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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.
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.
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