a working-day story

Behind-the-scenes videos for nonprofits

Use a working-day story to explain one activity and a concrete way to help.

Open before the business is ready for customers. The project below gives you a starting sequence, an editing brief and a concrete question to answer before sharing it.

The footage to gather

The need in context
The work being done
The specific next action for supporters

Keep a little time before and after each action. Record the detail at a readable scale and keep the unedited files so that you can check what a cut leaves out.

Plan a working-day story

Opening

Open before the business is ready for customers.

Middle

Follow one preparation step through to completion with its natural sound.

Ending

Show the point where the work becomes useful to a customer.

Review it for nonprofits

Do not use an illustrative story as a claim about measured impact.

Ask before approving: Does the sequence explain the care behind the work?

Watch once without reading your brief. If the intended answer is missing, revise the sequence or record the missing evidence before adding more effects.

Use with your own material

Your editing brief

Create a working-day story for nonprofits to explain one activity and a concrete way to help. Available footage: the need in context; the work being done; the specific next action for supporters. Open before the business is ready for customers. Follow one preparation step through to completion with its natural sound. Show the point where the work becomes useful to a customer. Review requirement: Do not use an illustrative story as a claim about measured impact.

Amira can turn footage from your working day into an edited video. You supply the local knowledge, names and accurate business details; the editor helps with the sequence, pacing and captions.

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A suggested project, not a claim that Amira supplies specialist advice or footage.

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Useful questions

A little more context.

What should I film for nonprofits?

The need in context. The work being done. The specific next action for supporters.

How should I judge the finished video?

Does the sequence explain the care behind the work? Do not use an illustrative story as a claim about measured impact.

Where does Amira fit?

Amira can turn footage from your working day into an edited video. You supply the local knowledge, names and accurate business details; the editor helps with the sequence, pacing and captions.