What Should You Ask Before Hiring a Video Production Company in Arlington, VA?
Choosing a video production company in Arlington, VA involves much more than comparing price quotes. While budget matters, the most successful video projects come from partnerships—where your video team understands your goals, communicates clearly, and brings creative expertise that aligns with your brand’s message.
The Great Outdoors: The Peaks and Valleys of Outdoor Videography in Northern Virginia
As temperatures rise and nature blooms, everyone is on a mission to spend some time outdoors before the Virginia heat and humidity becomes too much to bear and we feel the same way. At Striking Media, we’ve captured videography in Northern Virginia in all sorts of locations!
Video Production: How to Record High-Quality Footage
Video production can come in many forms! At home production is sometimes needed for updates or less formal communications. Striking Media is here to offer some tips on how to record high quality footage to meet your needs … from your desk!
A step by step guide to planning a video production shoot
A step by step guide to planning a video production shoot. All your questions answered in one place! If you’re in the Washington D.C., Arlington or Northern Virginia area, Striking Media can help!
Top Trends in Corporate Videography for 2025
Can you believe it’s already February?! In this crazy fast-paced world we live in, event video production is evolving in exciting ways, and our audiences in the DC metro area require forward-thinking services and cutting edge technology, and here at Striking Media (strikingmedia.com), we deliver nothing less! Technology, creativity, and audience engagement are all playing major roles.
Kickstart 2025 Marketing Goals with Corporate Video Production
New year, new marketing goals! Whether you are looking for conference videography in Falls Church, VA, Arlington, or Washington DC or any form of corporate video production in Arlington, VA, or Washington DC, now is the time to set the goals!
Event Video Production is a key part of any conference, panel discussion or moment when your company comes together – plan well – be strategic – and get the maximum value from your event by capturing key moments.
Capture the essence of your event with Striking Media’s conference videography tips, ensuring key moments, audience interactions, and insightful interviews are seamlessly documented. From pre-event planning to post-event editing, our approach maximizes engagement and delivers polished content for distribution.
Conference Videography
Capture the essence of your event with Striking Media’s conference videography tips, ensuring key moments, audience interactions, and insightful interviews are seamlessly documented. From pre-event planning to post-event editing, our approach maximizes engagement and delivers polished content for distribution.
Storytelling Videography
Production companies can use actors in nonprofit storytelling videography to bring a narrative to life, in instances where ‘real people’ cannot feature. Striking Media discusses how to make this work for the best possible result.
Testimonial Videography
Client Testimonials are key to any businesses success and Striking Media supports our Washington DC/ Northern Virginian clients with testimonial videography content that helps businesses to shine through busy and competitive markets.
How to Choose the Right Videographer for Your Videography Project
n the ever-evolving landscape of videography, one tool has become a game-changer for creators worldwide: the green screen. With its ability to transport audiences to any location imaginable, the green screen has revolutionized the way videos are made, allowing for boundless creativity and limitless possibilities.
Unleashing Creativity: Videography and Using Green Screen to Create a Virtual World
n the ever-evolving landscape of videography, one tool has become a game-changer for creators worldwide: the green screen. With its ability to transport audiences to any location imaginable, the green screen has revolutionized the way videos are made, allowing for boundless creativity and limitless possibilities.
Crafting Compelling Narratives: A Guide to Video Production for Non-Profits, Associations, and Companies
As we delve into the digital age, it’s remarkable to note that 91% of consumers prefer video content, making it an indispensable storytelling medium for businesses. This statistic highlights the increasing demand and effectiveness of video content in engaging audiences.
Visibility & Engagement: Videography Strategies for Corporations in the Washington DC Area
In the heart of Washington, DC, where the pulse of political, cultural, and business activities beats the strongest, corporations have a unique opportunity to leverage videography for unparalleled visibility and engagement.
Captivating Audiences Everywhere: The Art of Multi-Platform Storytelling and Videography
Videography, with its ability to convey messages through visual narratives, has become a cornerstone in creating compelling stories.
Top Trends Videographers Are Embracing in 2024
As we welcome in a new year, we also welcome a new era brimming with digital innovation and artistic opportunities in videography. Among the top trends transforming the landscape are drone or aerial shots and vertical framing. Let’s dive into how these trends can elevate your next video project.
