New York video production company
7 Hills Productions makes video for finance, fashion and beauty, retail and product, technology and corporate teams across New York City. Brand films, client and customer stories, product and campaign work, commercials, video podcasts and event coverage, produced by one team that travels to you with a full production package.
Tell us the audience, the deliverable and the date. A producer comes back within one business day with a format, a shoot plan and a price, with travel itemised rather than buried.
9 sectorsfinance, fashion, retail, tech, corporate and more
One teamwe fly the core crew and hire locally where it saves you money
4 weeksfrom filming to the final cut on most projects
Itemisedtravel and accommodation shown as a line, never hidden in the rate
Trusted by health systems, medical device companies and enterprise teams
Work we have shipped for New York audiences
Beauty and fashion filmed in New York, finance and M and A client stories, product work, corporate films, commercials and long-form video podcasts. The same team makes all of it, which is why a New York trip can cover more than one format.
Veld Mergers client story
Finance, M and A client film
Databricks company film
Technology, corporate
Chala bags lifestyle film
Fashion, product
Moonfare with David Rubenstein
Finance, video podcast
Porsche commercial
Commercial, brand
City Experiences client story
Hospitality, testimonial
AmeriLife brand film
Financial services, brandMore projects, with the brief and the outcome for each, are on the work page.
Why New York teams bring in an outside production company
New York has no shortage of crews. What it has a shortage of is one team that can take a brief from scope to delivery without handing you off three times. Most of what we get called for in New York is a company that already tried assembling a shoot from a marketplace, discovered the editor had never met the director, and wanted the whole thing owned by one group instead.
7 Hills Productions is a California video production company working nationally. We have made films for Google, Porsche North America, Kaiser Permanente, Lancome, Databricks, Veld Mergers, Moonfare, AmeriLife and the California State University system, across finance, fashion and beauty, retail and product, technology, healthcare, hospitality and corporate. We travel with a core crew and hire locally where that saves you money, and travel is itemised in the estimate rather than folded into the rate.
- One team from the first call to final delivery
- Travel and accommodation itemised, never hidden in the day rate
- A core crew that travels, plus local hires where it saves money
- Raw footage delivered graded, at no extra cost
- One consolidated review round priced in
- Multiple formats from a single New York trip
Most New York clients book two or three formats into one trip, because the travel line is paid once either way. Ranges are on our pricing page.
- Company
- 7 Hills Productions, a video production company founded in 2018
- Headquarters
- Irvine, California, with an office in Los Angeles, working nationally
- New York coverage
- Manhattan, Brooklyn, Queens and Long Island City, plus Jersey City and Hoboken across the river
- Sectors
- Finance and fintech, fashion and beauty, retail and ecommerce, technology and software, corporate and brand, professional services, healthcare, hospitality and nonprofit
- Formats
- Brand films, client and customer stories, product and campaign work, commercials, video podcasts, recruitment and event coverage
- Typical project
- $3,500 to $50,000, with most single projects between $9,000 and $35,000
- New York travel
- Travel and accommodation itemised at cost in every estimate, never folded into the day rate
- Typical turnaround
- About four weeks from filming to the final cut
- Founder
- Merve Tekin, Founder and Executive Producer
End-to-end production capabilities
One partner for every business video, planned, produced and delivered in house. Each format has its own page with process, examples and pricing.
Brand videos
Say what the company stands for, for homepages, sales decks and investors.
Brand video production
Product videos
Launch films, demos and feature highlights built to convert on a product page.
Product video production
Explainer videos
Make a complex platform, protocol or architecture simple enough to decide on.
Explainer video production
Testimonial videos
Turn customer results into proof your sales team and paid campaigns can use.
Testimonial video production
Animated videos
Motion graphics and 2D or 3D animation for data, software and abstract ideas.
Animated video production
Event videos
Developer conferences, keynotes, summits and same-week recap edits.
Event video production
Video podcasts
A recurring executive show for LinkedIn, YouTube and your newsletter.
Video podcast production
Recruitment videos
Show the engineering culture so the right candidates self-select before applying.
Recruitment video production
Training and education
Onboarding, enablement and customer education that scales past one workshop.
Training video production
Video ads
High-impact advertising for connected TV, YouTube and paid social.
Commercial video production
YouTube production
Build a search-driven developer and buyer audience with a consistent channel.
YouTube video production
Corporate videos
Company updates, internal communications, leadership messages and all-hands films.
Corporate video productionSectors we work in across New York
A trading floor, a showroom, a product table and a hospital corridor are not the same job. Each one has its own access rules, its own approval chain and its own crew plan, and we scope them separately rather than quoting a generic day.
Finance and fintech
Client stories, transaction films and video podcasts, filmed to your compliance process.
Finance video production
Fashion and beauty
Campaign films, lookbooks and product work for apparel and beauty brands.
