Story Productions Brazil

Please describe your company and your position there.

I'm a freelance documentary filmmaker. I closely work with a national public broadcaster in South Korea that specializes in producing educational contents and documentaries.

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

I joined a documentary production team at a naitonal public broadcaster in South Korea to produce a 6-part documentary TV series on how the COVID-19 pandemic has been affecting our societies. One of the episodes focused on covering stories of various vulnerable groups of people from South Korea, the United States, and Brazil to show the unequal social impact of the pandemic. As travelling to Brazil for production was not a viable option, we opted for finding a reliable partner who understands our vison and is able to find the right subjects and deliver raw footage in time.

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

I did a bit of research online to find various video/film production companies in Brazil. It was important that the company had extensive and professional experiences of working collaboratively on international projects with unique visual styles. I reached out to a few and after a bit of communicatino with each, I narrowed down my decision to Story Productions Brazil.

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

I first sent them a project brief and they quickly scheduled a group video call for me. After an initial conversation where we agreed and confirmed the overall project goal and timeline, we emailed back and forth to work out the details as to what kind of stories might be a good fit. Sometimes I requested them to secure a specific subject and sometimes they provided me with a number of options with nice and detailed ppt slides with more background information related to the pandemic at the time. Once the subjects were chosen, they went ahead to secure them and gave me production plans. I sent them a list of interview questions and desired scenes. Throughout the three consecutive days of filming, they sent me a link to the uploaded footage and filmning notes immediately after each day, checking with me if anything was missing. They even sent me a live YouTube link where I was able to watch them conducting the main interviews. At the end, I had a trouble downloading large files directly from Google Drive where all the footage was uploaded, but they were quick to send me hard drives in time.

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

They always made it sure that I was communicating with the entire team - producer, director, researcher, and production assistant. Everyone was in loop and if I had any questions, either the relevant person or other staff would give me an instant feedback.

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

The footage filmed in Brazil contained great stories and visuals that we decided to begin and end an episode with Brazil stories. These stories were featured in episode 5 of the series that was broadcast nationally.

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

These people are certainly professional - they work as an efficient team ensuring great communication at all times. They gave us a realistic and reliable timeline and committed to it.

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

Communication skills and reliability

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

I found some scenes were missing location sound - a minor issue as I was able to still use them as b-rolls fortunately, but it would have been great to have the real sound.

Please describe your company and your position there.

We are a full-service production company skilled in all aspects of feature films, commercials, music videos, corporate branding, web content and all other video needs. We take projects from start to finish, from scripting to shooting to post-production and delivery.

We also deliver individual services such as editorial, color correction, VFX, or sound design. Our credits include 4 feature films, 12 short films, 220 national commercials, 6 music videos and 12 hours of web content (over 59 million views), with over 18,000 airings on major networks such as NBC, FOX, MTV, Disney, Sprout, and Nickelodeon.

We're honored to have won over 25 Tellys, 15 Auroras, 6 Hermes Creatives, 3 Communicator Awards, the Gold Hugo at the Chicago Television Film Festival, the Ferrara Film Festival Golden Dragon for Best Feature Film USA, laurels at more than 35 film festivals, and the United Nations Award of Excellence for our human rights work. We believe in working hard, playing hard, and never shying away from the impossible.

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

We hired Story Productions Brazil to assist us in the production of our feature film as we do not speak the native language or are familiar with the local landscape and filming regulations.

Story Productions supplied local production fixers and assistants, drivers, location research and permits, transportation, assistance with obtaining necessary visas, communications with local vendors, security, accommodations, insurance, and some minimal set and film equipment needing to be sourced locally.

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

We found their website online and set up a call to discuss our needs, schedule, and budget.

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

We started with an initial outreach email, video calls, and went from there. We arranged what locations needed to be permitted, travel needed to be arranged, visas needed to be obtained, etc.

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

Our film has not yet been released.

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

Emails, calls, texts, and in-person discussions were professional and quick.

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

We liked their professionalism, quick response time, and ability to get products efficiently. They adapted to the changing weather conditions on the fly, blended well with our team, and rolled with the punches.

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

No.

Please describe your company and your position there.

I am the owner of GPS Production.

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

We needed a strong local film team in Brazil to live stream local talent to our control studio in Chicago .

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

It started with a phone call and that sealed the deal. Being able to get someone on the phone is a game changer for us. They were always available and supported us during several 24hr global shows.

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

This was a live stream in front of a green screen stream and we needed local producers and crew to take care of our global leaders.

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

Nick, Aaron, Paulo, Isabel all supported us.

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

We were able to link 3 presenters from 3 countries onto the same screen and allow them to seamlesslly interact with each other. Client was ecstatic.

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

Very strong project management skills.

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

They were a great team that cared about the outcome of the event.

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

Im sure we all could but in the end everyone involved did a great job dealing with all of the curveballs thrown at us. Thank you!