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What is a 'strategic video agency' ?

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With an estimated 3,000+ video production companies in the UK, there’s clearly a lot of choice when it comes to commissioning a...

by Mark Burgess  |  28 Jan 2016
Is your video memorable? Are you a caravan king?

If I were to sing the name ‘Don Amott’ to you, would you respond by singing ‘King of Caravans’ back to me? If so, then I’d know that you were almost certainly a child of the 70s or 80s that grew up...

by Mark Burgess  |  28 Jan 2016
Some advice on working in Film and TV

In 15 years of running Big Button, I have received hundreds of CVs and letters from hopeful graduates looking for their first break in Film and TV. In that time, we’ve employed around 50 people, but...

by Mark Burgess  |  06 Nov 2015
Building a relationship with Interserve

Over the past 18 months we've worked with multinational support service Interserve on a wide range of branded content. We’ve visited underground tunnels in Edinburgh at midnight, spent the day with a...

by Mark Burgess  |  22 Sep 2015
7 ways to achieve more with video

So much content and so few views! It’s a common problem – lots of video content being produced without any real strategy to make sure it’s produced for a reason, and is effective. I recently wrote a...

by Mark Burgess  |  26 Aug 2015
Samaritans - kind words from the experts in kind words

Last year, we worked with Samaritans creating some films for their Listener Scheme. The scheme provides training for prisoners so that they can then offer a friendly ear to fellow inmates.

by Mark Burgess  |  03 Jul 2015
Everybody loves baking
by Mark Burgess  |  16 Jun 2015
Mad Men, relationships, results

(NO SPOILERS)

by Mark Burgess  |  14 May 2015
Case Study: The Quartz Corp

We have recently completed a series of films for mining specialists The Quartz Corp., filming in Norway and the USA. To read a brief case study about the project, download the PDF here.

by Mark Burgess  |  31 Jul 2014
Big Button wins a Silver IVCA award!

We are thrilled to have been presented with an IVCA Silver Award in the category of Best Learning & Development Communication for our film ‘Plan for the Weekend', created in partnership with M&C...

by Mark Burgess  |  01 Apr 2014
A great use of animation from our clients at Lancashire County Council

We love the way that our clients Lancashire County Council have incorporated the videos we created for them into the design of their website. It's great to know that our animations are being shared...

by Mark Burgess  |  19 Mar 2014