Thomson Financial
Awards of Excellence Videos

CHALLENGE
During their annual Awards of Excellence Dinner, Thomson wanted to highlight six outstanding employees for their contributions and dedication to the company. They wanted to interview all six winners and the teams that supported them, in order to produce six separate videos to highlight their achievements. The challenge lay in coordinating the video shoots over the span of three weeks in New York, Toronto, London, Boston and Tokyo. The videos needed to be as dynamic as the award recipients themselves and had to tell six individual stories that highlighted each person's significant accomplishment.

SOLUTION
Blue Wave worked closely with the Thomson contacts at all five of the shoot locations to ensure a smooth production process. Each of the six awards winners were filmed against a green screen to allow for a great deal of flexibility in post production. Text and graphics that highlighted key facts and figures for each presenter flew across the screen to keep the viewer engaged. Blue Wave used compelling storytelling to reveal the accomplishments of each winner. A layered technique was used to insert photos and images behind the winner to support and visually enhance each individual story.