Fixed Term Videographer
March - June 2021
The Costwold Company is a mid-range, UK based furniture company. I was hired as a videographer on a 3-month contract to produce social media content for several upcoming line releases and the re-opening of their stores after the COVID-19 lockdown.
I planned, shot and edited several videos for their Instagram stories, IGTV and website.
As the only in-house videographer at the company, I had to make do with what I was given. The main purpose of the shoots were to capture photos for their website, magazines and catalogues.
I had to manage my time effectively to be ready to film in moments of opportunity; just before or after setup for the stills cameras.
At one of the shoots, a professional chef, Enrico Ramaglia was brought on to make aethstetic dishes to be used as props in the photoshoot.
I suggested that whilst he made the food, we could film the process to create a tutorial video for IGTV.
For this series of IG stories, I was given footage of home tours filmed by several influencers that were partnered with The Cotswold Company. I re-edited this footage down to 10 second IG stories and added motion graphics.
This task led me to develop a logo animation (seen at the end) that was used as an intro/outro for much of the content I produced.
