Services | Film – Tomasz Domański

The medium of our times

Film is an exceptionally capacious medium, able to quickly convey rich content, directly affecting our senses and emotions. Filmmaking is an art that engages intellectually, technically and aesthetically, offering creators vast spaces to develop their creativity. It has a unique ability to capture and save vivid images and words that grow in value over time. The film message has dominated the text message on the Internet, bringing such portals as YouTube, Vimeo and Netflix to the top of popularity. It has become an important means of market communication and communication in many other aspects of life. It also became my passion, combining photography with digital techniques, art and many other fields.

I invite you to experience a fascinating adventure in cooperation in film projects!

Documentaries

Documentary is my favorite art genre because it preserves the present for the future. It tells real stories and remembers people and situations related to them. It encourages the search for and ordering sources of valuable information, which are often dispersed and forgotten. Working on a documentary is a fascinating adventure and an opportunity to discover secrets. It is also an instructive experience that encourages reflection on duration and passing. A good documentary film acquires more and more, sometimes priceless, value over time.

I direct the offer of documentary productions to institutions and individuals who would like to record stories related to their lives and activities. Undertaking cooperation can be particularly beneficial for museums, cultural centers, associations, as well as respectable families and individuals who want to leave behind a lasting, information-rich memory.

Reports and promo

Film reportage is a subgenre of documentary film that tells a short story of an event or some narrow topic. Its purpose is to quickly transfer information, which is why TV stations and Internet media use it. He is sometimes called “the bastard of belles-lettres and tabloid afternoon papers.” A promotional film, on the other hand, requires a short and carefully thought-out script. Its main goal is to attract and maintain attention and to persuade to make purchasing decisions. It is the most effective form of advertising.

I invite you to cooperate in creating substantively and visually attractive reports and promotional films. I address my offer to the news media, large and small enterprises, as well as various public and private organizations. I offer rich experience and a creative approach to creating concepts and scripts for promotional films.

Events

Reports from events cannot be boring. Basic, static shots should be enriched with many others, showing places, people and the nature of the event. Interviews and statements illustrated with interesting frames in various plans, as well as animations, photographs, maps and graphic designs add to the attractiveness. An important element is the protection of the images of the filmed people. The dissemination of the report may not expose the organizers of the event to legal liability for infringement of the personal rights of the participants.

I offer cooperation in organizing events, starting from the planning stage and ending with the dissemination of the film report. I offer photos, montage, animations, posters, plans, maps, logos, graphics and websites. I ensure compliance with the GDPR and other legal regulations that provision protecting the images of participants and copyrights.

Instructions & training

How-to videos are designed to quickly and easily explain the operation of various devices, processes, software, etc. They also provide answers to common customer or employee questions. A broader form is training, presenting lectures or specialized presentations. Both forms of film have gained immense popularity because they offer a natural way of absorbing knowledge and the ease of sharing it. They are presented on the websites of many companies, as well as on YouTube and other similar services. They replace paper instructions and manuals.

I offer the production of instructional videos in various forms, tailored to the individual needs of clients. These can be recordings of public lectures, online courses or specialized presentations. I enrich the video recordings with descriptions, graphics and animations. I also use my experience as a lecturer and trainer when designing instructions and training.

Performances

Reports from concerts and performances are distinguished from others by the need to take special care of the image and sound. Their goal is to provide aesthetic experiences that would be as close as possible to the experiences of the participants of the event. Video recording requires close cooperation with the lighting and sound directors and considerable effort in post-production. The best visual effects are obtained by using shots from several cameras, which allows you to diversify the image and better reflect what is happening on the stage.

I invite cultural centers, event companies as well as artists and artistic groups who want to consolidate their participation in the spheres of culture to cooperate. I provide high-quality image and sound recording using professional audio and video equipment. Recordings of musical events can be enriched with additional reportage or documentary material.

Music clips

A video clip is a short artistic film based on a piece of music, referring to its theme. It is distinguished by dynamic editing to the beat (in the rhythm of the music) and careful selection of shots, synchronized with the content of the words or the mood of the music. It can be a short fictionalized story or use visual metaphor, allusion and abstraction. A well-chosen film setting complements and emphasizes the qualities of the musical piece. It also increases its popularity thanks to its dissemination in TV stations, popular video portals and author’s websites.

I address the offer of cooperation in creating beautiful music and film miniatures to musicians, their managers and sponsors. I invite you to experience an exciting, creative adventure at every stage of film production: searching for artistic inspirations together, writing a script, taking pictures and audio recordings, and cooperation in post-production.

Multimedia and social networking sites

In addition to the film offer, I propose the service of editing entrusted video materials, production and development of audio recordings and the creation of film animations and presentations. I also offer support in managing websites and social media. Your own website and social media accounts are important communication channels that cannot be neglected. Google, YouTube, Facebook, Instagram, Twitter are the most popular internet services with a global reach. They offer the possibility of wide dissemination of own multimedia content. The skilful use of these opportunities greatly enhances the popularity and strength of the information (marketing) impact of each organization.

When making a film, something elusive is grasped and the flow of time stops. The actors, their performances, and the plot of the film become permanent values that will be admired by many generations of viewers around the world.

Michael Jackson

Cooperation

The basis for establishing cooperation is a contract for specific work, which defines the most important features of the film, the rules for its realization and financing, copyrights and other provisions. The conclusion of the contract is preceded by a procedure aimed at determining the answers to several basic questions that will allow for the clarification of the subject of the contract and the preparation of documents initiating work on the film (synopsis, brief, etc.):

- Why and for whom should the film be made and what goals should it achieve?
- What audience (target group) will it be intended for?
- What content should it contain and how long should it be?
- Who and why should appear in front of the camera?
- In how many and in what locations will the photos be taken?
- Will source material analysis be needed?
- Will the film require text and graphics?
- Will the film story use voice-over narration?
- What is the desired release date?
- How will the film be distributed?

The presentation presented next to it describes the general principles of organizing a large film project and a detailed division of tasks, and responsibilities of all people involved in the production. In smaller projects, the film team will be smaller, consisting of several or even one person.

The degree of complexity of film production depends on the genre and length of the film. Documentary, training, promotional films and video clips will require the preparation of a script, the development of additional illustrative materials, as well as voice-over parts. In this type of realizations, close cooperation between the creator and the ordering party will be necessary. Reports and reports from events do not require special involvement at the development and pre-production stage. The diagram below presents a sequence of typical tasks in film production, which can be more or less engaging. The shortest stage of production is shooting (a few percent of the total working time), and the longest is development and post-production.