Corporate video pricing in New Zealand can be hard to compare from the outside. One project might involve a simple interview and half-day shoot. Another might include multiple locations, scripting, staff interviews, customer stories, drone footage, animation, photography, cut-downs and several rounds of stakeholder review.
Those two projects should not cost the same.
Most corporate videos we make at Create x Wonder land between $4,500 and $15,000. The biggest thing that sets the price is how many filming days you need and how many people are on the crew. As a rough guide:
| Shoot type | What it suits | Typical cost + GST |
|---|---|---|
| One-person shoot, one day | Around two interviews plus B-roll. Internal updates, simple company profiles, short website videos | $4,500 to $7,000 |
| Two-person crew, one day | More covered in the day and a second camera angle. Company overviews, recruitment, customer stories | $6,000 to $8,000 |
| Two-person crew, two days | More interviews and locations, a long-form video plus shorter edits for LinkedIn, social and web | $10,000 to $15,000 |
| Multi-day, multi-location campaign | Bigger crew, drone, voiceover, motion graphics, multiple final edits | $15,000 to $20,000+ |
Pre-production (concept, script, planning) is included in these prices. How involved you want us to be moves the price within the range, roughly $500 to $2,000 of it.
Need regular social content rather than a polished corporate film? Our CreateLite social media packages come in cheaper. More on that below.
A corporate video is priced around scope, planning, people, shoot requirements, editing time and final deliverables. The right budget depends on what the video needs to do, where it will be used and how much production value is needed to make the message feel clear and credible.
The useful question is not only "what does a video cost?" It is "what does this video need to achieve, and what level of production is required to do that properly?"
Corporate video is a broad category. It can include company overview videos, internal communications, leadership updates, induction content, training videos, recruitment videos, event recaps, case studies, stakeholder messages and website videos.
A simple leadership update for an internal audience will usually have a different budget from a polished company film designed for your website, sales meetings and conference screens.
Common corporate video types include:
This is why corporate video production pricing should start with the purpose of the video, not the running time alone.
A one-person shoot brings the cost right down and you still get good results. In a day we can usually get through around two interviews plus a good amount of B-roll footage. The day tends to run a little longer, because one person is doing everything, and you won't get a second camera angle. The final price depends on the outputs you need.
This suits internal updates, simple company profiles, short website videos and straightforward service explainers.
With two people on set we can cover more in the day, and you get a second camera angle on interviews. Where you land in this range mainly comes down to the outputs. For example, a two-minute main video costs less than a three-minute one, and adding social cutdowns adds editing time.
This is a good fit for company overview videos, recruitment content, stakeholder videos and customer-led pieces that need to feel professional without overcomplicating the production.
This is a ballpark average. Some two-day projects come in under it and some go over, depending on the brief. Two days give room for more interviews, more locations and a bigger deliverable list, such as a long-form video plus several shorter edits for LinkedIn, social and your website.
Larger projects usually involve multi-day filming, several locations, a bigger crew and a longer list of deliverables. They may include:
This is often the right level when the video needs to support a major brand campaign, national rollout, conference, recruitment push, website launch or investor-facing communication.
Pre-production is the planning before the shoot, and it is already included in the prices above. It can be as light as helping with logistics and a call sheet when you already have the information, or as full as developing the concept, writing the script and planning the whole shoot. How involved you want us to be moves the price within the range, roughly $500 to $2,000 of it.
A corporate video and a case study video are priced in a very similar way. In both cases the main driver is the number of filming days. Our post How much does a corporate case study video cost? goes into case studies in more detail.
Filming days
This is the biggest factor. Each extra day adds crew time, gear and more footage to edit.
Crew size
One person keeps costs down. Two people cover more in the day and add a second camera angle. Bigger productions may need a director, sound recordist, lighting assistant, producer or photographer. The crew should match the brief, not be bigger than needed.
Outputs
A single finished video is one thing. A three-minute main video plus LinkedIn cuts, vertical edits, captions and internal versions is a larger package.
Pre-production
Some projects need a full script and concept. Others work better with guided interviews and a clear question structure.
Locations and logistics
Filming at one office is simpler than filming across several sites, warehouses, farms, factories or event venues. Moving between buildings means extra setup and pack-down time, so fewer interviews fit in the day.
Post-production
Costs increase when a project needs motion graphics, music licensing, colour grading, sound mixing, animated diagrams or several review rounds.
A two-minute video is not always cheaper than a five-minute video. In many cases, the shorter video takes more work because the message needs to be tighter.
A simple five-minute internal interview can cost less than a polished 60-second brand film with multiple locations, motion graphics and social cutdowns. That is why it helps to brief the video around business use, not length alone.
Our case study video for Adaptiv and Skills Group cost around $12,000. It included two full days of filming with a two-person crew, and we delivered one long-form case study video plus two shorter social media edits for their website, LinkedIn and wider campaigns.
Our GVI Logistics corporate video took a different approach. GVI wanted a video that showed off their operations, so there is no voiceover at all. The story and some simple on-screen text carry it, with plenty of footage of the team, the trucks and the warehouse in action.
If what you need is a regular flow of content for social media rather than a polished corporate film, CreateLite is our social media package and it comes in cheaper. It uses one crew member, lighter gear and quicker setups, and everything is filmed vertical or square for social, not landscape. You still get great quality, it's just built to get you regular video and photo content fast, without the cost of a full production.
The best way to protect the budget is to plan the content properly before the shoot. If your team needs a hero video, LinkedIn cutdowns, website banners and internal edits, say that early. It may be possible to capture everything in one shoot if the crew knows what is needed.
You can also get stronger value by preparing:
Our blog Why Video Production Costs Vary And How To Budget For Your Next Project is a useful next read if you are still shaping the budget.
A corporate video does not need to be complicated to be effective. It does need a clear purpose, a realistic scope and enough production care to make the message feel credible. When the goal, audience and deliverables are clear from the start, the quote becomes easier to understand and the finished video is far easier to put to work.
Want a price for your project? Get in touch for a quote or call us on +64 21 238 3117 and we'll talk it through.
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