So you’ve been given the green light for getting a corporate video made, now you just need to go out a find a top class video production company London. It can seem quite overwhelming at first, as it’s quite a competitive industry.
When you’re searching ‘Video production company London’ you’re going to get a lot of results. But how do you go about weeding out the amateurs? Nowadays, it doesn’t take much to have a half decent looking website to make some companies seem a lot bigger and better than they actually are. What you don’t want is to end up putting your project in unsafe hands.
“There are certain telltale signs that will tell you how good a video company is.”
So here are a few things to look out for when scoping out a video production company London. If they’re not doing any of the below, then you should proceed with caution.
Great Portfolio – First and foremost; a great video production company will have a great portfolio. An online portfolio is a video production company’s shop window, so they’re going to be putting their very best stuff in there.
If they haven’t got a portfolio, or haven’t very much stuff in there; then you need to ask yourself why that is? Is it because they haven’t got anything good to show? Have they not got much experience? Either way, it should be ringing major alarm bells.
A great video production company will always want to show off their work to you.
They’re Responsive & Friendly – Don’t you hate it when people take forever to get back to you? Well a great video production company certainly won’t be doing that.
If you get in touch with a company and they don’t get back to you, it either means they’re unorganized or don’t have the bodies to do work and answer emails. So you’ll either end up working with a company who has poor organizational skills or isn’t big enough to handle multiple projects.
A great video production company will always respond quickly to emails and always answer the phone.
They’re Busy – Is it just us, or is there something a bit unnerving about companies that don’t even need to check their calendar? They just know they’ll be free. Maybe there’s a reason for this?
You want to be working with a busy company. This doesn’t mean that they’re too busy to take on your project; it just means that they’re in hot demand. This will be because they’re making great stuff and are good to work with.
It’s also worth checking out their social media channels. If they’re busy then you should see loads of photos from filming locations and edit suites.
They’re Honest – Honesty is the best policy and a great video production company will always be honest with you. Everything from pricing to idea concepts; they’ll tell you the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth.
You want to avoid companies who are dishonest about their pricing by under-quoting to win the job. They’ll add more and more to the quote as the project goes on and you’ll end up paying much more than you thought. A great company will give you the full price upfront.
A great video production company will also be honest with you about your ideas and if they’re achievable. What you don’t want is a company who will just say yes to everything when they know it won’t work. Because this will end up getting you in trouble.
Great companies will be honest and discuss this with you and find another way to make it work.