Ongoing video partnerships, London
Video production retainer, the same crew every month
We Stream is a London video and photo production company that films events, interviews and social content for companies on a monthly retainer. One shoot day and six edited videos is £3,000 a month; two days and twelve videos is £5,500.
The producer and lead operator who filmed you last month film you next month, so nobody explains the brand again, the lighting matches across every video, and the library you build over a year looks like one company made it.
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What a retainer costs
Two monthly tiers and an event quarter
Every tier includes planning, filming, editing and delivery by the same team. Pick the one closest to how often you need content.
Tier One
£3,000
a month
- 1 shoot day a month
- 6 edited videos a month
- Suits a monthly founder message, a client story and clips for LinkedIn
Tier Two
£5,500
a month
- 2 shoot days a month
- 12 edited videos a month
- Suits a weekly social rhythm, a YouTube channel or an interview series
Event-heavy quarter
−10%
off our event rates
- Built from event day rates: video from £900 a half day and £1,500 a full day, filming only
- For a quarter with several conferences or trade shows
- Quoted as one figure for the three months
Travel outside London is calculated by us and included in your quote, so there is nothing to add later. £5 million public liability insurance, held separately by each of our lead operators. VAT will be added where applicable. Single shoots and all other rates are on our prices page.
Is a retainer right for you
Who books a retainer and who should not
A retainer pays off once you need video most months of the year. If you film twice a year, single bookings are cheaper and we will tell you so.
Companies that run a podcast or YouTube show usually start from our per-episode prices and move to a retainer once the schedule is steady. If you would rather batch everything into one day a quarter, read how a quarterly content day works.
A good fit
- You post on LinkedIn or social channels every week
- Leadership records a message for staff or clients each month
- You run several events a year and want them to look alike
- Your own editor needs clean, consistent footage on a schedule
- Sales and hiring teams keep asking for fresh video
Book by the job
- You have one launch film or one event this year
- Your shoots cluster in a single month
- You need a large crew for a one-off production
- The budget is approved project by project
How a retainer month runs
Four weeks, one short call
The first month takes the most of your time: a kick-off call, brand guidelines, the people who will appear on camera. After that the routine below repeats every month.
Plan
A short call with your producer: what is happening this month, who is speaking, which formats you need. We send a shot list and a call sheet.
Film
The shoot day at your office, a studio or your event. The same lead operator, lighting setup and camera settings as last time, so the footage matches.
Edit
First cuts inside 7 working days. You comment in one place, and we work through two rounds of revisions.
Deliver
Final files in every shape you asked for: horizontal for the website and YouTube, vertical for Instagram, TikTok and LinkedIn, with subtitles burned in or as SRT files.
Who we film again and again
Clients who come back year after year
Some of these teams are on a monthly rhythm, others book us show by show. In both cases the same people turn up, which is the whole point.
Fast Growth Icons
Fast Growth Icons, founded by Uday Singh, runs invitation-only events for founders and chief executives of fast-growing companies. Over four years we have followed them to the Bvlgari Hotel and Claridge's in London, into Rothschild & Co's own building, and to Manchester, Stockholm and Berlin.
Each event runs two days. On both days the first batch of edited photos goes out around lunch, so guests can post while the event is still on, and video runs alongside with highlight films and attendee testimonials. Because we already know how the organiser wants the room to feel, panels are framed the same way in every city and the venue looks full even in quieter sessions.
Read the Fast Growth Icons case study or see the photos on our event photography page.
Luxoft
Luxoft, the technology services company, has booked us twice to film interviews with its experts, including a film made with Finastra on how banks use managed services.
Both sessions had a tight window for filming, and both times we recorded four to five interviews inside it. The set-up was agreed before the day, so each speaker sat down, had a quick sound check and started talking. The second session was lit and framed like the first, so the films sit together as one series.
Alea
Alea has booked us for six trade shows since 2025. The highlight films share one pace and one colour, so the stand reads as the same brand from Malta to Rome.
