Learning
films

Video is the only
thing we do.
Built to be watched,
so the lesson lands and stays.
Video is the only thing we do.
Built to be watched,
so the lesson lands and stays.

People
remember

A McGill Productions crew filming an online learning module with a presenter in a university library
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Brother
Manchester United FC
Protein Works
Virgin Voyages
Liverpool FC
Expedia
Delphi Digital
Brother
Manchester United FC
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Virgin Voyages
Liverpool FC
Expedia
Delphi Digital

ONLINE LEARNING VIDEO

EST 2017

Online learning your students actually finish.

AWARD-WINNING SPECIALISTS
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Why learning video

WATCHED, NOT JUST RECORDED

Learning video that holds attention builds understanding, memory and trust, the things a slide deck never can. People follow it the first time, and still know it long after the module ends.

BUILT TO BE REMEMBERED

Every module is built around the result it has to earn: a lesson people actually finish, knowledge they recall when it counts, and a curriculum people trust enough to take seriously.

ONE LIBRARY, ONE STANDARD

We build your content as modular films, so a whole curriculum looks like one team made it, delivered in the formats and aspect ratios your platform or LMS needs, ready to upload.

Your LMS already shows you where they stop watching

LECTURE CAPTURE IS NOT THE ANSWER

Lecture capture records a lecture. It does not replace one. A camera left at the back of a room gives students the part they could already get in person, minus the room. Attention holds for the first couple of minutes, then drifts, and the hardest material is usually the part they miss. Research across millions of viewing sessions found attention falls away sharply after about six minutes. Most learning video runs far longer than that, made the wrong way for the job it has to do.

FILMING IT YOURSELVES RARELY FIXES IT

So the work goes in-house. A subject expert records on Teams, a screen gets captured, and it is cheaper on the day. But one faculty ends up looking polished while another looks like a video call, and on a programme a student has paid for, that difference reads as a verdict on the programme itself. A twenty minute module most learners abandon at minute six is not a learning resource. It is an expensive non-event that still has to be captioned, hosted and maintained for years, and it feeds the completion data your whole institution is measured against.

SELECTED WORK

The standard behind every film we make

BROTHER

Promotional product video showcasing innovation.
AVENEER

PROTEIN WORKS

Social media campaign — taste, texture, and indulgence.
INDULGE YOUR TASTE BUDS

EXPEDIA

Travel web series inspiring exploration.
THE NEXT TURN: TAKING THE PLUNGE

ALMANAK

Tech / DeFi launch campaign.
AN AGENTIC FUTURE

TRUSTED BY LEADING BRANDS

“These guys absolutely love their craft - that’s reflected in their meticulous approach, creative execution, and flawless delivery. An absolute joy to work with!”

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Ryan Michael

Producer at Manchester United

TRUSTED BY LEADING BRANDS

"Working with them was incredibly easy and inspiring. They managed the whole process to produce something much better than we could ever imagine."

McGill Productions team member

Roné Auret

Marketing Manager at Brother

TRUSTED BY LEADING BRANDS

"We've worked with McGill on a number of projects and they continue to impress us each and every time. The team are incredibly talented and professional & have spent a lot of time understanding the needs of our brand so that they can deliver exceptional content. It's been an absolutely pleasure working with them."

McGill Productions production crew

Fraser Richardson

Social & SEO Manager at Protein Works

OUR PROCESS

How it Works

Truth Hunt
We start with a short session that digs out the single Core Truth your course has to land, the idea learners most need and most often miss.
Pre-production
We turn your material into a running order built for attention, with scripts, structure and a modular plan your subject experts sign off.
Production
Our core team films it, with the hand-picked specialist crew each shoot needs, on campus or on site, every frame built to be watched.
Delivery
We cut for attention, then retention, and deliver every module in the formats your platform or LMS needs, with accurate human-reviewed captions and transcripts built to WCAG 2.2 Level AA. Ownership passes to you.

LIVE EVENTS

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DOCUMENTARIES

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BRANDED CONTENT

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SOCIAL ADS

McGill Productions video project

LIVE EVENTS

McGill Productions video project

DOCUMENTARIES

McGill Productions video project

BRANDED CONTENT

McGill Productions video project

SOCIAL ADS

McGill Productions video project

LIVE EVENTS

McGill Productions video project

DOCUMENTARIES

McGill Productions video project

BRANDED CONTENT

McGill Productions video project

SOCIAL ADS

McGill Productions video project

LIVE EVENTS

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DOCUMENTARIES

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BRANDED CONTENT

Protein Works products on a kitchen island. Clean aesthetic, modern product photography.

SOCIAL ADS

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LIVE EVENTS

Large crowd enjoying a live music concert. Warm glow from the stage is seen at night.

DOCUMENTARIES

An interviewee sits in a char, surrounded by filming equipment.

BRANDED CONTENT

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SOCIAL ADS

A group of women sunbathing on a Virgin Voyages cruise, with their hands in the air.

LIVE EVENTS

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DOCUMENTARIES

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BRANDED CONTENT

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SOCIAL ADS

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LIVE EVENTS

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DOCUMENTARIES

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BRANDED CONTENT

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THE PROOF

Education has been our most valued work

We produce online learning content for Lancaster University, a university that holds its teaching to the same standard it holds its research. Most of our clients come back, and several have commissioned five or more programmes with us.

The standard is not self-declared. We won Best Brand Storytelling for Consumer Goods at the Brand Film Awards EMEA 2023, ahead of Virgin Atlantic and Amazon. That is the standard a prospective student reads in your sample module before they ever open the prospectus.

Accessible as standard, not retrofitted

Every module is delivered with accurate, human-reviewed captions and transcripts, built to meet WCAG 2.2 Level AA. Auto-generated captions do not meet the standard, so we do not rely on them. Accessibility is part of how the work is produced, not a retrofit your team has to chase after sign-off.

We direct people, not just cameras

Most subject experts are brilliant in a seminar and uncomfortable the moment a lens points at them. We build each session around getting a real, confident performance out of the person who knows the material best, so your academics sound like themselves on a good day. Your learners can tell.

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FAQ

Frequently Asked
Questions

Because video is the only thing we do. A cheap freelancer saves money in a way that shows up on screen and cheapens the programme. A full-service agency subcontracts the shoot and bills you for the management layer. With us, your whole budget goes into the content, and the team that scopes it is the team that makes it.

Yes. The core team that scopes your programme is the team that creates and directs it. Harry directs on set, with a hand-picked specialist crew chosen for each production, such as a gaffer or an extra camera, depending on what the shoot needs. The work is never handed off wholesale to whoever is free.

Yes. Most learning projects start from material that already exists: a lecture, a set of slides, a written module, or a subject expert who knows it cold but is not a presenter. We turn what teaches well on the page into video that teaches well on screen, and keep your expert accurate.

A learning or training film is a premium investment, scoped to the project: the number of modules, shoot days, locations and how much animation or graphics you need. Tell us what you are building and we will scope it and give you a clear, no-obligation quote.

Most single modules run from brief to final delivery over a few weeks, covering the Truth Hunt, pre-production, the shoot and post. For a full library we agree a batch schedule up front so your platform fills steadily.

We are a UK specialist with our HQ in Lancaster, working across the UK and internationally, including regularly in Manchester and London. We film in our studio or on location, wherever the teaching or the site is.