Hire the best New York video crews
New York City is a natural place to shoot your next video production. Whether it’s a scripted short film shoot with local talent, a live stream of an event or anything in between, your project will find a home in the Big Apple.
The city that never sleeps moves fast — and that means your video crew needs to work likewise. Rather than taking any chances with your search for a camera crew or production team, turn to the best video production company in New York City: Crews Control.
Crews Control can connect you with the best New York video crews, whether you need one person to operate a camera, a full three-camera switch package or a team of any scale. Crews Control only works with video crews that are fully compliant with all COVID-19 regulations and ready to bring your New York video production on time and on budget.
We’ve been shooting in New York for over 30 years. When you choose to work with Crews Control, you get the best possible New York filming experience.
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Hire a New York video crew for your next shoot
New York is unmatched for its big city atmosphere. It moves fast day and night, featuring Broadway, Wall Street and so much more. But of course, the same frantic pace that makes NYC exciting can trip up your ability to film smoothly.
Choosing the city as your next filming location means taming its potential chaos, and that calls for an experienced video crew. In New York, you will typically need at least two people to get your production going. Between parking your transport vehicles, unloading gear and setting up, managing a shoot is unfeasible with only one team member.
Having expertise on your side can help when it comes to applying for the proper filming permits from the Mayor’s Office of Media and Entertainment. The Mayor’s Office of Film and Video offers free filming permits, which come with special perks like parking passes. Running your shoot with all necessary paperwork in place is the best way to avoid running afoul with the police.
Whether you’re filming a corporate communications or marketing video for one of the innumerable companies headquartered in New York, staging a live broadcast of an event, interviewing passersby, shooting B-roll or taking on any other Big Apple video project, a crew with local experience can keep your shoot moving along, while also delivering the best finished project possible.
Crews Control’s New York video crews have taken on every kind of job imaginable and can put their experience to work on your project. Whether you’re planning on a single day of filming or an extended feature-length shoot, don’t pass up the opportunity to tap into this local knowledge. Insight about everything from parking laws to ideal outdoor filming locations can smooth the progress of your shoot.
Types of video services available in New York
Videos shot in New York can range from full-scale film shoots to quick video livestreams. A local crew from Crews Control can assist you on your project, no matter what type you need.
Our video production services in New York 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 shooting video in New York unique?
What are the factors that differentiate an NYC video shoot from a film production anywhere else? Our experienced New York video crews have accumulated a multitude of insights you should consider, including the following:
- Some locations require extra insurance: If your chosen filming location requires a Certificate of Insurance, it will take some time to secure the necessary coverage through the crew’s insurance provider. This takes time, so it’s important to check with the property manager in advance.
- Gaining entry to buildings can be tricky: Shooting video in a grand New York skyscraper means getting all the needed equipment up to the right floor. To do that, your crew will have to scout out the freight elevator and determine its hours of operation so they don’t get stranded.
- Be extra sure to get signed releases from pedestrians: When you interview the “man on the street” as part of your video shoot, it’s a sound practice to get signed releases, especially in New York. With plenty of documentary and feature film shoots in town, lots of people are familiar with how filming works and may take legal action if you use footage of them improperly or without permission.
- Leave more travel time than you think you need: Traveling between multiple New York locations may look easy on the map, but will likely end up being far more time-consuming than anticipated. Traffic can strike any part of the five boroughs, at any time of day.
Gear, experience and expertise
Crews Control directors of photography each come with a decade or more of industry experience in video production services. Whether you’re shooting video on Wall Street, in Yankee Stadium, on a crowded subway platform or anywhere in between, our camera crews will bring professionalism and polish to your video production. After all, our crews are here to make you and your brand look great.
The New York camera crews available through Crews Control are equipped with — and skilled at using — the latest equipment, including gear from Sony, Panasonic, Canon, JVC, Ikegami, Thompson (Philips), Hitachi, Red and Arriflex.
Manufacturers
- Canon
- Eclair
- JVC
- Panasonic
- RED
- Sony
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
- RED Scarlet
- RED One
- RED Weapon
- RED Epic
- ARRI Amira
- BlackMagic URSA
- BlackMagic Cinema Camera
- BlackMagic URSA Mini
- Canon EOS C500
- Sony F65
ARRI RAW
- Arriflex ALEXA
AVC Intra (NTSC)
- Panasonic AJ-HPX3000
- Panasonic AJ-HPX 3700
- Panasonic AJ-HPX3100
- Panasonic AJ-HPX2700
- Panasonic AJ-HPX2100
- Panasonic AG-HPX 300
- Panasonic AJ-HPX 2000 AJ-YBX200G
- Panasonic AG-HPX 370
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)
- Panasonic AJ-HDC-27H
- Panasonic AJ-HDC-27HE
- Panasonic AJ-HDC-27F
- Panasonic AJ-HDC27FE
- Panasonic AJ-HDC-27FP
- Panasonic AJ-HDC-27VP
- Panasonic AJ-HPX2000
- Panasonic AG-HPX500
- Panasonic AJ-HDC 20A
- Panasonic AG-HPX 170
- Panasonic AG-HPX171
- Panasonic AG-HVX200A
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
By pairing expert crews with technologically sophisticated equipment, Crews Control delivers top-quality results for clients every time. Request a free quote now!
Our crews understand New York City filming and can make your next project a success. What are you waiting for? Request a quote for your project now!
Some of our Happy Clients
At Crews Control, we’ve matched expert video crews with companies of all types, from start-ups and local businesses to multinational corporations, including more than half of the Fortune 500. Crews Control has helped these businesses thrive by providing video services that blend efficiency, professionalism and high-quality finished results. Your Atlanta video project could be the next success story.