Video Production in Elgin, Illinois
Construction progress films, builder and contractor brand videos, recruiting videos and social content for businesses in Elgin, South Elgin, St. Charles and the Fox Valley.
Elgin is building. New apartment communities, subdivisions, industrial space along the Randall Road and I-90 corridors, and the contractors and suppliers that come with all of it. For a builder or developer, a video of the project going up is a sales tool, a lender update and a marketing asset for the next project, all from the same footage.
Bokeh Film Production is based in the Milwaukee area, about an hour and a half from Elgin, and we already film here. Elgin, South Elgin, St. Charles and Geneva are quoted with a short travel line that we put in writing before you decide. Our Northern Illinois page explains how we work on this side of the line.
What we made in Elgin
A construction progress film for a builder’s new apartment community in Elgin: ground and drone footage across the build, cut into a 57 second piece that shows the project from site work to finished clubhouse. Progress films like this run on the builder’s website, in investor and lender updates, and as the proof piece for the next proposal.
What we make for Elgin businesses
Builders and developers
- Construction progress films from groundbreaking to lease-up
- Aerials of the site at each milestone
- Finished community tours and leasing videos
Contractors and trades
- Brand films that win the bid before the meeting
- Recruiting videos for crews that cannot hire
- Job-site clips posted for you every month
Manufacturers and industrial
- Recruiting videos for the floor
- Capability films for your sales team
- Facility aerials where airspace allows
Local businesses and restaurants
- The owner’s story in 90 seconds
- A month of social content from one day
- Commercials built for Meta ads within 10 miles
Filming in Elgin
Elgin sits inside Chicago’s Mode C veil but outside the controlled airspace of the towered airports at drone altitude for most addresses, so aerials of a job site or a facility usually need no authorization. We fly Remote ID compliant aircraft, our pilot is FAA Part 107 certified, and we check the FAA facility map for every address before we quote.
For a progress film we plan the visit schedule around your construction milestones, usually four to six visits across the build, and deliver a short cut after each one so you have something to share while the project is still going.
What it costs
Single projects: brand films from $3,500, most land between $3,500 and $6,500. Construction progress films are scoped by the number of visits; ask on the call. One testimonial $1,800, or two to three in a half day for $3,500. A social content shoot day $1,500. Recruiting videos from $3,000. Drone footage added to any shoot for $450. Monthly partnerships from $1,800 per month, travel included. Single projects in the Fox Valley carry a short travel line, written into the scope.
Full detail and what is included on each service page.
Questions Elgin businesses ask us
Do you charge travel to Elgin?
A short travel line on single projects, written into the scope before you decide. Monthly partnerships and multi-visit progress films include travel. Lake County, to the north, is inside our standard area with no travel charge.
How does a construction progress video work?
We visit the site at milestones you choose, usually four to six across the build, with ground and drone footage each time. You get a short cut after each visit for your website and social pages, and a finished progress film when the project is complete. It is scoped by the number of visits.
Can you fly a drone over our Elgin job site?
Usually with no authorization needed. Most of Elgin is outside controlled airspace at drone altitude. We check your address on the FAA facility map before we quote and handle any authorization that applies.
How early can you be on site?
As early as the job needs. A 6:30 a.m. call for a crew dispatch or a sunrise aerial is normal, and for two-day shoots we stay in the area so the second morning starts on time.
Something is going up in Elgin. Let’s make sure people see it.
Tell us about the project, the company and the timeline, and we will scope the video and the travel line together. Written scope and price within two business days.