Brand films and commercial production in Los Angeles
MMG produces brand films and commercials in Los Angeles for brands and the agencies behind them. You bring the concept. We handle production, edit, color, and finishing in house, and deliver campaign films, cutdowns, and photography that look like film, not filler.
A great concept can still fall apart in execution. Schedules slip, the shoot runs out of light, and the edit drifts from the idea everyone approved. Our job is to make sure the final cut carries the intent it started with.
We work from your brief, or your agency's. For JCPenney's Worth It back to school campaign, we worked alongside its agency, AwesomenessTV, and shot five commercials over ten consecutive days. For Augustinus Bader's The Body Knows, a team of 25 worked across three nations in three months: three weeks on location in Germany and Iceland, a week in Los Angeles on location and in the studio, then a month of editing.
The concept stays yours. The execution is ours. Production, post, and photography sit under one roof, so the film and the stills share one look, and nothing gets lost between vendors.
What you get
- Brand films. Longer pieces that tell the story of the brand, the product, or the people behind it.
- Commercials. Campaign spots in the lengths your media plan needs, for broadcast, streaming, and paid social.
- Cutdowns. Short edits and vertical versions of every spot, built for each platform.
- Campaign photography. Stills produced alongside the film, one consistent eye across motion and still.
- Post and color. Editing, color, sound, and finishing handled in house.
- Production support. Shot lists, treatments, and schedules built from your brief, so your concept lands the way you pictured it.
How a shoot runs
- Brief. You or your agency bring the concept, the audience, and where the work will run.
- Pre production. Treatment, shot list, casting, locations, and schedule, all built from your brief and approved by your team.
- Production. A crew sized to the job, on location or in the studio, in Los Angeles or wherever the story needs to go.
- Post production. Edit, color, sound, and finishing in house, with review rounds built into the schedule.
- Delivery. Final masters, cutdowns, and stills in every format the media plan calls for.
Turnaround
Timelines follow the campaign. JCPenney needed five spots shot in ten days to hit the back to school window. Augustinus Bader ran three months from first shoot day to final cut. We build the schedule around your launch date and hold it.
By the numbers
- 5 commercials in 10 days. JCPenney Worth It, with AwesomenessTV, and over 5 million views on Facebook.
- 25 people, 3 nations, 3 months. Augustinus Bader The Body Knows, from Germany and Iceland to Los Angeles.
- 3 films. CRAVE 4ORCE featuring Bill Goldberg, Power Your Day, and the launch film Dive.
Questions
Do you come up with the concept?
We build from your concept, or your agency's. If you need help turning a brief into a plan, we can support with treatments and shot lists, but the idea stays yours. That is by design: we are the execution partner, not a competing agency.
Do you work with agencies?
Yes. We worked alongside AwesomenessTV on JCPenney's Worth It campaign, and we are built to slot in behind agencies and creative directors.
Do you shoot outside Los Angeles?
Yes. The Augustinus Bader campaign took our team across Germany and Iceland before a final week of shooting in Los Angeles.
How long does a commercial take?
It depends on the scope. JCPenney's five spots were shot in ten consecutive days. A larger campaign like Augustinus Bader ran three months, including a month of editing. We set the schedule around your launch date.
What does a brand film or commercial cost?
Cost depends on shoot days, crew size, locations, talent, and how many versions and cutdowns you need. Send us the brief and we will come back with a quote.
Your concept. Our execution.
Tell us the date, the place, and what you need delivered. We will come back fast with a plan and a quote.
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