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The companies we film are your stakeholders too. A good day on set reflects well on Innovate UK, so this is the feedback we care most about.

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  We are very grateful indeed to you and to your fine team and I thank you for such an enjoyable experience!

  Carl Stephen Patrick Hunter OBEColtraco Ultrasonics

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  Just to say we really enjoyed yesterday. Thank you also for helping to make Tata feel so at ease.

  Sally LloydTepeo

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  This is great! Say well done to the agency because this is the first time I’ve had no notes on a video!

  Georgina OrsoGuru Systems

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  Thank you to the team for such a lovely video, it has come out really well. Special thanks to Tim and his team for spending the day with us getting all the great footage!

  Raheela Khan-FitzGeraldPreOptima

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  Just managed to watch the video, it’s absolutely amazing and I’m very pleased with it, thank you all!

  Francesco PomponiPACER Platform

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After enough case studies across Net Zero Heat, Transforming Foundation Industries, SSPP and the Innovation Exchange, we wrote down what actually works in practice and shared it with our Innovate UK partners. This is that condensed process including four stages, with the sign-off gates marked.

We have created handy PDFs and Word docs to help brief case study clients and prospective interviewees, and to give context for the filming, so everyone has their expectations managed and many queries are answered before we even have the first meeting. If you want a copy of those helpful documents just let us know.

• 01 Kick-off

  Meetings and scheduling

  • Brief with the Innovate UK team covering context, goals, sensitivities, and how much is about the company versus the programme
  • Introductory call with each case study subject to build trust and set expectations
  • Filming dates agreed and a day schedule issued
  • Digital reconnaissance of every location before we travel
  Sign-off: dates and subjects confirmed
• 02 Filming

  On location

  • Small, versatile and highly experienced crew. They will be chosen for the location, not overproduced for our benefit
  • Interviews conducted so the subject feels valued, not processed
  • Filmed around the company's day, not through it
  • Summary photos and a note on how the day went, sent to you afterwards
  You hear how it went the same week
• 03 Editing

  Post-production

  • Existing b-roll and imagery gathered and quality-checked first
  • First edit within two weeks
  • Every interview transcribed, useful long after the film ships
  • Motion graphics and titles built to Innovate UK brand guidelines
  • Delivered on a private Vimeo Review link for timestamped comments
  Sign-off: Innovate UK stakeholders
• 04 Delivery

  Amends and final files

  • Up to three rounds of amends, consolidated across stakeholders
  • Approved edit goes to the case study company for their review
  • Burnt-in subtitles added for accessibility
  • Final 4K .mp4, plus social edits and stills where required
  Sign-off: case study company

One of the most common questions we get from stakeholders on these video projects (both case study clients and sometimes Innovate UK marketing managers) is how much of their time this video will cost them. Some ball-park timings below.

• 30 min
  Your briefing call. Our dedicated producer handles the company follow-up after you have made initial contact, and we organise scheduling and consent from there.
• 45 min
  Following a quick recce, this is our set-up time on site before the first interview starts.
• 45 min
  Per interviewee, with a maximum of three interviewees per case study.
• 3 rounds
  Of amends included, consolidated across all your stakeholders in one Vimeo link. We aim to get a first edit to you within a week, faster if required.

Three tiers for film and three for animation, with cost efficiencies on multi-day and multi-video commissions. Every project includes a dedicated producer who manages the case study company directly. That is not an add-on. We can also offer stills photography on location if you require it.