Brand video production for companies with a story worth telling
7 Hills Productions makes brand films, founder stories and culture videos for companies across California and beyond. We find the story, film it with our own crew and cut it for your website, sales and social. Most brand videos run $9,000 to $35,000.
Tell us who you are, who the video is for and when you need it. A producer replies within one business day. Or build your own estimate in two minutes.
Brand videos we have produced
Brand films, founder interviews and employer brand stories for finance, healthcare, technology and hospitality companies. Tap any film to play it.
Gourmet Trading brand interview
Interview brand video · Food and agriculture
Kaiser Permanente brand video
Brand video · Healthcare
Healthcare brand video, interview style
Interview brand video · Healthcare
Databricks brand video
Brand video · Technology
Strada Coffee brand story
Brand story · Hospitality
8:12Kaiser Permanente Woodland Hills recruitment film
Employer brand video · Healthcare
Surgtime MedTech brand film
Brand film · Medical technologyHow does brand video production work?
Six steps, one team, and the story locked before anyone books a camera. Most brand videos take about four weeks from kickoff to final delivery, 28 days on average.
Story workshopA working session on who you are, who the film is for and the one thing it must leave them believing.- Script and interview planA story outline, interview questions and a shot list, approved before the shoot.
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People and placesWe pick who appears on camera and scout the locations that show your brand at its best.
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Interview coachingNo memorized scripts. We coach founders and staff so they sound like themselves.
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FilmingInterviews, b-roll of your people and places, and detail shots, on our own cinema kit.
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Story edit and deliveryStory cut, colour, music and sound, then cutdowns for every channel. Three revision rounds and colour-corrected raw footage included.
Brand video, corporate video, promotional video or commercial: which do you need?
Four formats that often get quoted against each other. They do different jobs, and picking the right one first is what keeps a budget efficient.
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Brand video
Sells who you are: your people, values and reason for existing.
- Length
- 1 to 3 min
- Runs on
- Website, sales, social
- Cost
- $9,000 to $35,000
Corporate video
Explains the company to staff, investors or partners.
- Length
- 2 to 5 min
- Runs on
- Internal, investor decks
- Cost
- $6,000 to $15,000
Promotional video
Sells one offer, event or campaign.
- Length
- 30 to 90 sec
- Runs on
- Website, social, email
- Cost
- $6,000 to $15,000
Commercial
A concepted spot bought as paid media.
- Length
- 6 to 60 sec
- Runs on
- CTV, YouTube, broadcast
- Cost
- $9,000 to $50,000
Many companies pair a brand film with shorter promotional cuts from the same shoot days. Planning them together costs far less than two separate productions.
What is a brand video?
A brand video is a short film about who a company is rather than what it sells: why it exists, the people behind it and what it stands for. It usually runs one to three minutes and does its work on the website, in sales conversations, on social and in recruiting.
Brand storytelling works when the film answers three questions an audience asks about any company. We build every brand video around them.
1Why do you exist?
The founding reason or the problem you set out to fix, told by the people who lived it.
2Who is behind it?
Real founders, staff and customers on camera, not stock footage or actors.
3Why should I care?
Proof in action: the work, the results and the values people can see.
What types of brand videos do you make?
Eight formats, all produced in house. Most brand projects combine a hero film with two or three shorter pieces from the same shoot.
1 to 3 min
Brand story film
Who you are and why you exist
2 to 4 min
Founder story
The founder on camera, in their own words
1 to 2 min
Culture video
Team, values and workplace
1 to 3 min
Employer brand video
Why great people should work here
3 to 10 min
Brand documentary
A longer story for launches, events and investors
30 to 90 sec
Brand manifesto
A music-led statement of purpose
6 to 30 sec
Social cutdowns
Vertical cuts from the same shoot
How much does a brand video cost?
Brand video pricing comes down to how many people you interview, how many locations and days, and how many finished pieces you need. Each range is a bundled total: pre-production, filming and editing included.
| Package | Typical range | What it covers |
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| One-day founder or brand story | $9,000 to $13,500 | Concept and script, one crew day, one main edit |
| Culture or employer brand video | $9,000 to $13,500 | Team interviews and workplace footage, one day |
| Brand story film, two days | $14,000 to $35,000 | Several interviews and locations, music-led edit |
| Multi-location campaign | Quoted per scope | Several cities, hero film plus cutdowns |
Building your own scope? Concept and pre-production $1,000 to $1,500, a full production day at $6,000 to $8,000, and editing at $2,000 to $4,000 per finished video, so a one-day brand story lands between $9,000 and $13,500. These match our rate card and budget estimator. More detail in the brand video cost guide.
Why companies choose 7 Hills for brand video
Story first
We find the story in a workshop before a camera is booked, so the shoot captures what the film actually needs.
One team, in house
The producer who scopes your film is on set, and the same team edits it. Nothing is handed off to freelancers.
People who sound like themselves
Most brand films star founders and staff, not actors. We coach interviews so nobody reads a script.
