Most corporate videos take three to four weeks from brief to final files. You get a fixed quote within one business day, most projects are filmed within a couple of weeks of the brief, and the first edit lands within 5 to 7 days of the shoot. Two rounds of changes are built in. On a tight deadline, we can turn an edit around in 48 hours.
Every job runs to its own deadline, so here is the shape of a typical one, stage by stage, and the handful of things that actually move it.
What does a typical corporate video timeline look like?
| When | Stage | What happens |
|---|---|---|
| Day 1 | Brief and quote | A call or a few lines from you. A fixed, itemised quote back within one business day. |
| Week 1 | Planning | Shot list, locations and the call sheet locked. We handle the logistics. |
| Week 2 | Shoot day | An experienced crew runs the day to the call sheet. You can step away. |
| Week 3 | First cut | The first edit lands in Frame.io within 5 to 7 days of the shoot. |
| Then | Final files | Two rounds of changes built in, then the finished videos are yours to use anywhere, for as long as you like. |
Your part is the brief and the feedback. We run the rest.
How long does the quote take?
One business day. Tell us what the video has to do, who it is for and when you need it. A few lines is plenty. Jess comes back with a plan and a fixed, itemised quote in four parts: pre-production, production, post-production and production management. The number you approve is the number on the invoice.
How long does planning take?
Usually the first week. We plan the shoot, build the shot list and lock the call sheet before anyone films. Locations and logistics are handled, and we coach anyone nervous about being on camera. If you would like a hand shaping the key messages, we work through them with you.
The thing that stretches planning is the diary. Most corporate shoots are filmed within a couple of weeks of the brief, and the date is nearly always set by when your people can be in the same place at the same time. Executives whose diaries will not survive a second attempt are the reason one sitting covers several messages.
How long is the shoot itself?
A half day or a full day for most corporate video. A customer testimonial or an executive piece to camera is often a half day in one location. A corporate video with several interviews, or a brand story with up to three people on camera, is a full day. Multi-day and multi-location projects are the exception and are scoped as a bigger job.
The crew is in early. Lighting, sound and cameras are ready before your people walk in, so the first interview starts on time rather than forty minutes late. One person runs the floor, so if a meeting room falls through or a speaker runs late, we fix it and carry on.
How long does the edit take?
The first edit lands within 5 to 7 days of the shoot. We send it through Frame.io, so you comment straight on the frame and nothing gets lost in an email chain. Two rounds of changes are built in on every job. Social cutdowns are planned from the start, so one shoot works everywhere without a second edit.
How fast the final files land after that is mostly down to the review. A team that gets its notes back in a day finishes in days. A team with four sign-offs in a chain takes as long as the chain.
Can you get a corporate video faster?
Yes. On a tight deadline we can turn an edit around in 48 hours. A rush carries a premium, and it works best when we know the date at the brief, because then the shoot and the edit are built around it rather than squeezed afterwards.
At RESET 2026 for the Marketing Association of Australia, the hero wrap and three vertical cutdowns were with the client inside the 48 hours they set, while the news of their new brand was still live.
What actually delays a corporate video?
Rarely the filming. The delays we see come from the same few places.
- Diaries. Getting the right people in one room on one day is the hard part of most corporate shoots.
- Names and titles. The edit cannot finish until every name, title and company is spelt exactly as it should appear on screen.
- Brand files. A logo animation, an end card and the font files. When these arrive late, the edit waits.
- Who signs off. One named approver keeps two rounds of changes to two rounds.
- Scope that grows after the quote. A fifth interview or a second site is fine, and it changes the date.
All of these are easy to sort at the brief. So we ask about them then, rather than finding out in the edit.
What do you need to prepare?
Just the brief. We handle the crew, the kit, the call sheet and the schedule, and we tell you anything we need from your side. You are welcome on set, but you do not need to be there. Plenty of clients brief us once and do not think about it again until the first cut.
Ready to put a date on it?
Tell us what is coming up and when you need it. Jess will come back with a plan and a fixed quote within one business day. Here is how we work, stage by stage, and you can start a conversation whenever you have a date in mind.
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