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How we made this Visit Manchester TV ad

Our Visit Manchester TV ad is now playing if Sky Adsmart in a targeted media campaign receiving millions of views every single week. This is a short story of how we won the TV campaign with our client Marketing Manchester.

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Free video production spreadsheet template

Communicating a full production to multiple stakeholders, cast and crew can be one of the hardest aspects of video production. We personally got sick of expensive online options so decided to make our own. We call it a PRODUCTION BIBLE and it’s yours for FREE

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3 Lighting tips for better food videos

Having a basic understanding of light for your food videos will instantly level up the quality of the final output taking you from amateur content creator to professional videographer or photographer.

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Behind the Scenes with Whirlpool

Our brief was to create a batch of stills plus two 0:30s explainer videos - one for the Insinkerator and one for the tap - these were to be showcased online and at trade shows. Cairn handled the creative planning and needed support with shooting, lighting and the edit which is where we stepped in.

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