How Long Does a Video Shoot Take?

This is a common question we get on discovery calls for a professional video shoot.

Most of our shoots last between 1 and 2 hours.

We know your time is valuable so here are 3 factors that determine how long your shoot will last.

How Many Speakers?

Sometimes we have multiple people that have speaking roles in a video.  This will take longer than a single interviewee on camera.  We have a video shoot coming up where we are interviewing the owner of the company and one of their customers (giving a testimonial).

We should be able to get all of the footage, including the b roll, we need in 2 hours or less.

How Many Locations?

We’ve shot videos in the past, especially with home service contractors, where we are getting footage at multiple locations.  These could take 4 or more hours, depending on how far apart each location is.

We try to fit everything in one day, but there are cases (especially if we’re filming a project that has multiple stages like a landscaping project) where we need multiple days to get all of the footage for the video.

How Many Takes?

This one is on you, but don’t worry.  Our production assistants are amazing at helping you deliver your message.  We’ll do as many takes as you need to make sure the video is incredible.

We do recommend that you rehearse what you’re going to say before the day of the shoot.

We have a pre-production call with our clients about a week before your video shoot to cover all of these details, including helping with a script/outline.

This ensures that everything runs smoothly and efficiently on the day of recording to ensure we’re in and out in an hour or 2.

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