- 2025 SiGMA Euro-Med, Malta
- 2025 SiGMA Central Europe, Rome
- 2026 iGB Live, London
- 2026 SBC Summit, Lisbon
DATA.BET
DATA.BET has had us on their stand at five shows since ICE London 2024. Their stand team already knows us, so each show starts with a short call instead of a full briefing.
- 2024 ICE, London
- 2024 SBC Summit, Lisbon
- 2025 SBC Summit, Lisbon
- 2026 ICE, Barcelona
- 2026 SiGMA South America, São Paulo
A presenter-led YouTube channel
For a presenter-led YouTube channel we filmed two to four times a month, and the channel's own team did the editing. We learned the presenter's best angle, when the teleprompter helped and which lights suited their space. The footage arrived with consistent exposure and colour, matching sound and organised b-roll, so every episode looked like the last one.
This is the filming-only version of a retainer. If you have an editor in-house, ask us to price it that way.
Side by side
Retainer or one-off shoots
| Booking shoot by shoot | Monthly retainer | |
|---|---|---|
| Crew | Chosen for each job | The same producer and lead operator every month |
| Briefing | A full brief before every shoot | One kick-off, then a short monthly call |
| Look | Can change from job to job | Same lighting, framing and grade each time |
| Dates | Subject to availability | Booked into the calendar each month |
| Price | Quoted per job from our rates | £3,000 or £5,500 a month, invoiced monthly |
| Commitment | None | Three months minimum |
Photos from repeat clients
The same look, show after show
Photographed by our team at Fast Growth Icons, Alea and DATA.BET events. Photography can be added to any shoot day; the rates are on our event photography page.
FAQ
Questions about video retainers
How much does a video production retainer cost in London?
At We Stream a retainer is £3,000 a month for one shoot day and six edited videos, or £5,500 a month for two shoot days and twelve edited videos. An event-heavy quarter is priced from our event rates minus 10%. The minimum is three months, invoiced monthly. VAT will be added where applicable.
What is included in a monthly video retainer?
Planning with a producer, the shoot days, editing and delivery in the formats you need, horizontal and vertical, with subtitles. Edits arrive inside 7 working days with two rounds of revisions. A producer works on every project, on set for larger shoots, remotely for smaller ones.
What happens to shoot days we do not use?
Unused days do not roll over to the next month. To avoid losing one, we agree your shoot dates with you at the start of each month.
Is there a minimum term?
Yes, three months, invoiced monthly. Unused shoot days do not roll over from one month to the next.
Can a retainer cover events as well as interviews?
Yes. A shoot day can be an interview day at your office, a content day in a studio or a day at your conference. For a quarter with several events, we price an event-heavy quarter from our event rates minus 10% instead of the monthly tiers.
We have our own editor. Can we book filming only?
Yes. We filmed a YouTube channel two to four times a month while the channel's own team edited it. We hand over footage with consistent exposure and colour, matching sound and organised b-roll, so your editor can work quickly.
How fast can we get a video after a shoot day?
Standard delivery is inside 7 working days. A rush edit inside 48 hours is £400 extra, and a same-day recap at an event is £400, with an on-site editor from £1,200 a day for several pieces.
Do you work outside London?
Yes. We have filmed retainer and repeat clients in Manchester, Berlin, Stockholm, Lisbon, Rome, Malta, Barcelona and São Paulo. Travel outside London is calculated by us and included in your quote, so there is nothing to add later.
Next
Tell us what your year looks like
Send us the events, launches and messages you have planned for the next three months. We will suggest a tier and a calendar within 24 hours, and if single bookings would cost you less we will say so.
See how one shoot day becomes a series in the Cytec case study: seven executive interviews filmed in a single day.
Written by Violetta Coretnic, producer and co-founder at We Stream. Published , updated .
We Stream Ltd · London · No. 17207516
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