Get clear answers before you begin.

The investment depends on the planning, people, locations, crew, equipment, filming time, travel, editing, graphics, and versions your project needs. We prepare a tailored proposal after learning about your goal. Our Pricing Guidance page explains what shapes that quote, so you can approach the conversation with a clearer picture.

Bring the reason you want to make a film and anything you already know about the audience, message, participants, and places you want to share it. Existing photos, videos, or examples can help. You do not need a script or technical plan, and unanswered questions are welcome.

Tell us the date you need the finished media and what is driving it. Planning, participant availability, filming, editing and your team's review all affect the schedule. We will discuss feasibility and record the agreed milestones in the proposal before work begins.

You do not need to arrive with a polished performance. We prepare the participants and guide the conversation around what they know. Jessica Hougen's museum testimonial and Brad Dillingham's transit-program testimonial on our Work page describe that experience in their own words.

Plan for an initial conversation, help arranging access and participants, time on the filming day, and feedback on the edit. Choose one person to gather your team's comments and approvals. The amount of time depends on the project, and we work through those responsibilities together.

Tell us about outdoor locations, permits, operating hours and other constraints early. We discuss priorities, possible alternatives and any rescheduling terms as part of the project plan. Travel and location-specific conditions belong in the proposal so everyone knows what has been agreed.

Tell us everywhere you intend to share it. A website film, a vertical social edit and a presentation may need different framing, length, captions or files. We agree on the included versions and usage rights in the proposal, including any limits attached to music or other licensed material.

Before work begins, we agree on the schedule, review process, included films and versions, usage rights, responsibilities, and any project-specific limits. Your proposal records those details. We also decide who will approve the work and gather your team's feedback, so the review has a clear path.

• Who owns final approvals
• Who gathers consolidated feedback
• Which formats and versions are included
• Where the finished media may be used
• What travel or location conditions apply