Narrative videography productions

Many of the London based videographers and filmmakers I encounter often mention narrative based videography work. Many are inspired by the incredible and immersive world of film.  As a result many start a career in film and videography with this passion for narrative work.  So how can you add more of this narrative work into corporate videography work?

Making space for narrative videography

Working in corporate video production doesn't mean you can't tell stories in the way a narrative film does.  Maybe you mostly film talking head videos but there are other kinds of films that your clients may be interested in.  One of the types is training films.  These videos almost mix traditional corporate videography with narrative film.  You have an opportunity to tell stories, work with actors, build sets and get creative with lighting.  These are skills you might not get to flex much working on usual interview shoots.

The right time for narrative work

So when is it the right time to experiment with more narrative work? From experience, this would be when you're super comfortable filming more basic projects.  These could be interview videos, podcasts or events.  Naturally as a creative videographer you will yearn to try something new and experiment so this could be just that opportunity.

Other considerations for more complex work

There are some considerations to make when it comes to narrative based video productions.  There is far more planning than your usual video projects here.  You might have to work with actors and map scenes out.  With lighting, you might have to think about how each person moves through a scene and how the light changes.  How each shot cuts together will be a major consideration too.  These are typically aspects you might not consider for your regular videography work but with narrative you need to think about.