Beauty and fashion video
Retail and ecommerce
Product films at catalogue scale, built for marketplaces, DTC and paid social.
Retail and ecommerce video
Corporate and brand
Company films, executive messages and brand storytelling for enterprise teams.
Corporate video production
Professional services
Client stories and expertise-led film for advisory, legal and consulting firms.
Professional services video
Technology and software
Customer stories, product explainers and company films for software businesses.
Technology video production
Restaurants and hospitality
Venue, guest experience and brand film for hospitality operators.
Hospitality video production
Healthcare and biotech
Patient stories, physician film and device work, filmed under your consent process.
Healthcare video productionWhere we film across New York City
New York is the one city where the building, not the distance, decides the shoot day. Loading docks, freight elevators, COI paperwork and a doorman who was never told we were coming cost more time than any commute. We clear all four before the day rather than on it.
- Finance and advisory
Midtown and the Financial District
Trading floors, advisory offices and boardrooms, filmed around market hours with a small crew and a certificate of insurance already lodged.
- Fashion and showrooms
SoHo, Chelsea and the Garment District
Showrooms, studios and brand offices, where the shoot is usually product and campaign work rather than interviews.
- Studios and stages
Brooklyn: Williamsburg, DUMBO and Greenpoint
Stage space, daylight studios and rooftops. When a controlled space beats a client office, this is usually where we book it.
- Production space
Long Island City and Queens
Larger stages, equipment houses and parking that actually exists, which matters more in New York than anywhere else we film.
- Institutions
Upper East Side and Midtown East
Foundations, institutions and membership organisations, where access is scheduled weeks out and the building rules come first.
- Across the river
Jersey City and Hoboken
Corporate campuses and back offices ten minutes from Manhattan, often with easier load-in and lower venue costs.
Convention and event venues in New York
Large venues come with load-in windows, house power, in-house AV and their own rules about where a camera can stand. Tell us the venue and the run of show and we handle the logistics, the multi-camera coverage and the recap edit.
- Javits CenterTrade show floors, booth interviews, keynote capture and same-week highlight reels.
- Midtown hotel ballroomsPartner summits, award nights, all-hands meetings and breakout capture.
- Corporate headquarters auditoriumsInvestor days, town halls and internal broadcasts filmed on site.
- Brooklyn and Queens stagesControlled studio space when a venue cannot give you the room or the quiet.
Filming elsewhere in California? We also work in Orange County, Los Angeles, San Jose and San Francisco, and travel nationwide. For a controlled shoot, see our studios and locations.
How we handle a New York production
A New York shoot is a logistics problem before it is a creative one. Building access, insurance certificates, freight elevator windows, parking and a travelling crew all have to line up on one morning. We plan for all of it before the shoot day rather than discovering it on it.
- Building access sorted firstCertificates of insurance, security clearance, freight elevator windows and loading dock times are arranged in advance and named in the call sheet. This is the single most common reason a New York shoot loses an hour.
- A small crew in a tight spaceOffices, showrooms and trading floors are not built for a film unit. We work with a compact crew and low-footprint lighting so a working floor keeps working around us.
- We travel, and we say what it costsA core crew flies in and we hire locally where that saves you money. Travel and accommodation appear as their own line in the estimate rather than being folded into the day rate.
- More than one format per tripBecause the travel line is paid once, most New York clients book two or three formats into the same visit: a brand film, client stories and a set of social cutdowns from the same days.
What video production costs in New York
Most 7 Hills projects run between $3,500 and $50,000. A customer or client testimonial in New York starts at $5,000, a corporate or interview video at $6,000, a brand story film at $9,000 and a produced commercial at $9,000 and up. The building blocks are the same everywhere: pre-production $1,000 to $1,500, a shoot day $6,000 to $8,000, editing $2,000 to $4,000 per finished film, and additional cutdowns $750 each. For New York, travel and accommodation are added as their own itemised line.
| Video type | Typical range | What it usually covers |
|---|---|---|
| Customer or client testimonial | $5,000 to $15,000 | One location, one filming day, one main edit |
| Corporate or interview video | $6,000 to $15,000 | Interview, B-roll, case study edit and cutdowns |
| Product video or explainer | $6,000 to $25,000 | Studio or on location, demo edit, feature cutdowns |
| Video podcast series | $9,000 to $25,000 | Script, storyboard, motion graphics or 3D, voiceover |
| Recruitment or culture video | $9,000 to $35,000 | One to two interviews, cinematic B-roll, one main video |
| Event and trade show coverage | $9,000 to $35,000+ | Multi-camera coverage, keynote capture, recap film |
| Brand story film | $9,000 to $35,000 | Multi-camera set, recurring episodes, clip packages |
| Commercial or video ad | $9,000 to $50,000+ | Employee stories, leadership interviews, workplace B-roll |
- DaysHow many filming days the schedule really needs, and how far the crew travels to them.
