A rate card gives you a useful starting point. A quote works out what your particular film needs. Here’s how filming days, routine preparation, dedicated planning and the edit fit together, so you can compare the work behind the numbers.

Your people, your workplace and your products give customers reasons to trust your business. What happens when your brand film replaces them with AI-generated versions?

Your film might look great, but can someone follow it with the sound off? Here’s where captions help, what the research actually tells us, and how to choose a style that suits your video.

For PEI Group’s Infrastructure Investor Global Summit 2026 in Berlin, a whole set of screens needed to feel like one event. Here’s how Ace Media developed the content around what each display actually had to do.

A finished building only shows the end of the job. Construction timelapse makes the work in between easier to follow, giving project teams a useful view of progress and leaving material they can use after handover.

The awkward time to discover a film hasn’t got a clear idea is when the crew is already waiting to shoot it. Good pre-production gives the day a purpose and helps the budget cover what the project actually needs.

If an interview sounds as though it was recorded inside a microwave, the lighting won’t get much credit. Clear dialogue, well-chosen music and a careful mix deserve attention while there’s still time to do something about them.

An aerial shot can explain a location before the film gets close to the people in it. Drone filming makes that perspective available to many productions, provided the flight is planned around the site and the shot has a purpose.

You don’t need to send a crew abroad for every establishing shot. Stock footage can fill a useful gap in a corporate film, provided the material fits the story, matches the edit and is licensed for the planned use.

How many people does your shoot actually need? That depends on the shots, the schedule and which jobs need doing at the same time. Here's how to build a crew without leaving someone holding three jobs and a light stand.

London gives a production plenty to work with, from varied locations to experienced crew and studios. A company that knows the city can help you use those options well, while keeping an eye on the practical business of getting the film made.

Your audience is busy, and their thumb is already hovering. Give them a reason to stay with a clear opening, an edit that moves the story along and sound they can follow. Then check what they actually watched.

A good filming location tells the viewer something before anyone speaks. It also needs to work when the crew arrives. Here's how to choose a setting that suits your brand, with enough thought given to noise, light and the shooting day.

Some ideas are awkward to film. Animation lets you show a process, explain an unfamiliar service or put a product's inner workings on screen. The trick is deciding what the movement needs to explain before you get carried away making everything move.

A video quote covers more than the day someone turns up with a camera. Here’s how to budget for the shoot, the edit and the less obvious bits, so you know what you’re buying before anyone presses record.

Some things move too slowly to make their point on camera. Timelapse lets you show the change: a room filling, an event taking shape or a building going up. The trick is knowing what to capture, and when to stop.

Put a hand over the logo on your latest video. Does it still feel like your company? A recognisable film comes from the way you tell the story, the people you show and the choices you make throughout the edit.

The crew list can look surprisingly long for a short film. Each person is there to look after a different part of the job. Here’s who does what, and why a small production doesn’t always need a cast of thousands.

Some projects need specialists your agency doesn’t need all year. An outside videographer can bring those skills, a fresh eye on the brief and the right crew for the shoot. Here’s how to make that working relationship run properly.