Showtime Productions

Introduce your business and what you do there.

I’m the executive director of a municipal waste management company in Mumbai. We process solid waste into electricity through biogas methanation, and make compost out of organic waste. We’re one of the largest operators in India for waste collection and transportation, as well as for solid waste processing.

What challenge were you trying to address with Showtime Productions?

Showtime Productions took up the assignment of producing a 5–10-minute video.

What was the scope of their involvement?

Showtime initially provided the research, design, and production of a video to attract prospective customers. They selected a voice actor and did the scriptwriting, animation, and everything else involved in the production. Additionally, all the equipment used for the shoot was from their end.

One of our challenges during production was portraying our non-scripted services into a short documentary realistically. We also needed the video to be understandable and not bore the viewers. In addition, most of the filming was done on a landfill site, so not only did it smell bad, we also couldn’t shoot during peak hours — the production crew also had to use drones so they needed to film responsibly and not harm any birds.

The final video is for both internal and external use and is primarily meant for marketing and knowledge enhancement. It contains a lot of technical graphics and animations that can’t be seen within the system.

What is the team composition?

I wasn’t there for most of the shooting except for 1–2 occasions, but I believe there were about 4–5 people involved in the production. Among those were a cameraman, a drone operator, and a person who handled the lighting.

How did you come to work with Showtime Productions?

They were recommended to me. They’d done similar work in the past, and I thought that they were the perfect people to do the job.

How much have you invested with them?

We spent somewhere between $5,000–$10,000.

What is the status of this engagement?

This project ran between January–February 2021, but we have a long-term partnership and we’re still working with Showtime on a contractual basis.

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

The production wasn’t at their convenience schedule-wise, but they handled the difficulties really well despite the uneventful coordination. The entire Showtime team performed well and the result was much better than we expected. Waste management is neglected by most people, so producing a video gives immense insight into what it’s all about.

The animations explain the more technical aspects of waste management, so the video is helpful for regular people and technical viewers — it’s also been helpful to the municipal bodies we’re in touch with. Moreover, since it’s a government project, we can’t publish it online like on YouTube. 

How did Showtime Productions perform from a project management standpoint?

I’m happy with their performance. We communicate through phone calls, WhatsApp, and email.

What did you find most impressive about them?

Showtime is a growing company and they have great potential ahead. I like that they have the ability to analyze and understand what our needs are, and how they can be captured and portrayed. Other production companies usually have to spend a lot of time doing retakes and reshoots, but we didn’t do much of that — their director was really good so there wasn’t a lot of wastage.

Are there any areas they could improve?

They should get higher-end cameras and editing equipment. There are a lot of improvements being made in the industry which could help Showtime achieve better quality.

They’re a young team with great insights and inputs. Given the right push, they can come up with what the customer is looking for and what they can’t see through — they have the eye for that.

Introduce your business and what you do there.

I’m the manager of a central bank in India.

What challenge were you trying to address with Showtime Productions?

During the pandemic, we wanted a digitalized method that managed some financial videos.

What was the scope of their involvement?

We hired Showtime Productions to dub five pre-recorded videos in English into the local language. We gave them the translated versions, and they managed to get a voice-over actor for dubbing.

What is the team composition?

The co-founder was my main point of contact throughout the project.

How did you come to work with Showtime Productions?

I got quotations from different companies, and we chose Showtime Productions based on those quotations.

What is the status of this engagement?

We worked together from August–September 2020.

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

They completed the dubbing within the timeframe that we set. We used the videos on the TV channel, and the audio part was good on the community radio that we have. We also had good feedback from listeners and viewers — people understood it in their language, and it was beneficial for us.

How did Showtime Productions perform from a project management standpoint?

They were good; they delivered the product before the deadline. We used phone and email to communicate.

What did you find most impressive about them?

They were prompt in doing the work, and it was very economical for us — they delivered a timely and high-quality product.

Are there any areas they could improve?

They could do some promotions for themselves.

Do you have any advice for potential customers?

If you want quality video dubbing or video editing and you’re time-bound, hire them.

Please describe your company and your position there.

I am working in HCL as Senior technical lead

For what projects/services did your company hire Showtime Productions, and what were your goals?

We were creating a detailed wireframe for which basic understanding of product and giving a narrative to prospects was required

How did you select this vendor and what were the deciding factors?

As checking the online resources was the basic and initial steps and then we came across with showtime guys and because of previous work we took a shot

Describe the video(s) and the process in detail, including the project steps and all stages of production.

We started with detail discussion and with storyline and boarding we got the first draft and with few alteration given as feedback they have delivered the product right on time

Who did you work with and what was the feedback process like?

I have worked with Siddharth and given timely feedback as per the business requirements and got the correction with timely response

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

Preparing a planner or explainer video takes time and planning and if you have good team on board this becomes a joyful opportunity to experience something of another level

Describe their project management style, including communication tools and timeliness.

