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Award-winning filmmaker has a vision of his own

An award-winning filmmaker who made his name working on the Harry Potter movies has set up his own corporate video company in the North East.

Entrepreneur Chris Bogle launched Newcastle-based Veejo in June with the aim of using his experience in the business-to-business communications industry to help companies in the UK to market themselves and engage with their customers more effectively through digital video.

Chris has spent ten years in film and television in a number of roles, including as a location assistant on Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone and, most recently, as creative director at leading production house, Twenty First Century Media - where he worked with top brands including Nike and Tommee Tippee and, in 2006, won a Royal Television Society award for Best Producer.

He said: “The wonderful thing about video is that it allows your prospects to see beyond the veneer of a website or brochure. It shows who you are, not simply what you do.

“Video is a brilliant way of engaging people and getting emotional buy-in from clients and customers. What’s more, it is versatile. At Veejo we can produce everything from show-reels and product demonstrations to television commercials and online promotions.”

Veejo beat off competition from several other firms to win a recent contract with the NHS, and its promotional show-reel for Gateshead-based signage firm Jonsigns proved extremely effective.

Jonathan Cawthorn, managing director of Jonsigns, says: “We’ve seen a 50% increase in website hits and received numerous enquiries from clients who have seen the video. As a marketing tool, it has become one of our best assets. It really shows what we, as an expanding and established business, are capable of.”

On his plans for the company, Chris says Veejo is aiming to achieve a turnover of £120,000 by the end of year one, and to employ five people by the end of its second year in business.

This was posted in Bdaily's Members' News section by Ruth Mitchell .