Dr. Adam Schwartz in the physician recruitment film from a one-day video content library shoot for Kaiser Permanente San Diego Emergency Medicine

One Shoot Day, 107 Videos: A Premium Video Content Library

One shoot day with five emergency physicians at Kaiser Permanente San Diego produced 107 finished videos: a hero film, cutdowns, social cuts and 48 interview answers in three formats.

Premium video content libraryOne shoot day. 107 finished videos.

A content library turns one well-planned shoot into a year of video: a hero film, cutdowns, social stories and dozens of short answers, in every format your channels need. Here is what one day with five emergency physicians at Kaiser Permanente San Diego Emergency Medicine produced, with about 30 minutes of each physician's time.

  • 1Shoot day, one location
  • 107Finished videos
  • 3Formats: 16:9, 9:16, 1:1

Watch the samples

Sample videos from the day

Three social stories in three formats, the short cuts of the hero film, and the five physicians behind 48 interview answers.

Social stories

Three stories, three formats each

Short edits that combine several physicians around one idea. Switch between wide, vertical and square in the player.

Social cut

What Physician-Led Means

Physicians making the decisions about patient care, with no finance administrator and no prior authorization red tape.

Social cut

Who Has Your Back?

Physicians answer one question: who has your back? Partners, chiefs, nurses and an entire organization.

Social cut

Why Physicians Stay

A montage of physicians on why they stay: the work, the benefits, the city and the people.

Cutdowns

The hero film, shorter

The 4:05 film plays at the top of this page. These are its 60-second and 30-second versions.

Cutdown

60-Second Cut

The one-minute version of the program film, for social ads, email and events.

Cutdown

30-Second Cut

The 30-second version, built for paid social and pre-roll.

Interview answers

Pick a physician

Tap a face to watch one of their answers. Every answer is in the full library below.

Browse all 48 answers →

In short

What is a video content library?

A video content library is a set of short, standalone videos produced from one planned shoot, each built around a single question or story and delivered in every format a brand publishes in. Instead of one film that is watched once, the team gets months of ready-to-post video from a single production day.

On this project, one day with five emergency physicians at Kaiser Permanente San Diego Emergency Medicine, about 30 minutes each on camera, produced 107 finished videos: a 4:05 hero film, a 60-second and a 30-second cut, nine social cuts and 48 interview answers in wide and vertical.

Shoot
1 day, 1 location
Time per person
About 30 minutes
Finished videos
107
Standalone answers
48
Formats
16:9, 9:16, 1:1
Shelf life
12 to 24 months
One brand film vs. a content library
A single brand filmA content library
What you getOne 2 to 4 minute videoA hero film plus dozens of standalone clips (107 on this project)
FormatsUsually 16:9 only16:9, 9:16 and 1:1, framed at the shoot
Time from your peopleDepends on the scriptAbout 30 minutes each, in fixed slots
How it gets usedHome page, About page, eventsCareers site, social, email, recruiting, sales, onboarding
How long it keeps workingWatched once by most visitorsA new post every week for a year or more

The numbers

What one content day is worth

Real figures from the project on this page. The point is not volume for its own sake. It is getting the most out of the hardest thing to book: time with the people your audience wants to hear from.

30 minPer person on cameraEach physician sat once. Questions went out in advance.
2.5 hrsTotal on-camera timeFive physicians, back to back, in fixed slots.
107Finished videos deliveredAbout 21 videos for every 30 minutes on camera.
48Standalone answersEach one a complete thought, 32 minutes of unique content.
77 minOf finished videoAcross every cut and format in the library.
52+Weeks of postsOne new video a week for a year before anything repeats.
12 to 24Months of shelf lifeEvergreen questions, no dates or seasonal references.
3Formats per answerWide, vertical and square, framed at the shoot.

What the day produced

Everything in the library, from one shoot

A content library is planned backwards from where the videos will be used. Every piece below came from the same five interviews.

