(a.k.a., “How to create an effective, inexpensive video on a budget.”)

We are a huge believer in inexpensive video as a marketing tool because video works. We do video concepting, creation, voice-over work and editing, as well as audio production. We also can create and/or commission original music as needed. All of the videos that we created below use minimalist production techniques and were created with almost no budget. The purpose is to demonstrate that video can be an extremely powerful and believable marketing tool, and that it doesn’t have to be expensive to be effective.

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A couple o’ videos we made at a Bob Schneider private event

httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uSciLROnS2o&index=5&list=PLV5LHENwMMdtBRiDpjx4xFf7rrcjtujuI

httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k_sxWSiDsu8&index=4&list=PLV5LHENwMMdtBRiDpjx4xFf7rrcjtujuI

httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PDYl8CgNuh8&index=3&list=PLV5LHENwMMdtBRiDpjx4xFf7rrcjtujuI

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A promo video for Austin Tree Man

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Mmmm … Nikon D5200 and the Rode VideoMic Pro

We do love the “TV-like quality” of video we get from our Nikon D5200, and the amazing audio from our Rode VideoMic Pro. Here’s a short clip reel that shows off the quality that you can get from this package.

httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UWDJk0JcNOc&feature=youtube_gdata

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Dell Small Business contest video

We managed this $8 million dollar contest on Facebook and YouTube for Dell Small Business, partnering with Microsoft and MasterCard.

[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E6i0skt0KmA]

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1940s spoof exercise video

We created this inexpensive video, including doing the voice-over work, for a fitness company in Houston.

[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZUo4PG0zjSE?rel=0]

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Live band promo video

We created and edited this live video of Austin’s Airwave 80s band playing at The Driskill Hotel.

[vimeo http://www.vimeo.com/19416114 w=640&h=360]

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Video to promote wildlife habitat manufacturer

We created this humorous video (including voice-over work) to help promote a company that makes bird houses and feeders. The purpose was to show that the quality of the primary competitor, Wal-Mart, was sub-par and could not match the client’s value message: Bird houses made in America, made with sustainable woods, and made by wildlife experts. NOTE: This video was made prior to the 2012 presidential debate in which Mitt Romney put Big Bird in the limelight. That was a nice bit of serendipity.

[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q8EV1QFGA6k]

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Video to demo a birdhouse with built-in web cam

Here’s a very low-tech, hands-on video to demonstrate the client’s amazing new product: A birdhouse with a built-in web cam.

[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=utw0KOMG_mU]

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Drum promotional video

We made this inexpensive video to help demonstrate the uniqueness of the Traps A400 flat, portable drums.

[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EnTcf3P_2gI?rel=0&w=640&h=360]

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Why should you train with Houston trainer, Vince Grbic?

This Houston trainer (owner of Love Your Body Fitness) was known for his sense of humor and his ability to connect with his clients (and make them laugh). We created an inexpensive video that showed his personality and sense of humor, and, also, demonstrated his serious side and philosophy on fitness.

[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3xoqWuesviU?rel=0&w=640&h=360]

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What boot camp is not about

Another inexpensive video for the Houston trainer (owner of Love Your Body Fitness) that shows what his women’s boot camps are all about. The purpose was to alleviate the fears of potential female clients who were worried that boot camps would be too strenuous and difficult.

[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tTY4TMmlFRE?rel=0&w=640&h=360]

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An inexpensive video can do amazing things to market your company, product or service. Video works (and they are a lot of fun). Contact us to learn how to get started.