Ruthilla Storyworks
Documentary storytelling, human stories and visual narratives for organizations creating change.
WHAT WE DO
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FILM
Documentaries, human stories, impact films and campaign films.
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PHOTOGRAPHY
Documentary, editorial and visual storytelling photography.
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AUDIO
Audio stories, interviews, podcasts, voice-led narratives and sound design.
MOTION
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MOTION
Animation, motion graphics, data visualization and visual explainers.
HOW WE WORK?
Super easy process.
You’re already busy enough as it is. We’ve streamlined our processes to ensure the entire experience is quick and easy. Even our most complex video packages can be broken down into three key stages.
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We will begin the project by studying and learning more about your project, ensuring that the crew and team have a clear and cohesive goal. Then we'll look at the project's production goal, target audience, overall message, and profiles of the identified beneficiaries, before developing guiding questions, timelines, and a preliminary script.
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When all of the above preparations are completed, we will be ready to begin shooting the videos. This is the stage where we will collect footage, sounds, photographs, and conduct interviews.
Upon arrival and following any security briefings (if any), we will inform, notify, or brief the local authorities about who we are and what we intend to do in the area where we will film. -
After gathering all of the video, we will watch them, develop the script, and, if approved, submit it for review. Editing is about to happen. With the producer's assistance, our team of skilled editors will begin cutting the footage and combining it all together.
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Once you approve the final video, we will share it with you online or on hard drives, ready for publication.
Selected stories
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BEHIND THE SCENES
Video marketing and storytelling are effective, but they require the right team to create them. Ruthilla, a full-service multimedia studio, will work with you throughout the production process to ensure that your video is produced efficiently and effectively.
Ruthilla can handle any video production job, no matter how big or complicated it is. Whether in hard to reach areas or crowded emergency room or a cramped sound stage, our video and motion capabilities enable us to produce impactful and distinctive media. We have extensive film and video experience, as well as in-house video editing capabilities, to capture the video assets your company requires to tell its story.
Ruthilla has the expertise and technology to deliver stunning videos without you ever having to be onsite.
Our creatives and technicians excel at remotely guiding clients through video projects. Whether you work from home or across the country, we can arrange pre-planning and video shoots using a variety of virtual conferencing services. Throughout the process, our team will collaborate with you to meet your project requirements and create stunning video assets that tell your story.
The power of videos
★★★★★
"We have been fortunate enough to work with Ruthilla Digital company to produce our short film documentary. The team demonstrated professionalism and dedication to the task at hand. Their intense desire to deliver the quality sought of them was by far one of the attributes that set them apart from many in the same field.”
Dennis D. Mwanza, PhD. Chief of Party USAID Afia WASH project
Trusted by brands of all sizes
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Frequently asked questions.
Can’t find what you’re looking for? Reach out to us directly and we’ll get back to you within 24 hours.
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"Ruthilla" is an abbreviation for our core principles, which are outlined below. Reliability, Uniqueness, Teamwork, Humanity, Integrity, Leadership, Loyalty, and Arts.
Reliability: We constantly choose sincerity, respect other people's time and our own, learn how to manage our schedules, communicate pro-actively, fulfill our commitments, and develop self-discipline.
Uniqueness: We always strive to be authentic, expanding our horizons by generating fresh, intriguing ideas and innovative approaches in our work to stand out from the crowd.
Teamwork: We value teamwork and work closely with clients to ensure the best possible work.
Humanity/Honesty: We show love and care for each other and the people we serve by doing good things together and we communicate openly throughout the entire production process.
Integrity: In everything we do, we like to be honest and show that we always follow strong moral and ethical principles and values.
Leadership: We ensure that production goals are met efficiently while upholding the highest standards of safety and quality.
Loyalty: We are loyal to our customers and always do our best to please them. We want long-term engagement and productivity, and we're ready to go above and beyond in our work.
Arts: We use our imagination to produce unique and engaging content.
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For video, the answer depends on several things, for example:
Whether we’re filming in one location or several
How long we need to allow for filming and how large a crew we need
How complex the edited video is – especially if it involves animated elements
Whether we’re producing a single video or several related videos
For animation, the costs will depend on:
The style and complexity of animation (for example 2D versus 3D)
Whether we are working with existing assets such as characters or whether these need to be created from scratch
The duration of the final animation
Most importantly, we work with clients who have a range of budgets, so whatever your requirements we can find a solution.
Contact us today and we can talk through your options before providing a detailed proposal and cost breakdown.
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Every project is different, but broadly speaking the production process can be broken down into three phases:
Pre-production: This is when we work with you to learn all about your business and together define what it is you need from video. Some of the questions we might explore are: Who is your target audience? What platforms do you want to publish on? What are the key messages you want to communicate?
From there we’ll create a video outline and/or detailed script, confirm budgets and arrange any filming dates with you.
Production: AKA ‘filming’. This is bit most people think of when they talk about creating videos. Our crew will capture all the required footage – such as interviews, event footage or product demonstrations. We might film at your premises, at our studio or at some other locations relevant to the video messages.
Post-production: Once we’ve captured all the footage we’ll get to work on the edit, crafting the footage into a coherent narrative and adding graphics, titles and music as appropriate. You’ll have chance to review one or more drafts and give feedback before everything is finalized.
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This depends on the type of job. For simple talking heads interviews or case studies we can provide a ‘self-shooting’ videographer, who will work alone to capture all the necessary footage.
However our preference is for a two- or three-man crew, consisting of a producer/director to oversee the filming and conduct interviews, plus one or two camera operators to concentrate on the visual and technical aspects. This ensures the key messages of the video are covered more effectively.
For more complex filming requirements we may also recommend extra crew members, such as additional camera operators, a sound recordist, or a drone operator. These will all be costed separately in our quote.
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As a starting point we’ll arrange a face-to-face meeting or ask you to fill out a short questionnaire to help us understand the project requirements. From there you can have as much or as little input into the scripting, filming and editing as you’d like. In any case we’ll keep you informed at every step of the process.
For animation, we generally agree the key messages with you and then we work on a draft script and a suggested visual style for review. However we’re also happy to work from a full script or storyboard provided to us.
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We film everything on professional broadcast-quality 4K video or even higher cameras and use additional kit – such as radio mics, lighting kit, or green screen – where appropriate. We continually invest in new kit and software to keep up-to-date with the rapidly changing standards of the industry.
