Question 1

What kinds of video do you actually produce?

Accepted Answer

Mostly the video a local business actually needs. Short vertical reels of the work being done, 15 to 30 seconds, for Instagram, TikTok and the Google Business Profile. Hero video for the homepage and the town pages of your website plan, 30 to 60 seconds, looping cleanly with the sound off. Customer testimonials filmed in front of the finished job, because a Sudbury customer talking about her new kitchen sells more kitchens in Sudbury than we ever could. Ad creative in 6 to 15 second cuts with variants for testing. Recruitment films and event coverage when they come up, all framed for every ratio on the day.

Question 2

Do you handle scripting, concepts and creative direction?

Accepted Answer

Yes. A brand film or a testimonial starts with a treatment covering the idea, the script outline, the shot list and the references, refined with you before the shoot so the day runs to a shared plan rather than improvisation. For social content we usually lead the creative direction, because the hooks, the pacing and the on screen text that perform on Reels and TikTok change every few months and keeping up with them is our job, not yours. For ad creative we work to the campaign goal and produce several variants of each idea so there is something to test. If you already have a script, we direct to it.

Question 3

Can you shoot at our venue, office or site?

Accepted Answer

Yes, and almost every shoot happens at your premises or on a live job across Suffolk, Cambridgeshire and Norfolk, because the real workshop, the real kitchen and the customer's real driveway beat a studio for a local business every time. We arrive with lighting and sound that adapts to most rooms, set up in about half an hour, and plan the time of day around the light where it matters, the showroom at 9am, the restaurant when the tables are full. Travel within 30 miles of Bury St Edmunds is included. For a public location we sort the permission beforehand, and where a brief genuinely needs a studio we book one at cost, agreed first.

Question 4

How much does video production cost across the different project types?

Accepted Answer

The social content shoots are billed monthly: the Starter Shoot is £545 for 2 hours, 3 edited reels and 15 images, the Half Day is 4 hours for 6 reels and 15 images, and the Full Day is £995 for 7 hours, 10 reels and 30 images, each including the planning, direction, edit, grade, captions, licensed music and every export. Brand films, testimonials, recruitment films, motion graphics and ad creative sets are scoped as a clear fixed quote, confirmed in writing after a short call and before any filming, so the number you agree is the number you pay. There is no hourly rate and no separate editing charge.

Question 5

What about voiceover, music licensing and sound design?

Accepted Answer

Music is included in every shoot and every film, licensed from commercial libraries with full rights for organic and paid use, chosen in the edit to suit the brand rather than the trend of the week, and logged in the deliverables so the licence is on file. Voiceover, when a film needs one, is quoted at the artist's rate with no mark up, and we direct the read so it sounds like your business rather than a radio advert. Original composition and sync licences for well known tracks are possible, and we will say honestly whether the film needs them. Specialist audio crew for interviews is quoted at cost, agreed before the day.

Question 6

Will the videos work on social as well as on the website?

Accepted Answer

Yes, because we frame for both on the day. A vertical 9:16 reel cannot be cut cleanly from wide footage without losing half the frame, so every setup is composed for vertical, square and horizontal while we are there. You get Reels and TikTok at 9:16, the feed at 1:1 or 4:5, YouTube and the website at 16:9, and an MP4 for each town page of your website plan sized to autoplay without slowing the page down, which matters because page speed is part of what gets those pages ranking. Ad cuts come with captions burned in and the platform's safe areas respected, all in a clean folder with a note on which cut goes where.

Question 7

How do you handle video content for businesses that want to start with no existing footage?

Accepted Answer

Start with a Full Day, £995 for 7 hours, 10 edited reels and 30 images, billed monthly. That is enough to film the workshop, the team, 2 or 3 jobs in progress and the owner talking about the business, which gives the website plan real video for the homepage and the first town pages, fills the Google Business Profile and gives you weeks of reels to post while the pages start ranking. If the plan is being built at the same time we time the shoot so the site launches with real footage rather than placeholders. After that most businesses settle into a Starter Shoot at £545 each month, and a brand film comes later.

