5 Star Review!

Posted on January 29, 2013 by Pete Kindness

“Superb, impossible to fault in terms of design, content and features. Bookmark it now!”

Reviewer:

WebUser Magazine

Project:

Design and Build a community marketplace for Experiences.

Skills:

Web Design, Website Development, Blog Content, Social Media Strategy

Client:

Skip A Blink Ltd

It was a great surprise when Webuser Magazine let us know that BlinkCollective.com was featured in their magazine. It was a greater surprise to be the ‘Best New Website’ and even more rewarding to know that we’d beaten off competition that included:
Amazon, Last.fm, The Gadget Show and even Rio 2016’s new Olympic website.

Large Scale Websites

Posted on January 28, 2013 by Pete Kindness

Examples:

MyFriendsHotel.com, BlinkCollective.com

Objective:

To create ‘collaborative consumption’ websites for users to add and edit content, to manage booking and onsite communications.

Role:

Product Development, Creative Direction, Project Management, Design, Quality Control, Social Media, Staffing, Business Development

Skills:

Wireframing, Asset Management, Testing, Photoshop, CSS, Sales and Marketing, Social Media

Product Innovation

Posted on December 3, 2012 by Pete Kindness

Example:

The X Factor Interactive Game (Client – Syco TV / FremantleMedia / TalkbackThames)

Objective:

To duplicate the X Factor as an interactive game for fans and non-fans alike. To write questions for all age groups, to only use music clips that total no more than the specified legal limit, whilst ensuring that the video content covers all series, remains diverse and interesting when the game is played multiple times whilst not surpasing a limited memory storage capacity.

Review:

“I’m not necessarily the biggest fan of the X Factor, but I have to say I really enjoyed this. I have a friend who’s a reviewer who leant me the disc, and I have to say it’s probably the slickest DVD game I’ve ever played.

Sticking closely to the format of the show (taking you through the individual rounds to the final), the gameplay was nice and varied with a lot of clips and trivia, both about the show and music in general.

Playing this with my young nieces, I really liked the fact that the first 3 rounds get you lives in the grand final, as even though their music knowledge wasn’t the best (they are 4 and 8 after all!), it meant that they could be involved all the way to the end – in other games their enjoyment would have ended within 5 minutes, which was most definitely not the case here.

All in all, a great family game, which I can’t recommend highly enough!”

Role:

Concept, Structure, Content, Project Manager, Producer, Approval, Staffing

Skills:

Understanding the Audience / Objectives, Creative Thinking, Problem Solving, Time and Budget Management

Web Project Management

Posted on November 12, 2012 by Pete Kindness

Examples:

MyFriendsHotel.com, BlinkCollective.com

Objective:

To plan, arrange staffing, direct the product vision, set and measure KPIs, innovate, review and test the projects as they evolve from idea to reality.

Role:

Chief Product Officer

Skills:

Hybrid – Agile / Waterfall Project Management, Collaborative and Virtual Team Management, Version Control and Virtual Asset Management.

Online Marketplaces

Posted on November 3, 2012 by Pete Kindness

Examples:

MyFriendsHotel.com, BlinkCollective.com

Objective:

Build an online marketplace and booking system to allow members to add and edit content in addition to accepting bookings, messages and payments. This is a much more complex project than a single sided booking system or an online shop.

Role:

Business Concept, Project Management, Website Development

Skills:

Business Development, Product Development, Community Engagement, Marketing, Budget Management, Wireframing, Photoshop, HTML, PHP, CSS

Motion Graphics

Posted on November 3, 2012 by Pete Kindness

Examples:

Universal Pictures, FremantleMedia, Anchor Bay, BBC, Metrodome…amongst others

Objective:

Create DVDs with compelling visuals and navigational / menu structure to offer a quality user experience.

Role:

Producer, Creative Director

Skills:

Creative Direction, Project Management

Video Production

Posted on October 3, 2012 by Pete Kindness

Example:

Skilates – Pilates for Skiers & Snowboarders

Objective:

Create a ski / fitness DVD with a unique format, filmed in Verbier Switzerland. Film professional freeride skier Nick Southwell and pro-freeride snowboarder Johno Verity in the gym as they learn Pilates and it’s benefits for snow sports. Create a 45 minutes, multi-camera, fitness program with 3 participants, in addition to interviews with leading coaches and instructors on the slopes.

