A Brand Film That Does More Than Look Good
A brand film is the piece people watch to understand who your company is and why it matters. I plan it from what it has to do, film it on site, and cut it for every place it will play.
A brand film sits at the top of your content. It is often the first thing a prospect watches, it plays on the homepage and on the screen at your trade show booth, and it is the video leadership shares when someone asks what the company does. The work starts with a conversation about your audience, what sets you apart, and what the film needs people to do after they watch it. From there I write the script, plan the shoot, film it, and edit it, so the person who heard your goals is the one cutting the film.
Brand film
Belden, filmed in St. Louis on the same day as the stills
Forty seconds of Belden's Customer Innovation Gateway in St. Louis. I planned, filmed and edited it, and the frames under the film come straight from the footage.
How the Belden day was planned and shot
Why Organizations Choose Us
Planned Before Anything Is Filmed
Every brand film starts with a planning session. We agree on the audience, the order of the messages, and what you want viewers to do before a line of script is written.
One Director From Script to Final Cut
Scripting, filming, audio, edit and color stay with me, and trusted crew join under my direction when a shoot needs them. Nothing gets lost in a handoff between an agency and a production house.
Cut for Every Place It Plays
Alongside the main film you get shorter versions sized for your homepage, LinkedIn, Instagram, trade show screens and internal presentations, so one production covers every channel.
Stills From the Same Day
I film in 4K, so frames from the footage double as photographs. Belden's St. Louis production delivered a brand film and a photography library from one day on site.
What’s Included
Frequently Asked Questions
How long should a brand film be?
We set the length by where the film will play. The Belden film in St. Louis runs forty seconds, and a film built around interviews runs longer. Shorter cuts for social and paid media come with the main film.
How much involvement does our team need during production?
Less than most teams expect. Your team joins the planning session, gives access to your people and spaces on shoot day, and reviews the edits. I handle the production details in between.
Can you include interviews with our team members?
Yes. Most brand films are stronger with real voices from your organization. I coach each person through the interview, ask the questions that draw out genuine answers, and edit the footage so everyone looks and sounds their best.
What is the timeline from kickoff to final delivery?
The schedule is built backward from your launch or campaign date and written into the proposal. Edits turn around fast, and rush timelines are available when the date is fixed.
Plan Your Brand Film
Send your launch date, where the film will play, who should appear in it, and the locations involved. I will come back with a concept, a schedule and a quote, with travel and setup quoted as separate line items.