Story Productions films interview for YouTube Brandcast 2021

Story Productions has filmed a number of corporate shoots for technology giants, Facebook in particular, and last month we were hired via a production company in Mexico to film an interview for a YouTube event, showcasing the platform’s success and how its users can’t imagine life without the video platform.

The subject of our interview was the vice president of Google in Latin America, and the shoot was arranged in her home in São Paulo. Our main challenge on the day was not just the short window of time we had in the VP’s diary but also the lack of preparation time to set up the shoot. The Story Productions crew had just over an hour to access the location, set up a backdrop and lighting, get a teleprompter ready and have the cameras “rolling” without knowing in advance what we’d find in terms of space and lighting.

We went well prepared for the task. A portable white screen served perfectly as a plain background for the shoot, emulating a studio set-up. A computer hooked up via Zoom to the client in Mexico served as a backstage camera, allowing him to follow and direct the set up. We also had a separate voice call open with the client for him to give feedback, as well as providing him with a live video and audio stream from our cameras.

The team included a Brazil fixer/ assistant director, who spoke with the client in English, plus a DOP, photography assistant, teleprompter operator and set coordinator.

 The Story Productions crew speaks fluent Portuguese, Spanish and English (and did we mention French and German?). How can we help you with a corporate film shoot in Brazil?

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