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Our turn-key studio model makes corporate content production easy, fast and affordable!

We're changing the way that high quality corporate film is produced here at StartWell. Our 'Direct to Camera' studio can be booked online and comes with a production crew always ready to shoot you and your guests.

Whether you need to record a simple executive address to shareholders, partners or staff - or you want to record an intimate podcast on comfortable furniture, we've got you covered.

Our team will mic check you upon arrival, manage the recording and then upload footage or hand over recordings on SSD drives post-shoot.

We can even handle post-production in-house, contact us for details on how we price post-production and manage edits and approvals.

Here's an example of how videos shot in this studio look

This test footage was shot with a real client called Ourboro (a co-investor in home mortgages.)

Example production stills

  • Recording-only

    If you have a simple need to record one or just a few films with us, we can simply book you for recording sessions (including raw files from all cameras and microphones, license-free - transferred on SSDs post-session or uploaded to the cloud.)

    $1,000/hr recorded

  • Recording + Post-Production

    Our team can handle content edits - including color correction and multi-camera angle cuts with sound processing - and then send you a link to review.

    Watch our edit and comment in the timeline with any required cuts - we'll send back a publish-ready edit!

    $3,000/hr recorded (shoot, EQ, color & single pass edit)

  • Custom Packages

    Our full-service offering includes pre-production and creative planning, production and even post-production/editing + publishing (of video and audio files to multiple podcast platforms - including Spotify, Apple, Google, Amazon Podcasts and more.)

    Discounted pricing upon request

Share information about your brand with your customers. Describe a product, make announcements, or welcome customers to your store.

Frequently asked questions

Can I really book entire film productions on your website?

Yes, absolutely! We're dead set on changing the way the corporate film industry works.

We can also tell you - its not been easy to build this amazing new studio model, but we've been improving things here in downtown Toronto at StartWell since 2017 and have a ton of experience that has informed how we operate our integrated studio model.

To book a shoot, simply choose the look you like from our 4 main studio setups; then select a shoot date and duration and check out - you can even select options for us to edit/post-produce the shoot for you.

Our creative planning team is available at any point - before or immediately after you book, to talk through your needs and wants, and this will help us make the experience smooth and fun for you.

On your shoot day - simply show up camera ready and our expert production team will make sure you look and sound great!

We have washrooms, green rooms, meeting and work space as well as barista service - so feel free to come early or bring members of your support team to shoots with you :)

Do you produce Talking Head videos?

Yes, that phrase can be confusing - but one thing we are *awesome* at is filming scenes and projects with one or more people, in conversation.

You can be in conversation with an audience on the other side of the camera lens, or with members of your team or partners or anyone else around a table. No matter who you need to talk to, we can apply cinematography to capture highly engaging videos that help you share your conversation.

What is 'Corporate Video?'

That's a tough one to answer - we think it can be so many things... better put - companies can use video to tell all kinds of stories.

We think video has a unique power to enable your brand to be more relatable, characteristic and expressive. The video we produce here at StartWell empowers your team to be voices for your company - humanizing any area of your business that can help your mandate; from Investor Relations, to Marketing to Talent Acquisition, Staff Training and beyond.

What is an 'integrated studio?'

At StartWell, we've brought together a bunch of things that are normally sourced from multiple vendors when you need to produce a shoot - physical studio space, a crew of film producers/directors/technicians and the equipment needed to light, stage and record video.

This type of integrated approach is rare for corporate content - and we've even taken it a step further by undertaking creative planning and post-production/editing, all in house here at StartWell in downtown Toronto!

This holistic approach to content production has a ton of value - including:

  • Cost savings to client
  • Clearer internal and external communication
  • Agility (as soon as you're ready to jump in front of a camera, you can book your shoot here and we'll be ready to produce it!)
  • Ability - because our staff producers all know each other, the environment they work in and the tools they use, they have super powers that crews who are hired for the day on rental equipment just don't have.

We also have meeting & event spaces you can book online

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