  • 1Hero film (4:05)The program story for the careers site, recruiting events and presentations.
  • 2CutdownsA 60-second and a 30-second version for paid social, email and pre-roll.
  • 9Social storiesThree short stories, each in wide, vertical and square.
  • 47Wide answersStandalone 16:9 clips for the website, YouTube and presentations.
  • 48Vertical answers9:16 cuts for Reels, TikTok, Shorts and LinkedIn on mobile.

Where a library like this gets used

  • Careers and recruiting pages
  • LinkedIn and Instagram
  • YouTube and Shorts
  • Recruiter and candidate emails
  • Conference and career-fair screens
  • Interview day presentations
  • Onboarding
  • Paid social

How we fit it into one day

Built around busy people's schedules

Emergency physicians do not have hours to spare, and neither do most executives. A content day only works if the time on camera is short, planned and never wasted.

  1. 01Plan the questions first

    We map the library before the shoot: the topics, the questions for each person and every format the videos need to come out in.

  2. 02Book fixed 30-minute slots

    Each person gets one slot and the questions ahead of time. The set stays lit between interviews, so the next person sits down and starts.

  3. 03Film for every format at once

    Framing is set so each answer can be delivered wide, vertical and square without reshooting or awkward crops.

  4. 04Edit one answer per clip

    Every clip is a single complete thought with captions and lower thirds, so it works on its own in any channel.

  5. 05Deliver a library, not a folder

    Clips arrive titled and grouped by topic and format, ready for a social calendar, a careers page and a recruiter's inbox.

The proof

Physician recruitment for Kaiser Permanente San Diego Emergency Medicine

Southern California Permanente Medical Group (SCPMG), the physician group of Kaiser Permanente in Southern California, needed to recruit emergency physicians to San Diego. 7 Hills Productions has filmed physician recruitment for SCPMG since 2020, and for this project we planned a content day around five San Diego emergency physicians: the department chief, the residency program director and three physicians at different stages of their careers.

Each physician sat for about 30 minutes. The questions covered what candidates actually ask: what physician-led really means, how the integrated system changes a shift, what onboarding looks like, who has your back on a hard case and why people stay. Because emergency physicians work around the clock, every slot was fixed in advance and the set stayed ready between interviews.

From those interviews we delivered a recruitment film, a 60-second and a 30-second cut, three social stories in three formats, and 48 standalone answers in wide and vertical. Recruiters can send a candidate the one clip that answers their question, and the marketing team has more than a year of posts without repeating a video.

The full library

All 48 interview answers

Every standalone answer from the day, grouped by topic. Search by name or subject, or pick a topic. Each clip also comes in a vertical cut: use the Wide / Vertical switch in the player.

Showing all 48 answers

Topic 1

Physician-led and partner-owned

What it means when physicians run the group: no prior authorizations, no financial pressure on medical decisions, and an equal vote for every partner.

