One of the benefits of BizVid Communications being in the video production business is the variety of client projects we get to involve ourselves with.  In any given month we can be producing a video that details the business of using under-water equipment, or documenting surgical procedures in the O.R., or even the E.R. 

We recently received a call from the Department of the Navy asking us to produce a series of videos for their Marine Corps officer recruitment program.  We jumped at the chance to support this bigger cause.

After the deal was sealed, we arranged a rather complex six day taping schedule.  On three of the days we were on-location at MCRD, the Marine Corps Recruit Depot in San Diego. We spent the remaining time at the Marine recruitment center in Riverside. 

All on-camera talent was provided by the Marines and they were superb.  The project consisted of two scripts, each about 44-pages in length. 44 pages is a lot of copy for professionals, let alone amateurs, to learn. We were a little nervous about keeping to the taping schedule not knowing if the on-camera talent could handle the required memorization load.  But they did and, in fact, we finished in a little less than the required six days.

Upon completing the Marine Corps video project, the symbolism of that accomplishment hit us. Working with such a dedicated group of people, it reminded us of how BizVid pledges its own dedication to the welfare of our video clients. It is a call that we answer every time we are called upon, no matter the size or scope of the project.   

You have heard it said the end product should be greater than the sum of all of its individual parts. This is particularly true in every video production BizVid creates.

On an average production, the value of having high quality equipment like we do, accounts for about 20% of the value of the finished product. About 80% of the value in a client’s completed video project has everything to do with the people behind the scenes… from the producer, director and editors to the cameramen, sound technicians, lighting professionals and grips.

Key factors in keeping our pricing low and our quality high is in the way we bring in longtime, experienced crew on a per project basis. Our production teams not only know their stuff very well, but most often they know one another very well. < A client does not need prima donnas on their sets. Each of our team members looks forward to lending a helping hand to one another to benefit a client’s finished product.

Here is an example of synergy that is created… our director, producer and cameraman work in close tandem with one another giving input on camera angles and moves, along with logistics, timing and lighting. Once a conclusion is reached, the director gleans the best ideas and ramrods a cohesive and effective production.

Most taping sessions are time sensitive to meet a client’s budget parameters.  As such, each person on the crew is looking for ways to not only streamline their task, but seeking to help the other person do the same. While BizVid may have a similar crew to other competitive videographers, clients are amazed with the seamless process of a video project from start to finish.

Synergy and teamwork help in every facet of the production process from concepting, to scouting a location, to scripting, to production to editing, to the delivery of a remarkable finished video. Another element is found in the relationships between clients and the production team and video production principals. 

In fact, we encourage clients to see us as more than service providers, but more like partners, coming together on their behalf. Our great track record is most often due to the harmony in the working environment.

We hope you find this blog on the values of teamwork helpful. By combining your energy with great synergy we make the most out of every production.

CND Co-Founder and Inspiration Jan Arnold

As the premiere San Diego video production company, BizVid Communications enjoys tasteful relationships with our clients. On many levels, one of our most flavorful client friendships is with CND Nails. The letters stand for Creative Nail Design. They are a national leader in beauty because they’ve been able to tap into the fashion appetites of women around the globe, offering the finest quality of nail products in the universe, with cutting edge procedures that make their competitors jealous.

Put simply, CND and co-founder Jan Arnold, know how to make people feel uniquely special. This not only relates to their nail care providers worldwide but to everyone with whom they come into contact. BizVid has been creating videos on their behalf for several years and we are constantly amazed at their genuine warmth, blended with their uncompromising expectation for excellence.

At a recent videotaping we broke for lunch and asked Jan to join us as we prepared to break bread. One of the most important parts of a video crew’s workday is the partaking of food, particularly over the lunch breaks. We do lots of studio sessions but we have never run across a client like CND. Generally the video producer caters the food for the clients, the talent and the crew. CND has never allowed that. They count it an honor to cater the food during the tape sessions. But they do more than cater. They CATER. On this particular taping, they brought in Greek food in several courses. There was so much that we hardly made a dent. And we really tried.

The remarkable food spreads illustrate an important point in establishing solid and ongoing relationships. Because of CND’s benevolence on our behalf, we’ll think nothing of putting in the extra effort to provide our best always and in all ways. This is a good life lesson. As my daddy writes in His big black book, “it is more blessed to give than receive.” The real truth behind that truth is that givers plant the seeds to receive powerful harvests of their own.

To find out more about CND Nails, take a stroll through their website. You’ll find quality edge to edge. Inside and out.

Everybody wins as Bizvid Communications stays on top of small business news, freely offering it to you and other business-minded individuals. As the producer of the nationally broadcast weekly radio show entitled SBA Radio, we have the opportunity to interview small business leaders and industry service providers to keep listeners in San Diego and throughout the nation aware of the newest developments from the Small Business Administration, while offering a look at the best business innovations out there.

Our weekly one hour broadcast, which BizVid Communications’ Bill Gruber engineers and Caz Taylor hosts, features ongoing involvement from the SBA’s District Director of San Diego and Imperial Counties, Ruben Garcia.

Frequent guests include the Better Business Bureau’s Sheryl Bilbray with tips on being aware of bad business practices and practitioners, branding guru Liz Goodgold of RedFire Branding with ways to keep your business in the public’s eye, trademark lawyer Dave Branfman with copyrighting cautions, Cindy Pond of TaylorPond with web development nuances and SBA guests from around the nation, offering updates to small business loans and other newsworthy developments.

Sponsored by CBeyond, a company specializing in voice, broadband, mobile, Email, web hosting and security, the broadcast has been on the air for well over a year and has developed a faithful audience nationally and globally. Part of the show’s appeal comes from our willingness to bring international guests with refreshing perspectives on running successful businesses. One such guest was the Australian Capital Territory’s Business Woman of the Year, and author of “Bliss Everyday”, Deborah Fairfull. Her interview was presented live from Sydney, Australia.

Women in business is a frequent topic on the show. One high profile guest was the former GM of the Philadelphia Eagles and current business consultant, Susan T. Spencer. Her insights shattered the myth that big business should be exclusively male directed. Some of our programming is generated from San Diego, as we frequently invite city council members like Carl DeMaio to give updates of the state of local government.

All in all, BizVid Communications remains committed to benefiting the business community in every way we can. In addition to the production of videos, which is our obvious livelihood, radio show development has become another vital component to helping businesses succeed. If you have an interesting and useful business topic, just let us know and we’ll see if we can arrange an interview.