THE LIGHTROOMSTUDIO · NYC
Menu
Start a project

Journal

Reels & Brand Film Guides

Reels and brand films raise different questions for art and craft businesses than for most brands, and these guides work through them: whether a brand film needs a talking head at all, how to batch a quarter of reels from one studio day, how to sequence reels in the countdown to a show, what a beverage brand needs shot before launch.

Pick the guide for the format or the decision you are facing. Some compare formats directly, like a three-minute walkthrough against a thirty-second reel. Others cover a single choice, like picking trending audio, music, or room tone for an art reel.

Explore reels & films →

A Gallery's Brand Film Has No Maker to Follow Selling the Process Without Selling Out a Maker's Craft Does a Brand Film Need a Talking Head at All? A Fundraising Film Has to Close an Ask, Not Just Charm a Viewer How to Batch a Quarter of Reels From One Studio Day What a Beverage Brand Needs Shot Before It Launches Choosing Sound for Art Reels: Trending Audio, Music, or Room Tone The Countdown to a Show: Sequencing Reels Before an Opening A Three-Minute Walkthrough vs a Thirty-Second Reel of a Show Why and How to Film Your Artistic Process (Without Stifling Your Creativity) Highlight Reel vs Full Event Recording: What Do You Need? How Long Should a Brand Film Actually Be? How Many Reels Does a Creative Business Actually Need? How to Brief a Brand Film So It Isn't a Longer Reel What Should Live in a Gallery's Instagram Highlights? Making a Reel When There's No Video, Only Stills Pricing a Studio Day Backwards: Ten Reels for $1,500 in a $3,000 Market Process Reels vs Finished-Work Reels, What Each One Actually Does Short-Form That Fills Seats at Your Next Workshop Why 30 Seconds Is the Right Length for a Studio Tour Reel Time-Lapse of a Work in Progress: When It Helps and When It Cheapens What a One-Off Reel Shoot Actually Requires What Goes Into a Simple Brand Film? What Makes a Reel Feel Dated Six Months Later? What Makes a Reel Feel Useful Instead of Random? What to Do With a Reel Nobody Watched When One Reel Is Enough Why Event Audio Matters More Than the Camera Sometimes