Capture Video – Video Work During a Pandemic

Video Work During a Pandemic

In all honesty, business hasn’t been great. I’d like to say that, since I can work remotely, producing animations and editing videos, that my business hasn’t slowed dramatically, but it has. A combination of my clients’ businesses suffering and the fact that a large percentage of my work involves in-person recording has reduced my workload and my income significantly.

Fortunately, I’ve managed to scrape by and am finally starting to see work pick up a little. Here’s a case study of a few of the video production jobs I’ve worked on since March 2020.

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A Gala! The City of Fairfax Spotlight on the Arts program celebrated their 30 year anniversary this August, with a Gala auction event. Unfortunately, they were not able to have the event in-person. Capture Video recorded speeches by the Mayor and prominent local artists and art supporters, and edited those speeches together with pre-recorded music performances to create a live broadcast of the program. We also put together some videos supporting the live program – one explaining how the auction works and the other thanking sponsors and volunteers.
Training. We’ve been hired a few times now to record live, in-person training sessions. I wear PPE (if it’s for a construction company, this means hard hat and vest in addition to wearing a mask) and my client is able to have few to no students at the training thanks to the fact that it is being video recorded. With the video files, my clients can share trainings via file sharing programs, the internet, their intranet, or even live streamed, to allow as many employees as they want to receive the same training while not having to worry about social distancing.
Online courses. We recorded, and are in the process of editing, videos to be used in an online course. Similar to recorded training, though these videos were scripted and will accompany worksheets and other educational materials in an online course platform.

It is definitely not business as usual. The good news is, a lot of companies are figuring out ways to do business in this new normal. Capture Video is here to assist you in continuing to communicate with your employees, clients, and donors, while keeping it safe for all.

Write to Jessica for a quote, or with questions about how we can help with your next video production!

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