“The Power in Community project was a favorite of mine because it showcased many of the core services that Mainstream provides: live streaming, video production, studio space.

As is so often the case with video production, no matter how many pre-production timelines are in place, many editing deadlines came down to the wire with a few last-minute client requests. But everything came together in time for the stream, showing the power of teamwork and benefit of having your editors work at the same organization as your stream team!

With a newly on-boarded Director of Development and an ever-busy Director of Communications, our creative team was assigned the task of developing the storyboard concept for the organizational video. Although there was limited b-roll footage to work with, we worked to capture additional footage and utilize recent Zoom footage (after all, we had been living through the pandemic for 18 months at that point) to make that story come to life. We wanted to create something evergreen so BPI could maximize its use and their dollars.

Using BPI’s new logo and brand guidelines, we designed an impactful broadcast graphics package that kept things visually appealing at all times. Mainstage hosted a day of in-studio pre-records, filming Executive Director Cara Hendrickson and event emcee Lolly Bowean. Then began the task of editing all of the pieces of the video puzzle together into a meaningful finished product.

I know I speak for the entire Mainstream team when I say, it is incredibly fulfilling when we work with local community agencies making a difference in our hometown of Chicago. In 2021, BPI’s annual event focused on the fight for justice and the need to leverage the incredible power that lies in communities. We were honored and privileged to play even just a small role in affecting that change.”

– Beth Norber, Account Manager