Videography Mastery: Crafting Impactful Marketing Videos for Small Businesses and Generating Inspiring Ideas
Videos are hot right now — just take a scroll through social media or the web. From cute pet clips to powerful documentaries, video content grabs attention. The actual global average of video consumption per person is even 100 minutes per day, which is staggering when you think about it.
Lights, Camera, Action: The Importance of Being Prepared for a Video Shoot
Before embarking on any video shoot, it’s essential to pinpoint who is the audience and what platforms will it be shown on. Is it promotional, aiming to sell a product or service? Perhaps it’s educational, seeking to inform or instruct. Or maybe it’s purely for entertainment, designed to engage and captivate.
How to Work with a Video Production Company to Achieve Your Marketing Goals
Have you been wanting to enhance your video marketing goals but find yourself unsure of where to start? You aren’t alone! A study from Statista found that 48% of content marketers felt their organization wasn’t using video to its full potential while 43% felt a lack of in-house video production skill was a barrier, but this doesn’t have to be the case!
Mastering Video SEO for Videography: A Comprehensive Guide for Content Creators and Marketers
As the prevalence of video content continues to soar, understanding the intricacies of Video SEO (Search Engine Optimization) is no longer a choice but a necessity.
Optimizing Your Videos for Different Platforms: YouTube vs. TikTok
Video has become the king of content. From YouTube to TikTok and everything in between, platforms have emerged as powerful channels for sharing videos and connecting with audiences.
Trends in Video Production: What’s Hot in the Industry Right Now
Is your website & social presence reflecting your brand? Discover the power of customized visuals, storytelling, and philanthropy. Embrace video for business success!
Life moves fast. Do your website and social platforms truly represent your brand?
Is your website & social presence reflecting your brand? Discover the power of customized visuals, storytelling, and philanthropy. Embrace video for business success!
Spring is here! Bring fresh ideas to life with your videography marketing strategy.
Animation is easy to watch, engaging, and fun! It can be used for a variety of purposes, including breaking down complex messaging into an understandable form.
Bring Your Company Mission to Life with Video Animation
Animation is easy to watch, engaging, and fun! It can be used for a variety of purposes, including breaking down complex messaging into an understandable form.
Videography Creates Opportunity!
Creating video content is creating opportunities. And without opportunity, where are we? We need opportunity in life, to move forward, to achieve and to thrive and it’s no different with our business lives.
And creating opportunity often requires a step out of our comfort zone into something new which can be exciting and sometimes intimidating. But rest assured, when it comes to videography, Striking Media is there to support you.
Nonprofit Storytelling Lines to Cross
With gala season in full swing, nonprofit storytelling is at the forefront of our minds. However, is there such a thing as crossing a line with the content? When a story becomes uncomfortable, should you stop, or is that the point at which the audience truly engages? The fine line of nonprofit storytelling, explored by Helen […]
‘Videography Near Me’
Whether you are a small, medium or large company the rules of corporate video production remain the same.There’s no doubt about it, corporate video production is a valuable marketing tool that will differentiate you from your competitors and help you to stand out from the crowd. If people don’t know what you’re doing you lose an audience that could bring us business and help us to grow.
Corporate Video Production
Whether you are a small, medium or large company the rules of corporate video production remain the same.There’s no doubt about it, corporate video production is a valuable marketing tool that will differentiate you from your competitors and help you to stand out from the crowd. If people don’t know what you’re doing you lose an audience that could bring us business and help us to grow.
6 Key Storytelling Principles to Supercharge Your Videography
One of the things Striking Media’s clients worry about most is their video’s script. Many of our videography clients know that they want to invest in a powerful video that will help them meet their organization’s goals. But outstanding videography is more than just visuals – the script is the kernel at the center that brings the whole piece to life.
Lighting
Understanding lighting dynamics for video can be a head scratcher. You want to stand out from the crowd with bold lighting that takes in your best qualities, but you don’t want to overdo it either.
Nuts & Bolts
Good visuals should be Striking. They should make people stand up and take notice, right? In this age of constant noise, nobody wants to blend into the background!
How to Evaluate Your Video’s ROI With Video
You may have heard that including a short video on your website or social channels can give your business a powerful lift. A 2021 survey of marketing professionals found that 86 percent of those surveyed use video as part of their marketing efforts because it’s an effective way to boost sales, increase search rankings, and expand brand awareness. And four out of five marketers are happy with video’s return on investment (ROI), according to a survey of more than 1,000 pros.