- Crew and kitA two-person interview team or a full unit with a director, second camera and grip package.
- FinishCustom graphics, 3D animation, licensed music, subtitles and colour all sit in the edit.
- DeliverablesEach finished video is priced on its own, so four edits cost more than one, and far less than four shoots.
See the full video production rate card, or read the detail in the corporate video cost guide, product video cost, testimonial video cost and event video cost guides.
What the process looks like
Three stages, one team, and a schedule built backwards from your launch date. Most projects run three to four weeks from kickoff to delivery; brand films and multi-location campaigns run six to eight.
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PlanNDA signed, then we agree the goal, the audience and the list of finished videos. We write the interview questions, build the shot list, clear campus access and lock a schedule around engineering and executive calendars. -
FilmOur own cinema cameras, lighting and sound travel with the crew. A single well-planned day captures the interviews, the product, the B-roll and the vertical framing for social, so one shoot feeds several videos.
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Edit and deliverStory edit, colour, motion graphics, music and mix, with revision rounds built in. You get the master, the cutdowns, the vertical versions and the raw footage, already graded, at no extra cost.
What clients say about working with us
Corporate and brand work is judged on more than the final cut. It is judged on whether the crew handled a busy executive, a working floor or a restricted building without creating a problem.
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.
More about the team, the equipment and how the company is run is on the about page.
Questions about filming in New York
Clear answers for the marketing leads, communications teams and founders who usually run this decision.
Are you based in New York?
No. We are a California company, based in Irvine with an office in Los Angeles, and we travel to New York with a core crew. We hire locally where that saves you money. Travel and accommodation appear as their own line in the estimate rather than being folded into the day rate, so you can see exactly what the trip costs.
What sectors do you cover in New York?
Finance and fintech, fashion and beauty, retail and ecommerce, technology and software, corporate and brand, professional services, healthcare, hospitality and nonprofit. We have made client stories for Veld Mergers, brand film for Lancome and AmeriLife, company film for Databricks, commercials for Porsche and video podcasts for Moonfare.
How much does video production cost in New York?
Between $3,500 and $50,000 for most projects, plus an itemised travel and accommodation line. A client testimonial in New York starts at $5,000, a corporate or interview video at $6,000, a brand story film at $9,000 and a produced commercial at $9,000 and up. Our pricing page and budget estimator have the full breakdown.
Can you film in our Manhattan office building?
Yes, and the paperwork is the part that decides whether it goes smoothly. We lodge a certificate of insurance with building management in advance and book the freight elevator and loading dock window before the day. Left to the morning, that is the single most common way a New York shoot loses an hour.
Do we need a permit to film in New York City?
Not on private property, including your own office, showroom or studio. Filming on city streets, sidewalks and parks generally requires a permit from the Mayor Office of Media and Entertainment, which we arrange and itemise. Most corporate projects never need one because the filming happens indoors on your own site.
Can you fly a drone in New York City?
Rarely, and we will not promise one before checking. New York City restricts takeoff and landing from most city property and the airspace around the city is unusually dense. Where an aerial is genuinely needed we look at authorised alternatives, or we film it somewhere the shot actually works.
Can you film more than one project on the same trip?
Yes, and you should. The travel line is paid once whether we film for one day or three, so most New York clients book two or three formats into the same visit. A brand film, a set of client stories and social cutdowns from the same days is the usual shape.
Do you film conferences and events in New York?
Yes, including at the Javits Center and midtown hotel venues. For anything larger than a single room we recommend more than one crew: one on the floor, one running an interview room, and same-day edits so social posts land while the event is still running.
How fast can you turn a project around?
About four weeks from filming to the final cut. The variable is your review round rather than our edit, which is why we agree who signs off at scope. Same-day social cuts are available on event work.
Do you write the script, or only film and edit?
We do both. Pre-production and scripting is $1,000 to $1,500 and includes the interview question list. For client and customer stories we interview rather than script, because a person reading marketing copy reads as an advertisement within a few seconds.
Do you work with in-house teams already running production?
Often. A lot of New York work is a company that has an internal team for routine content and needs an outside crew for the pieces that have to land. We can film and hand over, or take it through to final delivery.
Who owns the footage and the finished videos?
You own the finished films and the licensed footage. We archive the raw material and project files, access is limited to the people you name, and we return or delete them on request.
Filming on New York City streets, sidewalks and parks generally needs a permit from the Mayor Office of Media and Entertainment. We arrange it and itemise it. Most corporate projects never need one, because the filming happens indoors on your own site.
Ready to film in New York?
Tell us the audience, the deliverable and the date. A producer comes back within one business day with a recommended format, a shoot plan and a price, with travel itemised in the estimate.
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