02 · Brand Films

A film that makes your property feel like a place, not a listing.

Cinematic brand films for multifamily, BTR, student, and senior housing — built to anchor lease-up campaigns, homepage heroes, and paid social.

5–6 wks

From shoot to finished film and cut-downs

We deliver the hero film, the campaign cut, the vertical 9:16 cuts, and a teaser as one library — finished, graded, and mixed within 5–6 weeks of the shoot.

Why it matters

A great brand film is the one piece of content every other channel can lean on.

Photography sells the moment. A film sells the feeling — light, pace, sound, the rhythm of a day in the building. It's the asset that anchors the homepage, the launch campaign, the leasing tour, and the paid social cut-downs.

Done right, one film does the work of a quarter's worth of scattered content.

What's included

Everything that comes out of a brand film engagement.

60-second hero film

The flagship cut for homepage, paid, and ownership presentations.

30-second campaign cut

Trimmed for paid social and pre-roll.

Vertical 9:16 cut-downs

Three to five vertical cuts built for Reels, TikTok, and Shorts.

15-second teaser

A pre-launch tease for organic social and email.

Original score or licensed track

Cleared for all owned and paid channels in perpetuity.

Sound design & color grade

Final mix and grade tuned for web, OOH, and broadcast use.

Stills pull from motion

A curated library of frame grabs ready for social and web.

Director's cut + ownership cut

Two creative directions delivered, not one.

How it works

A three-week production built around one story.

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Story & treatment

We define the film's one idea, the three scenes that carry it, and the visual tone reference.

Frameworks: Story Brief · Visual Treatment

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Production

Two- to three-day shoot with director, DP, sound, and lifestyle talent. Natural light first, supplemental when needed.

Frameworks: Shot List · Casting · Locations

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Post & cut-downs

Edit, color, sound design, score, and the full family of cut-downs delivered as one library.

Frameworks: Hero · Campaign · Vertical · Stills

The details

What to expect when we work together on a brand film.

Everything below is standard scope — surfaced up front, not buried in an FAQ.

Turnaround

Finished hero film and cut-downs delivered 5–6 weeks after the shoot.

Crew on-site

Director, DP, 1st AC, sound recordist, producer, and lifestyle talent. Larger scopes add a gaffer and stylist.

Licensing

You own the film and all cut-downs in perpetuity for owned and paid channels. We retain portfolio rights.

Music

Original score or fully licensed track included. No third-party royalty exposure.

What's not included

Drone-only sizzle reels, walkthrough tour videos, and corporate brand-of-brand films — those are different products.

Reshoots

Weather reshoots are no-charge; scope-change reshoots are quoted.

Frequently asked

The questions we get most.

A 60-second hero film, delivered with a 30-second campaign cut, a 15-second teaser, and three to five vertical 9:16 cut-downs.

A three-week production; the finished hero film and cut-downs are delivered 5–6 weeks after the shoot.

Yes. We define the film's one idea, the three scenes that carry it, and the visual tone reference in the Story & Treatment phase.

Yes. You own the film and all cut-downs in perpetuity for owned and paid channels.

It's scope-dependent. Tell us the property and the launch window and we'll come back with a treatment direction and a scope within two business days.

Yes — we're based in LA with national coverage in every major U.S. market.

Let's talk

Let's make the one film your property can run on for a year.

Tell us about the property and the launch window. We'll come back with a treatment direction and a scope within two business days.

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