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Creating An Award-Winning Campaign for Cat Footwear in Spain
¡Vamos a Valencia! - Flexing our global production services skills in Valencia, Spain for one of our favorite clients, CAT Footwear.
Birding 'The Birders' - Colombia's Eastern Plains
Bird from home! We've prepared a comprehensive birding checklist to accompany our documentary "The Birders: A winged safari through the grasslands of Colombia's Orinoquia." Identify more than 30 of the Colombian Plains region's most spectacular birds from the comfort of your armchair, sofa, or hammock. No binoculars required!
Penguin Conservation in Patagonia With World Nomads
Our client World Nomads invited our storytelling agency to film a short documentary in Puerto Madryn, Argentina: ‘Penguin Conservation in Patagonia’ tells the powerful story of conservationists and community tourism organizations working hard to protect Magellanic Penguins and the oceans that they call home.
Our Mexican Production Company and Cat Footwear in Mexico City
In late 2019, our client Cat Footwear approached our Mexican production company with a multifaceted proposal: create second-generation, fully-integrated campaigns for two of their new product lines, Advanced Walking Machines and CODE. Discover how we produced these campaigns in Mexico City.
Our Storytelling Agency Team Meets the Guardians of the Peruvian Amazon
In 2017, World Nomads invited our visual storytelling agency to shoot a project in the Peruvian Amazon. ‘Meet the Guardians of the Peruvian Amazon’ tells the story of a community fighting against the tide of deforestation and illegal mining that threatens to engulf this mighty jungle, and what we as travelers can do to help.
Culinary Adventures With World Nomads in Andalucía, Madrid, and Cataluña
Our client World Nomads contacted our Spanish production company and tasked us with documenting a series of culinary journeys in Andalucía, Madrid, and Cataluña. They didn't just want us to tell the story of a food lover's adventures in Spanish gastronomy, but to showcase how a passport and a plate can bridge the barriers of language, culture, and borders.
Quarantine Birding? We’ve Made It Easy to Bird Our Documentary Film “The Birders”
Bird from home! We’ve prepared a comprehensive birding checklist to accompany our feature-length documentary film “The Birders.” Identify more than 100 Colombian bird species, both resident and migratory, from the comfort of your armchair, sofa, or hammock. No binoculars required!
Cycling the Costa Brava With ExperiencePlus!
With a history as diverse as its spectacular landscapes, as well as its unique language and regional culture, Cataluña is full of surprises. So when Experience Plus invited our Spanish production company to join them in Cataluña to film a video about their Costa Brava cycling tour, we were delighted.
Discovering the Value of a Wild Heartbeat With Cat Footwear
CAT Footwear tasked our visual storytelling agency with finding a suitable location to film a documentary for the release of their Stormers muck boots. Our choice was the Wildlife Center of the North Coast, where the dedicated team of volunteers knows the true value of a wild heartbeat.
Will You Be My Underwear Model?
A quest for real people willing to try their hand at underwear modeling set the stage for WhereNext’s agile storytelling ethos.
Our Storytelling Agency’s Top Cycling Productions
Discover our storytelling agency's top cycling productions, from the wild Andes of Colombia and Patagonia to idyllic mountain villages in Tuscany and the Pyrenees.
‘Andalucia: A Sensory Adventure’ – Cycling in Spain With H&I Adventures
One of our considerable strengths as a Spanish production company is our ability to deliver optimum results, no matter the physical and mental challenges involved in a shoot. A production in Andalucía with H&I Adventures provided a superb opportunity to prove our mettle.
Why WhereNext Is Colombia’s Leading Film Production Company
Filming in Colombia? Here’s why some of the world's biggest brands, agencies, and producers have told us that we are the country's top film production company.
Our Top Film Projects in Spain
Spain is one of our most beloved filming locations. Our Spanish production company has worked for top-tier clients like H&I Adventures, World Nomads, Experience Plus, and CAT Footwear, and in many regions of Spain, including Madrid, Catalonia, Andalucia, and Valencia. Our projects have included everything from urban fashion shoots, to rural cycling adventures, to food documentaries.
Our Storytelling Agency Roots
We've re-published Gregg Bleakney's interview with National Geographic Adventure Magazine while pedaling from Alaska to Argentina. This shortlist of lessons learned serves as a perfect guide for WhereNext’s 2020 endeavors. Let the serendipity begin.
The WhereNext Guide to Video Production in Colombia
Colombia is a dream destination for any brand, agency or production company looking to create a unique visual project. However, the logistics of filming in Colombia can be a challenge at the best of times. At WhereNext, we have extensive experience as a Colombian production company, so we wanted to share some of our top tips for film production in this country.
Story365 Case Study: Dictador Art Masters – WhereNext Digital Marketing/Storytelling Agency
As a digital marketing company and storytelling agency rolled into one, Story365 by WhereNext was able to respond to A/B test results and optimize the video creative process in real-time—an unprecedented approach that more than doubles the efficiency of our client’s media spend.
2019 Review: Our Top Film and Video Productions of the Year
What a wonderful year for all of us here at WhereNext. We produced documentaries and campaigns for exciting new clients, ventured to even more wild and remote locations, and prospered as a global storytelling agency. So here’s our 2019 review, featuring our favorite projects, experiences, and people from what’s been a fantastic 12 months.
Colombian Productions: A Bogotá-Based Video and Photo Campaign for Cat Footwear
Bogota is a vast, exciting metropolis where the old and the new come together in creative and dynamic ways, all overlooked by the towering peaks of the Andes mountains. So when CAT Footwear contacted us looking for a location to shoot the campaign for their Advanced Walking Machine range of shoes, we knew that Bogota was the place to do it.
How Columbia Sportswear Discovered Our Global Storytelling Agency
When Columbia Sportswear was searching for an exciting destination to shoot their product launch for OutDry Extreme they had one requirement: rain. Buckets of rain. Enter WhereNext founder Gregg Bleakney with one simple promise: "I guarantee rain." This is the story of how our Global Storytelling Agency brought Columbia to Colombia.