Corporate Video Production in Los Angeles
Corporate films and client testimonials filmed across Los Angeles by trusted local crews, with a member of our team on set and the writing, planning and editing done in São Paulo. One contract, billed in US dollars.
Filming across Greater Los Angeles
Trusted LA crews on camera, with one of our own people on set for every shoot.
FilmLA permits, insurance and building access arranged before the crew arrives.
What we produce in Los Angeles
As a Los Angeles video production company for corporate work, we film two formats on location. A corporate film tells a company’s story through the people who run it and the places where the work happens: a headquarters on the Westside, a lab, a warehouse near the port, an executive message, a product launch. A client testimonial lets a customer explain, in their own words, what changed after working with you. A partner crew from LA films both at your site, someone from our team is on set, and the script, direction and edit come from our team in São Paulo. Learn more about corporate film production and client testimonial videos.
Plenty of projects need no crew at all. Animated videos, videos built with AI-generated imagery, edits made from stock footage and new cuts of material you already have are produced in São Paulo, with the same formats and languages as a filmed project.
The test is simple. If the film relies on a real face, a real place or a customer’s own words, it needs a shoot in Los Angeles. If it explains a product, a workflow or a policy, animation often does the job faster and takes no one away from work for a day. Many projects use both: a short interview filmed on location, framed by animated sections produced in São Paulo.
Corporate films
Client testimonials
Leadership and interview films
Animated videos
AI-assisted videos
Videos from your existing footage
Corporate films
Client testimonials
Leadership and interview films
Animated videos
AI-assisted videos
Videos from your existing footage
How a Los Angeles project comes together
From the first call to the last file, here is who handles each stage of an LA shoot.
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Creative direction
Our creative team in São Paulo develops the concept, writes the script or the interview questions and builds the shot list. You approve each piece before any shoot day is confirmed.
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Permits and logistics
Production management in São Paulo books the crew, checks site access and safety rules and handles the FilmLA permit wherever the location requires one. One person on our team is your contact for the whole project.
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Filming in Los Angeles
A crew from our trusted production partners in Los Angeles films at your location. They live and work in the area, so nobody flies in and the schedule follows your calendar.
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Our team on set
One of our people is on every Los Angeles shoot, keeping the day on plan, putting interviewees at ease and checking each scene off the list before the crew wraps.
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Editing and post-production
Our São Paulo post-production team edits the film and finishes color, sound, graphics, captions and versions. Los Angeles is four or five hours behind São Paulo, depending on the season, so notes you send at the end of your day are already being worked on before your next morning starts.
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Contract and billing
Your contract is with Olive Tree Films, LLC, our US company in Miami, with prices and invoices in US dollars. We hire and manage the Los Angeles crew, so your finance team deals with a single vendor.
From Los Angeles to São Paulo
Olive Tree started in Los Angeles. Our founders, Silas Oliveira and Caroline Mendonça, met in college in the city, and in 2008 Caroline registered Olive Tree Studio in California, the company’s first legal form, before the two returned to Brazil and opened the studio in São Paulo. Today the team works in English, Spanish and Portuguese, offers voice-over in more than 50 languages, includes two revision rounds in every package and has served more than 400 clients. Read our story.
FilmLA, neighbors and the weather
In Los Angeles, a permit is needed even when you film inside your own building. According to FilmLA’s requirements for the City of Los Angeles, a filming permit is required for all on-location filming of a commercial nature, on public and private property alike, within the city. FilmLA processes the application, which needs at least three full business days before the first shoot day, and more for stunts, special effects, aerial work or closures. City parks need at least four business days. The base application fee is $931 per permit, covering up to five locations over seven consecutive days.
Insurance must be on file with the city and FilmLA before the permit is released, and California requires workers’ compensation coverage for every production. FilmLA also distributes notices of filming to the homes and businesses around the location, usually two business days before the shoot, so neighbors know what to expect. Olive Tree Films, LLC carries general liability insurance in the United States and provides certificates of insurance.
