Eklektika Video Production Company

Introduce your business and what you do there.

I’m a video producer at BuzzFeed. We’re a media company that has numerous offices around the world, and I’m primarily based in the Los Angeles, California office. I produce content for our YouTube channel which also gets published on our main website, Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook accounts. We have a collective following and audience of around 30 million. My job takes me around the world and I make fun and exciting projects.

What challenge were you trying to address with Eklektika Video Production Company?

Buzzfeed doesn’t traditionally produce too much travel-oriented content the way I have. When I wanted to film something while I traveled overseas in Turkey, our company didn’t have the resources to send a crew with me. I needed a team to help me on the ground, speak the language, become handlers, and help me acquaint myself with the people there.

What was the scope of their involvement?

I had an all-encompassing relationship with Eklektika Video Production Company. I was set to film two videos during my stay in Istanbul for over two days. The team got in touch and helped me prepare beforehand. For day one, we filmed at a Turkish hammam, a local bathhouse. The team coordinated and made sure that our shoot would run as smoothly by communicating with the contacts in their language.

Eklektika Video Production Company then helped me shoot the second video at Grand Bazaar, which is one of the largest and oldest markets in the world. The team set me up for the preproduction of that hectic shoot. They operated cameras and sound equipment during the shoot.

The team made sure that everything was set and that I understood where we were going. This was evident on the second day, which was a run and gun guerrilla-style shoot. Because they knew the area, they led me through the right places during the shoot.

They not only helped with pre-production, but they were on set with me with their whole team. They served as a jack of all trades; they did translation work and other tasks related to the shoot’s needs.

What is the team composition?

A team of three worked there with me and my primary contact was Serdar (Co-Founder). The budget I had wasn’t a lot and that was indicated on the job listing I posted. I thought that I would only work with 1–2 people but they were willing to work with my budget and gave me a team of three. 

How did you come to work with Eklektika Video Production Company?

I posted a job listing on ad boards online and they were the ones that stood out because they enthusiastically responded.

How much have you invested with them?

My budget was $300. Typically, Buzzfeed regularly produces content, and depending on the project, our budgets aren’t astronomical for this reason. 

What is the status of this engagement?

The project ran through late June—July 2018.

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

I’m thrilled with the results. The first video that we filmed is my highest performing video for Buzzfeed. It got around four million views on Youtube and it encompassed a fun look into the Turkish bathhouse culture.

The team’s eagerness and expertise were shown on the set — they handled the shoot with ease and they made my job easier. I’m indebted to the team and I speak highly of them because I had a great experience.

How did Eklektika Video Production Company perform from a project management standpoint?

They stuck with me during a late-night shoot and they never complained. They did a great job in terms of project management. Eklektika Video Production Company did a lot of pre-production beforehand, which they didn’t even need to do. I didn’t want them to overextend themselves considering the budget but they were happy to do so.

All in all, their project management was great and our communication took place electronically leading up to the shoots.

What did you find most impressive about them?

Eklektika Video Production Company's ability to alleviate a lot of pressure from a travel shoot impressed me. Shooting at a different place with a different culture and language is difficult. On top of that, I didn’t know the policies and filming restrictions, and luckily, they made it seem easy for me. I focused on delivering the creatives and they also helped me with that.

I have worked with many crews and I could tell when a crew is eager because they take initiative. Eklektika Video Production Company took the initiative and went above and beyond to make sure that my experience was as pleasant and as successful as possible. 

The three team members were fun to work with and I’m happy I had the opportunity to work with them. They even took me to a delicious Turkish restaurant before the shoot; they were a great crew to work with. 

Are there any areas they could improve?

I couldn't think of anything they could have done better. Truthfully, I only worked with them for a short amount of time and there were no issues. Maybe if I worked with them longer, there may have been but overall, I’m happy and I wouldn’t change anything on the engagement.

Please describe your company and your position there.

I work in Realweb Partners as a Project Director. We help the brand go the way of building its own marketing teams. Create a strong department that works on the best conditions and for the best results.

For what projects/services did your company hire Eklektika Video Production Company?

On September 13 a marketing conference were in Istanbul, where my team was performing one of the presentations. Eklektika Video Production Company supplied us video and audio recording of event and our team presentation

What were your goals for this project?

Main goal - to make business posts on facebook and social media. Eklektika Video Production Company were recording our team on presentation during whole event

How did you select Eklektika Video Production Company?

There is some main deciding factors:

• good feedbacks
• high-quality cases
• speed of response and order acceptance
• high level of communication
• competence and availability of technical equipment
• flexibility

Describe the video(s) and the process in detail.

Once we selected this partner, they started working with us to ger to know our goals of video recording. They worked with us to make a video and audio recording of our presentation on marketing event in Istanbul in September 2020. The end-product is a set of some footage for our video editor. Their team provided one static camera shooting the presenter from a wide angle and a second camera shooting the presenter from a closer distance. And they are attached one wireless 2 mic to the our speakers from Realweb Partners and Google.

What was your vendors' project management or feedback process?

Team of 4 people for footage. The team was super qualified

Can you share any outcomes from the project that demonstrate progress or success?

Everything was perfect.

How effective was the workflow between your team and theirs?

Great communication

What did you find most impressive about this company?

• Qualification
• Experience
• Flexibility
• Cost