A five-a-side tournament for Adobe employees across London

Two days' notice

You grab your camera, your mic, and you make it happen. A few months back we had a last-minute call-up to help with the Adobe quarterly football tournament.

With two days' notice we couldn't roll out our usual process. But the job was simple: how could we capture content from this tournament for players to relive the experience, and share the vibe with the wider company.

Camera? Check. Mic in hand? Naturally. Four teams battling it out for AFT glory? Oh yes.

Two edits, two audiences

We ended up creating two edits. One for the players, with more goals and longer interviews. And one for the wider Adobe company: short, snappy, and packed with the energy of the night.

It is the split that makes this work. The people who played want to see themselves and hear the interviews. Everyone else wants ninety seconds that make them wish they had been there. Cutting one film for both audiences serves neither.

Still going

It was unreal to get involved in the tournament and get to know the players. A few weeks back we were down for the fifth installment of the competition, and this one keeps getting better and better.

Shoutout to Alfred, Darlon and the wider team for making it happen.