Documentary Production for Record Labels

For record labels

Billie makes documentary work about people and culture, and can film it across a recording or a tour.

What Billie makes

Making-of album documentaries
Artist profile shorts
Label story films
Tour documentaries

On the shoot

Artist approvals

Artists and managers usually approve treatments and cuts, so the schedule leaves room for their feedback before anything is locked.

Delivery specs

Streaming and video platforms each have their own upload specs, so masters, thumbnails and vertical cuts are delivered in the formats the distributor asks for.

The service

Billie makes documentary work about people, places and culture. The team spends the time it takes to earn trust on camera, then shapes hours of real footage into a story that holds an audience.

What’s included

Research and story development
Observational and interview filming
Field sound
Story edit and structure
Series or feature-length delivery

Which retainer suits

A label releasing across a roster suits a retainer more than most: Creative at $3,000 NZD a month gives two production sessions, six edited pieces, eight to ten short-form edits and creative direction, and Studio Partner, priced on enquiry, adds weekly sessions and priority scheduling. Priority music videos with bigger treatments are usually quoted separately as Bespoke Production.

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.

Our work

Le Grá, Faithful Flavours and Two Wheels are Billie films, and all three are on the Our work strip on the Billie home page.

Still from Faithful Flavours — Faithful FlavoursFilm & Television

Still from Two Wheels — Two WheelsFilm & Television

Still from Le Grá — Le GráFilm & Television

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.

Does Billie deliver to platform and distributor specs?

Yes. Masters, vertical cuts, thumbnails and loops are delivered in the formats your distributor and the platforms ask for.

What is included?

Research and story development, observational and interview filming, field sound, story edit and structure, series or feature-length delivery. The exact scope depends on the brief, and every quote is put together for the project.

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.