FD Productions

The prices for each production vary depending on the type of project, the concept, and the client’s specific needs in order to capture their vision. Regardless of the these determining factors that affect price. FD Productions can assure each and every client we work with that the end product will be a high end professional grade production without requiring an extremely high end cost.

When establishing new customer relationships, we take our time on making sure we are producing the right story our client would like us to depict, the concept development and pre-production with their specific project. We place utmost importance on clear communication, and we do all we can to ensure our motion pictures attract the exact target demographic and audience are meet at every stage of production. We do this by producing a piece in which the message the client wishes to convey is captured in a technically sound and professional manner, composing the proper shots and ensuring all creative elements used are enhanced and used properly.

FD professionals encompass a broad range of educational backgrounds including degrees in cinematography, broadcasting, business administration, music production, music composition, communications and graphic design. We take pride in our production professionals having a sound foundation of both a filmic eye and mastery in storytelling. FD’s creative directors have attended the following institutions: L.A. Film School, San Francisco Conservatory of Music, University of North Carolina, Walter A. Haas School of Business, Kenyon College, San Francisco State University, University of California Berkeley, and Full Sail University.

During my early 20’s, I used to fly remote controlled helicopters with friends as my favorite pastime. During one of those days, a friend had brought along a consumer-grade Sony action video camera. Just as the sun dropped below the horizon, I attached the camera to the helicopter just for kicks and a personal memory to film my first night flight. I hit the record button; launched the plane and after a few minutes landed it successfully. To my utter amazement, the very first clip I captured was that of a shooting star in the distance. After that experience, I was hooked. I had always known and enjoyed the power and influence of motion pictures but that was the first time I was a part of capturing that power. Since then, it has been my passion and profession to effectively and efficiently help others visually capture their own version of a “shooting star” while telling a story.

We have vast involvement working with a very diverse array of clients that include: Tim Robbins, Olivia Culpo, Lativus Murray, Steve DeAngelo, and several tv and film projects.

During the early stages of our company’s inception, a perspective client hired one of our competitors whose bid was on face value cheaper than ours. A few months later, we received a rather frantic call from the client stating they needed someone to “finish and/or fix the project”. While working with the competitor the client had a very bad experience during the concept stage, shooting phase, and post-production. Needless to say, at the beginning of the process working with us the client was somewhat distraught and greatly concerned not only about the hidden cost they had originally incurred but also about the final production value. We, at FD Productions, used or experience, skills and creative insight to re-design the concept to the clients liking. We then provided a final cut in a much shorter turnaround time with absolutely no hidden delivery cost for our client to be stuck with. After all was said and done we provided the client with a product that exceeded their original expectations. Not only did the client give us a stellar review but has returned to FD Productions for other video production needs.

Perhaps the best advice we at FD can give a new customer is to always remember that a video production is a unique product in two primary ways. One of the most obvious is, once complete the media is permanent. The other, of equal importance, is that clients must understand productions are products that are all an all encompassing form of media; both in terms of the technical attributes and also in terms of creative and artistic qualities. If the creative elements are perfect but the producer cuts corners and doesn’t assemble the right crew or does not have the technical knowledge or proper tools to capture the project properly, then the project suffers greatly and has a very high probability of being unsuccessful for the client. If the cinematography, compositions and the appropriate film techniques of the production are flawless but the producer does not have the experience, aptitude, or creative insight to aid and direct the client in the best creative solution you then have a technical perfect product that misses the vision and lacks the creativity required to provide the desired result and properly impact audiences. The two main components of this equation are creative content and technical quality are the most important elements clients must focus on. That is why we at FD Productions make it our sole priority to deliver both cinematic production value and follow the rules of proper cinematography on a consistent basis.

There are two very important questions when dealing with a video production. Who is the audience? What is the concept? Once you have those two questions answered, we at FD Productions have the experience to aid and guide our clients through the rest of the process. Once the critical content is finalized. We will use our knowledge of high quality digital cinema to help you visualize the concept and explain the tricks of the trade that will allow the final product to emote the desired effect on the target audience. What we create is always a unique project. When it comes to the details that need to be thought out and decided upon, we will provide choices for the proper solutions and explain the importance of each element needed or why we think it is not necessary. The actually elements required at times may seem a bit endless but we can help you choose the best solutions such as; whether the use of a green screen would greatly enhance your production, the best technical frame rate for your project to be recorded in, the final running time for your production, type and size of crew needed, casting for both on screen and voiceover talent, how to incorporate aerial footage into your project properly, if you need graphics and how they may enhance or distract from the production, the proper sound design and how it can be used not only to save on cost but also how it can enhance the production value of the final product. So if you have a concept and a target audience in mind, we will help you finalize it and support you with the details required in order to complete the best production possible.