Brand films for deep tech.

Functionally yes, with different audiences using different terms. 'Hard tech' is the US/VC vernacular (Founders Fund, a16z, Lux Capital). 'Deep tech' is the more established global term (BCG, Hello Tomorrow, the EU's Innovation Council). 'Frontier tech' and 'tough tech' (MIT's The Engine) describe the same companies. We use 'deep tech' on this page because it covers both audiences; we cover hard tech, frontier tech, and tough tech under the same approach.

Yes. Standard deep tech production runs under NDAs at both the production-company and crew levels, with pre-cleared footage workflows, secured raw-storage, and edit reviews before delivery. For defense and dual-use work we screen crew for ITAR posture before booking. We have produced under these constraints for robotics, solar, biotech, and lab-based work, and we confirm the security envelope before shoot day, not after.

Deep tech and hard tech brand films typically run $25,000-$80,000 for a single shoot package (hero film + social cutdowns + investor-deck loop). Full launch campaigns with multi-site coverage, founder + customer stories, and aerial documentation scale to $80,000-$200,000. Defense, semiconductor fab, and aerospace test-site work can carry additional security overhead. Pricing reflects field/site complexity, NDA workflow, and multi-day deployment shoots — not just camera time.

Yes, when scope and budget align. Pre-Series A hard tech often needs a single founder profile or a tight investor-deck brand film rather than a full campaign — typical scope is $15,000-$35,000 for a focused single-day or two-day shoot. Most agencies oversell at this stage; we under-promise and ship a single excellent asset that survives diligence.

Robotics and autonomy, defense tech and dual-use hardware, semiconductors and advanced manufacturing, aerospace and space tech, energy tech (grid, fusion, nuclear, storage, EV charging, geothermal), climate hardware, and biotech hardware. We do not specialize in pure-software AI or SaaS (those are SaaS shoots) — for those, see our SaaS industry page.

Pricing is scope-based, not template-based. We define deliverables, audience, locations, crew, and revisions before quoting — so the budget reflects actual production needs rather than a pre-set tier.

Yes. A fixed budget works best when deliverables, locations, revision rounds, and timeline are clear before production starts. We will tell you what is achievable inside the budget rather than promise more than the scope supports.

Both. Most marketing and web programs run as monthly retainers (strategy, content, optimization). Video and brand projects are typically scoped per engagement, with optional content retainers for ongoing assets.

Discovery and strategy run 1–2 weeks; production and build run 3–8 weeks depending on scope; launch and iteration kicks off after delivery. Marketing programs are ongoing with measurable milestones at month one, month three, and month six.