Bringing it together
The team worked closely and collaborated daily to bring this video to the final version. We quickly made a storyboard to capture the main points we wanted to get across and iterated this a few times after seeing the first drafts of the video. The goal was to move quickly and repeat fast on changes we saw before showing them internally for feedback reviews_
The team quickly assembled a prototype and created the video's basic layout. This velocity was due to having a small group to work on this and for creative freedom to flow in this project without going through many stakeholders_
After the first draft, we noticed many changes that needed to occur. The team were able to agree on points that needed to be changed very quickly and even aligned on the artistic direction of music and cutscenes by adhering to the goal we set for this video. After learning from the first draft, we were able to create the storyboard, cutscenes and timing much quicker than the previous one and started 2nd draft_
After reviewing again, I had to explain to the team what impact we wanted to make with this video and how the track's tempo would play a pivotal role in messaging and transitions. The team went back to the initial scope and made more changes. The video below is the final outcome of their work_
What We Learned
We were able to test this internally with our UX team and other members of the company before we finalised the video. We took a lot from this project, and below reflects our learning from creating a project in such a time_
By having a small team to collaborate, we could make decisions faster and quicker and have less time to align with everyone
By having the team focus on the project's goals, everyone aligned on what we wanted to achieve and strived to make that "wow" factor
We knew we didn't have time and couldn't get a golden product, but we focused on the primary outcomes we wanted from the project, which was how we used our time efficiently
We constantly gave feedback as a small team, which was shown and delivered in the final project. The key to this project was a small group that could communicate this quickly