Physician-led

Physician-Led EMR Training

Sarah Hsu, DO, Kaiser Permanente San Diego Emergency Medicine

Physician-led

A Real Voice in How Care Is Delivered

Sarah Hsu, DO, Kaiser Permanente San Diego Emergency Medicine

Physician-led

No Business Pressure on Decisions

Sarah Hsu, DO, Kaiser Permanente San Diego Emergency Medicine

Physician-led

A Voice in How Our ED Is Run

Chelsea Tafoya, MD, Kaiser Permanente San Diego Emergency Medicine

Physician-led

Physician-Run Means Better Care

Chelsea Tafoya, MD, Kaiser Permanente San Diego Emergency Medicine

Physician-led

Good for Patients Is Good for Business

Chelsea Tafoya, MD, Kaiser Permanente San Diego Emergency Medicine

Physician-led

Physician-Led Means the Right Care

Matthew Silver, MD, Kaiser Permanente San Diego Emergency Medicine

Physician-led

No Prior Authorization

Jeff Lapoint, DO, Kaiser Permanente San Diego Emergency Medicine

Physician-led

No Financial Pressure on Medical Decisions

Jeff Lapoint, DO, Kaiser Permanente San Diego Emergency Medicine

Physician-led

Why Physician-Led Operations Matter

Adam Schwartz, MD, Kaiser Permanente San Diego Emergency Medicine

Physician-led

The Opposite of a Private Equity Group

Adam Schwartz, MD, Kaiser Permanente San Diego Emergency Medicine

Physician-led

Physicians at the Table

Adam Schwartz, MD, Kaiser Permanente San Diego Emergency Medicine

Physician-led

Practicing Medicine Without Financial Oversight

Adam Schwartz, MD, Kaiser Permanente San Diego Emergency Medicine

Physician-led

Partnership: We're All Equal

Adam Schwartz, MD, Kaiser Permanente San Diego Emergency Medicine

Topic 2

Integrated care in the emergency department

Specialists a phone call away, toxicology at the bedside and follow-up care that actually happens. The day-to-day advantages of an integrated system, told by the people who use it.

Integrated care

The Integrated Care Aha Moment

Sarah Hsu, DO, Kaiser Permanente San Diego Emergency Medicine

Integrated care

Access to Specialists

Sarah Hsu, DO, Kaiser Permanente San Diego Emergency Medicine

Integrated care

Consultants Who Pick Up the Phone

Matthew Silver, MD, Kaiser Permanente San Diego Emergency Medicine

Integrated care

Autonomy for My Patients

Jeff Lapoint, DO, Kaiser Permanente San Diego Emergency Medicine

Integrated care

Specialists in Emergency Medicine

Jeff Lapoint, DO, Kaiser Permanente San Diego Emergency Medicine

Integrated care

Medical Toxicology vs. Poison Control

Jeff Lapoint, DO, Kaiser Permanente San Diego Emergency Medicine

Vertical only

Topic 3

The team behind every shift

Hard cases, difficult airways and the nurses, techs and colleagues who show up for them. Stories, not slogans.

The team

A Challenging Shift and the Team Behind It

Sarah Hsu, DO, Kaiser Permanente San Diego Emergency Medicine

The team

Nurses and Techs Make the Difference

Sarah Hsu, DO, Kaiser Permanente San Diego Emergency Medicine

The team

My Most Difficult Shift

Chelsea Tafoya, MD, Kaiser Permanente San Diego Emergency Medicine

The team

It's the People

Chelsea Tafoya, MD, Kaiser Permanente San Diego Emergency Medicine

The team

EM Is a Team Sport

Matthew Silver, MD, Kaiser Permanente San Diego Emergency Medicine

The team

Never Single Coverage

Jeff Lapoint, DO, Kaiser Permanente San Diego Emergency Medicine

The team

The Team I Can't Work Without

Jeff Lapoint, DO, Kaiser Permanente San Diego Emergency Medicine

The team

Integrated Ancillary Staff

Adam Schwartz, MD, Kaiser Permanente San Diego Emergency Medicine

Topic 4

Interviewing, onboarding and support

What a new physician can expect, from the first interview to the first shift and the partner meetings after.

Joining

Invested in Me as a Person

Sarah Hsu, DO, Kaiser Permanente San Diego Emergency Medicine

Joining

Onboarding Out of Residency

Sarah Hsu, DO, Kaiser Permanente San Diego Emergency Medicine

Joining

I Knew It Was Different From the Interview

Chelsea Tafoya, MD, Kaiser Permanente San Diego Emergency Medicine

Joining

The Onboarding Experience

Chelsea Tafoya, MD, Kaiser Permanente San Diego Emergency Medicine

Joining

From the Bronx to San Diego

Matthew Silver, MD, Kaiser Permanente San Diego Emergency Medicine

Joining

Collegiality and Support From Day One

Matthew Silver, MD, Kaiser Permanente San Diego Emergency Medicine

Joining

Hiring for the Long Run

Jeff Lapoint, DO, Kaiser Permanente San Diego Emergency Medicine

Joining

Physicians Decide How Care Is Delivered

Adam Schwartz, MD, Kaiser Permanente San Diego Emergency Medicine

Topic 5

Careers and why physicians stay

Residency programs, teaching, balance and low attrition. The answers a recruiter wants a candidate to hear from a peer.

