• Digital and BetaSP video production including full lighting/audio packages, production crews,
• Nonlinear digital postproduction, DVD output,
• Video compression and encoding for Internet, CD-ROM and file-based presentation delivery,
• Network of performing talent including on-camera spokespeople and voice-over narrators,
• 2D and 3D computer graphics and effects,
• Complete digital production music library and audio effects,
• Mastering and duplication,
• Support for program implementation and results tracking.

An initial consultation and comprehensive follow-up estimate is included for each project. Projects are generally divided into the following phases.

Preproduction

If there is one area that separates JBC Communications for the rest of the field, it is in the careful detail brought to the preproduction and planning phase. We carefully listen to your particular challenge, work with you to identify specific goals and objectives for the project, (i.e. what is the target audience supposed to do after experiencing the program)...and how will we track success and the return on investment. We determine what medium or media mix is most appropriate. More time is spent in this phase of the project than in any other. This communications diagnosis is crucial in making sure all parties are on the same page and the right track before the more costly production phase is entered into.

Production

Once specific goals and objectives are identified and a clear strategy and medium are identified, JBC begins to craft the components that when melded together will comprise the final program. Central to this effort, across all media - is the writing, whether straight copy to be read by the eyes, or a polished script to be narrated. JBC Communications uses writers who expertise span a range from exacting technical writing to more creative writing for more personal human stories. Solid copy is the foundation for any effective communications tool. Where applicable, roughs and storyboards are prepared to complement the writing and provide the blueprint and vision to build the individual components around. Shooters, illustrators, animators, photographers, audio engineers all work together with the project manager and the client to make sure their component of the program will integrate seamlessly with the others. JBC prides itself in its production people having familiarities with production practices "outside their box" so a shooter can think in terms of what an editor or animator needs, or a graphic designer will design knowing the different and specific requirements of designing for print or for the web. This knowledge and experience gives the client the piece of mind that their project is being shepherded through capable caring hands.

Postproduction

Following the acquisition and approval of all the video, stills, audio, graphics, etc. these elements are woven together to create the final piece. This is where JBC prides itself in "no surprises" postproduction. We stand by our estimate from the initiation of the project. So long as the scope of work requested by the client does not change, JBC sticks rigidly to the estimate we provide the client. The only surprise we like is the client feeling we have exceeded their expectations.

Duplication/Fulfillment

JBC can handle the duplication of your project in any media plus packaging and collateral material to ensure that the final product looks performs as well for your target audience as the master program or document looked to you.

Implementation and Results Tracking

Once the copies of the final product arrive to the client, many companies consider that the end of the project. In many ways however, that us just the beginning. The slickest looking video, web site, CD-ROM or print piece will NOT meet the client's objective if it sits in a supply closet or on a computer server with nobody to see it. JBC Communications is interested in the entire communications challenge companies and organizations face, including planning for how the program will be distributed and integrated into the client's business practices, and how results will be tracked. This step is often not built into the project model of many production firms. JBC offers follow-up consulting to stay with the client through the implementation and results-tracking phase to ensure that JBC Communications fully met the objectives of the client.

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