If I am asked what I do for a living it always makes me cringe replying with ‘videographer’ or ‘we make videos’ because it reminds me of working with that awful technology; videotape. But, it’s what people know! Video was terrible to work with. I’ve shot videos (see, I’m using that word again!) on, SVHS, Digital8 and MiniDV tapes and … Read More
Whiteboard Explainer Videos
We specialise in creating Commoncraft and digitally illustrated explainer videos. We always have. However, we had a client ask us if we could create a video in the style of RSA whiteboard videos. We, of course, didn’t have the technology to do this. However, after a bit of research I found a company called video VideoScribe. Although I’m a bit against … Read More
Skye Wedding Videos
We are The Cuillin Collective; a film production company that are based in Elgol, Skye. For the past 6 months we’ve been creating a definitive guide to getting married on Skye film. Whilst we are still editing this, we’ve just launched the weather chapter(see above). The whole film can be pre-ordered on our sister site – Isleofskyeweddings.com. Until it’s release … Read More
Live Action Video Production
With us being a company that work with companies all around the world, it’s always great to be working with ‘local’ clients. (Local to us is anywhere in the UK.) So when VTEC Solutions (based in Cumbernauld, UK) we jumped at the chance. They wanted a live action explainer video. This is a mix between live action footage that we had … Read More
Tooway Vs SES Satellite Broadband
*Update – If you are based in Scotland, then you can use this link to get the best satellite broadband deal (March 2016) – ibub Satellite Broadband Living and working in a rural community is fantastic. But, with rural living there are a few drawbacks. One of these is access to a fast and reliable broadband connection. So, what options are … Read More
CornerDrop Explainer Video & Website Design
So here is my 2nd blog within 2 days but, CornerDrop is worth writing about. They are a start up company currently working on stage 2 funding on Seedrs. They already have the system up and running, we’re even signed up as a CornerDrop. CornerDrop use existing retail outlets like shops, bars, newsagents etc etc to accept your parcels for you. … Read More
Kickstarter Marketing Video
We’ve been extremely lucky to have worked with many talented clients. Since 2009 we’ve seen many of them achieve great success. Well, this time, I thought I’d write up a few blogs posts about some of our new customers. One of these customers is Lukla. They are an exciting new company based in the US. They have developed a way to … Read More
The Curse of the SEO Company
If you’re anything like us then you’ll rely on the Internet for your business. Without it, we would not exist. It truly is one the most important business tools today. The Internet allows us to work at home on the Isle of Skye. Which is our dream. However, ensuring that our business survives is always at the forefront my mind. Every month we take on … Read More
Animated Marketing Videos
Animated marketing videos are fantastic for explaining a concept or a product in an interesting and engaging way. For a long time we’ve been marketing our animated marketing videos as explainer videos. Although this is what they do, we’ve never really questioned, from a sales perspective, why we need to explain things. Why, when landing on a website should we … Read More
Explainer Video Company
We always push who we are via our website. We are not a huge explainer video company and we see this as a good thing. Although profit is something that needs to be achieved if you are running a business, it’s not what we focus on. We focus on quality, project delivery and communication. The great thing about having these … Read More