Blare Media was proud to produce this documentary video for Ed Lund, capturing the profound impact of the Edward Oland Foundation on Fresno State arts students. The piece follows scholars like Olivia Miracle, Steven Parker, Thomas Andrade, and Den Santos as they share their transformative experiences traveling to London through the foundation’s scholarship program. Born from heartbreak ten years ago to celebrate Ed’s life, the foundation has become a living legacy that opens doors for students in the arts, encouraging them to ‘dream bigger, to see more, to believe in their own potential’ as Ed himself would have done.
Inside the Shoot in Fresno
Our team approached this intimate documentary by focusing on the personal stories and emotional connections that define the Ed Lund Scholar experience. Filming took place across multiple settings to capture both the foundation’s origins and its current impact on students’ lives. The crew worked closely with the scholars to document their genuine reactions and reflections, from their initial surprise at being selected to their life-changing experiences in London viewing art they had only seen in books. The shoot required careful coordination to gather multiple scholars together while maintaining the authentic, family-like atmosphere that defines the foundation. Our approach emphasized the emotional weight of Ed’s legacy and how it continues to transform lives, ensuring each scholar’s voice contributed to the larger narrative of art, generosity, and the ‘Ed spirit’ that connects this remarkable community.
Working with Educators on Location
Working with educators and students in the field is one of our favorite kinds of work. Our camera crews bring deep experience filming campuses, classrooms, and education events — coordinating shoot days around real working schedules and seasonal windows. Whether you’re commissioning a single documentary video for an annual report or planning a longer series of documentary videos across multiple subjects, we tailor each project to the people and place at its center. Reach out anytime for budgets, timelines, or our crew rates.
Why Brands Choose Blare Media for Education Video Work
Education video work is one of our most rewarding specialties. Our team has spent more than a decade shooting campuses, classrooms, and education events across California’s Central Valley. Whether your story centers on innovation, customer outcomes, or the people doing the work, our crew speaks the language of educators and students.
Documentary videos work especially well in the education space because the people doing the work — educators and students — are the most credible storytellers your brand can offer. A polished commercial video tells viewers what you do; a documentary video shows them why your customers trust you to do it. We’ve produced education-focused video work ranging from quick social-friendly cuts to long-form interview pieces spanning multiple subjects.
Our education video services span every step you’d expect: pre-shoot planning and location scouting, on-site camera and lighting crews, drone aerial coverage, multi-day interview shoots, and post editing with motion graphics. We handle the technical side so your subjects can stay focused on telling their story. Field shoots are physically demanding — we bring our own grip truck, our own audio and camera talent, and our own contingency plans for the weather that inevitably changes the schedule. If your team needs a promotional video, training video, event video, or trade show video, our crew has done it before. We can also act as your full-service video agency for educational tools, social campaigns, and broader content marketing.
Beyond standalone documentary videos, we help brands package video work as part of broader campaigns — landing-page hero cuts, social-first vertical reformats, longer YouTube edits, and quote-driven banner ads. The same single shoot day can become five or six pieces of documentary content spread across channels, which is usually a better return than commissioning one piece at a time. Ask us about content bundles when you reach out.
If you’ve got a education story worth telling, we’d love to help you tell it. Our portfolio includes work for educators and students across our service region. Every project starts with a conversation about what makes your story specific. Browse our full client list, learn about our camera and lighting crews, or explore our work in other West Coast cities.
FAQs About Our Education Video Work
What makes great education videos?
The most effective education videos lead with credibility. The strongest pieces you can produce are ones where educators talk directly about a real outcome — better results, simpler workflows, fewer wasted resources. Polish matters, but authenticity matters more. Our job as the camera crew is to capture the real conversation, the real working environment, and the small details that make the piece feel grounded. We’ve found interview-driven education videos tend to outperform scripted commercials when the goal is building trust with other educators and industry buyers.
What goes into our on-location education shoots?
Every education shoot starts with a pre-shoot walkthrough — usually a phone call with the program lead, then a quick site visit if travel allows. We scout for natural light, sound interference, and the cinematic moments that matter most. Our crew brings everything we need to work independently on location, including a grip truck for lighting and gear, our own audio package, and drone capability for aerial coverage. We coordinate around active operations so the day’s filming doesn’t slow down the actual work happening on site.
What’s the typical timeline for education shoots?
Most education videos from Blare Media run on a four to six week timeline from kickoff to final delivery. That includes about one to two weeks of pre-shoot work (scripting, location scouting, scheduling), one to two days of on-site filming, and two to three weeks of editing, color, motion graphics, and revisions. We can move faster for time-sensitive industry news or annual reports, and we can scale up for series of multiple documentary videos shot across several subjects in one block. Most clients send revisions in two or three small batches rather than one large round.
How can education brands use documentary videos in their marketing?
Education videos are often the most cost-effective format for education brands. They let your real customers explain the value of your services in their own words, which translates into higher engagement on social media, longer watch time on YouTube, and stronger conversion on landing pages. Use them as part of a broader content mix: a flagship documentary video as your hero piece, shorter cuts for social, an event video for trade shows, and lifestyle b-roll for ads and brand campaigns. Reach out via our contact page to start a conversation.
