trainer costs and
participant travel expenses. At
the same time an effective training
video will present a consistent,
well thought-out and highly visual
message. By the way, it can
be entertaining too! DVD
chapters can help participants with
non-linear learning. Presentations
can be in English or Spanish or French
or
.whatever you need. Video is a
great tool when you need to repeat a
presentation many times for many people
in many places.
A short exciting
marketing video can educate and
electrify your customers with your
company products and services,
increasing your sales. We
will go to your location and capture
your products and services while
highlighting all the features and
benefits that you offer your customers.
We can loop your marketing DVD for trade
shows and utilize the 99 channels of
subtitling for different languages. Plus
anything that we produce for DVD, we can
make available as streaming video clips
on your company website.
Ideas to SAVE money for your company:
Training DVD
Recruitment
program
Safety video
Corporate
presentation
Instructional DVD
Employee
Information
Ideas to MAKE money for your company:
Marketing Video
Product Demo
Looping Trade Show
DVD
Video News Release
(VNR)
Web Clips
Fund-raising video
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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 -
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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
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What 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? |
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Here are just some of
the line items in a typical video
budget:
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Scripting |
Shooting Days |
Travel |
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Tape Stock |
Animation |
Graphics |
Narration |
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Actors |
Set Design |
Editing |
Props |
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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. |
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