Los Angeles County has 88 cities, according to the County of Los Angeles, and requirements and lead times vary from one jurisdiction to the next. A shoot in Santa Monica, Burbank or Long Beach may follow different rules from one in the City of Los Angeles, so list every address in your request.
The weather is mild most of the year, which makes exterior scenes easier to plan. Coastal mornings in late spring are often gray, and inland valleys get very hot in late summer, so outdoor scenes still get a backup plan.
We film across Greater Los Angeles. Traffic decides how many locations fit in one day, so tell us all of them up front.
For Tuvis’s first advertising campaign, our team handled planning, casting, production and post-production for a 90-second brand film in English, performed by native English speakers. The film won Gold at the Prêmio ABC. Filmed in São Paulo, Brazil. In Los Angeles, a city built around casting and performance, the same process applies: the right people on camera, chosen before the shoot, and a script written for the way they speak. Read the Tuvis case.
The trailer is public. The full film is available on request.
Relevant work
Comparable projects, and where they were filmed
These projects were made in Brazil by the same team that writes, directs and edits our Los Angeles work.
English on camera
Wizard by Pearson
About 200 English-learning videos for Wizard by Pearson, with native and advanced English speakers, filmed in studios and in real settings such as homes, hotels and restaurants. Filmed in Brazil. Read the Wizard case.
Four executives, one day
Certta
Certta’s rebranding film brought four executives from four sectors in front of the camera in a single day, inside a corporate space dressed as four themed sets, with the last scene shot at a restaurant nearby. Filmed in São Paulo, Brazil. Read the Certta case.
Real footage and AI
TOPMIND
To mark twenty years of a technology company, a two-minute film that combined real imagery with AI-generated images, our studio’s first production built that way. Produced by our team in São Paulo. Read the TOPMIND case.
Verified reviews
Reviewed on Clutch.
300%
increase in new-user visits to the Tuvis website, according to Tuvis’s verified review of our work on Clutch.
6M
campaign impressions, plus 27,000 clicks, reported in the same review.
Source: verified reviews on Clutch. These are results of the entire Tuvis campaign, not of the video alone.
“Everyone I interact with is incredibly friendly,” wrote Greg Johns, a videographer at OpenText, about the corporate b-roll we filmed for the Canadian information management company. Vittoria Tatavitto, Product Marketing Coordinator at Tuvis, summed up a project that covered planning, casting, production and post-production: “The whole journey with them was exceptional.”
Languages
English, Spanish and Portuguese
Los Angeles speaks many languages: 56.4% of residents aged five and older use a language other than English at home, according to US Census Bureau QuickFacts. Our team works in English, Spanish and Portuguese throughout each project.
Briefing and reviews
Notes in your language
Scripts, interview guides and review notes come in English, Spanish or Portuguese, so each approver signs off in the language they read best.
On set
Interviews in English or Spanish
People on camera can answer in English, Spanish or Portuguese, and the team member on set can follow the conversation in each of them.
Post-production
Captions and 50+ voices
Captions are part of every package, and voice-over in more than 50 languages takes the film to audiences beyond the US.
Filmed in LA, ready for the Americas and Asia
Los Angeles faces two large regions at once, Latin America and the Pacific, and many companies there run teams in both. A film shot in LA often has to work far beyond California, so plan the versions before the shoot: which interviews get subtitles or voice-over, what on-screen text changes by country, and which scenes need a vertical frame. Settled early, a version is an edit, not an extra shoot day.
Working from São Paulo, our team can add Portuguese for Brazil and Spanish for Latin America to the same project. See our approach to multi-market video production.
Always in the package
Six things are included in every corporate video package. Anything else is described in your proposal before production starts.
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Long and short versions
Two long cuts and two short cuts from the same shoot, one pair for presentations and one for social media.
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Horizontal and vertical
Horizontal and vertical versions for screens, sites and phones.
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Captions
Captions on each version, for accessibility and silent autoplay.
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Two revision rounds
Two revision rounds after the first cut, with one person on your side collecting the team’s notes.
