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Commercial film production company

We are a commercial film production company based in Kent

Last updated: July 2021

At Birdhouse, we Film Commercials For TV, Social Media And More. We’re experts in producing engaging commercials, we work with businesses in any sector and tailor campaigns to your brand, budget and timeframes. We have produced both brand commercials and direct response campaigns.

Quality videos, Target audience, Video content, Social media platforms, Social media videos, Video production services.

Case Study: Audition Ready

Holly Myers and Amy Sankey approached us with the possibly one day of filming, this quickly turned into crafting 150 films for the launch of the Audition Ready app and creating monthly cut down edits for all social media channels.

“The end result has by far exceeded our expectations. Thank you for all your hard work and commitment to hitting our deadline.”
— Amy Sankey, Co-Founder - Audition Ready

Case study: Keeping The Blues Alive

As well as navigating a wide range of settings, we’re also proud of the variety of our clients which include Van Morrison, Eric Burdon, Paul Jones, Joe Bonamassa, Beth Hart and Joanne Shaw Taylor.

“Birdhouse are so f**king creative! Professional, fun and a pleasure to work with.”
— Ben Poole

The Birdhouse Studio are an advertising film production company based in Kent

Make your Commerical with The Birdhouse Studio..

We have delivered over 240 films to clients during the past year, regardless of lockdowns of covid restrictions. All productions being kept to the high standards that the APA guidelines suggest.

At Birdhouse, we create an high end music videos on time and on budget. Based in Tunbridge Wells, Kent, we make sure your music video production is run smoothly but our team of professionals.


Pre-production (It’s Got To Start Somewhere)

Camera training and check lists

You can shoot professional quality videos with little more than your phone.

Through our camera training we equip you with the skills to create content that engages and inspires and takes your audience on a journey. We run through a series of scenarios for shoots and what would be needed to capture all of the content effectively. Additionally, you have PDF check lists for extra support, to make sure you have everything you need on the day of filming and recce/location scouting.

Importance of narrative

We have extensive experience of working directly with clients and collaborating with communication agencies to produce award-winning content that enhances your business.

Combining our knowledge and experience, we’ll show you how and why the narrative is so important, using our emotional infographics you will understand how we steer an audience to feel differently at each point of our films.

We’ll show you how to get great content from even the most nervous of contributors and tell the story that you want to tell.

CV-19, H&S and waivers

The Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic has had a huge impact on our sector and everyone working in it. We’re following government and industry guidelines to ensure the safety of our clients and colleagues and we’ll give you the guidance, help you get certified and follow the APA guidelines and operate a safe set.

We also cover contributor waivers, disclaimers and who to notify when you’re filming on either private or public land.

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Production (The Fun Really Starts Now)

Lighting

We will teach you how to ‘read’ the light in any location, and teach you the fundamentals of lighting in a way that can be easily, and practically applied. Natural light may not always be available and fluorescent lights can give a dark and drab image, that isn’t always noticeable until the edit. We walk you through the options available, what to do when the sun looks great but is far too bright for your contributor and how to achieve natural looks easily.

Framing, composition and working with subjects

You’ve chosen the right camera for you, but how to correct frame for your platform and audience and creating consistently high quality images is another thing entirely. How do you work with subjects, contributors and even the general public.

How to stabilise your shot, tripod, monopod, selfie stick or even a gimbal? We’ll show you how to experiment and get great footage, but also maintain a consistent look throughout your film.

Sound

Sound is so often over looked, but can make such a huge difference to your audience.

We introduce you to different type of microphones, such as shotgun and clip-on lavalier mics, and choosing either wired or wireless, for use in noisy environments.

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Post-Production (Where Your Planning Really Shows)

Editing

Understanding what software is right for you, how to organise and import your clips and create the structure. This is where your film can really come to life. We also offer a cost-effective junior editing service, should this stage be a bridge too far.

Balancing Sound and Colour, adding graphics and titles

Sometimes this is considered a nice-to-have, occasionally time feels too limited to even contemplate balanced colour and sound, let alone lower-thirds and animated text or logos, but we’ll take the pain away and show you just how important and enjoyable this stage is.

Uploading

Great, its all packaged and ready to do. But now what? Where should you host your content? We help set up your YouTube and Vimeo accounts and show you how to export and upload in the correct formats for all social media, such as Facebook, Instagram, YouTube and Twitter. Oh wait, lets not forget about LinkedIn, TikTok and even Pinterest.

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Post-Post-Production (The Debrief)

As with all of our shoots, we offer a debrief following this entire process, so that we can learn more about what worked for you and what may not have worked. We want to continue to support you even after your shoot, so that your confidence can grow, your videos become more engaging and ultimately your audience feels that the message resonates with them.

During the CV-19 pandemic, we have worked with multiple clients safely, including filming and editing over 240 films on time and on budget, for Audition Ready, Simmonds Ltd, Honda and Estrella Galicia for Southpaw, The Hygiene Bank and Lotus Cars for Foxtrot Papa.


Connect with us at @goforbirdhouse

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