HOW WE WORK
Our results-oriented production flow keeps you and us in sync, and our eye on the prize.
Proposal
The foundation.
A proposal is more than a number. It's a living document born of interviews, research, and brainstorming. We meet with you, we investigate alternative approaches, we return with a living the document that proposes a solution, measures the results, and attached a detailed cost.
Script
Much more than words.
A script is considered to be the words used in a video. Wrong.
A script is everything-- words, pictures, sequences, music, graphics-- it is the blueprint for the emotional flow of a communications piece that will achieve your desired result.
Production
The creativity has just begun.
Yes, there is videography. Plenty of it. Add lighting, framing techniques, pov, multiple angles, steadicam. There's audio. If you think sound is less important than picture, think again. Can you hum the "Star Wars" theme? Finally, graphics, effects, and editing. There are plenty of happy surprises left.
Review and Release
You have the final say.
Proposal, script and final review all involve your approval-- have we produced a product that will reach your goal and exceeds your expectations? Next is preparing the media for its method of distribution. We know the requirements, from aspect ratios, to file requirements, to broadcast standards or web compression.
The BOOKS
We have written two books for professionals and aficionados of video production.
Advice and Experience for those wishing to turn their talent into a business/
How to start a video business based on lessons from our 40 year career in business to business and business to consumer video production. NOTHING is held back. In Kindle or Paperback.
Making Legacy Video Stories for Home or Work
Sharing my love and techniques for the "Tribute" video. These videos celebrate events, family members, business associates and more, and there is an art and a method to making them memorable. It's all here, from the creative, to the technical. In Kindle or Paperback.
Endorsements
Clients and Coworkers
Joe Slezak
Client
Brian Lee is a creative inspiration when you need to develop a video or media solution. His crew of talented video imagineers and video production experts always made a video project contain that distinctive creative impact. The videos he produced for Mercury Marine and the media strategies he developed for organizations were ahead of their time and state of the art.
Denton Jones
Coworker
Brien always provides clean, direct, sophisticated creative. He writes with charm, wit and passion. One of the best video story tellers around today.
Client
We at Guardian Business Solutions, are very thankful for the quality job VideoStory did on our video presentation.We picked VideoStory because we felt they had a more creative approach and we were not disappointed. Their staff was very professional and worked hard to get the right product to us.
Steve Wallace
Client
I give Brien and his firm my highest recommendation without reservation. They executed a short video 3-5 minutes on time, on budget and with great narrative effect on a short time frame. Great experience in the field which works to the client's advantage. Understands that video must work for the client -- not just for their own creative portfolio. A pleasure to work with -- high integrity.
Amy Hansmann
CoWorker
Brien is the master when is comes to storytelling. He knows what a client needs before the client knows they need it. It was a privilege to work with him and learn from the best. No matter the medium, a good story is a good story - and Brien can go right to the heart of it to make you laugh, make you cry, make you laugh until you cry, make you think, make you open your wallet, make you change your mind, whatever you want your story to do.
Bill Finn
CoWorker
Brien is an expert producer, writer and director, as good as it gets for crafting stories for video and moving images. For your audience, he will elevate them, levitate them, turn them around and put them right where you want them: believing in your message, passionately motivated about your product, business or service, and ready for action. Trust him with any video message where *impact* is the desired result.
