Video Design & Production for Charitable Foundation
- Audio Production Graphic Design Video Production
- $10,000 to $49,999
- Aug. - Oct. 2024
- Quality
- 5.0
- Schedule
- 5.0
- Cost
- 5.0
- Willing to Refer
- 5.0
"The animation and visual style they came up with fully reflected our ideas."
- Non-profit
- Kyiv, Ukraine
- 11-50 Employees
- Online Review
- Verified
Linza agency created six videos in vertical format, each 60–90 seconds long, for a charitable foundation's Instagram. The team handled storyboarding, motion and cover image design, voiceover, and subtitles.
Linza agency delivered high-quality videos that had good coverage after being distributed on social media. The team was always in touch, made changes in a timely manner, and provided clear and concise information. Overall, the team's sharing of the client's values and original ideas stood out. This review is an update by the client company. The original content is located below the new review.
The client submitted this review online.
BACKGROUND
Please describe your company and position.
I am the Commuication coordinator of International Renaissance Foundation
Describe what your company does in a single sentence.
The International Renaissance Foundation (IRF) is one of the largest Ukrainian charitable foundations that has been developing an open society in Ukraine since 1990. We work on the development of Ukraine in which human rights are securely protected and positive changes work for the benefit of the citizens.
OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE
What specific goals or objectives did you hire Linza agency to accomplish?
- To create six videos in reels format for our Instagram about EU values
SOLUTION
How did you find Linza agency?
Referral
Why did you select Linza agency over others?
- Pricing fit our budget
- Great culture fit
- Good value for cost
- Company values aligned
How many teammates from Linza agency were assigned to this project?
2-5 Employees
Describe the scope of work in detail. Please include a summary of key deliverables.
- Creation of 6 videos in a vertical format lasting 60-90 seconds with a combination of collage and hand-drawn animation;
- Providing suggestions on the design, reduction and changes in the text of the script, adaptation of the script;
- Storybording each video according to the script;
- Drawing of individual graphic elements of the video;
- Motion design;
- Studio voice-over of the characters of each video;
- Subtitling in Ukrainian and English;
- Designing cover images for videos in reels format;
The purpose of the videos is to tell about European values, their content and connection with the values of Ukrainians in a popular and informal manner. In each of the 6 videos, a prominent Ukrainian figure of the past will talk about the content of a particular EU value through the prism of their own experience, creativity, etc. (Taras, Vasyl, Alla, etc.).
RESULTS & FEEDBACK
What were the measurable outcomes from the project that demonstrate progress or success?
quality of the final result and good coverage of the videos after distribution in social media
Describe their project management. Did they deliver items on time? How did they respond to your needs?
The project manager was always in touch, made changes in a timely manner in accordance with the feedback, and provided clear and concise information about the project's progress and interim results.
What was your primary form of communication with Linza agency?
- Virtual Meeting
- Email or Messaging App
What did you find most impressive or unique about this company?
The agency team fully shared the values of our organization and offered interesting and original ideas on how they could be implemented in the visuals. The animation and visual style they came up with fully reflected our ideas, and we were impressed by this match of ideas.
Are there any areas for improvement or something Linza agency could have done differently?
There is no limit to perfection, but in the case of cooperation with our organization, we cannot single out areas where something was not of sufficient quality in our work
UPDATED REVIEW
This review was published on March 17, 2023.
Oleksandra Oberenko
Communication Coordinator, IRF
Nonprofit
Kyiv, Ukraine
11-50 Employees
Nov 2022 - Jan 2023
Less than $10,000
Verified
Project summary
Linza agency produced a short animated video for a charitable foundation. The video explains European values and why their protection and promotion in Ukraine are essential.
Feedback summary
Thanks to Linza's work, the client saw an increase in views and shares. The team was easygoing, flexible, and operative. They were interested in understanding the company's ideas and values before developing a script and storyboard.
BACKGROUND
Please describe your company and position.
I am the Communication Coordinator of International Renaissance Foundation
Describe what your company does in a single sentence.
The International Renaissance Foundation (IRF) is one of the largest Ukrainian charitable foundations that has been developing an open society in Ukraine.T he foundation was founded by the philanthropist George Soros and is part of the Open Society Foundations international network.
OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE
What specific goals or objectives did you hire Linza agency to accomplish?
- To make a short animated video explainer about European values
SOLUTION
How did you find Linza agency?
Referral
Why did you select Linza agency over others?
Great culture fit, Good value for cost, Company values aligned, Other
What was the size of Linza agency’s team?
6-10 Employees
Describe the scope of work in detail. Please include a summary of key deliverables.
We hired Linza agency to create a short animated video (and its voiceover) explaining European values and why their protection and promotion in Ukraine are essential. We plan to distribute this video among our target audience to increase their awareness of the basic principles of European values.
RESULTS & FEEDBACK
What were the measurable outcomes from the project that demonstrate progress or success?
- We are more interested in qualitative results, which are difficult to measure in the short term, than quantitative ones. However, the number of views and shares can be an indicator.
Describe their project management. Did they deliver items on time? How did they respond to your needs?
The project management style was easygoing, flexible, and operative. We had a shared chat on Telegram for up-to-date and fast communication with the team. Linza's team was interested in understanding our idea and values before helping us create a script and storyboard. We held several short online meetings where we aligned our requests with Linza's capabilities.
There was no need to control the process from our side, as Linza's project manager kept us informed about every change and step in the making process. The team was also flexible enough to hear out every change we suggested and integrate it even when the video was almost finished.
Ultimately, Linza delivered a 5-minute animated video explaining to the audience how European values took shape and transformed through centuries; how those values define European aid to Ukraine during the full-scale russian invasion and why those values are worth fighting for. The video was uploaded on Youtube on the 20th of February and now has 1,466 authorized views.
The Facebook post to promote the video on our Facebook page gained 364 likes and 66 shares. For a charity's foundation FB page - that is a very good result. Due to the blackouts in Ukraine, we were unable to keep to the schedule we made at the beginning. Still, Linza's team managed to finish almost on time. Linza informed us about the delay beforehand, so we could adjust our plans to the situation on time.
What was your primary form of communication with Linza agency?
Virtual Meeting, Email or Messaging App
What did you find most impressive or unique about this company?
The team has a good sense of the request's context, tries to understand its contractor, and works not only on the result (i.e., the finished product) but also on the added value of this result (i.e., its positive impact on the target audiences). Correspondingly, the finished product fulfills its task and conveys to our audience the messages we put in it.
Are there any areas for improvement or something Linza agency could have done differently?
I have only one suggestion - to have a Ukrainian version of the website.
STAR RATINGS:
Overall rating: 5 In summary, our experience with Linza was successful, convenient and met our expectations.
Quality: 5 e are satisfied with the result because it meets our expectations and initial requests.
Cost: 4 The cost of their work fully corresponded to the market price and the quality of the result.
Schedule: 4 Due to the blackouts, we were unable to keep to the schedule we made at the beginning. Still, Linza's team managed to finish almost on time.
Willing to refer: 5 We have no hesitation in recommending Linza to our partners.
RATINGS
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Quality
5.0Service & Deliverables
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Schedule
5.0On time / deadlines
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Cost
5.0Value / within estimates
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Willing to Refer
5.0NPS
