documentary film + commercial Promos
Featured on this page are videos from 30-second promos and commercials, documentaries and feature videos that can also be corporate videos (that usually range from 1-3 minutes and can feature a person, an event, a business or anything really)
documentary films
introducing chase morrow
Introducing Chase Morrow is a documentary introducing Chase Morrow, a sprouting county music artist to the world. Learn about what music Chase listens to and what music inspires him to create, as well as what things in his life got him into music and what fuels him to write, all while listening to Chase perform three of his original songs live in studio.
Principal photography, Audio Recording and Production, Editing & Graphics by Ryan McClain
Secondary photography by Dylan Query of Query Productions
Deputies of delaware county
The Sheriff of Delaware County (IN), Ray Dudley, approached me with his big idea to create a 'COPS' style show for his Sheriff's office. While this was a big undertaking, I ran with it and created a 30-minute show titled "Deputies of Delaware County". This is an example of a mini-documentary that is all shot on location over a period of time and is edited into a show that has different 'stories' and events.
This project has about 3-4 months of work put into it and I have created all of the graphics for it as well as shooting the majority of the video. There is another Deputy who is the public information officer that assists in shooting some video and setting up dates and times, but Ryan McClain Media completed most of the work.
Victor j. andrew hs percussion banquet video
Another long-term mini-documentary that I created was a video for the Andrew Percussion group which highlighted their winter drumline season. This video was created to play at their end-of-year banquet.
While a parent helped film extra videos throughout the course of the season when I couldn't always make it to their competitions, I shot all of the interviews and completed the editing in a week as the banquet occurred right after their final competition.
mini-documentary films
Fishers HS percussion feature at wgi Championships
In the WGI Championships, Fishers HS was promoted from a lower class to compete in the highest class of the competition. For WGI's social media and YouTube, I followed Fishers High School as they went through warming up and performing. I also caught up with a student and a staff member to talk about their show.
Whether it be a music event or not, any event can have a video covering it like this.
behind the scenes: the hunger
On the set of Josiah Duncan's "The Hunger" short film, I captured all of the fun, all of the struggle and everything in between that took place while filming the short film. "The Hunger" took home Best Drama, Best Cinematography, Best Sound Design and Best Production Design at the Frog Baby Film Festival.
Videos similar to this can go behind the scenes and feature just about anything: a corporate event, a family gathering, a concert or any sort of event or project.
Commercial and promo
From a hard-timed 15 second, 30 second or 60 second promo video, these videos are great for broadcasting on television, advertising on social media and playing on a TV or monitor in your lobby or reception area. Video promos are the most important type of advertisement when considering any type of marketing or advertising because of their versatility with being put anywhere.
indiana alarm Commercial set
This client came to McClain Media without any idea of how they wanted to advertise their business. After a few meetings and getting our ideas together, I wrote a script for their commercial and we began shooting.
From having no ideas on paper to having a fully produced 30 second commercial and 15 second commercial, I helped them develop their ideas and make their promos broadcast and web-ad ready.
Deputies of delaware county trailers
With the Deputies of Delaware County show above, we decided to create a 30 second promo or teaser for each episode. These promos were used for each episode and featured the best clips of video and the best audio sound-bites to draw in viewers. They were posted to social media and garnered a lot of attention, sometimes they were even more popular than the show itself.
I also created an overall series trailer that encapsulated the entire 2.5 years of production on Deputies of Delaware County.
Ask about having a promo or teaser created for your long form mini-documentary or feature video.
and i lost you - andrew percussion 2019 show trailer
This graphic trailer introduces the concept, title and ideas surrounding Victor J. Andrew High School’s 2019 winter percussion production. This short concept video introduces story ideas through the narration, utilizes the group’s stylized fonts and artwork, as well as incorporating visual concepts from the group’s tarp floor that they will perform on.
This trailer features voice recordings of Olivia Turi and Ryan McClain recorded by McClain Media.
unmasked: the stigma of meth trailer
A 30 minute documentary that I worked on with a team of 27 other students at Ball State dove into the meth addiction issues in Muncie and Delaware County. When the documentary was wrapping up, the team asked if I could cut a trailer for the documentary. This was the result.
While teasers stay around 30 seconds in length, trailers can go up to about a minute, maybe longer if required, but 60 second trailers are also an option when creating a promo for your mini-documentary or feature video.