Opening seconds
Lead with the thing that makes someone stop.
Campaign video works best when it is designed around the placement, audience and next action rather than chopped down from a longer film as an afterthought.
Short-form social media video built for the channel, audience and action, with versions planned from the start rather than cut down afterwards.
Plan the hook, format, captions and next action before the edit starts, especially when the same campaign needs several placements. Social video has seconds to earn attention, so we plan the hook, the format and the next action before editing begins. A campaign usually needs several placements, so vertical, square and landscape versions are made on purpose, with captions for viewers watching without sound.
Lead with the thing that makes someone stop.
Create square, vertical, landscape and cutdowns intentionally.
Build variants around hooks, messages and offers without rebuilding everything.
A selection of relevant Motion & Video work.
Yes. Vertical should be composed for vertical, not simply cropped from a landscape master.
Yes. Modular production makes it easier to test hooks, messages, openings and calls to action.
Usually. A large amount of social video is watched without sound, so the message cannot rely on audio alone.
Yes. Motion can often extend existing campaign assets without requiring a new shoot.