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Usage rights
Permanent usage rights for films without actors; one-year rights for films with actors.
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Music
Licensed royalty-free music included; an original score can be quoted separately.
Corporate video packages from $5,000
Los Angeles projects are priced in US dollars, starting at $5,000 for a corporate video. The proposal lays out scope, schedule and price before any shoot date is set.
What shapes the price and the timeline
A Los Angeles proposal is built from shooting days, the number of locations and the drive between them, crew size, the FilmLA permit and any jurisdiction fees, actors, interviews, languages, versions, animation and music. Building rules play a part as well: security escorts, filming hours or safety training at a campus or plant can change the crew call.
Count on 20 to 30 calendar days from briefing to first cut when the project includes an LA shoot or actors, and 15 to 20 when it uses existing footage, stock or animation. Give at least 15 calendar days of notice for a shoot. The two revision rounds then follow the speed of your feedback.
What usually moves LA schedules: executive availability, traffic between locations, permit lead times and the number of approvers. If the film is tied to a launch or an event, start from that date and we work backward.
Handy for the first call, though not required to send a request: the goal and audience, who could be on camera, the locations and their rules, the approvers and your brand guidelines.
Global brands on our client list
After you inquire
From request to shoot day
Five steps from your first message to the shoot, with the same team throughout.
One team.
One contract.
Filmed in Los Angeles.
Edited in São Paulo.
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Reply
We review your request and usually reply within 24 hours on business days.
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20-minute call
A Google Meet call to answer your questions and understand the goal, the audience and the locations.
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Proposal
Scope, schedule, deliverables and price in US dollars, based on what we learned in the call.
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Pre-production
Script or interview guide, shoot plan and the local crew confirmed for your date, with at least 15 calendar days of notice.
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Shoot and edit
Filming at your location, then editing in São Paulo, first cut, two revision rounds and delivery.
Related pages and cases
The formats we film in Los Angeles, and the cases behind this page.
Practical questions about filming in Los Angeles
What LA teams want to know before they book a shoot.
Do you have a crew in Los Angeles?
Yes, through trusted local partner crews, with a member of our team on set for every shoot. Creative direction, production management and post-production are handled by our team in São Paulo, and you contract Olive Tree Films, LLC, our US company in Miami. Call +1 (786) 936-6428 or write to hello@olivetreefilms.com.
Do we need a permit to film inside our own building?
In the City of Los Angeles, usually yes. FilmLA’s requirements state that commercial filming needs a permit on public and private property alike, so a corporate shoot in your own building falls under the same rule. The building owner or manager also sets access rules and may ask for a certificate of insurance.
How long does a FilmLA permit take, and what does it cost?
FilmLA needs at least three full business days before the first shoot day, with the application in by 10 a.m., and more time for stunts, special effects, aerial work or closures. City parks need at least four business days. The base application fee is $931 per permit, for up to five locations over seven consecutive days.
What if our location is outside the City of Los Angeles?
Los Angeles County has 88 cities, and requirements and lead times vary by jurisdiction. A location in Santa Monica, Burbank or Long Beach may follow different rules from the City of Los Angeles, so send every address with your request and we confirm what each one needs.
Can people on camera speak Spanish?
Yes. Interviews can be in English, Spanish or Portuguese, captions are included in every package, and voice-over is available in more than 50 languages.
How far ahead should we book a shoot in Los Angeles?
At least 15 calendar days before the shoot. Allow more if the plan involves closures, aerial shots or a city park, which need longer permit lead times, or if several executives must be on camera.
Request a proposal
Filmed in Los Angeles. Directed and edited by the same team.
Request a proposal
Tell us about your Los Angeles project.
Six fields are enough to get started: who you are, what you need, where and when. Budget range and project details are optional.
What happens next. In most cases we reply within 24 hours on business days and schedule a 20-minute Google Meet call. Then you receive a proposal in US dollars with scope, schedule and deliverables.
Want to talk first? Call or WhatsApp +1 (786) 936-6428, or email hello@olivetreefilms.com.