Musician Video Production Auckland

In Auckland

Auckland is where most of New Zealand’s music industry is based, with the studios, labels and a live circuit that runs from small rooms to arenas. Hemara Group is headquartered there, so Auckland shoots need no travel.

Auckland is where most of New Zealand’s music, advertising and screen work is made. It is the country’s largest city, home to about a third of the population, and it has the widest range of locations within an hour’s drive: city streets, harbour, west coast beaches and the volcanic cones.

Billie is part of Hemara Group, which is headquartered in Auckland, so Auckland shoots need no travel.

Services in Auckland

What it’s for

A release today needs more than one video: the music video, a visualiser or lyric video, vertical clips for the weeks around release, a live or acoustic session, and press photos that match.

Planning them together means one look carries across everything and the shoot days go further. Billie is part of EYWA Records, so this is the work it is built around, and every project starts with the song. Billie also shoots stills, so portraits and cover art can come from the same production.

What gets made

Music videos
Visualisers and lyric videos
Vertical clips for release week
Live and acoustic sessions
Press photos and cover art
Behind-the-scenes content

On the shoot

Rights to the master

The video uses the final master, so the artist or label needs to own it or have cleared it, including any samples, before release.

Work back from the release date

The video, the vertical cuts and the press photos all need to be finished before the single goes out, so the plan starts from the release date and works backwards.

Which retainer suits

An artist releasing steadily can use Essential at $1,500 NZD a month for a regular production session, three edited pieces and five short-form edits, which suits release-week content and live sessions. A music video itself is usually quoted as Bespoke Production, since the treatment, cast and locations change the scope from song to song. Artists building a campaign across several singles may suit Creative at $3,000 NZD a month, which adds creative direction and concept development; the retainer guide sets out the difference.

Production Retainers

Visuals with intention. Stories with impact.

Ongoing film production and creative services for brands and businesses. Built around consistent output, considered creative direction and quality visual storytelling.

Essential

For those building their visual identity.

$1,500

NZD a month

1 production session per month
3 edited video pieces
5 short-form edits
Professional editing and colour grading
Monthly content planning

Creative

For those ready to expand their visual presence.

$3,000

NZD a month

2 production sessions per month
6 edited video pieces
8-10 short-form edits
Creative direction and concept development
Professional editing, colour grading and sound design
Monthly production planning

Studio Partner

For those seeking an ongoing creative partnership.

On enquiry

Weekly production sessions
Original film and campaign production
Short-form and long-form content
Creative direction and visual development
Advanced post-production
Priority production scheduling
Ongoing creative consultation

Bespoke Production

For projects beyond our retainer services, Billie offers tailored production for music videos, visual campaigns, branded films and original creative projects.

Questions

Is this a paid service?

Yes. Billie is a paid production company. Production Retainers are $1,500 NZD a month for Essential and $3,000 NZD a month for Creative, and Studio Partner is priced on enquiry. Projects outside a retainer are quoted per project as Bespoke Production, and Billie Private events are quoted per project.

Does Billie work in Auckland?

Billie is part of Hemara Group, which is headquartered in Auckland, so Auckland shoots need no travel.

What should I send with an enquiry?

The track, or a demo if it is not mixed yet, the release date, a few references for the look you want and a rough budget. That gives Billie enough to come back with an approach and a quote.

Work with Billie

Every vision begins somewhere.

Tell Billie about the project, the timeline and which retainer suits, or ask for a Bespoke Production quote.

Musician Video Production in Auckland