29-01-2024
All things video: Confidence, influencing, space, listening, creativity & comfort in making mistakes
Today we chatted with Jack Leigh. Jack has been working in the video production industry for 12 years, involved in a variety of projects, from high-end film and TV productions like 'Fast and Furious 6', 'Peaky Blinders', and 'Last Tango in Halifax', to directing documentaries around the world in Africa, the US, and even the Arctic. For the last seven years, Jack has been leading a production company called Eight Engines, which produces commercial and marketing films, as well as broadcast and arts work.One of the specialities of EIght engines is working with interviewees, especially those who have experienced intense trauma, to help them appear relaxed and authentic on camera. Since speaking on camera can be very challenging for our interviewees, Eight Engines devote significant time to coaching them, ensuring their authenticity throughout the process.What you’ll hear about:Learnings from having worked in a blame cultureThe challenges of freelance workingKnowing what environments allow your authenticity to shineEmpathy versus detachmentCreating impactful storiesGiving people the space to talk and you just listenGrowing confidence on videoGet good at editingTips to showing authenticity on screenFocus on having a conversation versus reading a scriptDon’t worry about the quality, concentrate on the contentGive yourself the chance to make mistakes and don’t panicFinding an engaging and creative way for any topicUnderstanding what you client and their customers wantHow to influence Weekly Challenge : Book an hour long call to record some content and see how many one minute videos you can make from it Power of Music : American Pie by Don MacleanLinks:Website: https://www.eightengines.com/Jack’s linkedIN: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jackleigh/Rich is the Life: https://vimeo.com/270342907?share=copyPolyPipe: https://www.eightengines.com/case-studies/polypipe-a-question-of-regsVisit the Impactful Authenticity Website to find out more about the episode and follow us on Instagram or Lucy's LinkedINYou can listen to the Impactful Authenticity playlist via Spotify