We were doing all kind of meeting being zoom or Skype and getting phone call for undertaking the minor tweaks

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

They take things from 0 to 100. This is something I like and making it as priority for delivering something different what we thought initially and result is gem of output

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

This COVID has resulted in WFH kind of remote situation and thus things would have been smoother in person I guess

Please describe your company and your position there.

Our company is a leading food delivery player in the Western European market.

For what projects/services did your company hire Showtime Productions?

We hired them for a social media employer branding video.

How did you select this vendor and what were the deciding factors?

We wanted someone with a quick TAT as we needed to release the video to our SM channels so that it would help us in hiring the best candidates.

Describe the project in detail and walk through the stages of the project.

After the kick-off meeting the Sales head Siddharth helped us create a detailed action-oriented plan for the project. He also showed us the past work he has already done in the employer branding space. That gave us confidence and along with our team of content creators and graphic designers, his team quickly created a storyline for the video which appealed to us as it resonated our values and culture. Within 2 weeks the crew set up all the set for filming the video over a weekend at our office location.

The edit took them a few more weeks and some back and forth before we had the final video in about 8 weeks from the start date.

How many resources from the vendor's team worked with you, and what were their positions?

There were 8 people. The graphics and animation team had 2 members, the video shoot team had 4 people excluding actors, 1 for editing and 1 for sales.

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

The video received over 50k views on LinkedIn and improved the number of candidates applying to our jobs by 3x.

How effective was the workflow between your team and theirs?

The workflow was really effective and communication was smooth. They quickly incorporated our feedback.

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

I think the leadership is really strong and the professionals are quite creative.

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

Probably they could have even more animators on their teams.

Please describe your company and your position there.

I'm Manager of creative operations in an ecommerce platform active in UAE.

For what projects/services did your company hire Showtime Productions?

We hired showtime productions to produce performance video ads for our social media platforms.

How did you select Showtime Productions?

We reviewed multiple portfolios and showreels sent to us, out of which we shortlisted Showtime productions as their quote and quality suited our bill.

Describe the scope of their work in detail.

We hired Showtime productions during our Ramadan season sale. We needed some manpower to make the topical performance based adverts for our channels like FB, Insta and Snapchat in support to our in-house video team.

What was the team composition?

We worked closely with their animators and designer along with our own in-house video guys to make sure the design language remained in sync though out the campaign.

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

We got good engagement and response from the targeted audience and overall the campaign was a success. We saw good rise in sales.

How effective was the workflow between your team and theirs?

To put it precisely it was seamless. We had deliverables planned as per our schedule and the team made sure on-time delivery of the same.

What did you find most impressive about this company?

The ease of working with them was impressive in the partnership. They understood our brief right from the start and created design and animations that were inline with our brand principles and everything put together was very thoughtful as per the goal of the campaign.

Is there any area for improvement or anything that could have been done differently?

If there could have been an automated track record for the progress of the work we would not have needed regular digital meetings.

Please describe your company and your position there.

I am a director of design agency based in New Delhi.

For what projects/services did your company hire Showtime Productions, and what were your goals?

We hired Showtime productions for the launch of JBL’s new ear pods 3D promotional film.

How did you select this vendor and what were the deciding factors?

Their last projects in the same domain along with exponential industry experience.

Describe the video(s) and the process in detail, including the project steps and all stages of production.

The 3D promotional film was of 60 seconds which included getting approvals on scripting, storyboarding, designing, building 3D models of the brand product, animation with final rendered outputs.

Who did you work with and what was the feedback process like?

We worked with a project manager who outlined the timeline and kept us on a schedule after each milestone. We were given regular feedback via zoom meetings in order o be aligned with the project end goal and completion timeline.

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

Given the right deadline for the product launch, we were totally time bound with just 2 weeks for completion. We were particularly impressed with the efforts out in by the team day in and day out. The project was handed over before the decided timeline.

Describe their project management style, including communication tools and timeliness.

The PM was efficient and thoroughly professional in communicating to us the feedback and any other suggestion which would in turn make the overall film a success.

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

Their strong portfolio and experiences are what impressed us the most. Along with the financial commitments to us on completion of each milestone.

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

I wish we could have worked in person with each other in the studio, as this would have been convenient and fun.

Please describe your company and your position there.

Working in one of the largest Pharmaceutical company and leading the commercial operations.

For what projects/services did your company hire Showtime Productions?

We wanted to develop mini promotional videos of less than one minute for digital marketing and brand building for the stakeholders.

How did you select this vendor and what were the deciding factors?

We selected Showtime based on online reviews and experience of working with pharma companies.

Describe the project in detail and walk through the stages of the project.

We wanted to make the promo video to highlight the past legacy of the company and the recent approvals for our drugs from the regulatory

How many resources from the vendor's team worked with you, and what were their positions?

We had 4 resources working on the project with 1 co-founder and 3 people from operations

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

We were delivered professional edited 3 mini videos which we are able to use in our communications with customers and increase brand visibility

How effective was the workflow between your team and theirs?

We were able to share the requirement with the co-founder as a single point of contact and were able to close the project in 10 days

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

The team was able to complete the final project, and delivering it with great quality in a short period of time.

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

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