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Day of Giving — Higher Ed for Ohio State University by Doozy Crew
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Higher EdFundraisingDocumentary

Five students. Five causes. One Day of Giving.

Five individual student films for Ohio State's university-wide Day of Giving — each centered on a student personally connected to a cause, making the campaign authentic and emotionally compelling.

Client
The Ohio State University
Released
February 18, 2018
Timeframe
6–8 Weeks
Project Type
Higher-Ed Fundraising
Films
5 student stories

We created five individual student videos, each focusing on a specific cause: animal welfare, cancer research, food insecurity, veteran support, and the opioid epidemic. Each centered around a student personally connected to the topic.

The Day of Giving is a university-wide fundraising initiative that rallies supporters around causes across campus.

01 / The Challenge

Move donors in under a minute.

We needed to create meaningful, cause-driven videos that could speak to broad donor audiences while staying under one minute each.

The messaging had to be personal yet strategically constructed — driving action while respecting the students' vulnerability and stories.

02 / The Solution

Real students. Real stakes.

We conducted pre-interviews with each student to develop short, impactful voiceover scripts based on their lived experiences and roles on campus. These guided the shoot and ensured each message was both personal and persuasive.

High-end cinematography, natural lighting, and purposeful location choices reinforced each story's tone. We used intentional pacing and personalized titles to target segmented donor lists across platforms.

Five causes, five students · RED Cinema
205%
Current donors over goal
182%
Lapsed donors over goal
283%
New donors over goal
Production
  • Pre-interviews
  • Cinematography
  • Scripting
Post Production
  • Editing
  • Color Grade
  • Titles
Camera & Lens
  • RED Cinema Cameras
Software
  • Premiere Pro
  • DaVinci Resolve

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