An award-winning crew for your Toronto video production
If you’re planning an ambitious video production in Canada, Toronto looms large as the obvious choice of location. As the country’s biggest metropolis and a hotbed of art and culture, Toronto has the production facilities and filming locations your company needs to produce a top-quality corporate video and related branded content. Note that over 70 film festivals and numerous Hollywood productions are based in Toronto: this is a city with the talent and infrastructure for video production, no matter how ambitious producers’ goals are.
TV and film productions in the city have included major-studio movies such as DC’s Shazam! And Suicide Squad, as well as hit shows from the Handmaid’s Tale to Star Trek: Discovery. In addition to providing studio spaces for these more fantastical works, Toronto has played itself in series including Kim’s Convenience, while also standing in for other major metropolitan areas.
Toronto is a beloved filming location for big studios because it can give so many looks. Since the city is in a temperate climate, it looks different in all four seasons. Whether you’re most interested in sunny waterfront views, atmospheric snow, flowers in the spring or blazing-red maple trees in autumn, Toronto can deliver.
If you want a modern cityscape, there’s the skyscraper corridors extending out from downtown or the always-busy Yonge-Dundas Square. There’s also an unprecedented amount of parks, and even an old-world castle, Casa Loma, which has appeared in numerous Hollywood blockbusters.
Perhaps your executive team is in town for a convention and you’re interested in live streaming panels, filming talks and creating other event video marketing materials. Maybe multiple customers have corporate offices in Toronto and you’d like to create testimonial videos to attract potential clients. Or if you’re interested in a fully acted series of promotional clips, you can choose to work with local talent on one of the million-plus square feet of studio space in the city. The options are wide-ranging and exciting.
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Work with the best Toronto video production company
To navigate the highly developed Toronto video production industry, you need experienced insiders, team members who can reliably bring a production in on time and under budget. This is where Crews Control comes in. For over 30 years, Crews Control teams in Toronto have helped businesses turn their corporate video ambitions into reality.
Creating video content for social media marketing is one top strategy to try out in Toronto. You can also take advantage of the city’s film and video editing infrastructure to create a longer promotional video series that will reach your target audience. Whatever form your business video project takes, you’ll need an efficient camera crew and a skilled video editor to turn your video footage into a polished piece of video content.
While you may be drawn to Toronto by its history of film productions — it’s called the Hollywood of the North — it can be intimidating to find help in such a thriving market. How do you find the best option? Working with Crews Control lets you cut through the uncertainty, because we screen our crews for quality — you can be sure you’re getting the best.
The role of a Crews Control video production team is to fill knowledge gaps, providing both local insights and technical know-how to get your corporate video completed up to high standards. These experienced professionals understand how to find the locations you’ll need to complete your shoot, as well as how to navigate all local regulations, including COVID-19 protection measures. With them on your side, your production will gain a boost of confidence.
Our video production services in Toronto
There’s no need to limit your ambitions when you’re filming in Toronto. Since the city is home to plenty of big-budget motion pictures, the rental equipment and studio space available can deliver any level of visual sophistication you need. Working with Crews Control opens up a world of corporate video production possibilities.
Our video services in Toronto 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 a Toronto video production unique?
Toronto has skyscrapers, suburbs, parks and everything in between — but how do you capture them best on film? The city is home to countless sound stages and post production facilities — but which are best? The skyline is beautiful — but where can you shoot it from? With an expert Toronto video production crew, you can film with confidence.
Crews Control video personnel deliver the level of knowledge and insight that will keep a production moving smoothly, whether you’re creating explainer video content for potential customers or a training video for your own team. The following are a few of the tips our producers have picked up over their time filming in Toronto:
- Know when you need a permit: Small-scale film predictions — for instance, two people filming b-roll in public — don’t need permits in Toronto. However, larger shoots with professional lighting do need to get approval. Furthermore, it’s important to notify managers and security services at buildings when you’re filming interiors.
- Pick out top-quality b-roll locations: Sometimes, the best way to see a city is to get out of it. Case in point: a great view of the Toronto skyline comes from the Toronto Islands. If you’re looking for shots of downtown hustle and bustle, Bay Street and Queen Street West are winning choices.
- Watch out for traffic: Toronto is a major metropolitan area, and that means it’s choked with traffic at rush hour — and sometimes at all hours. For multi-day shoots, you may fare best from a travel time perspective if you can book a hotel in your neighborhood of choice and not drive to the shoot at all.
- Be aware of who else is filming: A video production that doesn’t plan ahead may end up being interrupted by yet another production. Since so many videos, TV shows and movies film in Canada, you should make sure your chosen locations are free of other crews at the times you want to use them.
When you have a Crews Control production team on your side, you can make the Toronto film infrastructure work for you, capturing the footage you need without expending excessive amounts of resources. The presence of these experts will help you create a high-quality final product.
Our Toronto video crews: Experience and gear
Crews Control video production teams are seasoned professionals ready to complete even the most ambitious shooting schedule. Every Crews Control director of photography brings at least 10 years of experience in film and video production, meaning they have the confidence that comes from overseeing multiple types and sizes of shoots.
To make sure Crews Control teams are able to complete their work to a high standard of quality and professionalism, they are equipped with the best available equipment. From high-definition cameras and microphones to lights and even drones, all gear is chosen for maximum effectiveness. Crews Control professionals have access to the latest equipment from Sony, Panasonic, 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
The best people and the best gear combine to create ideal filming conditions. In Toronto, with copious film infrastructure in place, there’s nothing holding your corporate video production aback.
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 built an impressive roster of clients over three decades in the video business. This extends from ambitious and fast-moving startups to over half of the Fortune 500. These companies have discovered that even in a city like Toronto, with a rich film and video tradition, it pays to work with experts who understand how to turn any corporate video shoot into a success.