A summary of the key steps and deliverables we use to advance a creative video from kickoff to final edit.

1. From Kickoff to Final Cut
How to make a killer B2B marketing video

2. “We need a video!”
It’s a refrain we hear often these days.
But with so many types and styles of web videos, figuring out what to
produce can be tough. And then how do you create what you want?
Our video production process is methodic and flexible. It allows us to push
the creative envelope, yet still align with a client’s goals, branding, and input.
The following presentation is a summary of the discrete steps, tasks,
and outputs we utilize to move a video from kickoff to the final cut.
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Outputs: Creative brief
• Identify who you’re trying to reach and what
they care about.
• Determine what you want them to do once
they’ve watched your video.
• Confirm where and how your video will be
showcased.
Goals
Who
What Where
How
Step 1:
Define audience and goals

4. Step 2:
Choose a type and style
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Outputs: Reference videos, mock-ups,
production schedule
• Decide what type and style of video makes
sense given your audience, goals, and budget.
• Develop a creative treatment—the overall look
and feel, discrete visual elements, and mock-
ups.
• Identify your production needs and resources—
shoot locations, talent, crew, and any media
assets.
How
Style
Type
Production
needs

5. Step 3:
Develop your story
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Outputs: Outline, script, storyboards
• Conduct research, interview sources, and
gather background materials.
• Create an outline, followed by a rough
narrative, then distill it down and refine into a
script.
• Start thinking about ideas and concepts you
want to communicate visually.
Story
Research
Outline
Script
Storyboards

6. Step 4:
Build animatic
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Outputs: Animatic
• An animatic is a simple video that syncs your
storyboard or visual content with your voice-over.
• Evaluate how well your script and visual ideas
work together; consider edits if necessary.
• Examine the animatic’s pacing and whether the
flow and sequence of content works.
Build
Storyboard Voiceover Video Audio
+ + +

7. Step 5:
Finalize video
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Outputs: Final video
• Smooth out all your edits and transitions.
• Build in your animation and motion graphics.
• Do color correction, incorporate music and
sound design, and add required brand
elements such as opening and closing frames,
logos, CTAs, and so on.
Finish
Music Color
correction
Animation
& motion
Transitions
z
Brand

8. Want to see this process in action?
Check out this video.

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