Boston Video Production Crews

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Enrich your video projects with an award-winning Boston camera crew

For companies based in and around New England, all roads seem to lead to Boston. The city is the natural first place to look when working on a video production. Whether you’re looking for live footage from a corporate event, shots of bustling downtown activity, interviews with your employees, or B-roll of recognizable Beantown landmarks, an experienced Boston camera crew can help you capture the best shots.

Boston is not just a centuries-old urban center, an educational hub and a common spot for corporate offices — in recent years it has begun to attract film crews working on major motion pictures. These professionals know that the streets of Boston can provide versatile footage featuring a number of different natural and manmade backdrops. You can take advantage of this range for your next corporate video project.

Crews Control provides the kinds of experienced camera crews that take any video production to the next level in terms of quality, efficiency and cost-effectiveness. For a short-form shoot or extended engagement, these professionals can become valued members of your team.

Taking care of behind-the-scenes priorities  — such as securing the right permits or finding a place to park — is a potentially underrated part of running an effective Boston video shoot. Since Crews Control teams know their city and possess years of industry experience, they can confidently handle all prep work, including getting your production in compliance with all COVID-19 health and safety practices.

We’ve been helping companies with their Boston video productions for over 30 years. When you hire a Crews Control production manager, all this expertise is in service of your project.


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Why work with an expert Boston camera crew?

Boston is a compelling and versatile place to film corporate video, but getting the perfect shots is far from automatic. To find the best local locations, stay on schedule and keep in compliance with local laws, it pays to have a Boston camera crew on your side. Crews Control Crews, each with an average of 20 years of video production experience, are ready to help.

Driving and parking alone can easily derail a production trying to stay on a tight schedule. Experience and poise are important when you’re trying to unload a truck full of equipment in the narrow streets of South Boston or on the steep cobbled alleys of Beacon Hill. Nearby locales such as Harvard Square in Cambridge make for perfect filming backdrops, but they come with their own challenges, such as crowds of students and difficult traffic patterns.

Iconic shots abound in Boston. From the swan boats in the Public Garden to the Citgo sign near Fenway Park, you can use these as compelling B-roll or backdrops for talking-head interviews. A skilled Boston camera crew will know the best times and angles to film in these locations, and be able to pull the necessary permits.

As more Hollywood film productions move to Boston, it’s natural for professional gear rental services and studio facilities to follow. Crews Control teams will be able to connect you with the best local support businesses, ensuring your finished project comes out in impressive quality, without going over budget.

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Video production services available in Boston

Every company is different, and no two Boston video projects will take exactly the same form. Fortunately, Crews Control’s expert video production teams are equipped to handle any and all jobs you may ask of them. This level of service and flexibility is one of the primary reasons to employ an experienced Boston camera crew.



Our video production services in Boston include:


  • Interviews and B-roll
  • Event coverage
  • Presentations
  • Talking head video content
  • Motion pictures
  • Live streaming
  • Drone production
  • Animation and motion graphics
  • Panel discussion
  • Man on the street interviews
  • Corporate meetings
  • Behind-the-scenes footage
  • Commercials
  • Broadcast television media
  • Employee training materials
  • Sizzle reels
  • Time-lapse videos
  • Happy-face videos
  • Focus group recordings
  • Testimonials
  • Video news releases
  • Documentaries
  • Web conferencing
  • Red carpet coverage
  • Action and sports video
  • Product demonstration clips
  • …and whatever else you can imagine!


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What makes Boston a unique filming location?

Over decades of completing corporate video projects in Boston, Crews Control production managers have discovered hidden sides of the city, learning the best ways to make the area look great on film. In addition, they’ve found out how to avoid the pitfalls that can slow down a Boston video production or inflate its budget. 

