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Another ad that we like here at Brandcast. Nicely directed with high production values and a funny pay off… it almost makes me want to do the vacuuming. Almost.

The results of the Televisual annual top corporate video company survey are in, and Brandcast Media  are proud to have been voted no. 25! We have been placed in the top 50 for past 3 years in a row,  going from strength to strength every year, and this year is our best position to date.

Televisual announced their top 50 in the latest edition of their magazine. To be awarded a place  companies are judged across a number of criteria. Scores are awarded for a company’s size (turnover  as well as permanent staff numbers) and also its reputation among its peers and any awards won at  annual IVCA Awards and New York Festivals International Film & Video Awards.

The energy seen in the top 50 companies is a great positive sign that ‘green shoots’ are beginning to  show in the corporate video production world. No one would say it’s been easy, but with the results of  surveys like this, we can show that even in tough times, we can continue to achieve year on year – the  only way is up!

Well done to everyone who was placed in the top 50. Next year we’re aiming for number 1!

To read more about the awards and look at the full list of companies in the top 50 visit the Televisual website.

This is an incredible short stumbled across recently. Bruce Branit’s “World Builder” short film is a impressive piece of storytelling. While it begins initially with a lot of technology, it is an impactful and rewarding human story that is one of the best short films I’ve come across for a few years. Enjoy!

Panasonic have just brought out a new video camera, nicknamed by some the “DSLR killer”. There seems to have recently been a craze for shallow depth of field (that cinematic look) and vibrant, HD images which a DSLR with a large sensor and interchangeable lenses is able to produce. However, they have  a lot of compromises, such as awful sound, shakey images and reduced recording times. The AG-AF101 seems to be the perfect compromise, offering all the pros of a prosumer video camera AND all the pros of a DSLR, without any of the cons. Sure, it might cost £3k more, and it may not be the most aesthetically pleasing camera ever, but goodness me the image quality it produces is nice… here’s a random video of some Japanese stuff to prove it:

This video is a research project by Bonnier R&D into the experience of reading magazines on handheld digital devices. Looks like it could be a competitor for the iPad… Follow the discussion here:
bonnier.com/en/content/digital-magazines-bonnier-mag-prototype

Mag+ from Bonnier on Vimeo.

We’ve come across this great set of videos that explain things like RSS, blogs, Twitter and phishing in straightforward English. Here’s one about Social Media that we like: