We make films, we advise on video strategy & we develop learning content.
The cost of producing high-quality content has fallen at exactly the moment digital video delivery options have rocketed. It’s a powerful combination. Never before has it been possible to deliver a message so cost-effectively, so precisely and with such impact. That’s why we’re here, and this is what we do:
We produce engaging and insightful films; from long-form documentaries to shorter promotional films, from simple interviews at live events to business case studies & leadership lessons. We have the resources and the network in place to deliver on projects of any size, anywhere in the world.
We help organisations to leverage the right video effectively. We advise on video design, creation, acquisition, management, IP, hosting, search, delivery & presentation. We can assess what you’re doing, carry out a competitive analysis, clarify your opportunities, & propose a path forward.
We have extensive experience working with learning companies, business schools and in-house corporate teams, designing & developing video content specifically for use within learning and leadership development products and services.
& this is how we approach our work.
As Rudyard Kipling said,
if history were taught in the form of stories, it would never be forgotten…
We’re with Rudyard on this one. Stories stick, and they emotionally hook an audience like nothing else can – stories are the starting point for every film we produce.
Audiences will sniff a lack of authenticity at 1,000 yards; they are sophisticated consumers of film and television – they go home and watch Mad Men, they go to the movies and watch The King’s Speech – so please don’t under-estimate them!
Clients often assume that the production & post-production phases of a filming project are what they’re really paying us for. We disagree. We put huge emphasis on the pre-production phase: agreeing goals, designing content, storyboarding, scripting, scheduling, managing logistics, finding great talent & preparing interview subjects, in short everything that happens before anyone shouts “Action” – this is how we make a project work.
If you want to engage audiences & inspire them to action we believe you must give them insight, or education, or knowledge, or lessons, or information… in short, teach people something useful in an engaging & inspiring way, and they will love you for it!
No, not a military alliance of global video superpowers, (though that would be quite cool), but the way we like to think about the world.
Business is global and so are we; we have clients in Asia, mainland Europe, the UK and the USA. But we know local knowledge is also critical, so we have production capability and partners throughout the world to ensure success.
And finally, everything we do is anchored in the virtual world, not least our state-of-the-art client screening & feedback platform.
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Striker Productions, DOB 7th July 2011, is a production company headquartered in London but with global reach, a company with a coherent philosophy about what makes great content, that brings together a team of experienced and talented producers, filmmakers, editors, creatives, educators & technologists, to deliver outstanding work for our clients.
Harnessing the power of filmmaking and digital video to engage & inspire business audiences is an admirable pursuit, and there are many companies who do it well. But using these tools to engage, inspire & educate business audiences is more than an admirable pursuit – it’s a great, a noble, a truly aspirational pursuit!
And as we look around, we see way too many people anticipating & accepting that ‘corporate’ and ‘educational’ videos will look tired & uninspiring, because that’s how they’ve always looked.
Well, we don’t buy it.
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Striker productions
Before founding Striker Productions, James co-founded 50 Lessons, the world’s leading online video business library, an award-winning resource of over 1,500 insightful ‘lessons learned’ films from successful CEOs, used by over 500 organisations worldwide. 50 Lessons was sold to Skillsoft Inc in February 2011.
In his 20-year career in film & television, James – as well as producing live music events, extreme sports programmes, & travel films in over twenty countries – has delivered custom projects for clients including IBM, Virgin Atlantic, Manpower, Georgia-Pacific, Eli Lilly, AT&T, The World Economic Forum, The New York Times & The Economist.
If you’re interested in talking more about Striker Productions, about filmmaking, about digital video, about learning content, or anything in between, contact James MacKinnon on:
M: +44 (0)7415 000 509
T: +44 (0)207 871 4103
E: james@strikerproductions.com
Suite 9,
19-21 Crawford Street
London W1H 1PJ