Video production can be an expensive endeavor, especially when aiming for a high production value. However, with careful planning and strategic choices, it’s possible to reduce costs without compromising on the final product. Whether you’re a small business, a content creator, or a marketing team, our tips and advise throughout our collaboration will help you create compelling videos on a budget.
Frankfurt on the Main, often referred to as the “Mainhattan” of Europe, is a dynamic blend of historic charm and modern skyline. As a global financial hub, this vibrant city offers filmmakers a rich tapestry of locations, from sleek, impressive skyscrapers to centuries-old architecture. Whether you’re shooting a corporate film, a tv series or need a recognisable backdrop for your next project – Frankfurt’s diverse and unique locations provide a perfect backdrop for your next project.
At Camera Crew Germany, we specialize in capturing stunning drone images that bring your narrative to life. With our team’s expertise and cutting-edge equipment, we craft visuals that truly stand out, leaving a lasting impression. Trust us to deliver high-quality aerial shots that showcase your vision in the best possible way.
When you’re organising a shoot from abroad, the last thing you want to deal with are language barriers and complicated bureaucracy! That’s why we have a wide network of English-speaking producers and production coordinators spread throughout Europe. With their local lingo and connections, they’ll seek out the best deals, navigate any annoying paperwork, fill out the appropriate filming permits, and find the right talent to make your shoot smooth sailing.
Production services include many elements that all contribute to the smooth running of your shoot. We have, after all, been trading successfully for over 30 years now for most major international broadcasters, production houses and blue chip corporations and therefore have a wealth of experience.
With the moving image ever on the rise, still photography still hasn’t lost any of its value. Especially when it comes to complementing any kind of video shoot – whether it’s a corporate shoot, coverage of an event or a behind-the-scenes shoot for a large documentary – stills photography offers a valuable addition to our video footage.
Besides offering all kinds of video production services, we are also proud to offer still photography. Whether you need corporate photography, portraits, trade fair coverage, press photography, product pictures or behind the scenes shots, our team of highly skilled and creative professionals has you covered!
We are very proud to be able to say that 2023 marked CAMERA CREW GERMANY’s 30th anniversary in the film industry!
We would like to take this as an opportunity to express our deepest gratitude and warmest wishes to all of you – our valued clients, esteemed colleagues, and dear friends – for making 2023 an exciting and busy year for us at Camera Crew Germany.
We have been producing and coordinating shoots for many years now for corporate clients world wide and have a wealth of experience in all things call sheets. We have seen them all: call sheets ranging from a few lines with very little information to elaborate and comprehensive call sheets which provide all the necessary information and cover days or weeks of a production.
The information needed has invariably been gathered in advance through multiple emails and phone calls with the clients. This process can take weeks sometimes so it’s vital that all details are recorded before they’re forgotten.
You’re planning on shooting your next project in Germany or another European country but are not sure how to plan your production days? You have a lot of content that needs to be covered and are wondering “How many hours can we shoot in a day?” This is a valid question which we’re going to answer in this post!
We at CCG have been shooting and producing films for many years now and have coordinated a wide variety of shoots!
There are no hard and fast rules which dictate the length of any production. However, there is one universal truth which all producers agree on: Advance preparation and organisation is paramount and the key to any successful production.
Drones have been an essential part of film production for several years now and have offered spectacular and affordable aerial imagery compared with the expense of hiring helicopters with camera mounts which used to be the only solution.
There is a wide variety of drones on the market with features that cater to all tastes. Filming possibilities have increased immensely and so has the the drone technology itself.
Whether you are contacting us for production support for your documentary, need us to shoot interviews and b-roll for a corporate film or require creative footage to enhance your social media presence or other marketing purposes – the possibilities are manifold and therefore it’s crucial to decide what the footage will be used for and how you want to receive it after the shoot.
You may have guessed… the answer is quite simple: it depends!When you’re interested in hiring a camera crew it’s similar to buying a car. Whether you need a simple hatchback or a fancy sportscar, whether you want leather seats or a navigation system – it can make a big difference price-wise when you add more and more features!
You are looking for a local camera crew or production support for your next shoot in Germany or Europe? Shooting abroad can be a challenge but we are your one stop shop for your crewing needs – here are 9 reason why you shoud try us out:
While live streaming technology is accessible to everybody these days and the world has become more connected than ever. The possibilities offered by green screen have become much more relevant!
The television industry, like all businesses around the world, is seriously affected by the coronavirus.
Our US camera crew is shooting in the picturesque city of Münster all week!
Photo: Presseamt Stadt Münster
This year has been an exciting one full of interesting shoots! Thank you all for making 2019 such an enjoyable, memorable and highly successful year!
Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays and a wonderful New Year from Camera Crew Germany!
On one of our recent high end corporate shoots we used our Panaura Octodome again. It is a great light source, which is powerful and soft and gives a very pleasing circular reflection in the eyes.
It’s not always convenient to use it because of its size but when there’s room it’s well worth going for it. We shot interviews and testimonials in Walldorf near Frankfurt for an ongoing corporate project with two Sony FS7 crews including the handy and versatile Ronin S with a Fuji DSLR for plenty of smooth moves.
Our clients were more than pleased with the footage and we thank our camera crews for doing such a great job!
…a very stylised, funky designer led film set in Frankfurt!
We’ve just completed shooting a funky commercial in a new, modern, fun loving hotel downtown Frankfurt. It was a major logistical challenge preparing and implementing the shoot due to the unusual and ever changing requirements.
360° filming is a complex affair and needs careful planning, camera placement, lighting and talent rehearsals. It is is typically recorded with a multiple camera rig or a dedicated camera that includes multiple lenses embedded into the camera. During post production the recorded footage is merged into one spherical video through a method called stitching. The colour and contrast of each shot has to be calibrated and synched with the others. The result is an impressive video similar to virtual reality set ups.
