A Premium vs. 4K Supreme Video Story

Ron Watermon • July 2, 2022

Understanding the Difference Between The Storytelling Services

St. Louis, MO - July 2, 2022 - One of the questions we are often asked is "What is the difference between a STORYSMART Premium Video Storyand a STORYSMART 4k Supreme Video Story?"

The answer lies in an additional person in the production crew and a higher production value on the overall video story. The baseline for all of STORYSMART's video storytelling is a minimum standard of broadcast television quality. You are paying us for a professional quality production. If you wanted something less than that you do it yourself.

So we set the baseline at broadcast TV. All of our stories are suitable for showing on television, despite the fact that almost everything we do for clients is to feed their digital and social media.

One of the many things that sets STORYSMART apart from typical production companies is that we deploy a storyteller to help you tell your story. While a typical production company might hire a "producer" who would lead a team of people to tell your story, our approach is to use a one person band.

We have network of some of the best multimedia journalist television reporters and journalist filmmakers in the United States. We cover 29 states and the District of Columbia. When you engage us to help you tell your story, we assign a reporter to tell that story following our proprietary STORYSMART system.

With a Premium Video Story, you get a TV reporter assigned to tell your story as a one person band. They handle all of the production elements from interviewing people and shooting the video to writing and editing the story.

The minimum standard we promise clients is broadcast quality, which means a 1080p workflow (with the one caveat that virtual production may drop it to 720p). Assuming we are doing in person production, our storytellers is following a workflow that guarantees 1080p minimums. The truth of the matter is most of our folks actually shoot in 4K, but deliver a production that is 1080p.

With a 4K Supreme Video Story, we promise a minimum standard of 4K on the delivered video. You still get a single storyteller responsible for handling the storytelling duties, but they are able to bring a separate photographer to the single location shoot to handle the videography work flow.

We added the 4K Supreme Video Story to not only help our business clients level up their production quality, but to establish a prototype for our family documentary work. As we grow STORYSMART throughout the United States, we anticipate more consumers engaging us to preserve their family legacies and connect generations. We believe most will want to invest in the highest possible quality production.

Some stories require a higher production standard, while others don't. We provide our clients options to ensure they get exactly what they need and want.

About STORYSMART

You have a story to tell, but don't have the time or resources to do it yourself. Not only is it hard to find someone who can help you tell your story, but it's also expensive. And once you find them, you're not even sure if they'll be able to stay true to your brand and values.

STORYSMART is different.

STORYSMART is a nationwide premium video and motion picture storytelling service that empowers individuals, families, celebrities, small businesses and other organizations to have their stories told professionally while still retaining their intellectual property rights.

STORYSMART provides experienced video storytellers who follow our proprietary high-integrity brand journalism method. Our transparently priced premium service guarantees that you get an authentic, high-quality story you own the intellectual property rights on forever.

You deserve to have your story told in an amazing way that you own. Learn more about STORYSMART at getstorysmart.com.

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