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<\/a><\/p>\nFor starters, we’ll have a phone chat or email exchange with you to discuss your vision for the project. Is this a two-minute explainer web video? Or a fifteen-second show open? Is there voiceover, or not? Music? What kind of visual style do you want – 2D, 3D, infographic? Do you want just one video, or a video suite?<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n Once we have a feel for the scope of your project, we’ll draft an estimate (see below for pricing*) \u00a0– usually within the same or next business day.<\/p>\n The DNA of each project is the script. You can provide the script, or we’ll write one for you. More often than not, it’s a collaborative process. You’ll provide us with style guides, marketing collateral, scribbles on a napkin\u2026we’ll take whatever you have and put it together into a script that includes both narration and notes on how we plan to visualize the narration.<\/p>\n The writing stage usually takes one to two weeks.<\/p>\n Once you sign-off on the script, we’ll begin the design process. During this stage, we’ll design storyboards and polished style frames to give you a clear idea of what your video will look like. We’ll toss ideas back and forth with you, tweaking, revising, and eventually winding up with a detailed board that vividly illustrates the look and feel of your video.<\/p>\n For a two-minute web video, the design phase usually takes two weeks.<\/p>\n We’ll get things rolling with voiceover as well, casting between 5-15 voiceover artists for you to choose from. Once you’ve picked your favorite, we’ll schedule a live phone recording session administered by a sound engineer. We’ll co-direct the talent with you during this live one-hour ISDN session\u00a0to get exactly what you want.<\/p>\n We’ll also research music tracks to find a tune that’s emotive, inspirational, fast-paced\u2026whatever it takes to make your final video sound great.<\/p>\n Once design is approved, it takes a bit of time for us to animate the video, anywhere from two to five weeks. A video in a 2D style will usually take less time to animate than a heavily 3D spot. We’ll present animation tests to you on an ongoing basis so that you have a chance to comment and get exactly what you want.<\/p>\n When animation is locked, our sound designer will mix music, voiceover, and sound effects to sweeten it all up.<\/p>\n We’ll deliver the final video to you as a Quicktime, WMV, or whatever other movie format you need. If you want it compressed for the web, or need to make sure it meets broadcast-quality standards for television, we’ll do that too.<\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n