Video Mastery has the most experienced video production trainers in the country, with over 150 years of production experience between them.
This ensures that you will receive the highest standard of training, interspersed by instructional anecdotes and invaluable tips that can only be shared by someone who has worked extensively within the industry.
Each instructor has a great passion for video production which is reflected in the enthusiastic way they present their training and their desire to ensure the highest standards in the next generation of filmmakers.
As most of our faculty are also active producers, if you ever have a requirement for Video Production, they can provide the assistance you need. You can view their showreels below.
Mike Smith
For the past 30 plus years, Mike has used video storytelling to help clients engage their audience, build trust and, most importantly, give them a persuasive reason to buy. And to put it even more succinctly: he leverages the power of video to energize business growth.
Over 30 years as an ad agency creative director, scriptwriter, video producer and business owner.
Mike has developed multimedia campaigns for clients as diverse as...John Deere, Bank of America, Blue Cross Blue Shields nationwide, Kia, Microsoft, Carl's Jr. Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim, Miller Beer, Walmart, Taco Bell & Butterball Turkey
He writes, produces and directs. He supervises scripting, casting, shooting, editing, motion graphics, 3D animation, augmented reality, virtual reality, special effects and more.
And if you already have video production resources in place, he’ll consult to help make them more cost-efficient, more creative and more productive.
Leveraging video to up-level business growth is his passion. Mike can help take yours to the next level, too.
Contact: mike@videomqstery.us
Todd Yates
Todd's expertise lies in strategic video and internet communications. He helps corporate marketers and brand ambassadors become “communications heroes”, by creating compelling, brand-enhancing media messages for films, television, websites, events, social media, streaming, and mobile.
He runs a results-focused communications and digital media production organization, specializing in delivering strategic, measurable results through our powerful integration of television, mobile and web.
You know how movie distributors struggle to get film premieres to generate big opening weekend box office revenues? He solved that through the strategic use of creative premieres, social media and interactivity to create massive national buzz around a film’s release to create huge opening box office revenues.
Contact: todd@videomastery.us
Marc Lesser
Marc Lesser is an Emmy nominated director and founder of Lucky Tiger Productions in New York City. Recent projects include producing and directing “The Memories of Others,” a documentary short that was an official selection at the 2024 Galway Film Fleadh; directing four episodes of WeSpeak, a narrative television series that educates immigrants about their rights, that earned him several Emmy Awards nominations, including Best Director; producing and directing short documentaries and branded entertainment for non-profits, cultural institutions, and corporations including Target, Amazon, Geico, WebMD, Everyday Health, Scary Mommy, JetBlue, AmericanExpress, Mattel and NBC Universal. His VR piece “The Immersive Saul Leiter Studio Experience,” premiered at the Bunkamura Museum in Tokyo in July 2023.
He was a producer and cinematographer for the award-winning feature length documentary “Greenlit,” which premiered at SXSW in 2010 and “The Pathological Optimist,” which was released theatrically in 2017. Throughout his career, he produced, shot and edited interviews with many A-list performers and high level personalities including Alicia Keys, Danny Devito, Paul Rudd, Liza Minnelli and Michelle Obama. Marc received an M.F.A. in filmmaking from the City College of New York.
Contact: marc@videomastery.us
Peter Middleton
Peter has produced over 1,300 corporate videos for over 37 years in over 30 countries throughout the world.
Recognising the increasing requirement for corporates and organisations of all sizes to have video production expertise in-house Peter began providing Video Production Masterclasses, over 7-years ago, to training, HR and marketing teams in Lloyds Bank, Argos, NHS, British Library, Bank of Scotland, New Look, Leeds Building Society and Sainsbury’s to name but a few.
He now focusses on producing corporate videos, tv documentaries and video biographies as well as managing VideoMastery.
Contact: peter@videomastery.co.uk