So how did we make it through what is known as the most depressing month of the year?

We did it by eating frogs!

Have you heard about the concept of eating frogs?

It comes from the motivational author Brian Tracey. The concept is simple but very effective!
If the first thing you did every day was eat a big, slimy, ugly frog you could then get on with your day knowing that the worst thing you had to do was firmly behind you. Not a lot can be worse than eating the frog. So, your ‘frog’ becomes the worst thing you have to do that day. The nasty stuff like tax returns or fiddly paperwork, get that out of the way and then the day looks positively rosy!

Don’t worry this isn’t going to turn into a self help blog we just thought we would share how we have survived the beast that is January. Who knows the technique of eating frogs may come in handy as we go into the shortest month of the year!

Hope your frogs aren’t too big and fat!

Remember if there is a frog we can help you with then you know where we are.

It has different meanings for different people. Wikipedia will tell you that community has two distinct meanings:-

1. A group of interacting people, living in some proximity (i.e., in space, time, or relationship). Community usually refers to a social unit larger than a household that shares common values and has social cohesion. The term can also refer to the national community or international community.

2. In biology, a community is a group of interacting living organisms sharing a populated environment.

For us the Rumble community is a collaborative network that we truly value and appreciate. It helps us to achieve goals and we in turn help them to do the same.

Sheffield City Council has a massive community to care for. We recently worked with them to create a DVD to help carers in the community gain access to support. The 11 minute video took 2 days to film and was then translated and dubbed into 7 different languages. You can see the full video on our Vimeo channel.

The Securitas community is a broad one. Spanning the whole of the UK, it includes employees, customers and all the good causes and charities these people support. Every year Securitas hold a charity football match that sees employees and customers from the North and South go head to head. We produced an animated team sheet motion graphic for the event along with an introduction sequence. As always you can find them on our Vimeo channel, happy watching!

Click on the thumbnails to view the videos.

http://vimeo.com/34610237/

http://vimeo.com/34607137/

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http://vimeo.com/34614170/

This is what we have been doing for these three innovative companies from very different sectors……

Securitas

In the UK Securitas employs over 17,000 people and so it is really important to them to celebrate outstanding work within the Securitas community. Every year they hold a Community Awards ceremony where Securitas officers are awarded for their achievements in areas such as Vigilance, Core Values and Innovation.

Our task was to film the live event and make a short(ish) highlights film. This film is then used in many ways. Not only does it serve as a record of the event but is also an internal communications tool for staff and customers as well as being used to secure sponsorship for the following year’s event! Who knew one 6 minute video of a spectacular awards ceremony could be used in so many ways! You can see the highlights film on our Vimeo channel.

Gripple

Every ounce of Gripple is innovative! The idea may seem simple but it is the innovative culture that drives their success. Job descriptions don’t exist at Gripple, the factory floor is not a typical factory floor and the staff are so motivated that they all own a share of the company. It’s no wonder then that in November 2011 they won one of just a hundred coveted Ruban D’Honneur nominations in the Annual European Business Awards beating off competition from over 15,000 other businesses!

Where do we come in? Well as part of the awards procedure a film was produced. Gripple were keen to improve how it looked and by using motion graphics we managed to do this. By producing things like animated maps, spinning globes and images that reflect their company values we turned a simple video into a video that truly encapsulated the essence of Gripple. 

You can see the motion graphics in action by clicking on the still picture link below…..

Irwin Mitchell

You won’t find dull and boring internal communications at Irwin Mitchell. From looking at this picture you could never tell that we filmed this in one of their conference rooms.

That is the beauty of a green screen and a Canon XF305 camcorder – the perfect combination for a cost effective video shoot.

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Not everyone has an internet ready TV set, but demand is growing! As reported in a recent YouGov study “although ownership of internet connected TVs is currently low, there is clearly a demand for them – almost three quarters (69%) of respondents had watched catch up TV citing convenience as the main driver for doing so”.

Life is busy and no one has time to be stuck to rigid TV schedules. Mobile devices such as Tablets and Smartphone’s give consumers the power to conveniently manage viewing. They can choose what they watch and when they watch it. TV must catch up and become as flexible as a Tablet so as not to be left behind in the great technology rush.

So what does this all mean? Well the exciting challenge for video creators is making sure content meets consumer’s pretty high standards.

Today, sites such as YouTube are more than just video sites; they provide a platform for collaboration and connecting with consumers on their terms, empowering the consumer to engage with your brand. According to comScore YouTube accounts for 7% of the total time spent on the internet in the US. If consumers can access this from the comfort of their own sofa then videos could go viral quicker than you could say “Fenton!”.  Now all you need is an idea to engage your target audience…….

Whilst we were there we took a number of photos to share via our very own Rumble blog.

It was a great experience and a really creative idea for a corporate event. We had fantastic day and thoroughly enjoyed the complexities of the shoot. We got all the shots we set out to, to produce a great video.

From capturing shots of people arriving, boarding the boat and mingling on deck, we also shot a number of presentations and talking heads on the boat.

We also had our roving camera man dashing along the Thames riverbank to capture shots of the boat as it glided past some of London’s iconic building and landmarks.

The photos pretty much tell their own story…