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Films and prices
How much does a brand film cost?
A 60 to 90 second brand film starts from £720: a day's filming and a day in the edit, at £360 each. Exterior drone footage adds £175, which makes £895. That's the full price.
If your film needs more than a day's filming or a longer edit, each extra day is £360. Longer films, like founder stories and mini-documentaries, also start from £720 and are priced by the day at the same rate. Every project gets a fixed written quote before anything is filmed.
How much do you charge per day?
£360 a day for filming or editing. Everything is priced by the day: a brand film starts from £720, a filming day plus the edit, and a B-roll day is £360.
What does a brand film include?
A day's filming at your business, including interviews with lighting, then the edit: colour grading, captions, graphics, an end board and licensed music. You get the finished film in the formats your website and social channels need, and one round of changes is included.
Drone footage of the outside can be added for £175.
What is B-roll, and what do I get from a B-roll day?
B-roll is the footage around the main story, like hands at work or a room filling up. It is what most businesses run short of when they post on social media.
A B-roll day is a day's filming at your business for £360. You get usually 30 to 40 clips, and never fewer than 20, to edit and post yourself, with a choice of colour grades and playback speeds, including slow motion.
How long should a brand film be?
60 to 90 seconds suits most websites and social channels. That is long enough to show how it is made and who makes it, and short enough to watch to the end. Founder stories and mini-documentaries run longer.
What's the difference between a brand film and a promotional video?
A promotional video sells one offer. A brand film tells the story behind the business: how it is made and the people who make it, which is often why customers choose you. It does the promotional job as well, and it lasts longer.
How long does it take?
Most brand films are filmed in a single day and delivered within two weeks of filming, depending on the edit. Seasonal and launch campaigns are planned backwards from your deadline, so tell me the date and I'll work to it.
What areas do you cover?
I'm based in Hebden Bridge and film across the Calder Valley, Halifax, Huddersfield, Bradford, Leeds, Manchester and the rest of the North. For the right project I'll happily travel further.
Do you use a drone, and is it legal at my premises?
Yes. Exterior drone footage can be added to any filming day for £175, or booked on its own as aerial filming, and flown properly it's legal. I hold a CAA Operator ID and Flyer ID, fly a class-marked drone within the CAA's Open category rules, and I'm insured for commercial drone work. I check the airspace for every job and never fly over crowds.
Can I hire you just for drone footage?
Yes. Aerial filming on its own is £180 for a half day or £360 for a day, delivered as graded clips by download link for you or your editor to use. I hold a CAA Operator ID and Flyer ID, fly a class-marked drone within the CAA's Open category rules, and I'm insured for commercial drone work. I check the airspace for every job and never fly over crowds.
If you're booking a filming day with me as well, exterior drone footage is an add-on at £175 instead.
Are you insured?
Yes. Commercial drone insurance (third-party cover that meets Regulation EC 785/2004), plus public liability and professional indemnity. Fully insured from the first minute on site.
Can you film my hotel, restaurant or venue?
Yes. Hospitality is a big part of the work. A brand film shows the rooms, the food and the setting in a way that makes people want to visit. It's £720 for a filming day and the edit, plus £175 if you'd like drone footage of the building and its surroundings.
Do you offer ongoing content?
Yes. Monthly content starts from £300 a month for a half-day filming visit, the editing, and photos and short clips delivered by cloud link, ready to post. You don't need to have made a film with me first. More visits, or a full day, are quoted, so you get a fixed monthly price.
There's no account management or posting: you keep control of your channels.
Do you film other things, like training or induction videos?
Yes. If you want something filmed that isn't on the list, tell me about it on the form. That might be a training video for your staff, an induction or safety video for your customers (the briefing a climbing centre shows before anyone touches a wall, say), a music video or a live performance. It's priced by the day at £360, with a fixed written quote before anything is filmed.
Do you offer any discounts?
Launch offer: my first five films are half price, in exchange for using the finished film in my portfolio. A few places left. The first filming day and the first day in the edit are £360 together instead of £720; any extra days are at the usual rate. It's agreed in writing when you book and applies to brand films, mini-documentaries and campaigns, not B-roll days or monthly content.
Community films for Calder Valley events and spaces are often free.
Why do you offer some films for free?
Free community films are part of GlidingPixel's identity, not a discount tactic. Filming the Calder Valley's events and spaces is how I give back to the place I live, and it's some of the work I value most. If you run a community event or space, get in touch.
Do you charge VAT?
No. GlidingPixel isn't VAT-registered, so the price you're quoted is the price you pay. Many larger studios add 20% VAT on top of their quotes; mine are the full price.
How do I book?
Use the Start a Project form, or call or text me. Tell me what you have in mind, and a date if you have one, and I'll come back within two working days with thoughts and a price.
Still wondering about something?
No question is too small, and asking commits you to nothing. Tell me what you have in mind, and I'll give you a straight answer.