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1-3 Minute Video | Filming & Editing

A project for Voolla

Calling all professionals
Help us with this 1-3 Minute Video | Filming & Editing project

Pro Bono Time

50–80 hours
over 1-3 months

Details

Voolla addresses a critical issue by making volunteering easier and generating badly needed funds for charities. Our platform, which turns volunteer skills into money for charities, is an innovative approach that changes the way we give to charity. Through our program, anyone with a skill (everything from babysitters to doctors) can volunteer their services to raise funds for a charity. We incorporated in 2011 and started promoting the site in November 2012 - www.Voolla.org.

The story of how Voolla came to be is appealing and based on real-life experiences, but hard to explain in a few sentences. We feel a video about the founder's journey and why this new way of volunteering is so revolutionary will create buzz about our program.

The volunteer professional will work directly with our founder. Our team is easy to work with and responsive. We are an all-volunteer team.

What Voolla offers is very unique, and we would love your help telling our story!

Description

Viral videos aren’t just the provenance of fluffy kittens and wayward celebrities. Do good orgs can too! Bring in one of our professional filmmakers to script, direct and edit a polished, fast paced 1-3 minute video that synthesizes your most powerful messages and makes the viewer desperate to know more.

Deliverables

  • A short, 1-3 minute HD video designed to pack a punch, go viral, be shared and, in short, create deafening buzz for your programs and mission. Use this video to spark interest for further exploration on the web.
  • Exports or DVD’s ready for the web or the duplication house.
  • An expert’s guidance on how to structure a promotional video for maximum impact.
  • One of the most powerful tools for getting the word out – video --at your disposal.

    • Project steps

  • Organization completes a Project Brief and collects all raw footage for review.
  • Organization and Professional meet.
  • Organization provides Professional with draft outline or script.
  • Professional revises draft and sends to Organization for up to three rounds of review and feedback.
  • Organization helps Professional coordinate a one day video shoot with “stars”.
  • Organization secures location and subject releases. Note: selected Organization administrator will be on hand to support Professional.
  • Professional logs and organizes the footage and begin to create “selects reels”.
  • Professional and Organization meet to watch “selects reels” and discuss best takes and refined direction for the piece.

  • Professional creates a rough cut of the trailer and shares with the Organization for up to 3 rounds of review and revision.
  • Professional completes the fine cut including music, voice over, titles and outputs to the agreed upon formats.
  • Organization completes Catchafire’s project survey within 30 days of success.

    • EXPECTED NUMBER OF MEETINGS

  • 1 initial meeting to discuss goals, audience, logistics of the video and the budget.
  • 1-3 reviews of script, and administrative calls to set up the shooting schedule.
  • 1 day for film shooting.
  • 2-3 meetings as needed to review rough cuts and achieve fine cut.

    • NOTE: If both parties agree, this project may be executed virtually via videoconference. Please refer to our Best Practices for Pro Bono

    Prerequisites

    Professional

    • 3+ years experience filming and editing commercial or documentary films with an emphasis on trailers and sizzle reels.
    • Access to an up to date HD camera and edit system (Final Cut, Avid or Adobe Premiere).
    • A reel of past work to show.

    Organization

    • A completed Project Brief.
    • An Executive Director committed to the Project.
    • Agreed upon objectives, target audience, intended use, as well as established branding guidelines and marketing materials for content development.
    • A draft outline/script to be polished in collaboration with Professional.
    • Triple checked text for opening titles, end credits and lower thirds.
    • Signed clearances and location releases for all subjects and locations. Also, clearance for music or confirmation of open source availability.
    • A staff member with time to dedicate to working closely with the Professional for the duration of the project.

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