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Set the Clock Early: Why Your Holiday Ad Needs to Start Rolling Now
You’re probably sitting in an air-conditioned room right now, holding an iced coffee, actively trying to ignore the fact that...
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Your Video is Too Clean. Cleveland Audiences Don’t Buy It.
There's a certain kind of video that shows up in almost every pitch deck. Pastel gradient background, string quartet swelling...
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Your Videographer is Two Time Zones Away. Your Brand is Paying the Price.
We all bought into the great internet lie that we’d soon be directing high-budget commercial shoots from a beach in...
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From Manufacturing to Tech: Turning Complex Processes into Clear, Scalable Stories
Let's be real for a second. The human brain is a beautifully chaotic place, but it’s also incredibly lazy. If you drop a 400-page binder of text-heavy manuals on a new hire's desk, or make a prospective client sit through a dry, feature-stuffed screen-share, their mind is going to check out immediately.
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Yeah, Phone Content Works. No, It’s Not a Video Strategy.
We are a video production company, and you probably expect us to sit here and tell you that you need a Hollywood-sized crew for every piece of content you post. But let’s be real for a second: raw, phone-shot content does well. It’s cheap, fast, and casual authenticity connects with people.
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Why Brand Video Production Is More Than Just Pretty Footage
Too many companies fall into the trap of pouring budget into overly sanitized content that looks pretty but lacks a pulse, ultimately failing to connect with real humans. If you want to stop blending into the digital background and start turning passive scrollers into loyal advocates, you have to change how you talk to the brain.
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Why You Need to Sound Design Your Videos
Imagine if videos just had no sound. No dialogue, no music, not even the creak of a floorboard. It’d feel… empty, right? That’s because sound isn’t just an enhancement—it’s an experience.
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9 Strategies for Overcoming Creative Blocks
Each approach offers a unique angle to tackle the beast, whether it's the pressure of perfectionism or just the absence of inspiration.
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How to Record Voiceover – Getting Started and DIY Tips
Some simple methods and tools to help you get started recording serviceably commercial grade vocal recordings.
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Why You Should Take Risks Early in Your Career
By recognizing the benefits of embracing change and developing new skills, we can challenge our limiting beliefs and begin cultivating a growth mindset.
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The Benefits of Blue Light Glasses
By adopting tools like blue light glasses, we ensure that our health isn't the price we pay for progress. Seeing is believing!
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Unplug & Recharge: An Antidote to Burnout
Making the conscious choice to decompress without screens at the end of the day allows your mind to shift into a different state and truly unwind.
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Technology in Film: A Blessing and a Curse
The dawn of the new millennium brought forth a digital revolution that rocked the film industry, but it came with a trade-off.
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The Art of Storytelling — Mastering Effective Brand Communication
Compelling and emotionally driven storytelling is more important than ever as content battles for attention in crowded digital spaces.
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The Rise of AI
Artificial intelligence is beginning to make its way into our daily lives and it will soon be an indispensable tool for businesses.
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Productive Collateral — Blending Efficiency & Effectiveness
Everything we create needs to be efficient & effective, therefore productive. Balancing between doing things right and doing the right things.
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9 Advantages of Using Motion Graphics to Tell Engaging Stories that Inspire Customers
Motion graphics stand out as an extraordinary medium for impactful storytelling. However, despite its many advantages, it remains underutilized. I think that should change.
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How to Give and Receive Creative Feedback
Giving and receiving creative feedback can be challenging. Here are some tips to optimize the process and achieve excellent results.
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Our Favorite Super Bowl LVII Ads
The Super Bowl has always been advertising’s biggest stage. This year, 30-second spots ran up a bill of over 6 million dollars — and that doesn’t even consider what it takes to produce the ads. Money and strategy aside, these ads are all in good fun for the viewers. This is our definitive ranking of the best, and worst, Super Bowl commercials of this year.
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Company Culture Hack: Pets at the Office
Our culture at Clockwork 9 revolves around a pretty simple policy: Do what you want, when you want and how you want. The important thing is how we spend our time, not how much of it we spend. And for us a pet inclusive culture increases everyone's quality of life.
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