Successful creative endeavors are rooted in good ideas. At Behrmann Thomsen we take great care to learn about who you are as a company, and what you are trying to do. From that base of knowledge, we generate a variety of ideas that are discussed and refined, to get your project off to a good start.

Meaningful visuals follow a well defined script. Some projects require the story to be diligently scripted before developing visuals, while more documentary style projects require a loose creative outline to guide us through the process. Whatever your project needs are, we work with you to make sure the messaging is telling the right story.

Whether it’s animation, or live action, every video needs a unique look that has been created with intention. Through illustration and reference material, we work with our clients to make sure we’re on the same page about the look and feel of your project.

Productions can get complex, and often present a minefield of logistics that are best to overcome before the day of the shoot. Some of the logistical challenges that we solve on each shoot include, but are not limited to:

• Location logistics (parking, access, noise, power, green room, etc…)

• Choosing the right camera setup

•  Choosing the right audio setup

• Making sure we have right lighting and grip equipment

• Selecting and hiring the right crew for the job

• Making sure everyone, and everything, is in the right place at the right time

• Call sheets, shot lists, production plans… the works.

Experience goes a long way in being able to successfully address and solve the many logistics involved with the production process.

From pre-production, to the shoot, to post-production, either Doug Thomsen or Adam Behrmann will be charged with making sure that your project stays on target in terms of messaging, and the visual aesthetic that was established during the pre-production phase.

For each production, we renew a personal challenge to provide the best cinematic quality possible within the project’s budgets constraints. This means taking a fresh look at lighting, lensing, and camera options for each production. Armed with the best tools at our disposal, we take great care to craft each shot, from framing, to rigging the camera, to lighting, hair and makeup, and even the nitty gritty details of the best codec and frame rate. We stress over the details so you don’t have to.

While each project is unique, we’ve established a process of check-ins and milestones that work for most edits. This includes:

Narrative assembly

Check-in to make sure the messaging and content structure are working.

Rough Cut

Check-in after layering in B-roll and music to establish tone and pace.

Fine Cut

Check-in featuring a refined pass with music, B-roll, titles and graphics, audio mix, and color correction.

Final Cut

Check-in featuring a version that is intended to be the final cut.

Final Tweaks

Final tweaks if needed.

Videos revisions are presented with password protected Vimeo files for easy sharing, and final deliverables can be delivered in any specifications the client needs.

Animation and motion graphics can add a layer of dynamism and professionalism to a piece. Or, they can be the entire piece, allowing a brand to communicate big ideas that would be cost-prohibitive if filmed in live action. For these types of projects, we use a thorough storyboarding phase to make sure we are envisioning the same video before beginning the complex process of bringing animation to life.

Tools common to this work are Adobe Illustrator, After Effects, Character Animator, and Blackmagic Fusion.

Our color process has evolved to make sure that your project is crisp and stunning. In order to do this, we film in extremely dense codecs (often RAW to allow the maximum bit depth). We also use calibrated monitors and scopes for color correction, ensuring that your project will look good across all screens, not just the screens we’re using to edit and review.