News & Documentaries

IB5k Networked News Production: Good News is Here

We know the story, because we’ve lived it along with you. The news business has been in crisis mode for so long, people our age don’t remember a time when it wasn’t. Then, this year, the big piano hanging over news rooms finally started to drop.

At IB5k, we bring some rare and welcome good news. We offer some relief for your troubled budgets and we’re actually quite excited about these times!

What We Offer

1. Lower Cost

   We aren’t saddled with legacy costs like old cameras, expensive real estate, and contracts written for a different era, so we pass these savings onto you, while still paying our multimedia producers a fair wage.

2. Cover More with Less

   We have multimedia producers in all sorts of places so you don’t have to travel there.

3. Authenticity

   Our producers provide better coverage of their regions than parachute journalists can because they actually live there.

4. News You Can Trust

   We do all this with a reliable level of quality.

We like to call ourselves the Next Generation in news and documentary production. We are a group of folks who have been doing the DV cam thing long enough to be the most experienced at it. We want honest and fact-based story telling to survive because it's our home too. We’re here to help you make it happen anyway we can.

But like a good journalist, don’t just take our word for it; check out our work:

• Narrative Form Documentaries
• Networked Narratives
• Profiles
• Breaking News
• B-Roll and Interviews
• Special Event Coverage — Documentary Style
• News Packages

Work with us

We offer three choices to help get your project off the ground:

1. IB5k Networked Productions

   One of our project managers consults through the entire project, from assembling the right team to produce the media, to ensuring the final deliverables meet the client's specifications.

2. IB5k Networked Connections

   Our staff finds the best producer out of our network for your job. You work directly with the producer once introduced. We are available for assistance whenever needed and handle all the billing/paperwork.

3. IB5k Networked Posting

   For a nominal fee, Ib5k posts your call out within our community and encourage it to get filled. This feature does not have the same personal touch as Networked Connections, but is a great option for the budget conscious consumer.