I posted a comment on the blog, but I wanted to share this and generate a conversation on Hacker News also. I found another low-budget way to do this :<p>I have a good friend who is a budding film student. One night over drinks, I was discussing my recent endeavour - trying to create a great and simple text advertisement that summarises what Webnet IT does. My friend, who is a naturally creative guy, started coming up with a whole bunch of ideas, which turned into video ideas, and then over the course of the evening we worked out a plan to make a video together.<p>In return, I gave him plenty of exposure, provided all of the locations, bought all of his coffee (a not insignificant expense), and talked him up to everyone I came across who was looking for a corporate or private video to be made.<p>Here is the end result which we're really happy with : <a href="http://www.webnet-it.co.jp/index.php/en/content_page/nice_to_meet_you/coffee_break" rel="nofollow">http://www.webnet-it.co.jp/index.php/en/content_page/nice_to...</a><p>Our target was to create a simple story that a typical company that needs our services would regularly face, and turn that into a fun and hopefully engaging story.<p>If you're looking for something similar, I recommend seeing if you or your friends know any film students, and try to work out a reasonable and mutually beneficial deal with them.<p>I'm very interested to see how other people on HN in similar situations have created videos to communicate their businesses.