Documentary

Award-winning documentary work.

Longer-form, story-first filmmaking. The Stoughton Train Depot documentary took Best Documentary Series at the Northeastern Film Festival — the same approach applied to your story, your organisation, your history.

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Scoped to the story · let's talkProject-based

Best DocNortheastern Film Fest

StoryFirst

ArchiveTo screen

What you actually get

Historical, non-profit and community documentary work.

Stoughton Train Depot — award winner

Y'Aura: Casa Myrna — non-profit

Fish — short documentary

What's involved

Research & Pre

Subject and archive research
Interview subject scouting
Story structure before shooting
Location and access planning
Archival sourcing and clearance

Production

Interview capture with proper audio
Location and observational shooting
Archival photo and document scanning
Recreations where they earn it
Multiple shoot days over time

Post

Transcription and paper edit
Story assembly, not just cutting
Color grade and sound mix
Score and archival integration
Festival and broadcast delivery specs

Included & not included

Included

Research and pre-production
All camera, lighting and audio
Interview and location capture
Full edit, color and sound mix
Festival-spec delivery masters

Not included

Archival licensing fees
Original scoring beyond standard catalog
Festival submission fees
Travel beyond 50 miles of the South Shore
Distribution or marketing

Rates

Anything outside the standard scope, priced up front.

Add-on	Unit	Rate
Shoot day	Per day	$950
Long-form edit — three minutes or more	Per piece	$500
Additional revision rounds	Per round	$100
Travel beyond 50 miles of the South Shore	Per mile	$0.70

Documentary work is scoped per project — runtime, shoot days, archival needs and delivery all move the number. Tell me the story and I'll come back with a real budget. Deposit schedule agreed up front.

Tell me the story

Tell me what you're making. I'll come back with a plan and a number — usually same day.