Hey, I'm Sam.
I've been making video since I was nine years old, filming in the garden. It turned into film school, then a career behind the lens, and eventually The Sequence — a video & social agency run from Black Notley, just outside Braintree. The bit I care about most is the part most videographers skip: making sure the work actually gets seen and brings clients in.
The Sequence is a video & social media agency in Braintree, Essex. We help local service businesses — trades, beauty, fitness, hospitality, professional services — turn what they do into short-form video that gets seen by the right people nearby, and into a steady flow of enquiries.
It's a small, hands-on team led by me. When you book a call, you're talking to the person who'll plan the work, point the camera and cut the edit — not a sales rep who hands you off.
From a kid with a camcorder to The Sequence.
Age nine
I started making videos in the garden, inspired by a love of films. It never really stopped.
Film school
I studied the craft properly — film, storytelling, the technical side of making things look good.
Learning the business
Making content for businesses as social media took off — and seeing what actually moved the needle.
Ginger Beard
Founded Ginger Beard Productions, specialising in short-form video for brands big and small.
The Sequence
Ginger Beard became The Sequence — video, social, design and web, built around distribution.
Why we do it differently.
For years I made videos that looked great and did nothing — because there was no plan to get them in front of anyone. Brilliant footage, sat on a hard drive. So I changed how the whole thing works.
Now every project starts with who it's for and where it's going. The video is built to be distributed — to reach the right local people and turn them into conversations. Good video isn't the goal; local enquiries are.
- Built for distributionNot just to look nice — to get seen and bring clients in.
- You're talking to meThe founder plans it, films it and edits it. No handoffs.
- Genuinely localBased in Braintree, filming across Essex — no London travel fees.
- One session, weeks of contentA single shoot becomes four to six weeks of video.
Local businesses, and a few bigger names.
Most of our work is with Essex service businesses — a Braintree alloy-wheel firm we took past a million views, a beauty studio that doubled its enquiries, a kitchen showroom, a steel fabricator. We've also made video for bigger brands like access-control manufacturer Urmet and software company AppFox. Different sizes, same job: make the work impossible to ignore.
A decade behind the lens.
Rated 5.0 across 34 reviews.
In two months I signed a £2.5k client from a single social post. Engagement through the roof, enquiries doubled, hired a full-time employee to keep up.
We've hit 3.2 million views on TikTok, which is a fantastic success. Lots of inquiries, lots of engagement from football fans, exactly the people we wanted to reach.
We loved working with Sam and the team. They really took the time needed to fully understand the project in its entirety. We're looking forward to continuing our work with The Sequence Agency.
I used Sam & his team for a video shoot and I cannot thank them enough. Friendly team that put you at ease and the content created is so valuable. Thanks guys.
We had a good experience working with the team at Sequence. They were able to produce some complicated industry-specific videos within a fairly rushed time-frame and we were very happy with the end result.
Sam and his team designed a great animation and product for my small business. I am so pleased with the outcome. They listened carefully to my ideas and what they produced was spot on. Couldn't recommend this company more!
Let's have a chat.
Book a free 20-minute call. Tell me about your business and what you're trying to grow, and I'll give you a straight answer on what video and social would actually do for you.