Manufacturing

Video and photos for manufacturers.

Award shows, trade shows, forums and shop floor video across eastern PA.

Award shows, trade shows, forums and shop floor video across eastern PA.

From $250 an hour

An ad shot in a working welding shop with a cinema camera.

Why does a manufacturing event need a crew that knows the floor?

Manufacturing events are full of things that are hard to shoot well, like a robot demo behind glass, sparks inside a welding booth or the sponsor banner behind the speaker, and a crew that's never worked a shop floor either misses those moments or gets in the way. Those photos are what you sell next year's sponsorships with.

Behind the scenes

A cinema camera built up on a tripod outdoors with two camera assistants beside it
Two crew members in headsets working a camera rig on an indoor set
A camera operator beside a cinema camera on a dolly in a church
A crew member in headphones watching the camera monitors on an office set
A camera operator with his eye to a cinema camera in front of a large black flag
A cinematographer in a cap prepping a cinema camera beside a black car
A cinema camera framing a man on a white couch in a bright living room
A cinema camera with a matte box on a tripod on a downtown sidewalk, with two crew members beside it
A camera operator holding a cinema camera with the Philadelphia skyline behind him
A director in a headset going over a script with a performer in a plaid jacket
A cinema camera in the foreground filming a woman holding a gas alarm on a front lawn
A camera operator working a cinema camera on a tripod on a downtown street
A cinematographer filming with a shoulder-mounted cinema camera on a town street
A camera crane set up on the wet plaza in front of the Philadelphia Museum of Art
Two cameras on tripods on either side of a director and an interview subject by a bright window
A cinematographer in a cap filming with a cinema camera beside a lit backdrop
A camera operator filming a scene in a white kitchen with the shot on his monitor
A camera operator filming with a shoulder-mounted cinema camera under a boom mic
A camera operator at a tripod filming a woman in a borough council chamber
A camera operator checking the monitor on a cinema camera on a church set
The TM Productions crew with their cameras around a vintage sofa in a white studio
A crew member at the video village under a tent, watching two monitors
A crew watching an interview setup with cameras on tripods and a softbox in a white studio
A director in a headset going over a script with performers on a street
A camera operator under a boom pole filming a man beside a Christmas tree in a living room
A Steadicam operator in a headset on a lit stage set
A field monitor in the foreground during an interview with a man on his living room couch
A crew filming a performer outdoors with a boom mic overhead
A director talking with an interview subject between a camera and a softbox
A director with a script directing students down a school hallway
Two crew members setting up a cinema camera on a tripod on a lawn
A camera operator filming with a cinema camera in a classroom
A camera operator on a gimbal filming a performer under blue light
A cinematographer adjusting a cinema camera on a tripod outside a brick building
A cinematographer checking the monitor on a cinema camera
A crew member holding a slate to a car windshield during a night shoot
A cinematographer running a cinema camera on a dolly track outdoors

What we cover

Award shows and student competitionsEvery team, every trophy and every winner on stage, with a lit step and repeat.
Trade shows and exposThe program plus a full set of vendor tables, so each exhibitor gets photos of its own booth.
Forums and conferencesKeynotes, panels and the networking hour, with speakers framed in front of the event logo.
Ads and shop floor videoCinematic spots and quick social skits shot in working shops.
Interviews and testimonialsCustomers, members and employees on camera with proper light and audio.
Live streamsAnnual meetings, keynotes and award programs streamed with a five-person crew.

Manufacturing events we've covered

MRC, the Manufacturers Resource Center logoGreater Lehigh Valley Chamber of Commerce logoFabricator Olympics logo
Attendees on the expo floor at MRC's Automation and Manufacturing Technology Show in Breinigsville, PABreinigsvilleMRC's Automation and Manufacturing Technology ShowA highlight film, interview pieces and edited photos from one crew, with the photos delivered the same day.Read the case study →Students celebrating at the step and repeat at What's So Cool About Manufacturing, Stabler Arena, Bethlehem, PAStabler Arena, BethlehemWhat's So Cool About Manufacturing, Lehigh Valley AwardsThirty middle school teams and a live WFMZ broadcast, covered with a lit step and repeat, and edited photos delivered the same night.Read the case study →Speaker on stage at the Lehigh Valley Manufacturing Forum at SteelStacks in Bethlehem, PASteelStacks, BethlehemThe Lehigh Valley Manufacturing ForumWe shot the forum for the Chamber and MRC with the blast furnaces in the window, and delivered the edited photos the same day.Read the case study →A competitor torch cutting steel inside a booth at the Fabricator Olympics in Kempton, PAKempton, PAThe Fabricator Olympics and the Welding Business Owners SummitWe shot the summit ads in a working fab shop, cut a recap the same night, and delivered edited photos from competition day, including portraits of the competitors.Read the case study →A student team cheering at What's So Cool About Manufacturing in Reading, PAReadingWhat's So Cool About Manufacturing, Berks Schuylkill AwardsThe contest's tenth year in Berks and Schuylkill counties, with 33 teams, a vendor expo and every winning team at the step and repeat.Read the case study →A full house at the Whitaker Center in Harrisburg for the What's So Cool About Manufacturing Best of PA AwardsWhitaker Center, HarrisburgWhat's So Cool About Manufacturing, Best of PA AwardsThe statewide finals, with 22 student teams from 13 regional contests and edited photos delivered the same day.Read the case study →

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What does it cost?

Event photographyFrom$250an hourEdited galleries delivered the same day on most events.See event photography ›Event videoFrom$1,200a dayRecap films, interviews and full session recordings.See event video ›Live broadcastFrom$6,500Multi-camera live streams with a five-person crew and a tech rehearsal the day before.See live broadcast ›Photos and video togetherQuoted togetherOne crew covers the whole event, and both go on one quote.Quote both together ›

Manufacturing event questions

Can you film on an active shop floor?

Yes. We've filmed in working fab shops and photographed inside welding booths. Tell us your safety rules on the call and the crew works by them.

Do exhibitors and sponsors get photos too?

Yes. We shoot a full set of vendor tables so every exhibitor has photos of its own booth, and we keep the sponsor banners behind whoever has the microphone.

How fast do we get the photos?

The full gallery usually goes out the same day.

Can you film interviews with our customers, employees or members?

Yes. We set up a lit interview spot in a quiet corner of your event or your office and turn each conversation into its own piece.

Do you cover student competitions and award shows?

Yes. We cover regional contests and statewide finals, with every team on stage and at the step and repeat.

Can you live stream our annual meeting or keynote?

Yes. Our live broadcasts run with a five-person crew at minimum and a tech rehearsal the day before, and every camera records on its own drive.