The following are four points to keep in mind while filming in Boston:

  • Don’t neglect required permits: Shooting permits are necessary to film in Boston. This includes capturing B-roll in public spaces. Some parts of the metro area are harder to record video in than others. Harvard University, in nearby Cambridge, has a notoriously strict permitting process, one that the school enforces aggressively.
  • Work with the relevant film boards: The Massachusetts Film Office offers resources for predictions hoping to set up in the Bay State. The organization can point you to good locations, work with police for crowd control, help you work with permitting authorities and more.
  • Know the angles for the best skyline shots: The Boston skyline is versatile, and can be filmed from several directions. You may be especially eager to get views of Boston Harbor or the Zakim Bridge to add a sense of place to your footage. Boston Harbor beauty shots are best captured in the morning, whereas Back Bay looks great in the afternoon.
  • Have a parking plan in advance: With street parking so scarce in Boston, it’s important to have a strategy regarding how to get gear to a shoot location. One of the most effective tactics is to remove all needed gear from the van and then have one team member park the vehicle in a garage. Of course, this means a one-person video shoot isn’t feasible.

Crews Control professionals have seen it all in their years of shooting high-quality video. This makes them valuable additions to your team, ready to take on any unique challenges that come with shooting video in the city.



Our crews: Experience and gear list

To execute your Boston video project on time and under budget, it pays to work with a skilled and experienced video production crew. Every Crews Control director of photography has a minimum of 10 years’ experience in the video and film production field to ensure your projects receive the expert attention they deserve. Whether you’re filming a single short social media video or a months-long series, your production is in good hands.

Crews Control’s Boston camera crews perform their work with the latest, most advanced equipment. This ensures your job will never come up short due to a lack of adequate video or audio gear. The list of equipment available to each Crews Control crew member includes new tools from Sony, Panasonic, Canon, JVC, Ikegami, Thompson (Philips), Hitachi, Red and Arriflex.


Manufacturers

Check Out Our Extensive Camera List:

2K
  • Silicon Imaging SI-2K
  • Silicon Imaging SI-2K Mini
  • Vision Research Phantom v12.1
  • Vision Research Phantom v640

8K, 4K, UHD & 2k

ARRI RAW

  • Arriflex ALEXA

AVC Intra (NTSC)

AVCHD (NTSC)

  • Sony HXR-NX5U
  • Canon EOS C100

DVC PRO EX (NTSC)

  • Panasonic AJ-HDX 900

DVC PRO EX (PAL)

  • Panasonic AJ-HDX900E

DVC Pro HD (NTSC)

DVC Pro HD (PAL)

  • Panasonic AG-HVX200E
  • Panasonic AG-HPX 171E
  • Panasonic AG-HVX 200E
  • Panasonic AG-HVX 200P

XDCam EX

  • Sony PMW EX1
  • Sony PMW EX3
  • Sony PMW-EX1R
  • Sony PXW-X70
  • JVC GY-HM700U
  • Sony PMW 300
  • Sony PMW 320
  • Sony PMW-350
  • Sony PMW 400
  • Sony PMW-F3

XDCam HD

  • Sony PDW-F355
  • Sony PDW-F350
  • Sony PDW-F330
  • Sony PDW-700
  • Sony PDW-F800
  • Sony PDW-335

XF

  • Canon EOS C500
  • Canon EOS C300
  • Canon EOS C100

With their training, experience and gear, our Boston camera crews are ready to make your next production a success.

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By pairing expert crews with technologically sophisticated equipment, Crews Control delivers top-quality results for clients every time.

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Some of our Happy Clients

Crews Control has spent over three decades giving companies access to the video production services they need to achieve their objectives. From ambitious start-ups, to the largest companies in the world, we serve all types of organizations — including over half of the Fortune 500. Expert camera crews have helped these businesses succeed, and your Boston video project could thrive with the same level of professionalism.


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Prepared, Creative, Professional and on the 10 scale an 11

I’ve been producing and directing videos for Broadcast (NBC/ABC/CNN/C-SPAN) and Corporate for over 30 years – and Matthew and Dan were one of the best crews I have EVER worked with.

Thanks

Dan

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The footage was well done.

Just got out of the edit. Tim did a great job. Considering the talent we gave him to work with, I would go as far as to say he’s a bit of a magician.

Thanks for the help!

Jim

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Thanks for the great shoot yesterday.

Everything was great and I wanted to let you know that our Executive Producer said the footage we got from the different regions was the best footage he had ever seen come from remote crews that we didn’t have control over. That is a great compliment coming from him.

I appreciate all your help and look forward to working with you again!

Carol

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