Concept to conclusion, in four plain stages
You should not have to run three vendors to get one good story told. Ridgemoor Media films it, builds the site it lives on, and hands both back to your team. Here is exactly how that runs, week by week.
A typical six to eight week run
- Week 0 Discovery call and written brief
- Week 1 Budget range and schedule agreed
- Weeks 2–3 Script, shot list, design direction
- Weeks 3–5 Filming and the site build
- Weeks 5–7 Edit rounds and page copy
- Last day Launch, training and files
The four stages, and what each one owes you
Every stage ends with something in your hands. A brief, a number, a cut, a trained team. Nothing moves forward until the stage before it is signed off.
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Discover
We ask about your market before we ask about your budget.
The first call is about customers, not cameras. We want to know who buys from you and what stops them. Then we write the brief. You approve it before we book anything.
One call · One written brief · One approval
how we scope a budget -
Scope
A range with every cost driver named, so nothing lands as a surprise.
You get a budget range, not a single guarded number. Each line says what drives it. Shoot days, crew size and location do most of the work. You choose where the money goes.
Range · Named drivers · Dated schedule
get a budget range -
Create
One crew shoots the film and builds the site, so the two never drift apart.
The same team plans the shoot and the pages it will live on. You see a rough cut before we colour or mix. Two edit rounds are included. Notes come to us in writing, so nothing gets lost.
Shoot · Build · Two edit rounds
our video production work -
Deliver
Handover is a training session, not a folder of files.
We hand over a master cut plus the cutdowns each channel needs. The site goes live with named blocks your team can edit. Then we sit down and show them how. You keep the source files.
Masters · Cutdowns · Training · Source files
the sites we build
What moves the number, in plain words
Five things set the cost of a film. We name all five before you commit, then you decide where the budget goes. No quote arrives before this conversation.
| Driver | Pushes it up | Keeps it lean |
|---|---|---|
| Shoot days | Several locations, or a cast to schedule | One day, one place, a tight shot list |
| Crew size | Lighting, sound and grip as separate roles | A small crew who each cover two roles |
| Location | Permits, travel and weather cover | Your own site, or our studio |
| Post | Motion graphics, original music, many cutdowns | Clean edit, licensed track, two cutdowns |
| Site build | Custom templates and data feeds | Named WordPress blocks your team edits |
Want the long version? Read budgets and scoping, or meet the crew who do the work.
The trade at handover
What you get
- A master cut, plus a cutdown sized for each channel
- Captions, thumbnails and a poster frame ready to post
- Your site live, with named blocks and a short guide
- Source files and project media, handed over in full
What we need from you
- One person who can say yes on your side
- Access to the place we film and the people we film
- Notes gathered in writing, once per edit round
- Your logo files, brand colours and fonts up front
Four questions clients ask first
How long does a project take?
Most run six to eight weeks from the first call to launch. A single film with no site can be quicker. A shoot with several locations takes longer. The brief sets the date, and we hold it.
Can we book only the video, or only the site?
Yes. Plenty of clients start with one and come back for the other. The process is the same either way. You still get the brief, the range and the training call.
What happens if the budget will not stretch?
We say so early, and we say what to cut. Usually it is a shoot day or a set of cutdowns. We would rather trim the scope than the craft.
Who actually turns up on the day?
The people you met. We do not hand your project to strangers once it is signed. You can meet the crew before you commit.
Tell us what you are trying to sell, and to whom
That is the whole first call. Thirty minutes, no deck, no pressure. You leave with a written brief and a budget range you can take to your board.