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We shoot commercial work in London and write about the parts of it nobody publishes: what things cost, how shoots actually run, and where we think the industry has it wrong. Written from our own sets and lived experience.
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The numbers in public. What a shoot day costs, what sits inside the figure, and how to write a brief that gets you a real quote instead of a placeholder.
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Where commercial production in London is heading, and the parts we think the industry has wrong. Opinionated on purpose.
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How the work actually gets made. Shoot breakdowns, kit decisions, and what we learned on set, including the bits that did not go to plan.
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The numbers, up front. Every figure below is explained in full in one of the guides on this page.
How to Budget for Video Production in London (2026), With A Free Cost Calculator
What a London video production budget is made of, how to get it signed off, freelancer versus production company versus agency, and a free video production cost calculator built on published rates.
Commercial Photography Cost London 2026 | Real Pricing
A full commercial photography production in London runs £1,500 to £3,500 per shoot day for e-commerce, lifestyle and restaurant work, and £4,000 to £10,000+ for advertising and high-end fashion. Here is where every pound goes.
Corporate Video Packages & Pricing in London (2026)
Corporate video packages in London cost £3,500 to £25,000+ in 2026.
Single-day packages start at £3,500. Campaign packages run £8,000 to £20,000. Flagship productions start at £25,000.
The levers that move price are shoot days, talent, locations, and usage rights. Quotes are free and land within 48 hours
CGI vs Live Action Product Video: Which One Does Your Brief Need?
CGI is the right call when the product doesn't exist yet, when the shot lives inside it, or when the look has to be non-literal. Live action wins when the product exists, photographs well, and people are in the story. Below: a full side-by-side, real costs and timelines, exactly what a 3D studio needs from you, and how we made a CGI product launch film for Edition One.
£5k vs £15k Video Shoot: What You Actually Get
£5k buys you one shoot day, a small crew, one finished piece, and limited revisions. £15k buys two shoot days, full crew, multiple deliverables, proper post-production, and the kind of polish that holds up next to broadcast work. Below: a real side-by-side at the same brief, exactly where each pound goes, and when each tier is the right call.
How Much Does Video Production Cost in London? (2026 Real Pricing Breakdown)
London has more than 600 commercial video production companies registered. Filter for ones serving brands with budgets between £5k and £100k and you're still left with several hundred. Most have similar showreels. Most claim similar capabilities. Most quote within 20% of each other. Choosing well comes down to a few signals that aren't obvious from a website.
Below: three questions that actually matter, four red flags worth walking away from, and the questions to ask in the first call.
How to Choose the Right Video Production Company in London
A single shoot day with full post-production runs £2,500 to £8,000 in London. Multi-deliverable campaigns sit between £5,000 and £15,000. Hero campaigns with talent, multi-format deliverables, and 3D run £15,000 to £50,000+. Below is what each tier actually buys you, what drives the price up, and what you can cut without losing quality.
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