Websites for video production
Video production website, the showreel sells it
You sell moving images, so a static site can't do it justice unless the work plays. The showreel is the pitch: put your best footage front and centre and clients see instantly what you can do.
From £297, live in 7 days, on your own domain.
Video production websites
Let the work play
A video production company sells moving images, which creates an obvious but often-missed truth about the website: a static page cannot do you justice unless the work actually plays. Clients judge a video company on its footage, on the quality, style and feel of what you shoot and edit, and none of that comes across in a written description. So the single most important thing the site does is put your showreel and best work front and centre, where a visitor sees it, and can watch it, immediately. The showreel is the pitch. A sharp edit of your best moments shows in seconds what you can do, in the exact medium you work in, and it is vastly more persuasive than any paragraph about your creative approach. Get the work playing prominently, and a visitor grasps your standard at once, which is precisely what turns them into an enquiry.
That reliance on the work playing sets a video production site apart from a design or marketing one. Your product is not a still image or a claimed result, it is footage that has to be watched to be understood, so the whole site should be built around presenting video powerfully. The showreel is the centrepiece, and everything else, the specialisms, the process, the contact, arranges itself around letting a client watch your work at its best. In a medium this visual and this immediate, showing beats telling completely, and the site should be designed to show.
Show the kinds of video you make
Clients rarely want video in the abstract, they want their specific kind of video, so showing the types of work you produce is important. Corporate films, promotional videos, event coverage, adverts, social content, weddings, each is a distinct need with a distinct feel, and a client wanting one of them wants to see that you have made good examples of it. So the site should present your specialisms clearly, with real examples of each, so the right clients recognise you as a fit for their particular project. This also helps you get found, because people search for their specific need, corporate video production, wedding videographer, and a site that shows and names those kinds of work turns up for them. A company that demonstrates it does the client’s exact type of video, well, is far more compelling than one showing a vague jumble, so let your examples speak to specific needs.
Present video without the drag
Video is large and demanding, so presenting it well is a genuine technical consideration the site has to get right. Footage needs handling carefully, with sensible previews, thumbnails and proper embedding, so the work plays beautifully without making the page slow and heavy. This matters more for a video company than most, because a sluggish, clunky site actively undermines the impression of quality and polish you are trying to create, and it looks especially bad for a business whose whole trade is slick moving images. Done properly, you get the full impact of your showreel and examples with a site that still loads quickly and feels smooth, which serves both the visitor’s patience and your reputation. Letting the work shine while keeping the site fast is part of the craft of a good video production website, and it is worth doing right.
The footage wins the work
For a video production company, the website is central because clients choose almost entirely on the work they can see. A business needing a video, or someone wanting an event filmed, searches, watches showreels, and picks the company whose footage impresses them most, so a site that puts your best work front and centre, shows your specialisms clearly, and makes it easy to brief a project wins those clients. There is little that persuades in this field except the work itself, so being findable and immediately impressive to a client scanning video companies is where the projects come from. The site is your showreel’s stage and your pitch in one, which is exactly what a video production company’s website is for.
A straight price, and getting found
I build video production websites from £297, on spec and live within seven days on your own domain, so you see the finished site before you pay. Getting found comes down to putting your showreel and best work front and centre, showing your specialisms, presenting video without slowing the site, and being findable when clients search. Do that and you become the company whose footage a client watches and wants for their own project, which is exactly what a video production website is for.
How it works
From message to live in four steps.
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Message me
Tell me your trade and your town on WhatsApp. No forms to wade through, no call to book.
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£99 to start
A £99 deposit gets your build going and comes off your quote. It covers some of the build time.
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I build it, you see it
I build the whole site, framed around your work, and send it to you finished to look at.
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Pay the rest, go live
Happy with it? You pay the balance, it goes live on your own domain, and it is yours to keep.
What you get
What a video production site from me includes.
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Built on spec
I build it first and send it finished. You see the real thing before you decide, not a mock-up.
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Live in 7 days
From the go-ahead, your site is live within a week. No months of back and forth.
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On your own domain
It goes live in your name. You own the site and everything on it, with no lock-in.
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Genuinely fast
Static pages, no WordPress. Fast pages rank better and turn more visitors into calls.
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Found on Google
Built to be found in local search, with the plumbing done properly from day one.
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Looked after
Someone looks after it and changes it when you need. Two small edits a month, your listing kept current.
What it costs
A straight price.
From £297 to build it, first three months of Care included, then £49 a month.
You own the site outright and can stop the monthly plan whenever you like. Hosting is part of Care and Grow, so one of those keeps it online after the first three months, or you host it yourself. See the full pricing.
Common questions
Questions I get asked.
What makes a good video production website?
The work playing front and centre, because you sell moving images. A video production company is judged on its footage, so the site should put your showreel and best work where visitors see it immediately, showcase the kinds of video you make, and make it easy to brief a project. Static description does you no favours when your product moves, so the site has to let the work play. A strong showreel and clear examples of your work are the whole pitch, because seeing your video is what convinces a client.
Why is the showreel so important?
Because it shows, in seconds, what you can do, in the exact medium you work in. A client hiring a video company wants to see the quality and style of your footage, and a showreel, a sharp edit of your best moments, delivers that instantly and persuasively. It is far more convincing than describing your services, because video is a visual, emotional medium best judged by watching it. A great showreel front and centre lets a visitor grasp your standard immediately, which is why it should be the centrepiece of the site.
Should I show the types of video I produce?
Yes, because clients look for a company that does their specific kind of video. Corporate films, promos, events, adverts, social content, weddings, each is a distinct need, so showing the types of work you do, with examples of each, helps the right clients see you as a fit. It also helps you rank for specific searches. A client wanting a corporate video wants to see you have made good corporate videos, so making your specialisms clear, backed by real examples, both reassures them and captures the searches for your particular kind of work.
How do I present video without slowing the site down?
By presenting it carefully, so the work plays well without making the page heavy. Video is large, so it needs handling properly, using sensible previews, thumbnails and embedding, so the site stays fast while still letting your footage shine. A slow, clunky site undermines the impression of quality you are trying to create, and ironically makes a video company look less polished. Done right, you get the full impact of your work with a site that still loads quickly, which matters both for visitors and for how you are judged.
Do video production companies get work from a website?
Yes, because clients search for video companies and choose almost entirely on the work they can see. A business needing a video, or someone wanting an event filmed, searches, watches showreels, and picks the company whose footage impresses them. A site that puts your best work front and centre, shows your specialisms, and is easy to brief wins those clients. For a visual medium judged on the footage, a site that lets your work play is central to winning the projects worth having.
How quickly can my video production website be live?
I build it on spec and have it live within seven days, on your own domain, so you see the finished site before you pay anything. From £297.
Tell me your town and I'll build you a video production site on spec, so you can see it before you pay. Or read Website examples, see the full pricing, or get in touch.