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Award-winning crews for your Sacramento video production

Filming an ambitious corporate video today can involve extensive outdoor shooting. This, in turn, means you must find the perfect destination for your B-roll and on-location footage. Sacramento, the capital of California and a city that has already become a filming spot for Hollywood auteur Greta Gerwig, could become a pivotal piece of your content strategy.

Sacramento is a city with many sides — you can capture gritty, industrial parks or colorful, expressive street art. You’ll also find plenty of sports venues around town where you can film action footage or crowd scenes. The Golden 1 Center is a full-scale arena playing host to the NBA’s Sacramento Kings and Sutter Health Park is not just the home of the AAA Sacramento River Cats, the Athletics will also play there while they wait for their move from Oakland to Las Vegas to be finalized.

The capitol dome provides opportunities to capture B-roll for videos focused on governmental topics or current events, while the vineyards and farms stretching out into the surrounding countryside let you add a pastoral tone to your content. No matter what kind of feeling you’re hoping to evoke, you can produce the necessary footage in Sacramento, with the aid of a locally based video team.

Why work with local experts in Sacramento?

Sacramento can be a very friendly location for filming purposes — boasting less traffic than the Bay Area and warm weather that extends the shooting season, it’s a welcoming destination for your production. Even in such conditions, however, it pays to have local experts on your side to guide you quickly and efficiently to the best spots in town for on-location shooting, B-roll capture and even meals. This is why Crews Control always pairs clients with video crews who know their respective areas.

In addition to providing logistical advice and support, our team members can also help you with permits and approvals. In Sacramento, there is a liability insurance requirement alongside the standard permit application. You may also encounter additional obligations depending on which part of Sacramento County you’re interested in exploring, or if you intend to film on California state property.

Beyond their role in offering local expertise and permitting assistance, Crews Control video experts are skilled at both the technical and artistic sides of filmmaking. This makes them an invaluable resource for your stakeholders and talent throughout filming, as you work together to create a high-quality finished product that will set you apart within your industry.


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Our video production services in Sacramento

The finished deliverable that comes from your Sacramento video production can fulfill a variety of roles for your brand.

An external video can serve as a compelling piece of informational content or marketing collateral. It could be a short clip like a social media marketing video or a TV commercial, a mid-length offering like a product explainer or an hours-long documentary. While external clips promote your business to a wide audience, internal options like C-suite messages and training modules enhance the loyalty and engagement of your team.

With an expert video crew on your side, you can be sure your video’s visual style will be a good match for both its content and your overall brand identity. Whether a specific deliverable is best suited to Hollywood-style production values or a simple, off-the-cuff look, a skilled director of photography can produce content that matches your vision.



Our video services in Sacramento 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 makes Sacramento a distinctive video destination?

When it comes to filming corporate videos, no two cities are quite the same. Discovering the unique character of Sacramento ahead of time can help you and your Crews Control team make the most of your time in the California capital. Some useful Sacramento facts to know, with input from local director of photography Brendan Compton, include:

  • Winters are mild, but summers can be very hot: The filming season is long in Sacramento. The city’s sunny California location ensures warm temperatures for most of the year, with very rare snowfall. With that said, outdoor filming at the height of summer is challenging and requires precautions, with temperatures sometimes reaching 110 degrees Fahrenheit.
  • Historic buildings make great B-roll subjects: The Capitol Building isn’t just an imposing governmental building that looks good on film — it’s also home to a museum with interesting exhibits to shoot. The Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament is another likely B-roll spot: Opened in 1889, the church boasts a beautiful Renaissance Revival facade.
  • The Gold Rush lives on in Sacramento: If your video focuses on California’s Gold Rush history, there are some irresistible filming destinations to visit around Sacramento. The most prominent is Old Sacramento State Historic Park, which contains more than 50 buildings from the mid-19th century.
  • Getting around is easy: If you’re traveling with little heavy gear, your crew may be able to cross Sacramento via light rail. If you end up needing a car or van, you should still expect to make good time. Traffic delays rarely exceed 15 minutes, in contrast to the larger and more congested cities elsewhere in California.

You and your Crews Control team will find plenty of fruitful filming opportunities in and around Sacramento. It’s easy to imagine returning time and again to film multiple videos over the course of years.



Our Sacramento video crews: Experience and gear

Working with an experienced director of photography brings a stable, confident perspective to any video shoot. This is why Crews Control chooses directors of photography who have spent at least 10 years in the industry. These skilled professionals use their knowledge to keep productions on time and under budget, even when unexpected circumstances arise.

To assist them in their work, our experts use the latest and greatest in filmmaking technology. As audiences become more accustomed to advanced corporate video content, their expectations are growing. Using high-tech gear, both on location and in the post-production studio, is a way to keep up with and exceed these expectations. Crews Control teams come to each video shoot with newly released equipment 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

Combining the best people with the best gear is a powerful way to set a video shoot up for success, and that’s why it’s the method we use. Request a free quote now!

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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 is the No. 1 name in corporate video production, We’ve spent over 30 years building a client list that extends from ambitious, fast-moving startups to the world’s leading corporations. Over half of the companies in the Fortune 500 have turned to us for assistance in fulfilling their diverse video needs. When you work with us in Sacramento, you’ll receive services tailored to your brand’s deeply held objectives, resulting in the exact right video for you.


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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.

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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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