Services & pricing · Saint Petersburg, FL

In Six Weeks, Your Story Plays In A Dark Room — And Nobody Reaches For Their Phone.

Each film below is quoted as one finished thing: the half-day shoot, the warm grade, the late-night edit, the captioned cutdowns — folded into a single number. Pick the shape that fits, and we'll tell your story straight.

A founder lit by soft window light during a documentary interview
Two cameras, one quiet room, half a day — that's most of what a shoot looks like.
What we make

Five films, each priced whole.

No à-la-carte day rates hiding the real cost. Every line below is the finished, delivered film — shoot, edit, grade, and the formats you actually need.

01

The Origin Cut

One founder, one turning point, three to four minutes. We sit close and let the late-night-doubt-to-first-customer arc carry the whole film — the version that sits at the top of a homepage and makes a stranger stay.

  • Half-day, two-camera interview
  • B-roll of place, hands & texture
  • Warm filmic grade & light score
  • Two rounds of notes included
From $4,850

Most founders start here. First cut in ten days.

Start An Origin Cut
02

The Raise

A deck-ready film engineered to move investors before you've said a word. Tighter, sharper, the proof points woven through the personal story so the numbers land warm instead of cold. Built to open a room and survive a phone screen.

  • Full master film for the deck
  • 90-second pitch cut
  • 30-second teaser
  • Caption pass for muted autoplay
Most asked for $7,400

For founders heading into a Seed or Series A.

Build Your Raise Film
03

Founder Profile

A character-led short for the about page, press kit, and hiring — who you are and why this work, told plainly and without the gloss. Studio-style on a clean backdrop, or shot where you actually do the thing.

  • 2–3 minute portrait film
  • Studio or on-location shoot
  • Stills pulled for press & bios
  • One round of notes included
From $3,900

Great for hiring pages and founder press.

Book A Profile
04

Social Cutdowns

Already have a film with us? We carve vertical, captioned cutdowns for the feed — the lines worth quoting, framed for thumb-stopping at silent autoplay. Sold in sets so the story keeps running all month.

  • Vertical 9:16 reframing
  • Burned-in captions
  • Instagram & LinkedIn delivery
  • Colour-matched to the master
From $1,450

3-cut set $1,450 · 6-cut set $2,600

Order A Set
05

The Full Series

Three to five linked films across a quarter — founder, team, and customer voices that build one company narrative instead of five loose clips. We plan the arc first, then shoot it in efficient blocks so the story stays whole.

  • 3–5 connected films
  • Story arc planned up front
  • Multiple voices, one thread
  • Cutdowns bundled across the set
$12,600+

Quoted to scope after a planning call.

Plan A Series
In every number above

What the one price quietly covers.

No surprise line items when feedback lands. The work below is folded in before we ever send a quote.

The long conversation

An hour with a recorder running, before any light goes up — we draft a question map, not lines you memorize.

Two-camera coverage

Shot close and warm, with soft directional light — the texture of the room gathered alongside the interview.

Grade & light score

A filmic, terracotta-warm colour pass and music chosen so it breathes under the voice instead of shouting over it.

Delivery in every shape

Web master, deck version, and captioned verticals — colour-matched and dropped straight into your stack.

When a film needs a little more

Add-ons, by the piece.

Optional extras you can fold into any film above. We'll always price them on the quote before anything's booked — nothing appears after the fact.

Extra revision round

Beyond the two (or one) already included — fresh notes, fresh pass.

$385
Additional half-day shoot

A second location, a second voice, or extra texture gathered on its own afternoon.

$1,150
Bespoke licensed score

A custom-cleared music cue tailored to your film's tempo and tone.

$640
Standalone vertical recut

One extra 9:16 cut outside a set — for a single campaign moment.

$480
Transcript & SRT captions

Clean, time-coded captions and a full transcript for accessibility and search.

$210
Rush delivery

First cut inside a week instead of ten days, when a deadline won't move.

+20%
Before you book

The honest answers.

The questions founders actually ask on the first call — answered plainly.

How long from first call to final film?

About four weeks, give or take. The long conversation and the question map come first, the shoot is usually a single half-day, and you'll see a first cut within ten days of filming. Two rounds of notes are built into that window — the rush add-on tightens it if a deadline won't move.

Do I need a script, or to memorize anything?

No. We draft a question map from our first conversation, not lines for you to recite. On the day we ask, you talk, and we listen for the moment you stop performing and start telling the truth. The film is built around what you actually said.

What does “two rounds of notes” really cover?

Two full passes of changes after the first cut — pacing, music, the order of beats, a line that should go. It's enough for nearly every film to land where you want it. If you need a third pass, it's the $385 extra revision add-on, quoted up front, never sprung on you afterward.

We're small and not raising yet — is this for us?

Yes. The Origin Cut and Founder Profile exist for exactly that — an about page, a hiring push, a launch. You don't need a deck or a round to have a story worth telling well. We'll point you to the film that fits your moment, not the most expensive one.

Where do you film?

Most shoots happen in and around Saint Petersburg, FL, either at our studio at 90112TH ST S or on your own location — a workshop, an office, the place the story actually lives. Travel beyond the Tampa Bay area is quotable; just tell us where on the first call.

How does billing work?

We bill per produced film — one number for the finished thing, not a day rate. A deposit books the shoot date, the balance is due on delivery of the master, and we accept Visa, Mastercard, Amex, and bank transfer. There's no cart here; you talk to us, we quote, then invoice.

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