Our Process
At SILENT KEY FILMS, every job is unique, and that’s what we love about our work, but here’s a rundown of a typical Client Journey to give you an idea of what to expect:
FREE CONSULTATION
After getting in touch with us the first thing we’ll do is arrange a free consultation - normally a call or meeting - to discuss exactly what you need to achieve with your Video Content - we’ll talk style, content, location and use your Business and Brand Image to guide our approach to designing a successful brief for an original piece of content - our creative team will have researched your business and will have tons of ideas, so don’t worry if you don’t quite know what you need your video to look like yet!
PRE-PRODUCTION
Once you’re happy to proceed, we’ll go straight into pre-production, progressing, refining and finalising your Brief. There’s normally a lot of back and forth in this time, and no creative process is the same, so we stay available and responsive to our clients right up until the beginning of the shoot. Dates, locations, people and content are settled on and necessary bookings made. We compile shot lists, hire any specialist kit we need and make a clear plan for the shoot.
THE SHOOT
This is the fun part! Where we bring everything together and execute our plan. We ensure we have a clear and well organised plan for shoot days, allowing plenty of time to get all the footage we need, execute pre-planned shots, find new ones and play around with any other ideas we have! We think it’s important to enjoy a shoot, so create a positive relaxed atmosphere – this also helps if any staff or talent are on camera! We specialise in performance, so if necessary our Directors will work with you throughout the day to prepare for any interviews or shots featuring people, so you can be confident, relaxed and look great on camera!
THE EDIT
We’ll then take all of the footage to our editing suite - this is where the real magic happens - our years of experience and expertise have built up the technical and artistic skill-set required to knit together everything we’ve captured, to create video content of all styles to suit the needs of any brand or platform. We have access to exclusive licensed music libraries so we can source music that has the perfect tone for each project, and will take the time to bring every individual cut to a point of completion that reaches industry standards and features our eye-catching Silent Key cinematic edge!
DELIVERY
We will normally deliver your finished Video Content in a personalised online video suite, from which you can easily download your video files in various formats. At this point, there will of course be opportunities for you to give notes and request changes should you require any. With each commission we always build in a reasonable and fair amount of complimentary rounds of notes and amendments, so we can leave every client happy with the finished product. Otherwise, it’s time to implement your Video Content online!