Why they stay

Why I Stayed

Sarah Hsu, DO, Kaiser Permanente San Diego Emergency Medicine

Why they stay

Longevity, Balance and Humanity

Chelsea Tafoya, MD, Kaiser Permanente San Diego Emergency Medicine

Why they stay

Why I Stay: The Best Job

Chelsea Tafoya, MD, Kaiser Permanente San Diego Emergency Medicine

Why they stay

Valued and Respected

Chelsea Tafoya, MD, Kaiser Permanente San Diego Emergency Medicine

Why they stay

A Sustainable Career in Emergency Medicine

Matthew Silver, MD, Kaiser Permanente San Diego Emergency Medicine

Why they stay

Teaching the Next Generation

Matthew Silver, MD, Kaiser Permanente San Diego Emergency Medicine

Why they stay

Supported as a Whole Person

Matthew Silver, MD, Kaiser Permanente San Diego Emergency Medicine

Why they stay

Why I Stay: Building Programs

Matthew Silver, MD, Kaiser Permanente San Diego Emergency Medicine

Why they stay

A Career, Not a Job

Jeff Lapoint, DO, Kaiser Permanente San Diego Emergency Medicine

Why they stay

Building a Residency and a Tox Service

Jeff Lapoint, DO, Kaiser Permanente San Diego Emergency Medicine

Why they stay

Low Attrition

Adam Schwartz, MD, Kaiser Permanente San Diego Emergency Medicine

Everyone we filmed

All five physicians

Select a name to see that physician's answers.

Questions about content libraries

What is the difference between a brand film and a content library?

A brand film is one polished story, usually two to four minutes, made for a home page or an event. A content library uses the same shoot to produce many short, standalone videos in several formats, so a team can post, send and present new video every week. Many libraries include a hero film as well, as this one does.

What is a video content library?

A video content library is a set of short, standalone videos produced from one shoot, each built around a single question or story. Instead of one company film that gets watched once, a brand gets dozens of clips in every format it needs, ready to post, send and present for a year or more.

How many videos can you produce from one shoot day?

It depends on how many people are on camera and how well the questions are planned. On the project shown here, one shoot day with five physicians produced 107 finished videos: a hero film, a 60-second and a 30-second cut, three social stories in three formats, and 48 standalone interview answers in wide and vertical versions.

How much time do your people need to give?

Usually about 30 minutes each on camera. We send the questions ahead, book each person into a fixed slot, and keep the set lit and ready between them, so no one waits and no one is pulled away from their work for longer than planned. That matters most with people whose time is hard to get, like physicians, executives and sales leaders.

How long does a content library stay useful?

Built well, 12 to 24 months. We plan evergreen questions about culture, expertise and why people choose the organization, and keep dates, seasons and short-lived references out of the answers. With 48 answers, three social stories and two cutdowns, that is more than one new video a week for a full year before anything repeats.

What formats do you deliver?

Wide 16:9 for websites, presentations and YouTube; vertical 9:16 for Instagram Reels, TikTok, YouTube Shorts and LinkedIn on mobile; and square 1:1 for feeds. We frame for every format at the shoot, which costs far less than reframing later.

Which teams use video content libraries?

Recruiting teams use them to answer candidate questions, marketing teams to fill social calendars, sales teams to send short answers to prospects, and leadership teams for thought leadership on LinkedIn. We have built them for healthcare systems, financial firms, technology companies and event organizers.

Can you build a content library for us?

Yes. 7 Hills Productions plans and films content library days for healthcare systems, recruiting teams, financial firms, technology companies and brands across the US. Tell us who should be on camera and where the videos will live, and we will come back with a question plan, a shoot schedule and a price range.

Turn one day into a year of video

Tell us who should be on camera and where the videos will live. You get a question plan, a shoot schedule and a price range back.