Role:

Co-producer, Cameraman, Interviewer, Editor, Distribution

Skills:

HD Video Cemera (Sony A1 / Z1, Canon 100), Final Cut Pro

UX – User Experience

Posted on October 3, 2012 by Pete Kindness

Examples:

Various

Objective:

Understand the business objectives and the intended audience to implement the most suitable solutions for the client and the end consumer.

Role:

Project Director, Designer

Skills:

Diverse UX Experience / Digital Skills, Stakeholder Management, Wirframing, Project Management

Content Creation

Posted on October 3, 2012 by Pete Kindness

Examples:

Various

Video Examples:

Objective:

To create interesting, repeat consumption content with high production values for the target audience.

Role:

Producer, Director, Researcher, Cameraman, Editor, Animation

Skills:

A Curious Mind, Project Management, Filming, Editing, Design, Creative Direction, Research, Budget Management, Resourcefulness, Problem Solving, People Management, Asset management and the list goes on…

Video Editing

Posted on October 3, 2012 by Pete Kindness

Example:

“The Best Job In the World”

Objective:

Create a fun, informative and engaging 1 mintue video entry to compete against 30 000 aplicants for ‘The best Job in the World’. This video was edited from 18 hours of material and has text titles adding more content to the application to make the video feel fresh when watched over again.

Role:

Camera Man, Editor

Skills:

HDV Filming (Sony A1), Final Cut Pro

DVD Bonus Material

Posted on September 3, 2012 by Pete Kindness

Example:

The World at War (Thames Television / FremantleMedia)

Objective:

Create a commemorative 30 Anniversary DVD box set for The World At War. Project manage the 34 hour, 13 disc set, and create episode specific special meterial researched from the Imperial War Museum. Research and unarchive unseen material form Imerperial War Meuseum Film Archive at Duxford. Produce, film, interview and edited a 2 hour ‘Making Of’ special feature programme.

Role:

DVD Producer, Creative Director, Content Creator, Interviewer, Camerman, Editor

Skills:

Project Management, Budget Management, Creative Direction, Quality Control

Packaging Design

Posted on July 3, 2012 by Pete Kindness

Example:

5 Item Product Range for Molmo

Objective:

Create a brand name, logo, design style and finished packaging in a very tight two day deadline. Design a ‘standout’ look whilst compromised by not having the product or photographs to work with.

Role:

Concept, Design

Skills:

Illustrator, Photoshop, Felt Tip Pens!

Filmed Interviews

Posted on July 3, 2012 by Pete Kindness

Example:

Various – Interview mash-up / Rude Boy (Anchor Bay, FremantleMedia, Metrodome and more)

Objective:

To explore the interviewee’s role, personality, ambitions and stories to uncover fresh insight into the subject to create engaging interviews.

* note – apologies for poor quality resulting from multiple transcoding processes.

Role / Skills:

Producer, Researcher, Sound, Lights, Camera, Interviewer, Editor

Online Video Content

Posted on July 3, 2012 by Pete Kindness

Example:

Fly Tying – The Reverse Parachute

Objective:

Create a simple ‘How To…’ video for an online feature and newletter article to help promote FlyFishMap.com.

Role:

Co-Producer, Cameraman, Editing

Skills:

HDV Filming, Lighting, Final Cut Pro

Video Content Creation

Posted on July 3, 2012 by Pete Kindness

Example:

Bringing Fanny Hill to Life (BBC, FremantleMedia)

Objective:

To create compelling content for literary and film fans by dealing with the ‘obvious’ questions but also by being specific to the production and the interviewees career histories. All this whilst working on-set and fitting into the tight windows of opportunity available.

Role:

Produce, Film, Edit a “making-off” featurette and deliver a completed DVD.

Skills:

Producer, Director, Researcher, Interviewer, Editor.