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  • Don’t Get Yourself Arrested! Hire a Professional Videographer

    Don’t Get Yourself Arrested! Hire a Professional Videographer

    Professional video partner brings a lot more to the table than just a guy with a video camera.

    Michael Conti Video Productions of Boulder is a highly skilled and experienced team that understands how to efficiently complete projects while maintaining a high level of professionalism. Our focus is on delivering visually captivating and compelling final products. We also pride ourselves on our ability to work within reasonable budgets, ensuring that your video is not only successful but also cost-effective. We believe that the success of your business is our priority, which is why we are dedicated to helping you grow and seize new opportunities. Together, we can achieve great things.

    The following HD video examples represents work done for Denver Attorney V. Iyer who specializes in criminal defense law.  The goal of each video is to pick a topic that Mr. Iyer addresses on-camera, and is compelling to organic searches and pulls the video to the top of the page for that specific key word phrase.  For instance, if someone got a DUI over the holidays, and was doing a search online for an attorney in Denver, the video with this topic in it could drive new clients to Mr. Iyer.   This technique is known as Video SEO (video search engine optimization) and was done initially in partnership with  Key Market Communications.

    While a client can choose to do multiple videos in one setting or stagger them monthly, video SEO works best when there are three or more videos online.  Each video consists of Mr. Iyer introducing himself near one of Denver’s many court houses in order to establish his presence to the viewer with his professional domain.   We also shot each opening video from a lower sight-line thus giving Mr. Iyer additional creditability and authority.   Finally each video topic was summarized in Mr. Iyer’s Law Office which helps to establish more professionalism and character.

    Hire a Professional Videographer

    The production of each professional video required having a good audio in the field through a wireless microphone.  This microphone  allowed Mr. Iyer the ability to move towards camera while speaking, adding more drama and urgency to his message.  Most of the camera shots were done on a tripod with a focus of keeping the image steady and controlled so that the focus can be on the urgency of the message given by Mr. Iyer.  Since the videos are distributed online, it is important to remember to fill the frame as much as possible with the subject matter, and create a compelling reason to continue to watch.  Several tricks that we use are doing a slow move towards the subject as well as re-framing  for better composition (both of which can be done in post).

    The post production stage provided color correction, audio and music mixing along with lower third titles and closing credits that presented the domain site’s URL (which is “read” by Google).

    The end result are a series of legal marketing professional videos which will provide Mr. Iyer with a steady stream of online clients that have been introduced to him by his online videos on topics that have importance to them.  See how the videos look on YouTube.  The videos are also found on the client’s website in the video library.

    Disclaimer: These videos are not to be construed as legal advice and no attorney-client relationship is established. This is just for informational and educational purposes only.

  • Fulfilling the Promise – A Celebration of Colorado Community Colleges

    A Michael Conti Video Productions provided the keynote kick-off video for A Celebration of Colorado Community Colleges jointly sponsored by the Colorado Community College System & the Colorado Department of Higher Education on October 24, 2011. Key audience members included Dr. Frank Chong, U.S. Department of Education Deputy Secretary for Community Colleges, Dr. Nancy McCallin, President of the Colorado Community College System and Colorado’s Lt. Governor Joe Garcia along with other Colorado Senators and Representatives. Read more about the keynote summit at the following link for CCCS.

    Videotaping in the industrial kitchen with Michael Conti Productions
    Adjusting lights for the kitchen shoot with Michael Conti and Joe Baran.

    The concept was to show the different pathways from students of all ages and demographics.  A child play cooking, to working in a restaurant as a chef; to bandaging a stuffed animal to working as a Vet, and ending with the happy smile of graduates. The four minute video is completely visually driven with a score of Gustav Holst‘s Jupiter from The Planets Suite.   In order to capture these sequences, the team needed to cast both young “students” and their older counterparts.  The entire day consisted of filming these “students” and linking their pathway through a visual element like a chained lock on a closed factory gate to chain holding an engine block in a retraining mechanical course.

    Video Production from Boulder Colorado Editor and Director
    Director, Michael Conti, prepares for the next shot at Front Range Community College while Joe Baran adjusts the lighting..

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    Videotaping the graduates
    Michael Conti over Joe Baran's shoulder as Erich Toll preps for the next shot in background.

    The time between being awarded the job by the Colorado Community  College System, and the shooting the actual video was less than three weeks. It goes to show that with good pre-production planning,  having an experienced team consisting of  Erich Toll (writer/co-producer) and Joe Baran (director of photography), and having enthusiastic client — Can Make Miracles Happen!

    Contact Michael Conti Productions of Boulder at 303-641-7228 so that we can fulfill your miracle!  

  • Stop putting your customer to sleep!  ROI with video ads find 55% of people watch videos online every day

    Stop putting your customer to sleep! ROI with video ads find 55% of people watch videos online every day

    Video ads gets your attention!  51% of marketing professionals worldwide name video as the type of content with the best ROI.

    ROI? Return on investment with video ads?  YES  87% of online marketers use video content.

    “We are seeing more YouTube being watched on TV screens, and more TV content being watched on YouTube — it’s the ultimate convergence of video,” said Debbie Weinstein, managing director, YouTube/video global solutions at Google. “Advertisers are saying, ‘What are you building for me to reach YouTube viewers on TV?’”

    Here are 5 statistics you should know about video ads in 2017.

    1.  By 2017, online video will account for 74% of all online traffic (KPCB).
    2.  55% of people watch videos online every day (MWP).  Tweet: 55% of people watch videos online every day. https://ctt.ec/aBdXw+ #video #marketing #stats @insivia
    3.  65% of video viewers watch more than ¾ of a video (Syndacast).
    4.  85% of Facebook video is watched without sound (Digiday).
    5.  59% of executives agree that if both text and video are available on the same topic, they are more likely to choose video (MWP).

    Matching an all-time high of 11 billion video ads watched

    That’s part of the latest comScore video report, and there were other mind-blowing numbers. Like for example:

    • 183 million U.S. Internet users watched online video;
    • They watched more than 37 billion pieces of video content;
    • U.S. Internet users saw 1.5 billion more video ads last month than the month before;

    Those are great numbers to have in mind when talking with us about doing your video.

    According to YouTube, Google Preferred ads reach 43% of millennial cord-cutters, and 44% of “light TV” viewers 18-49 as defined by Nielsen. In addition, YouTube says it’s working with third-party partners like Integral Ad Science (IAS) and OpenSlate to develop post-campaign verification reporting for Google Preferred buys.

    Find out more about this report on the Wooshii blog.