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Partnered

Creative work is fulfilling for many, but often isolating. In this series, we explore how partnership can impact and benefit creatives. Follow along as 5 professional video creators get paired up with an experienced creative partner to complete a project in just 2 days.
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Episode 1 • 12 MINS

The Product Commercial

Sofia Roman started out as a social media producer, gravitating towards video before she shifted to freelance work, producing lifestyle content. She worked closely with a mentor to learn the ropes of production and now she’s pairing up with product video-pro Bryan Francisco to create a high-end product commercial. Lighting, backdrops, macro lenses, overlays and sound effects are all in play as they work to bring this to life.

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Episode 2 • 14 MINS

The Podcast Promotion

David Ayllon is a visual artist and creative director, who is starting to take on video animation and editing as a side-gig. He’s tasked with producing a social promo video for his husband’s podcast, My Spooky Gay Family along with Bryan Francisco as his editing partner. Can David and Bryan put their bold individual styles together to complement each other?

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Episode 3 • 12 MINS

The Graphics Package

Karleen is an Emmy Award winning producer and an entrepreneur. After years of experience in the entertainment industry, she started her own business called the Entrepreneurship Center. She needs to establish a visual identity for her video content and is turning to Bryan Francisco for help creating an animated graphics package. The kicker? Neither are very familiar with creating graphics in Adobe programs.

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Episode 4 • 10 MINS

The Documentary Short

Julie is a filmmaker and a musician. After seeing the effects of performance venue closures in the U.S. through 2020 and into this year, Julie wanted to produce a short documentary about the return of live music to Washington, D.C. She’s new to post production at this scale, so Bryan Francisco’s job is to help set her up for success. It’s an ambitious project for just two days - will they be able to finish in time?

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Episode 5 • 13 MINS

The Lighting Experiment

Nathan is the Director of Production at the creative agency January Third. He’s highly skilled in video production, but doesn’t have much time to experiment these days. Nathan believes lighting design is the next great frontier. Paired up with Bryan Francisco, the two of them challenge each other to push out of their comfort zones and create videos with creative lighting techniques at the center.

Extras

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Extra • 31 SECS

Tips for Seeking Creative Partnership

You can learn a lot about the different benefits of creative partnership in the episodes of Partnered. But you may be thinking, “Great. How do I tap into this?” We’ve got you covered with tips from series guest, Bryan Francisco.

Extra • 3 MINS

Trailer

If you’re a video creator, there’s a good chance you do a lot of solitary work. This can leave you feeling stuck, unchallenged or doubtful of your abilities. Would that change if you had someone working alongside you? Someone with a unique perspective? In this series, we explore the benefits of creative partnership and how it changes our work. Five professional video creators — producers, cinematographers, directors and editors — will be paired with a creative partner to complete a challenge together in 2 days.