Crews across California
Based in Irvine, filming across Orange County, Los Angeles and San Diego, and anywhere your story is.
Built for every channel
One shoot delivers the hero film plus vertical and square cutdowns for social, sales and recruiting.
You own all of it
Full commercial usage rights, and the colour-corrected raw footage is yours at no extra cost.
Brand video by industry
What a brand story has to prove changes by sector: trust in finance, care in healthcare, momentum in technology.
Healthcare and biotech
Brand and recruitment films for health systems, medtech and life sciences.
Finance and fintech
Brand films that make a financial firm feel human and trustworthy.
Technology and software
Company stories for SaaS, AI and hardware teams, from launch to hiring.
Restaurants and hospitality
The people and places behind a restaurant, hotel or coffee brand.
Professional services
Founder and team films for firms that sell expertise and trust.
See all our work
Every brand film in our portfolio, filterable by type and industry.
Related services
All video production services
Every service we offer, what it is for and what it costs.
Corporate video
Company, investor and internal films.
Testimonial and customer stories
Clients explaining, unscripted, why they chose you.
Promotional video
Short films built around a specific offer or campaign.
Commercials and video ads
Concepted spots for CTV, YouTube and paid social.
Video storytelling guide
How we structure a story that holds attention.
Product video
Demos, lifestyle and launch films for physical products.
What clients say about working with us
A brand film is judged on more than the final cut: whether the crew made nervous founders comfortable, respected a busy workplace and delivered on time.
They impressed us with prompt responses, ensuring we met all filming objectives without missing a beat. The quality fully met my expectations.
7 Hills Productions went above and beyond in terms of quality, professionalism, responsiveness, and timeliness. They captured our vision perfectly.
They did an amazing job providing a great product. Very easy to work with, we decided to keep working with them for a year-long campaign.
Brand video production FAQs
How much does a brand video cost?
Most brand videos cost $9,000 to $35,000. A one-day founder or brand story runs $9,000 to $13,500, covering concept and script, a full crew day and one main edit. A two-day brand story film with several interviews and locations runs $14,000 to $35,000, and multi-location campaigns are quoted per scope. These figures match our rate card and budget estimator.
What is the difference between a brand video and a commercial?
A brand video tells the story of who a company is and lives on your website, in sales and on social, where people choose to watch it. A commercial is a short concepted spot, usually 6 to 60 seconds, bought as paid media on TV, streaming or YouTube. Brand films build trust over time; commercials buy attention at a moment.
How long should a brand video be?
One to three minutes for a website or sales brand film, two to four minutes for a founder story, and 6 to 30 seconds for social cutdowns. Longer documentary-style brand films of 3 to 10 minutes work for launches, events and investor audiences.
How long does brand video production take?
About four weeks from kickoff to final delivery: a week or so for the story workshop, interview plan and scheduling, one or two shoot days, then editing and revisions, 28 days on average in total. Fixed launch dates are planned backwards from the deadline.
What makes a good brand story video?
A clear answer to three questions: why the company exists, who is behind it, and why the viewer should care. The strongest brand films use real people instead of actors, show the work instead of describing it, and cut everything that does not serve that one story.
Do I need to memorize a script?
No. Most brand films are built from guided interviews, not memorized lines. We send the topics in advance, coach you on the day and ask follow-up questions until the answers sound natural. Where a line needs to be exact, we use a teleprompter.
Can you film in our office if it is small or messy?
Yes. We light and frame for the space we have, clear what needs clearing and film tight where the room is busy. If your office does not suit the story, we can source a location or use our studio.
Who should appear in a brand video?
Usually the founder or a senior leader, two or three team members and, where it helps, a customer. Real people are more convincing than actors. We help choose who carries the story best and prepare everyone before filming.
What is b-roll and why does it matter?
B-roll is the footage shown over the interviews: your people at work, your spaces, products and details. It is what makes a brand film feel real rather than a talking head, and it gives you material for social cutdowns later.
Do you film outside Orange County?
Yes. We are based in Irvine and film across Orange County, Los Angeles and San Diego every week, and travel nationally for multi-location brand campaigns.
How do we use one brand film across channels?
One shoot delivers a hero film for your website and sales team, plus vertical and square cutdowns for social, recruiting posts and ads. Every edit is delivered in 16:9 and 9:16 with captions.
Who owns the brand video and the footage?
You do. You get full commercial usage rights to the finished films, and the raw footage is delivered colour corrected at no extra cost, so your team can recut it later.
Get a brand video quote
Tell us who you are and what the film needs to do. A producer replies within one business day with a story approach and a fixed estimate.
4.9 on Google5.0 on ClutchShot and edited in houseRaw footage included
Case studies
- AmeriLife: a brand film, then a video library
- Gourmet Trading: from field to brand film
- Zuma: restaurant film for a global group
- Electric aviation: brand film and desert testing
- SmartStop: a promo built on the decision
- Strada: a coffee shop brand story
- Surgtime: a brand film for a clinical audience
- Higher Ground Education: founder and classroom films
- Avalaunch: a video podcast built to run
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