Mini Documentaries
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Mini Documentaries

Mini documentaries, brand films, and business overview content creation.

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The Power of Home Visiting at Lydia Place
Urban Institute with Lydia Place & NHVRC
Urban Institute with Lydia Place & NHVRC

The Power of Home Visiting at Lydia Place

Sandpiper Video partnered with Urban Institute and the NHVRC to produce a documentary-style video on early childhood home visiting.

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University of Connecticut and University of Washington RAPID Collaboration
University of Connecticut, University of Washington

University of Connecticut and University of Washington RAPID Collaboration

We partnered with UW RAPID in Seattle to document their cutting-edge LIDAR tech for 3D imaging.

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Protecting Water with Great Beer & Washington Brewshed® Alliance
Washington Wild
Washington Wild

Protecting Water with Great Beer & Washington Brewshed® Alliance

Washington Wild wanted to create a feature video about the Washington Brewshed Alliance, a coalition of over 90 brewers to protect WA watersheds

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Thomas' Colossal Mural Spotlight Videos 2023
Thomas' via Vault Communications
Thomas' via Vault Communications

Thomas' Colossal Mural Spotlight Videos 2023

Sandpiper Video partnered with Vault Communications to capture the creation of two breathtaking murals for Thomas' Breads in Portland, OR. Watch

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The Distillery Trails Pilot Video
Branch Point Distillery
Branch Point Distillery

The Distillery Trails Pilot Video

The Distillery Trails is an ongoing web series dedicated to highlighting distilleries in Oregon that authentically produce locally-made spirits.

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Broadway Rose Theatre Expansion
Broadway Rose Theatre
Broadway Rose Theatre

Broadway Rose Theatre Expansion

See the before and after of the Broadway Rose Theatre as members talk about their experience during its remodel.

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We create 5-10 minute documentaries that explore one compelling element of your business in depth. This documentary approach differs from business overview videos by diving deep into a single topic rather than covering your entire company.

Business Videos and Mini Documentaries

Business overview videos introduce your company, explain what you do, and showcase your full range of services. They're essential for websites, investor presentations, and general marketing. Mini documentaries take a different approach by focusing intensely on one specific aspect of your business that has an interesting story worth exploring.

For example, if you run a brewery, a business overview video would cover your history, your beer styles, your taproom, and your team. A mini documentary might focus entirely on your hop sourcing process - the early morning trips to Yakima farms, the timing pressures because hops deteriorate quickly, the relationships with specific farmers, and how this affects the final product. Both serve different purposes and attract different audiences.

The documentary approach works particularly well for attracting people who aren't actively searching for your services but are curious about your industry or process. Someone interested in agriculture or supply chains might watch a documentary about hop sourcing even if they weren't looking for a brewery. The content educates them while demonstrating your expertise and commitment to quality.

We handle the extensive pre-production planning required for documentary storytelling. This includes identifying which aspects of your business have compelling narratives, planning multi-day filming schedules to capture processes as they actually happen, negotiating access to locations like supplier facilities, and developing story structures that make the content genuinely educational rather than promotional.

The production involves in-depth interviews with people involved in the process, cinematic documentation of the actual work, and gathering contextual information that helps viewers understand the broader significance of what you do. We edit these elements into documentaries that work as standalone educational content while positioning your company as an industry leader.

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