After a fairly slow moving July when most people are on holiday things started hotting up mid August with a wide range of shoots throughout Europe.
We crewed and shot a wealth of corporate films and documentaries with small crews, like fixers, drivers and PAs to full blown production crews with all the bells and whistles: production managers, DOPs, additional camera operators, sound recordists, DIT experts, make up artists, gaffers, grips, set designers, translators, autocue operators, photographers and trucks full of state of the art camera kit!
We’ve just completed an exciting shoot at Germany’s famous Hockenheim race track near Frankfurt. Our UK clients came at short notice requesting crew and kit for this unusual car racing shoot.
Being as we only had a couple of days prep we were scrambling to get exactly the right crew members with the appropriate skills. We ended up providing a top crew all ex Frankfurt with the necessary experience and knowledge for specialised car shoots.
We recently got a request to provide a support crew and kit for a UK company who are producing a clip for Google which explains how YouTube can be a valuable educational tool.
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We enjoy an ongoing relationship producing webcasts for the American communications giant AT&T. This time we were in the picturesque and historical city of Brno in the Czech Republic.
Setting up webcasts abroad is always full of surprises and challenges, particularly when you are dealing with people from a different culture speaking an unknown language. Our core technical team, consisting of cameramen, vision mixer, sound recordist, technical assistants and all the necessary kit came from Berlin, the production crew from Texas. Communicating in English and German works very well but in the Czech Republic the major foreign language is Russian.
However, with a little practice, language barriers can be overcome using hand signals and body language. We even managed to hire some additional technical equipment from a Brno based AV specialist using hands and feet to explain our needs and hard cash to clinch the deal.
As in so many areas of professional film production it’s expected we command the highest levels of technical expertise, creativity, friendliness and reliability. In order to complete the picture though the ability to think on your feet, trouble shoot and improvise are paramount.
After weeks of planning and preparations we transformed the Brno AT&T facility into an attractive „Town Hall“ venue and the live stream reached a large international audience without a glitch. Key speakers reached out to the AT&T workforce with a variety of presentations and individual awards. To round it all off a traditional Czech folk music trio performed rousing and colorful dance acts.
A few weeks ago we were approached by PBS Chicago to provide a support crew for their upcoming shoot in Europe. They we planning to shoot a story about the renowned architects Nada and Marc Breitman – living and working in Paris and Amsterdam. We were more than happy to offer our production services. We supplied PBS with a sound recordist, fixer, driver and gaffer with a ton of lights 🙂 They were happy to have local support in both locations!
Image: screenshot © PBS / Talk of the Town
Last week, Bloomberg TV requested their favourite cameraman from Frankfurt to fly to Riga for an important financial conference. It was all done last minute – but our camera operator was available and up for it! He didn’t only do a great job filming conferences and interviews but also got a day’s worth of sightseeing out of it! 🙂
On of our many US based pharma clients requested three FS7 camera crews for a drug launch event in Düsseldorf. In addition he needed an autocue with operator and a photographer to take stills.
It’s the same old story which I’m sure many of our colleagues can identify with.
Camera Crew Germany is a dedicated camera crewing and production services company and we are coordinating camera crews all over Europe on a daily basis. It’s a time intensive process and things like social media get left behind in favour of more pressing issues…
However, we all know that blogging and social media updates have to be done, unfortunately ours isn’t a daily update and becomes kind of general with many shoots covered in one article as below.
Since our last update about our snowed in crew in Switzerland and our legal videographer in Amsterdam we’ve been travelling to drier locations throughout the land and beyond.
Discovery Canada got us to interview a Munich based expert whose agenda was glowing chameleons. We knew chameleons changed colour to adapt to their surroundings, but who knew they glowed in UV light?! We then covered another shoot for them in Amsterdam, one of our Swiss clients had us filming an operation in Berlin, Bloomberg had us shooting financial news in and around Frankfurt, DHL kept us busy with corporate interviews in Bonn, one of our regular London based clients had us shooting corporate footage in Frankfurt and last but not least we had a large pharmaceutical shoot in London.
Bloomberg TV is keeping us on our toes again for a shoot in Munich last week. They requested their favourite cameraman from Frankfurt to travel to Bavaria to interview the Telekom CEO at the “Digital Live Design Conference”. We shot on the ever so popular Sony PMW200 and used the very handy Live Unit for streaming.
Before the holiday season comes to an end we would like to extend our warmest wishes and heartfelt thanks to you, our clients, our colleagues and our friends for making 2017 such a spectacular year for us at CCG.
We regularly have camera crews shooting for Bloomberg at the European Central Bank in Frankfurt and LiveU makes live broadcasting so easy, versatile and cost effective.
The History Channel requested we use the amazing Lensbaby and Dji Osmo to enhance imagery on our recent shoot in the Netherlands entitled “Return to the Moon”. The programme is exploring the very real prospects of colonising the Moon. We interviewed various experts from the ESA (European Space Agency).
We’ve been pretty busy lately crewing up various shoots and providing production services up and down the country.
We’re always pleased when we receive client feedback, particularly when its good:)) Our Amsterdam Camera Crew received the following from one our USA clients:
“We have received such positive feedback and I just want to extend a special thanks to you and your crews. Four two-camera shoots in three countries, interviews ranging from 20-70 minutes individually, text graphics created, edited to under 5 min and launched today. It was a great team effort and I just wanted to recognize your energy and talents. We couldn’t have pulled it off without you.”
There were times when filming corporate interviews in front of green screen was the order of the day. It was mainly driven by the fact that we would often have to film interviews in horribly empty, soulless offices or board rooms.
The Frankfurt Motor Show (IAA ) is one of the largest trade fairs and we shot for some major car brands!
