Pricing · Brand and commercial video
Prices set by Violet Coretnic and Vitalii Vakulchuk, co-founders of We Stream · Updated · Valid until 30 September 2027
A brand video with We Stream starts at £2,500 delivered: one or two crew, one shoot day, one to three finished films. A full-crew brand day with a producer, two camera operators, gaffer and sound engineer starts at £6,000 delivered. Advertising-level shoots with an art director and set build are quoted from £8,500 a day.
Underneath every tier are the same day rates: £2,000 for a camera operator's full day, £1,400 for a second operator, editing from £500. Prices exclude VAT where applicable. For how these compare with the London market, read our commercial video production cost guide.
| What it is | Price | Basis |
|---|---|---|
| Brand or social commercial: 1 to 2 crew, one day, 1 to 3 finished films | from £2,500 | delivered |
| Full-crew brand day: producer, two operators, gaffer, sound, multiple films | from £6,000 | delivered |
| Advertising-level shoot: art director, set build, full crew, print-standard post | from £8,500 | per shoot day, quoted per project |
| Camera operator, full day, up to 10 hours | £2,000 | filming only |
| Camera operator, half day, up to 4 hours | £1,200 | filming only |
| Second camera operator, full filming day, own camera | £1,400 | per day |
| Editing | from £500 | see the editing menu below |
| Real invoice: Heineken × Margot Lee scripted social ad, one person, one morning | £2,000 | invoiced |
| Real invoice: AM Insights brand film, two-person crew, one day | £2,500 | invoiced |
| Real invoice: NOA brand story, two cameras, one day, four revision rounds | £4,000 | invoiced |
| Real invoice: Cytec, seven finished videos from one day, full crew | £6,000 | invoiced, early 2025 |
All videography rates are filming only; editing is always priced separately and shown below. A producer is on every project. Travel outside London is calculated by us and included in your quote.
Three tiers
One or two crew, one shoot day, a founder interview or scripted piece, one to three finished films with grade and captions. The tier most London brands actually buy.
Producer on set, two camera operators, gaffer with lighting kit, sound engineer. Built for interview days, multi-video shoots and anything with more than one setup.
An art director, a set build, a full crew and print-standard finishing. For films that will run as paid media. Talent, studio and post quoted with the brief.
Fashion and beauty campaigns have their own crew, lead-time and licence rules: fashion & beauty prices. Short vertical content for a brand's own channels is priced per Reel on social media prices.
Rate card
| Camera operator, hourlyMinimum 2 hours | £300 |
| Camera operator, half dayUp to 4 hours | £1,200 |
| Camera operator, full dayUp to 10 hours; £200 an hour effective | £2,000 |
| Second camera operator, full filming dayOwn camera, same responsibility as the lead | £1,400 |
| Sound engineer, gaffer and lighting kit, teleprompterAdded when the brief needs them | Quoted with the brief |
| Talking-head session: 2 hours, two cameras, teleprompter, lights | Quoted with the brief |
| Drone, licensed pilot | £450 |
| ProducerOn set for larger shoots, remotely for smaller ones | Included |
| Highlight or brand film, 2 to 3 minutes | £500 |
| Interview or speaker clip, 1 to 3 minutesClean cut with captions; heavy motion graphics quoted | £150 each |
| Vertical cutdown for Reels, TikTok, Shorts | £150 each |
| Edit pack1 highlight + 6 clips + 6 verticals | £1,800 |
| Rush edit, within 48 hours | +£400 |
| Overnight edit, delivered by morningMore cameras or graphics need a second editor, quoted | from +£900 |
| Same-day deliverySingle-camera highlight at the bottom of the range, on-site editor at the top | £400 to £1,500+ |
| Motion graphics, animation, compositing | Quoted with the brief |
| Additional revision roundTwo are included | £100 to £200 |
| Music licence for commercial use | At cost, or licence-free at no charge |
Cutting three to five videos from one filming day takes 10 to 15 hours of editing, which is why editing is priced by output, not by day. Two films with identical briefs can be £4,000 apart on post alone.
Real invoices
AM Insights
£2,500
Brand film
A fifth-anniversary film built from a founder interview, client testimonials and office b-roll, out three days after filming. With same-day delivery, the same brief would have been £3,900.
Cytec
£6,000
Early 2025 invoice
Seven executive interviews from one shoot day for a corporate series, from the CEO on the company's direction to governance and reporting. Today the same brief is an interview day, quoted £8,500 to £10,000.
NOA
£4,000
Brand story
Founder Lily telling NOA's story on the move through London. The quote started lower; four revision rounds during the edit took the final invoice to £4,000.
Heineken × Margot Lee
£2,000
Scripted social ad
A 60-second scripted ad filmed in one morning and edited the same night: under 15 hours from camera to finished cut. Co-posted by Heineken.
Also on record: a brand story for Park Lane, pitched instead of an event video and shot across Dubai and London; Luxoft's managed-services film; Vehicle Smart at the British Motor Show with AI-assisted compositing; and Kodansha's Blue Lock commercial with Dominic Solanke, an eight-person team at a Premier League ground, on its own page: athlete video production in London. The service itself: brand & commercial video production.
The fine print, upfront
| QuoteAfter we have the date, location and what the film has to do | Within 24 hours |
| Deposit to hold the date | 50% |
| BalanceOn delivery | Within 14 days |
| Cancellation, more than 28 days before the shoot | Deposit forfeited, nothing further |
| Cancellation, 7 to 28 days before | 75% of the fee |
| Cancellation, under 7 days or no-show | 100% of the fee |
Cancellation must be in writing. Non-refundable travel or accommodation already booked is payable on top. The rate card isn't negotiable; the scope is.
Pricing factors
Questions
With We Stream, from £2,500 delivered for one or two crew, one shoot day and one to three finished films. A full-crew day with producer, two operators, gaffer and sound starts at £6,000. Advertising-level shoots with an art director and set build are quoted from £8,500 a day. Real invoices: Heineken × Margot Lee £2,000, AM Insights £2,500, NOA £4,000, and Cytec £6,000 for seven videos in early 2025.
Pre-shoot call, one filming day with one or two operators, a producer working remotely, edit with grade and captions for one to three films in the aspect ratios agreed before the shoot, two rounds of revisions, and usage rights on your own channels. Talent, studio and music licences are at cost.
Because the edit is most of the work and it scales with output, not with hours on set. Cutting three to five videos from one day takes 10 to 15 hours. A £2,000 filming day with one highlight film is £2,500; the same day with an edit pack of a highlight, six clips and six verticals is £3,800.
Standard delivery is 7 working days. Rush within 48 hours is +£400. Overnight, delivered by morning, is from +£900. Same-day delivery runs £400 to £1,500 depending on camera count and how finished the output must be: Heineken's 60-second ad went from an 11am call time to a finished cut at 1:34am.
Your own marketing, web, social, press and internal channels are included worldwide with no time limit. Paid advertising, broadcast and resale to third parties are licensed separately and quoted with the brief.
The date, the location and what the film has to do. You get a quote within 24 hours. A 50% deposit holds the date; the balance is due within 14 days of delivery.
Yes, when the brief needs it, quoted with the brief. For Park Lane we pitched a story instead of a standard event video and wrote the concept with the client.
Yes. Kodansha's Blue Lock commercial with Dominic Solanke came through an LA creative studio that needed a London camera team; for Lunesi's campaign we were the filming crew, working alongside the brand's agency.