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We started here, and we still crew here constantly. When you need a shoot in Chicago, you're not getting a national broker who found someone on a directory this morning.
You're getting people we've worked with, in a city we know, coordinated by a producer who's been briefed on your brand. And when the next shoot is in Phoenix or Charlotte, nothing about that changes.
Cheap and fast, but you're vetting reels at 11pm and negotiating kit fees with a stranger.
Hope the person who shows up is the one whose work you liked.
Airfare, hotels, per diems and two travel days before anyone rolls camera.
The budget is gone before the shoot starts.
The same person on every shoot, who already knows your brand, specs and approval chain.
People we've worked with before, not whoever answered a directory listing this morning.
Your producer runs the day and keeps you in the loop, so you get oversight without the flight.
Scoped before you commit. No travel fees, no surprise overages.
Revisions back within five. Rush options when the calendar allows.
Finished videos and raw footage, with full perpetual rights. We keep the raw files for two years.
An engineering offsite for an AI security company, captured with behind-the-scenes filming, interviews and fast-turn editing into a piece that sells both the product and the team.
Eight employee stories filmed in under a week, then 80+ tailored cuts delivered and cleared by a global brand team in Switzerland.
Crews, testimonial capture and post support across a 26-state footprint, so Atria's in-house team can be in more places at once. Partner since 2023.
Customer stories from Maple Grove, Minnesota to Dresden, Germany, shot with the same precision every time. Partner since 2013.
Two days of conference coverage with a same-night recap, then a sizzle reel, testimonials and captioned social cuts for the International District Energy Association.
Video in 15+ languages across 27+ countries, giving a lean in-house team global reach. Partner since 2017.
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More questions? Read our full FAQ →Every shoot is scoped to what you actually need: crew size, days on set, locations and the edit. Tell us about your project and you'll get a detailed quote within 24 hours, with no travel fees and no surprise overages.
It depends on how complex the video is, how many shoots it needs, how long it runs and how many people sign off. A simple video can be done in as little as a week. The average production takes 6 to 8 weeks from kickoff to final delivery.
Every project starts with a kickoff call with your producer. We cover the goal of the video, who it's for, the key takeaways, where it will live, who signs off and when you need it. From there we lock the shot list, interview questions and schedule, and brief the crew before anyone arrives on set.
No. Most of our longest and largest client relationships started with a single project. We're happy to work project by project until a different arrangement makes more sense for you.
Yes. We often re-edit existing ads or build new pieces from footage you already have, whether it came from your own shoot or somewhere else. Just send us all your files in the highest resolution you have.
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