The anchor piece
Brand films
Longer-form storytelling that carries a brand's voice and gives a whole campaign something to hang off.
A brand film is the piece everything else gets cut from. It sets the tone, it is what you show in the room, and it is usually the thing people remember about a campaign a year later.
We make them end to end — treatment, casting, locations, crew, shoot, edit, grade and versioning — so the film that arrives is the film that was pitched, rather than something that changed hands three times on the way.
The look is the point. Paul shoots every job himself, and sixteen years of commercial and broadcast work is what you are hiring, not a production coordinator with a vendor list.
What's included
- Development
- Concept, treatment, moodboards and shotlist
- Pre-production
- Casting, locations, permits, scheduling, budget
- Production
- Full crew or small unit, plus aerial where it helps
- Post
- Offline edit, colour, sound pass, graphics
- Delivery
- Master plus every cutdown and aspect ratio you need
Often used for
- Founder and origin stories
- Manifesto and positioning films
- Product launches
- Recruitment and culture films
- Investor and sales films
- Campaign anchor pieces
Questions
The things people ask first
How long does a brand film take?
Four to eight weeks is typical from first call to delivery — roughly two weeks of development and pre-production, one to three shoot days, and two to three weeks of post. Faster is possible when the concept is settled and the schedule allows.
Do we need an agency?
No. A lot of our work now comes directly from in-house marketing teams. If you have an agency we will happily slot in underneath them; if you do not, we will do the thinking as well as the shooting.
What does a brand film cost?
It depends almost entirely on crew size, shoot days and how much post is involved. Tell us the idea and roughly what it is worth to you and we will come back with an approach and a number rather than a rate card.
Can you work from our existing brand guidelines?
Yes — and it makes the job easier. Send whatever exists: guidelines, previous films, the decks you use internally.
Also
Other services
Aerial & drone cinematography
Licensed, insured aerial flown by a working DP. Standalone hire or on the same call sheet as the main unit.
Learn more →Commercials
Broadcast, streaming and social spots delivered to spec — agency-grade craft, direct to the brand.
Learn more →Documentary
Founder stories, origin films and long-form branded documentary — small crew, cinematic result.
Learn more →Interviews & testimonials
Multi-camera interviews and testimonials with broadcast audio and same-day selects.
Learn more →Product cinematography
Tabletop, macro and motion control — for when the product has to look expensive and repeat exactly.
Learn more →Tell us what you're making
A brief, a deadline, or a rough idea. We'll come back with an approach and a budget.