Sparksight Videos

The holidays are fast approaching, which means you need to start coming up with a list of all of the fancy event-related tools and gadgets that you're going to need for the coming year. In this very special holiday episode of SparkPlug, the Sparksight staff points out what they think should be on every event manager and conference planner's 2009 Holiday Wish List. Download a PDF of the wish list and watch more episodes at Sparksight.tv.

Event planners and producers are detail focused people.

If you have the chance to shoot video outside of your home country, embrace the opportunity to explore a new place, but watch out for the pitfalls that come with working in unfamiliar territory. In this episode, Andrew King and Kelly Shores from Sparksight deliver real-world tips, tricks and examples of things to do to make your video shoot across the pond simpler, smoother and more enjoyable. Shot in front of Windsor Castle, outside of London, England, this episode draws upon experiences in producing a customer interview video for a UK-based client (hence the location) as well as past experiences shooting in Canada, Asia, the Caribbean, and Australia. Andrew and Kelly cover ten things you may not have considered in shooting abroad as well as suggestions for successfully addressing each item.

So you ve done the hard part. You wrote the script (or asked the questions), shot the footage, and edited everything into a concise, interesting, helpful video. ...Now what? Where do you post your video online? Who s going to watch it? How will you know how it s doing? Will a YouTuber think that your video is totally lame? So many questions, and in this episode of SparkPlug, we have ten answers. Andrew King, the Director of Video Production at Sparksight, shares ten tips in five minutes on how to distribute your video content online. From picking the right platforms to avoiding watermarks and ads, these tips will help you get started in the increasingly popular world of online video.

How NOT to produce your next company video blog.

Wanna start a viral video chemical reaction? Don't do an online video this way.

How not do do video marketing.