commercial video production in chicago

Commercial video production in Chicago for brands, agencies, and direct clients. We handle every phase — concept and scripting, full-crew production with cinema cameras and proper lighting, post-production editing and color grading, music licensing, and final delivery in every format you need. Most projects run from a single 30-second spot to multi-cut campaigns delivered in broadcast and digital sizes.

Who this is for

Chicago agencies needing a regional production partner that doesn’t require a coastal flight. Direct-to-consumer brands launching a campaign and needing the full pipeline from concept to broadcast-ready file. In-house marketing teams that have a budget and a brief but no production capacity. Founders bringing a new product to market who need 30 seconds to be the difference between scroll and sale.

How we work

Pre-production is where commercials are won or lost. We start with the strategic objective — what does this spot need to make a viewer do — and reverse-engineer the visual and narrative choices from there. You’ll see a creative treatment, shot list, and shooting schedule before we ever set up a camera. Production is full-crew (director, DP, gaffer, sound, production assistants) using cinema-grade cameras (RED, Sony FX-series, ARRI when scope warrants). Post handles color grading on a calibrated suite, sound design, music licensing through proper rights channels, and delivery in every cut-down the campaign needs.

What’s included at this tier

Starting projects at this rate include up to a half-day shoot, a director-led concept treatment, one round of revisions on the rough cut, broadcast-ready master deliverables, and four cut-downs (60s, 30s, 15s, vertical). Larger productions scale up linearly with crew size, location count, and post complexity. Custom-quoted on every brief because the variables genuinely vary.