How to Choose the Right Video Production Company NZ

Choose the video production company that asks the best questions about your goals, has made work like what you need, and gives you a clear quote that lists filming days, crew and deliverables. A nice showreel is not enough on its own. Here is what to check.

Two people setting up a shoot in a timber woolshed

Questions to ask

  • Have you made this type of video before? Can I see it?
  • Who will actually be on the shoot and in the edit?
  • What is included in pre-production? Who writes the script or questions?
  • How many review rounds are included?
  • What will I get at the end: lengths, formats, cut-downs, captions?
  • Who owns the footage and the music licence?

Red flags

  • They talk about cameras more than your audience or goals.
  • The quote is one number with no breakdown.
  • Their portfolio has nothing close to your type of video.
  • No clear plan for where the video will be used.
  • They cannot tell you who is on the crew.

What a fair quote looks like

A fair quote spells out the filming days, crew size, pre-production, edits and deliverables. As a guide, most of our corporate videos land between $4,500 and $15,000 plus GST. A one-person, one-day shoot is about $4,500 to $7,000, a two-person crew for one day is about $6,000 to $8,000, and two days with two people averages $10,000 to $15,000, all plus GST. The full breakdown is in how much does a corporate video cost in NZ.

Look for business sense, not just pretty pictures

A homepage brand video, a social ad and a B2B explainer all need different approaches. Ask for examples on the platforms you plan to use. You can browse our work by type.

How Create x Wonder works

We start with what the video needs to do, then plan the shoot around every output you will need. Grant is our Creative Director, Kirsty produces, Lucas leads photography and Gavin edits, so you know who you are dealing with. You can read more about the team, and see what we do on our video production, corporate video and social media video pages.

Get a quote

If you want to talk through your project, have a look at our video production page, then get a quote from Create x Wonder. Tell us what the video needs to do and we will come back with a clear plan and price, plus GST.