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Competitive Comparison

Questions to ask in your decision about which production company is best for you

a:   Are they willing to show you their original footage	Click here for a screenshot
b:   What extra features does their video player offer	Click here to see our features
c:   Do they offer a guarantee or reshoot option	VSP has a $150 reshoot option
d:   Have you done a side by side comparison of quality	VSP is confident in this
e:   Do they have a resource center or help section	Click for Resource Center
f:   Anyone can claim to be the "best" or ranked "#1"	Click here for our own response

 

Pre-Ordering Questionnaire

Questions to help you with the implementation of a video on your website

Sometimes you may not know what questions to ask, or maybe you just need to be coached on how to implement your video. The questions below are meant to stimulate your thoughts on how you will eventually implement the video on your website.

Important points to consider

a:    What are your key objectives for the use of a video
b:    Is the use of your video meant to produce a desired result
c:    How many and how long of a video message do you think you need
d:   How are you going to judge the effectiveness of the video

How do I want my video to appear to my audience?

a:   Floating over my existing website then disappearing to a play button in the lower corner.
b:   Embedded within my web page as a traditional boxed in video, with a click to play button.
c:   Uploaded to youtube for viral search, with the option to embed it within my web page.
d:   In a fixed position within my web page blended to look like a part of the page design.

How would I like my visitors to watch the video on my site?

a:   Play once automatically when they visit my web page. Subsequent visits show a play button.
b:   Automatically play on a set number visits to my page. After the set number of visits have passed, on repeat visits just show a play button.
c:   Play only when my users elects to click the play video button.
d:   Automatically play every single time my users visits my web page.
e:   Automatically play, but delayed a set number of seconds after my web page loads.

What would I like to have happen when the video is done playing?

a:   The video automatically loops and plays again.
b:   The video minimizes immediately to a replay button.
c:   My users are automatically redirected to another web page.
d:   The video freezes and a timer counts down from a preset delay before closing the video, giving my users time to respond to the call to action of the actor and click the video.
e:   The video freezes and gives my users two options on screen to respond to.

What would I like to see happen when my users begin to watch the video?

a:   The background of the site dims and brings more attention to the person talking.
b:   A message pops up while the actor is talking.

Would I like to have the video autoplay with no sound, but have a "Click for Sound" button to appear on top of the video?

a:   Yes that would help my visitors who don't want to hear someone talking all of a sudden.
b:   No I would rather the video auto play with sound on.

Do I want my repeat visitors to see the same video every time they visit?

a:   Yes, I am filming only one video.
b:   No I would like to film 3 or 4 videos and have them play in sequence on repeat visits to the site, such as a "Welcome video", then a "Welcome back video", then a "Did you know" video, then a "Direct sale" video, then stop automatically showing videos for 7 days, then start over again.

Is there a specific size I would like the video to be?

a:   Yes I can supply ideal dimensions to VSP before production.
b:   No the default size is ok, and if needed I can resize dynamically using the VSP video playback code provided.

Would I like there to be background music embedded in the video?

a:   Yes, I can supply an audio music file from istockaudio.com.
b:   No, I may elect to add it dynamically with the VSP video playback code provided if I want to experiment with background music.

Do I want visitors to be able to click on the video and be directed to another web page?

a:   Yes, I can write it in the script "click on me ...." as a call to action.
b:   No, it is not suitable for me at this time.

A call to action wave allows the actor to wave to the user in a loop until the user clicks the video to start playing. Is this useful to me?

a:   Yes that may give draw my visitor's attention to the video.
b:   No that may be too distracting.