TikTok video for business is getting increasingly important. TikTok is the fastest growing social media platform and has skyrocketed since the start of lockdown. In June 2020 TikTok became the top-grossing non-gaming platform on the market, with more than $90.7million (Sensor Tower) in user spending in just one month. Nevertheless, TikTok’s popularity comes mainly from China, followed by the US … Read More
Business Animation vs Filming – The advantages of each
In our Business Animation 2020 Survey, we wanted to find out the benefits of business animation vs filming. Filming live-action scenes can be used for more hard-hitting, emotional content. This is due to real people being involved in the video, usually, consumers will react better to real human faces. Albeit, filming can be costly and time-consuming. Due to collating actors, … Read More
Live action vs Animation: A Comparison
business animation productionWhat are the pros and cons of live-action vs animation?Jon Draper – CREATIVE DIRECTORThis article explores the differences between filmed live action and animation. Highlighting the pros and cons for eachShare the article:What are the pros and cons of live action vs animation?For your business video productionIt’s a common question for businesses and as an animation and film … Read More
Macro Filming – Test footage
Macro Filming with a cheap CCTV lens: This weekend I tried out our macro filming rig. Which consists of our trusty BlackMagic Pocket Cinema camera and a cheap £20.00 CCTV lens (which comes with a C mount adaptor). The focal range is so tiny it’s really quite interesting to work with. Though the results from macro filming are quite spectacular. … Read More
Devon Film Company, Coastal Safari
Devon Film Company – Creating a last minute film narrative Whilst not a production officially by our Devon Film company, I think this still goes someway to showcase our talent. Here’s a little video production I made simply to capture the magic moments of my kids growing up on the beautiful Devonshire Coastline near our animation studio. It’s something I’ve been doing … Read More
3rd HTC Vive Controller
Today marked the arrival of our 3rd HTC Vive controller. Now under normal circumstances this wouldn’t be a reason for much excitement nor a blog post. However as we’re currently putting together our studios mixed reality filming rig (and I love all thing VR no matter how trivial) this seemed worthy of a quick blog post. Mixed Reality filming is … Read More
Video Marketing Magic
At Stormy Studio we honestly believe every business product, service, website and presentation would benefit greatly from a drop of video marketing magic. For this little article I’m of course referring to the marketing magic achievable when the perfectly conceived creative, narrative and aesthetic are combined into a beautifully produced video. *Below is our showreel for 2016, with exclusive clips from … Read More
URSA Mini 4k videos
This blog post is a collated group of some of the URSA Mini 4k videos that really shows the potential of this great camera. URSA Mini 4k videos Camera Capabilities With it’s stunning 60P 4k video capture (120fps at HD), 12 stops of dynamic range, high data rate recording formats, Global shutter it really can shine alongside its 4.6k counterpart … Read More
Ursa mini slow motion video footage
Why I shot this little Ursa mini slow motion video Since the sun had finally come out toward the end of what had been a very grey weekend, I packed the kids into the car with a basic picnic, our goto beach stuff and headed down to Wembury Beach near Plymouth, Devon, UK. I also decided to take along our … Read More
Ursa Mini 4k Test Footage
With the introduction of incredible high end cameras like Blakcmagics Ursa mini 4k, the price of cinema grade 4k continues to drop and the ease of access to professional level slow motion cinematography continues. We’ll no doubt see more and more of Vimeo and Youtube flooded with beach test shots. You’ll find our own test shots video filmed with the … Read More
EZ FX jib for incredible filmic shots
We’re very pleased to have received our new camera jib today as it opens up a whole new world of fantastic cinematic shooting angles and movements. The main reason for buying is for an upcoming shoot which will really benefit form the jibs movement for the finale shot as we pan up into the tree canopy away from the … Read More
Video Production Plymouth
Video Production Company in PlymouthIn house animatorsOur team of animators compliment filming services.Professional FilmingWe use the professional lighting and camera kit to ensure rich images and audio.Return on investmentLocal studio location, with a focus on quality productionsTRUSTED BY Find out more about our new Plymouth film studio space here.Studio ShowreelThis short showreel highlights of some of our Plymouth video production … Read More
Animation Should Be A Key Part Of Any Crowd Funding Video
Crowd funding has become a very popular revenue raising option for many people over the last few years. Sites like Kickstarter and Indiegogo have become household names for crowd funding and have in some cases made some rather big name projects get the green light. Running an effective crowd funding campaign has become a bit of an art form. It … Read More
How To Create An Effective Marketing Campaign For A Corporate Video
When you are planning on having a corporate video made, you need to know that you have an effective marketing strategy in place before everything gets started. While you may have found a corporate video production company that you think can really deliver what you want, that will all mean nothing unless you are able to market it effectively. Here … Read More
40 Business Animation Ideas For Effective Presentations
ANIMATION PRODUCTION40 business animation ideas for effective presentationsJon Draper – CREATIVE DIRECTORLots of ideas to help plan your own corporate animated video projects. Plus a wide variety of animated business video examples to inspire you.Last Update: 12th March 2023Business Animation Tips • Written by Jon Draper – Lead Animator / Creative DirectorShare the article:Business Animation BenefitsWhen you want to create … Read More
Why A Badly Made Corporate Video Can Be Detrimental To Your Business
There are few things quite as damaging to the reputation of a company that a poor corporate video production. While this may seem like an exaggeration, it is actually very truthful. A corporate video is probably the most effective business video you can produce. It is a means of creating a reputation among people in the business and with the … Read More
How To Promote Your Business Video On Social Media
So you have created a great business video. Now what are you supposed to do? Well, the important thing is to get people watching your video and then talking about it and sharing it through social media channels. This has quickly become the most effective way to reach a wider audience with your business video, so it’s important you start … Read More
Why Corporate Video And Animation Production Is Cheaper Outside Of London, UK
It is often said that everything is more expensive in London. Purchasing services in the capital of England can be quite pricey, even when you have done the legwork to find a cheaper option. This is why so many businesses are now looking outside of London for their corporate video and animation production needs. Companies like Stormy Studio just outside … Read More
What to do when all your clients go on holiday?
With the arrival of August came our first real experience of some quiet business days. It seems some bright shining force in the sky had plucked clients from every part of the world and whisked them away on holiday, leaving emails unanswered, creative projects stalled mid flow and invoices taking a little longer to get paid as it turns out … Read More
BMPCC test shots
The newest addition to our video production and animation studio turned up yesterday to much excitement. It’s a beautiful Pocket Cinema Camera from Black Magic. Also referred to as a BMPCC. As we’ve found ourselves needing to shoot more and more video footage for corporate video productions it made sense to update our own equipment. The stunning footage it can … Read More