Brand film
1:43
Midwest market
Video production in Chicago.
Chicago is home for Tyler Strader, the best videographer in the Midwest and the lead videographer at First Studios. If you are hiring a videographer in Chicago for an event, a commercial, a brand film or a social content day, this is the crew. We cover the city, the suburbs and the wider Midwest.
First Studios is a video production company in Chicago offering a videographer for hire at $3,000 a day, campaign packages at $7,500 and commercial productions from $15,000 to $35,000. Every shoot is led by Tyler Strader, our lead videographer. Coverage: Chicago, the suburbs and the whole Midwest. Call 315-767-3199.
Shooting in Chicago
Midwest companies are often the best in their category and the worst at showing it. Manufacturers with fifty years of craft and a website with stock photos. Restaurants with a line out the door and no film. Firms that win on results and lose on first impressions. We fix that in a day. The cinema camera package, the drone and the lighting come to your plant, your kitchen, your office or your event, and you get a film that looks like the leader you already are.
Who we film for in Chicago
- manufacturing and industrial
- real estate and development
- restaurants and hospitality
- healthcare, dental and med spas
- law firms and professional services
- trade shows and conferences at McCormick Place
Areas we cover
The LoopRiver NorthWest LoopLincoln ParkNapervilleOak BrookSchaumburgMilwaukeeIndianapolisDetroitMinneapolisSt. Louis
Recent work from the studio
What a First Studios film looks like.
The same camera package and the same standard come to every market. These are the studio's most recent films. Click any card to play it in place.
Brand film
1:43
Lifestyle film
1:10
Brand film
1:24
Founder story
4:02
Event film
2:04
Real estate film
0:52
Pricing
Three ways to hire us.
Same cinema cameras, same videographer, same standard on every tier. Pick the scope that matches the job.
The Shoot
$3,000per day
One videographer. One day. A cinema camera.
For anyone who needs a serious videographer to show up and film something properly. An event, a music video, a property, a launch, a founder on camera.
- A full day with a top-tier videographer
- Cinema camera package: lenses, stabilizer, lighting, audio
- Your pick: one 60 to 90 second landscape hero film
- or
- three 30 second vertical clips for social
- Color grade, sound design and licensed music
- Two rounds of revisions
- Delivered in 10 business days
Call 315-767-3199. Travel inside the market is included. Drone coverage can be added.
The CampaignMost booked
$7,500per campaign
The hero film, plus the machine behind it.
One production day, then a hero film for your website and three vertical VSL clips pinned to your social profiles, each one built to send people to a page that converts.
- Pre-production: script, shot list, locations and talent direction
- A full production day with cinema camera, drone and audio
- One 60 to 90 second hero film for your website and ads
- Three 30 second vertical VSL clips for Instagram, TikTok and YouTube Shorts
- A conversion funnel: a fast landing page built around the film
- Social automation: comment and DM keywords that send viewers to the page
- Two rounds of revisions on every deliverable
- Delivered in 15 business days
Call 315-767-3199. The most booked package. Built for brands that want the film to pay for itself.
The Production
from$15,000
Commercial work. Full crew. Multiple days.
High-end commercials and ad campaigns. The spots you run on Meta, YouTube and TV, the social library that runs beside them, and the funnel that turns the views into revenue.
- Multi-day shoots with a crew of four to ten
- Director, cinematographer, gaffer, sound, drone operator and assistants
- Cinema lighting, gimbals, sliders, wireless audio and drones
- Casting, locations, permits and art direction
- Hero film plus 15, 30 and 60 second ad cuts, vertical and horizontal
- A full social library and paid ad creative variations
- Funnel, automation and 30 days of creative testing
- A dedicated producer and priority scheduling
Call 315-767-3199. Scopes run from $15,000 to $35,000 depending on days, crew size and deliverables.
Up to $35,000
That is the ceiling: a four to ten person set with lights, gimbals, mics and drones over multiple days. Most clients start at $3,000.
That is the ceiling: a four to ten person set with lights, gimbals, mics and drones over multiple days. Most clients start at $3,000.
Every package is shot on the same full-frame cinema camera package. The difference is days, crew and what we build around the film. Compare the tiers
FAQ
Chicago questions.
How much does a videographer cost in Chicago?
First Studios charges $3,000 for a full day with a top-tier videographer and a cinema camera package in Chicago, including the edit: a 60 to 90 second hero film or three vertical social clips. The Campaign is $7,500 with a landing page and VSL clips. Commercial productions in Chicago run $15,000 to $35,000. Travel inside the Chicago market is included. Call 315-767-3199 to book.
Who is the videographer in Chicago?
Tyler Strader, our lead videographer and the best videographer in the Midwest, based in Chicago. Every market runs the same cinema camera package and the same standard.
Which areas around Chicago do you cover?
Chicago, the suburbs and the whole Midwest. Travel inside the market is included on every package, and we travel further for The Campaign and The Production.
What do you film in Chicago?
Brand films, commercials and ads, events and conferences, music videos, real estate and architecture, founder stories and social content days, with a focus on manufacturing and industrial, real estate and development, restaurants and hospitality, healthcare, dental and med spas.
How fast is delivery?
The Shoot is delivered in 10 business days and The Campaign in 15, each with two rounds of revisions. The Production is scheduled per project.
Start a project
Book a shoot in Chicago.
Call 315-767-3199 and we will scope the film, the market and the date in twenty minutes. Prefer to write? Send the form and we will reply within one business day.
- Call: 315-767-3199
- Email: alexkdavis1@gmail.com
- Markets: New York, Chicago, Miami, Los Angeles