Question 8

What about video content for trade shows or events where we need quick turnaround?

Accepted Answer

We cover trade shows and events across Suffolk and Cambridge as a clear fixed quote agreed before the day, usually a highlight film plus a set of vertical clips for posting during and after, with stills alongside. If you want content posted while the show is on, we run an editor on site cutting clips as they come off the camera, quoted separately, and the fuller highlight film follows within 5 to 7 working days. The footage feeds the town pages and the Google Business Profile afterwards, so a stand in Cambridge keeps working for months. Tell us the date early and we plan backwards from it.

Question 9

How long does a video production project typically take?

Accepted Answer

Social content shoots are quick: we can usually go from first enquiry to shoot day within 2 to 3 weeks, and the edited reels and images are back within 5 working days of the shoot. A brand film or a testimonial takes longer because it deserves to, typically 4 to 6 weeks from the go ahead: a week or 2 of treatment and planning, the shoot day, 2 to 3 weeks in the edit and a round of your feedback before delivery. Testimonials depend on the customer's diary, which adds a little. If there is a hard date, a launch or a show, tell us at the start and we plan backwards from it.

Question 10

Do you handle video distribution and platform optimisation?

Accepted Answer

We deliver every cut in the format each platform wants, with SRT caption files, thumbnails where the platform needs them and a note on which version goes where, and for the website there is nothing for you to do at all. On a website plan we put the hero video on the homepage and the relevant town pages ourselves, sized so the pages stay fast, and add the clips to the Google Business Profile. If you run Google Ads or paid social with us the ad cuts go straight into the campaigns. The monthly ranking report your plan includes shows whether the pages the video sits on are moving, which matters more than views.

Question 11

How do I get in touch with FutureProofs?

Accepted Answer

The quickest way to start is the Start a Project form on this site. It takes about 2 minutes and tells us what you sell, where you work, which channels you post on and whether you are on a website plan, which is enough for us to come back with a recommended shoot rather than a generic reply.

We reply within 1 working day with what we think fits, a Starter Shoot at £545, a Full Day at £995 or a clear fixed quote for a brand film, and a first thought on what to film, or with a couple of questions if we need to understand the business better first. There is no obligation and nobody will ring you every other day.

If you want to speak to someone directly before filling out a form, you can email us at hello@futureproofs.co.uk. We are based in Bury St Edmunds and our working hours are 7 days a week, 7am to 11pm.

From there the next step is usually a short call, free, where we look at your website, your Google Business Profile and the towns you cover, and put together a shot list and a date. For a social content shoot we can usually go from first enquiry to shoot day within 2 to 3 weeks, and if the video is feeding a new website plan we time it so the pages launch with real footage.

We do not do hard sell. If 3 reels a month is all the business needs, that is what we will suggest, and if the honest answer is that the website needs fixing before any video will earn its keep, we will say that instead. Most of our clients have a couple of conversations with us before they book, and that is exactly how it should be.

If you are only exploring for now, that is fine too. We are happy to look at what you have and give you a straight steer on what would help, even if the answer is that you do not need video yet. Get in touch and we will see how we can help.

Video content built for the channels you actually post

Vertical first because that is where attention sits

One shoot, 3 ratios, every platform from the same setup

The Starter Shoot is £545 for 3 edited reels and 15 images

Brand films from a clear fixed quote, social cuts from the same day

Subtitles and captions for sound off viewing

Music licensed and included in the price

Video planned around the town pages, the Google Business Profile and the channels you actually post on, not a single hero film

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The Starter Shoot

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Vertical first, because that is where attention sits

One shoot, several channels fed

One fixed monthly figure

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What kinds of video do you actually produce?

Do you handle scripting, concepts and creative direction?

Can you shoot at our venue, office or site?

How much does video production cost across the different project types?

What about voiceover, music licensing and sound design?

Will the videos work on social as well as on the website?

How do you handle video content for businesses that want to start with no existing footage?

What about video content for trade shows or events where we need quick turnaround?

How long does a video production project typically take?

Do you handle video distribution and platform optimisation?

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