Dream Team

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and position.

I am the Co-Founder & CTO of MindGuard

Describe what your company does in a single sentence.

MindGuard is a Swiss-Ukrainian neuroscience and technology company behind a mental resilience platform that helps veterans and civilians affected by war build healthy habits through daily training, peer connection and progress tracking.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

What specific goals or objectives did you hire Dream Team to accomplish?

• Produce an investor and stakeholder film that positions MindGuard as a neuroscience-based training program rather than a therapy service, presenting its three-pillar structure and research findings to government officials, employers and institutional partners in a confident, forward-looking tone.
• Translate the client's veteran research data into cinematic visual sequences that carry credibility with an institutional audience, while keeping a single veteran as the emotional thread throughout the film.
• Turn our veteran research findings into cinematic data visualisations that build credibility with an institutional audience, while keeping a single veteran as the emotional thread through the film.

SOLUTION

How did you find Dream Team?

Referral

Why did you select Dream Team over others?

Referred to me

How many teammates from Dream Team were assigned to this project?

2-5 Employees

Describe the scope of work in detail. Please include a summary of key deliverables.

Dream Team handled the full production of our second brand film end to end, following an earlier video they delivered for us. The scope began with narrative restructuring and scriptwriting. Rather than repeating the first film, they rebuilt the story so that a single veteran carries the emotional thread while the three-pillar training program becomes the subject of the film. They wrote the voiceover copy and locked a shot-by-shot timeline before any production began. They created a character lock for the veteran protagonist and the supporting cast, defining appearance, wardrobe and continuity rules that were applied consistently across every shot in the film. All imagery was produced through AI generation and approved by us shot by shot, then animated using AI video models, with dedicated first and last frame construction for the animated sequences. A separate visual system was designed for our research data. Each statistic from our 1,064-respondent veteran survey was built as a cinematic scene rather than a graphic slide, including symptom breakdowns, support-gap figures and retention curves. Additional sequences covered the neuroscience concepts, the personalisation engine and the three program foundations. Key deliverables: final edited 16:9 film, original voiceover, original instrumental score and sound design, typography and title system, transparent PNG logo and title overlay assets, and the full set of generated stills and video shots.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

What were the measurable outcomes from the project that demonstrate progress or success?

Delivered a fully AI-generated film with zero shoot days, no crew and no location costs, at a fraction of the cost and turnaround of a comparable live-action institutional production. Character and wardrobe consistency was maintained across more than 30 generated shots.

Over 20 research data points were visualised as cinematic scenes rather than static slides, including a 1,064-respondent survey sample, retention curves and symptom breakdowns. The client approved the film for use in investor and partner presentations.

Describe their project management. Did they deliver items on time? How did they respond to your needs?

Their process was structured and easy to follow. Every stage was approved before the next one started: first the script and the shot timeline, then the still images shot by shot, and only after those were locked did they move to animation and the final edit. That meant we always knew what we were paying for and never had surprises at the end. Deliverables arrived on schedule, and revisions were turned around quickly. When we changed our minds on specific visuals, including asking them to replace a neuroscience shot we felt was too clinical, they proposed alternatives rather than simply executing the note. They were also direct when something in our brief was a problem. They flagged early that the runtime we requested could not hold all the content we wanted, and pointed out where our statistics conflicted across different documents so we could lock a final set. That kind of pushback saved us from issues we would have discovered too late. Communication was consistent throughout and they were available whenever we needed to discuss something.

What was your primary form of communication with Dream Team?

Virtual Meeting

What did you find most impressive or unique about this company?

What stood out most was that they think like a production company rather than a tool operator. The AI is how the work gets made, but the value came from the storytelling: they restructured our narrative so the program became the subject of the film instead of just repeating the first video, and they found a way to turn dry survey data into scenes that actually hold an investor's attention. The consistency across the film was also unexpected. The same veteran, the same wardrobe, the same visual language across every shot, which is not something we assumed was achievable with this approach. And they were honest with us. They told us directly when parts of our brief would not work and when a shot risked undermining our own positioning, instead of just delivering what we asked for.

Are there any areas for improvement or something Dream Team could have done differently?

Nothing significant. If anything, some of the friction was on our side: we were slow to lock our final statistics and to supply real footage, which pushed parts of the timeline. They flagged both early, so the delay was on us rather than on them. The only thing we would do differently next time is agree the runtime with them before writing the script rather than after. They warned us that what we wanted would not fit the length we had in mind, and they were right.

BACKGROUND

Introduce your business and what you do there.

I’m the owner and general manager of a retail company that sells high-quality wood oils for interior and exterior use.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

What challenge were you trying to address with Dream Team?

We needed to get more people interested in our products through low CPC marketing videos with AI.

SOLUTION

What was the scope of their involvement?

Dream Team created marketing videos for us. The team handled everything, including the video's script and context. Dream Team was very specific about the details, including the AI's pronunciation.

What is the team composition?

We worked with an unknown number of teammates from Dream Team.

How did you come to work with Dream Team?

A friend referred Dream Team to me. I chose them over other options because they were a great culture fit, offered good value for the cost, and had company values that aligned with ours.

What is the status of this engagement?

We worked with Dream Team from May to August 2026.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

What evidence can you share that demonstrates the impact of the engagement?

Dream Team's work resulted in improved customer brand perception.

How did Dream Team perform from a project management standpoint?

Dream Team's project management was amazing. We communicated via email and messaging apps.

What did you find most impressive about them?

Dream Team's attention to detail was impressive. I was also impressed by their ability to get the job done quickly (3–4 days).

Are there any areas they could improve?

There's nothing I can come up with at this point.

BACKGROUND

Introduce your business and what you do there.

I’m the marketing director of an aggregator of all types of automotive services.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

What challenge were you trying to address with Dream Team?

We needed to create a creative video ad showing the core of our business and grabbing the attention of people online.

SOLUTION

What was the scope of their involvement?

Dream Team has created a mascot for our company and five videos optimized for social media. The team has handled all aspects of the video production and mascot creation, including scripting, animation, and editing. We’ve only confirmed the details with them.

What is the team composition?

We’ve worked with one teammate from Dream Team.

How did you come to work with Dream Team?

Someone referred Dream Team to us. We chose them over other options because they had high ratings, a great culture fit, and good value for the cost.

How much have you invested with them?

So far, we’ve spent less than $10,000.

What is the status of this engagement?

We started working with Dream Team in November 2025, and our engagement is ongoing.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

What evidence can you share that demonstrates the impact of the engagement?

Dream Team’s video posts have generated around 80,000 views without us paying for boosts and ads. Every time the team delivers a new video, we see growth in our page visits, which makes us happy that the posts are working. We’ve also seen an increase in user engagement on our website.

How did Dream Team perform from a project management standpoint?

Dream Team’s project management is good. We haven’t seen any issues in our communication, so I can’t complain.

What did you find most impressive about them?

Dream Team’s creativity and the quality of their work with AI technology, which is new to the world, are impressive.

Are there any areas they could improve?

I can’t think of anything for Dream Team to improve.