Work with award-winning experts on your Reykjavik video production
Corporate video creation has never been more important — or competitive. Today, it pays to have a reliable location to film and produce clips as part of a carefully designed video strategy. Whether your business is based in North America or Europe, the island nation of Iceland and its capital Reykjavik can become key parts of your strategy.
Iceland’s rocky, volcanic landscapes make a distinctive backdrop for videos, and untouched natural areas are easily accessible from the city by car. If you’d rather film downtown, there are numerous impressive architectural sights to take in, including the iconic Hallgrímskirkja church and Perlan Museum.
Numerous film and TV projects have chosen Iceland as a filming location. Shows ranging from HBO’s Succession to Netflix’s The Witcher have shot in the country, along with superhero films from both the Marvel and DC cinematic universes. With the right professional film crew on your side, you can capture the same appeal that inspired these filmmakers when shooting corporate video.
What’s the value of Reykjavik-based video production experts?
Once you settle on a location to film content for your brand, it pays to team up with professionals who know the area well. This partnership means your production will be on solid ground from the start, even if the conditions are different from what you’re accustomed to. Crews Control pairs your brand with regional experts, ensuring you’re never lost.
In Iceland, advice from Crews teams can help you take advantage of the unique landscape and deal with the polar conditions — with extremely long daylight hours in summer and very short days in winter. They can also assist with transportation. While Reykjavik isn’t large or difficult to navigate overall, there is always some driving involved, with the airport located 40 minutes from the city center.
In addition to pointing out the best locations and B-roll spots and keeping your shoot on schedule, Crews Control professionals offer more general kinds of filmmaking expertise. By striking up a partnership, your brand can receive high-quality video production services without adding permanent salaries or purchasing equipment out of pocket.
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Our video production services in Reykjavik
In today’s corporate media landscape, compelling video content has become the backbone of many businesses’ internal and external communications strategies. This content can be united by a consistent aesthetic or vary to suit the audience, from polished documentary-style filmmaking to candid, casual shots. Video footage captured in Iceland can serve a number of purposes for your business, from recruiting and employee education videos to TV commercials, social media clips, explainer videos and much more.
Some of today’s most effective videos are just seconds long, with clips on social media platforms like TikTok and Instagram getting a brand’s identity across in a blink. In other cases, it’s best to go long, delivering in-depth live streams from corporate events and industry gatherings. Wherever your videos fall on the spectrum from short to long, a professional Crews Control team can help you produce high-quality content.
Our video services in Reykjavik include:
- Interviews and B-roll
- Event coverage
- Presentations
- Drone production
- Animation and motion graphics
- Motion pictures
- Live streaming
- 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 are the defining features of a Reykjavik video shoot?
For companies based in North America or mainland Europe, Reykjavik and Iceland in general can represent an exciting change of pace, with sights and sounds that speak to a clear sense of place. What will it take for you and your Crews Control team to capture that distinctive flavor? The following are a few of the important considerations for a shoot in and around Reykjavik.
- The light is truly unique: Reykjavik’s extreme northern location means that in the summer months, from May to August, darkness only lasts for approximately three hours. The so-called “magic hour”, when the light is especially beautiful, may last for far longer than an hour, creating perfect conditions for filming stunning outdoor footage.
- Town and city are deceptively close: Downtown Reykjavik is home to multiple architectural styles, from distinctive and traditional northern houses to sleek contemporary buildings. Once your team has captured enough footage of these structures, you can pack up and drive for half an hour into nature and discover fields of volcanic rock, seascapes, waterfalls, lagoons and much more.
- Studio space is available: If you’re eager to capture interior footage or greenscreen shots — or simply want to be productive during the frosty Icelandic winter — you can film at the local studio space RVK Studios. It’s part of a fully planned Film Village, which will sport useful facilities for all stages of creative productions.
- Conferences in Reykjavik provide filming opportunities: Whether you’re interested in live streaming, archival content or both, industry gatherings are perfect for video creation. Reykjavik actively markets itself as a convention destination where businesspeople from Europe and North America can meet and collaborate, and thus it’s an ideal site to film on-location content.
Once you’ve started shooting video in Iceland, you’ll quickly discover new opportunities that can fuel your corporate media strategy for months and years to come.
Our Reykjavik video crews: Experience and gear
No matter your organization’s exact video needs, an experienced hand behind the camera can help you get results. This is why Crews Control works with directors of photography who have at least 10 years of experience in the industry. These professionals come into every job with filmmaking expertise that spans both creative and technical considerations, and they can keep your shoot on track, even when unexpected circumstances strike.
To help them get optimal results, Crews Control experts use the latest and greatest equipment. From the cameras, mics and lighting rigs on location to the editing software in the studio, each piece of technology is chosen to meet exacting standards. The footage produced by Crews Control teams will look impressive for years to come, even amid rising audience expectations. These professionals work with gear made by 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
A Reykjavik video shoot carried out by Crews Control’s teams combines hard-won expertise with high-tech equipment, delivering results for your business. Request a free quote now!
By pairing expert crews with technologically sophisticated equipment, Crews Control delivers top-quality results for clients every time.
Some of our Happy Clients
Crews Control has spent over 30 years in corporate video production, helping companies of all kinds achieve their unique objectives with high-quality content. These organizations range from ambitious and quick-thinking start-ups to major corporations, including over half of the Fortune 500. When you choose Crews Control to assist with your Reykjavik video production, you can add your name to the list of success stories.
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
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
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