Industry: Higher Education SaaS
Duration: Ongoing since 2024
The Challenge
Ellucian's European Conference brings the higher education software world into one London building for two packed days. We've filmed it three years running: 2024, 2025 and 2026.
The brief each year is the same. Capture the energy of the event, then turn it into video that builds buzz for the next one.
What Ellucian needs out of the two days:
- A 1-2 minute highlight reel that makes the next conference impossible to skip.
- Case study videos and attendee testimonials, filmed while the room is full.
- A photo library covering the whole event, in one consistent style.
- Photography going out live, so the conference is on social while it's happening.
The hard part is the schedule. Two days, everything happening at once, and every output has to land at the same standard.
How We've Helped
Three Cameras, Two Jobs
- One camera roams the floor for b-roll: the room filling, the stage, the crowd, the detail shots that make an edit feel like the event rather than a recording of it.
- The other two are set up to capture sessions and case studies, because the conference is the only time of year all of Ellucian's clients are in one place at once.
- Covered presentations, panel discussions, networking sessions and evening receptions, so nothing on the running order went unrecorded.
Client Case Study Videos
Outside the conference, filming an Ellucian client means chasing diaries and finding a window. Inside it, they're already in the building.
That's the opportunity we take every year: dedicated case study videos recorded on site, with multiple clients filmed back to back while the event gives us the access.
Testimonials for the Website
Attendee testimonials are filmed on the day, edited properly and handed over ready for the website. Same logic as the case studies: this is the week the people are actually in the room, so we use it.
Event Photography, Shared Live
- Photographed throughout: candid moments, the room, the speakers, the networking.
- Delivered in one consistent style across the whole event, so every photo works for social and marketing without a reshoot.
- Shared live as the day ran, so Ellucian's channels had the conference on them while it was still happening.
On the Fly
- Early morning setups before doors, drone footage, and filming across multiple locations.
- The schedule moved all day, so the crew moved with it.
The Results
- A 1-2 minute highlight film that carries the event: the right moments, colour graded and cut to music.
- A photo library covering everything from keynote speeches to candid networking, in a style that holds together.
- Testimonials and client case studies gathered while multiple clients were in the building, now used to build trust in future campaigns.
Meet the Team
Alongside the conference work we produce meet-the-team films for Ellucian - a separate project, and one that exists because of the relationship rather than the event. Filmed on location, they put faces to the names behind the software.