Corporate Video Production Los Angeles
Most company videos get made once, sit on a homepage, and never come up again. We plan corporate video around where it will actually play: your website, a sales email, onboarding, a conference screen. Then we shoot and edit it that way.
Quick answer
We produce corporate video for Los Angeles companies, from brand films and customer testimonials to training and event coverage. A real person on our team plans each video around where it will play, shoots at your office or on location with a small crew, edits versions for each channel, and delivers files you can use in sales, hiring and onboarding.
Why company videos go unwatched
The video is too long for where it lives
A long brand story can work on a landing page. In a sales email or a LinkedIn post it needs a short version made for that spot.
Executives read from a script
Stiff delivery loses viewers quickly. We prep the interview, set up a comfortable room, and cut to the best answers.
One shoot becomes one video
The same interview day can give you a full film, short clips for social, and segments for training, if the edit is planned before the camera rolls.
How We Help
What we build for companies
Brand films and company stories
A film about what the company does and who does it, shot on location with the people who work there.
Customer testimonials and case studies
Interviews with your customers, cut to the specific problem you solved. Useful for sales decks and your website.
Internal and training video
Onboarding, policy walkthroughs, and how-to videos that save someone from explaining the same thing in every meeting.
Event and conference coverage
Keynotes, panels, and booth footage, with same-event highlights when you need them for social.
Hiring Guide
What to ask when you hire for corporate video
Questions for any production company or freelancer, with what a good answer sounds like. They apply as much to a two-minute testimonial as to a brand film.
Where will each video run, and how many versions do we get?
A film that works on your homepage rarely works unchanged in a sales email or a LinkedIn post. Planning cutdowns before the shoot is cheaper than asking for them after.
- A good answer: they ask for your channels first, then list the lengths and aspect ratios from the same shoot before quoting.
How do you handle releases for employees and customers?
People on camera should agree in writing to how the video will be used. Employees change jobs, and customers sometimes ask for a clip to come down later.
- A good answer: signed releases before filming, a plan for who decides if someone asks to be removed, and your HR or legal team consulted for staff.
Who clears music, stock footage, fonts and logos, and for how long?
Music and stock licenses carry limits on length of use, territory and paid media. A popular song in a corporate video can lead to a takedown or a demand letter.
- A good answer: the license terms for every asset delivered with the final files, and music chosen to cover the placements you planned.
What permits and insurance does the location need?
Office buildings often require a certificate of insurance from outside crews. Filming on public property, or a drone flight, adds permits and certifications.
- A good answer: they ask building management for its requirements, check with FilmLA when public property is involved, and use a pilot with FAA Part 107 certification for aerial work.
How do we keep confidential material off camera?
Whiteboards, screens, badges and customer names can show up behind an interview.
- A good answer: a walk-through before the shoot, areas marked off limits, an NDA with the crew if you need one, and a review of the cut before it is released.
How are captions handled?
Many people watch company video with the sound off, and captions help viewers who are deaf or hard of hearing.
- A good answer: captions delivered as a file and a burned-in version, proofread against names and product terms.
What do we receive at the end, and where is it stored?
A year later someone needs a clip, and the editor's drive is gone.
- A good answer: a written delivery list, finals in every agreed format, an archive plan for project files, and a note on how long the studio keeps copies.
Questions people ask
How long does a corporate video take?
Brand films usually take 4 to 8 weeks from kickoff to delivery. Shorter pieces such as a testimonial can move faster. We confirm the schedule once we know the scope.
What do you need from us?
One person who can approve the work, access to the office or location, and the people we will be filming. Send us your logo files and brand guidelines too. Having one point of contact keeps the edit moving.
Can you shoot at our office without shutting it down?
Yes. A small crew can work around your schedule, and we scout the space first. We will flag noise, lighting, and any areas that should stay off camera before the shoot day.
How do revisions work?
We send a rough cut, you collect one set of notes from your team, and we revise. The number of rounds is set in the scope up front, so everyone knows what to expect.
Who owns the video?
You do, once the project is paid for, and we confirm usage terms in the agreement. Music and stock footage carry their own license terms, and we tell you what those are.
Do we need a permit to film inside our own office?
It depends. FilmLA says permit requirements vary by jurisdiction and by whether the shoot is commercial and affects public property, so a quiet interior shoot may not need one while a shoot with street parking, equipment on the sidewalk or a drone may. Your building may also ask for insurance. FilmLA offers a free consultation if you are unsure.
Does an employee have to sign a release to appear in a company video?
Get one. Working for the company does not by itself give written consent to the way a video will be used, and California Civil Code section 3344 covers using a person's likeness in advertising without consent. A short release naming where the video will run protects both sides. This is general information, not legal advice.
Can we use a drone for aerial footage of our building?
Commercial drone flights in the United States generally require a pilot with an FAA Part 107 remote pilot certificate, and much of Los Angeles sits in controlled airspace that needs FAA authorization before the flight. You also need permission from the property owner, and local rules can add limits. Ask any crew for their certificate before booking.
How should executives prepare for an on-camera interview?
Read the questions ahead of time but do not memorize answers, and talk to the interviewer rather than the lens. Wear solid colors without tiny patterns, bring a jacket to change into, and plan to answer the same question twice. We set up a comfortable room and cut to the clearest answers.
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