“Owled media” Rohtak-based video content a Pandemic startup aims to be a

one-stop solution, offering services such as conceptualising, designing, and

developing video campaigns along with building Instagram AR filters.
Creating content online isn't new to 22-year-old Ayush Wadhwa. He
staunchly believed in the power of technology and video content for
educational purposes and started when he was 13 years old with a
technology blog and YouTube channel Technician Studio from Rohtak,
Haryana.
In 2020, when the pandemic hit and several startups and companies began
focusing on content, Ayush launched Owled Media. It produces video
campaigns, content, and AR filters and games for high-growth startups and
businesses. 
“We do everything, from producing the first batch of client videos and AR
libraries - shooting, editing, sound design, and animations - to making the
website and business development to bring the best of brands on board.
Without any prior connections, it's been a crazy journey.” 
Creating the overall strategy, organising and executing the shoot, and
managing the post-production process ensures that all client projects are
seamless - from start to finish. The team reaches out to clients but is
“selective” about the companies they work with. 
“We spend days researching the company we decide to work with, to make
sure that the content looks like it has been made by somebody in the
company and not an external agency. This, combined with the clarity of
defined niches that most production houses lack, means every client goes
home satisfied,” Ayush says. 
Owled Media also hires experts to work with it on different projects. At any
given point, about 20-25 people are working with the video content startup
on a retainer basis. 
Their clientele includes Unacademy (Graphy), Ankur Warikoo,
Disney+HotStar, Buy Me A Coffee, Shree Cements, Clinique, Estee Lauder,
and MAC. 

“Most traditional advertising agencies have been overcharging clients for the
longest time and are difficult to work with. This meant a lot of startups had
to spend a significant overhead and still weren't satisfied with the product.
We believe in bringing that cost down while delivering a personal one-to-one
touch to every client,” Ayush says. 

A Red Seer report states that with the number of internet users in India set
to grow to 970 million from the present 600 million in the next five years, the
short-form market is estimated to grow 4X on total time spent and reach
400-450 billion minutes a month from the present 110 billion minutes a
month. 

Ujjwal Chaudhry, Associate Partner, Red Seer Consulting, said in the report,
“Earlier, YouTube was the only option available for online entertainment, but
in the last three to four years as data packs became cheaper, smartphone
penetration and Indian language options increased, small-town users have
been shifting to OTT video and short-form apps.” 

Several such platforms, including Chingari, JOSH, and MX Takatak, are

operating in the market, but Owled Media works more like a video
production house – similar to Raasta Studio, a bootstrapped company based
out of Hyderabad. 

Achievement

Since inception, Owled Media claims to have created 100+ videos, shot more
than 1,800+ video minutes, and worked with 30+ brands. This includes brand
collaborations with CRED, Ministry of Tourism India, Unacademy (Graphy),
Buy Me A Coffee, Urban Kisaan, MAC Cosmetics, etc.

“One of our project videos shot by me has received 11 million+ views on my

Drone Shot and has been featured by Incredible India, Earth, and many
other pages. I was awarded as the creator of the most viewed video of
Incredible India, Ministry of Tourism, by the Government of India and this
achievement was sent to the Prime Minister's Office to be featured in Mann
Ki Baat by Prime Minister Modi,” Ayush says. 

“Instagram filters produced by us have received 1.2 million+ Impressions.

We have created Instagram filters for MAC Cosmetics and CRED; three other
filters are in the making.” 

Refusing to divulge costing details, Ayush says Owled Media typically follows
a fee-for-service model and is “now looking to gain more clients”.