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Hire a videographer for your next shoot
Already have a brief, interview questions or a shot list? We can provide a Melbourne videographer to handle the filming, then deliver the footage to your editor or edit the videos for you.
Book us for a single interview, a few hours at your workplace or a full day across several locations. We bring the cameras, lighting and sound equipment, with one videographer or a small crew depending on what needs to be filmed.
If you also need help developing the idea, writing a script and managing the whole project, see our full video production services.
Behind the scenes on a filming day
Watch our crew filming customer interviews and promotional videos for Harwyn Music Pods. You can see how we set up the cameras, lighting and microphones, guide the interviews and film the pods on location.
What we film
Interviews and presenters
We film executives, staff and researchers, with lighting and microphones set up for the interview. A teleprompter is available for scripted presentations.
Workplaces and facilities
People, processes, products and operations filmed in offices, factories, hospitals, universities, laboratories, warehouses and active worksites.
Customer stories
We interview your customers about their experience and film their workplace or your product or service in use.
Corporate events
We cover presentations, seminars, awards and networking. For events with several sessions running at once, we can arrange extra cameras and crew.
We also film training demonstrations and footage for ongoing marketing or staff communications. For events that need live switching or broadcast delivery, we can arrange the additional crew and equipment.
Filming for marketing teams and creative agencies
If your team or agency is managing the project, we can work from your interview questions, shot list, schedule and visual references. We also work with interstate producers who need a local crew in Melbourne. We discuss the brief before filming and stay in contact during the shoot.
We can send the footage to your editor through a secure download or on an external drive. If you need us to handle the edit, our Melbourne video editing service covers editing, music, graphics, captions and the finished files.
How we organise your shoot
- Talk through the shoot. We discuss what you need filmed and recommend how much time, equipment and crew to allow.
- Confirm the booking. Your quote sets out the filming time, crew, equipment and any editing. We then confirm the schedule and location arrangements.
- Film on location. We set up the camera, lighting and microphones, guide the people appearing on camera and work through the shot list.
- Back up the footage. We copy, back up and label the files after filming.
- Send the files or start editing. We deliver the footage to your team or begin the edit, as agreed in your quote.
Preparing for the filming day
For interviews, a quiet meeting room or uncluttered workspace is a good starting point. We check the background, window light, reflections, noise and available space before setting up. A typical interview setup takes about 20 to 30 minutes.
Before filming at a workplace, we check parking or loading access, room bookings, inductions, PPE and filming permissions. We arrange the shoot around staff, customers and the working day wherever possible.
For several interviews or locations, we prepare a running order. It allows time for people to arrive, equipment to move and rooms to change over, with some room for delays.
Melbourne videography projects
One day, eight university interviews
A United States production company hired us to manage its Melbourne shoot without an onsite producer. We arranged access and filming times at the University of Melbourne School of Physics in Parkville, recorded eight interviews and supporting footage across several locations, and sent the files to the United States for editing.
Filming finished on time and the coverage matched the supplied brief.
Several videos from one filming day
We filmed Mosaic Private’s senior staff and board members with two 4K cameras, lighting and microphones. From that day’s footage, we produced a 3 minute 16 second annual film and shorter videos on individual topics, for use on the website, LinkedIn, email and internal communications.
David Cowen, CEO and Co-Founder, described the work as “professional, responsive and high quality production.”
Filming research stories across Melbourne
For The Florey Institute of Neuroscience and Mental Health, we interviewed researchers, supporters and a patient, and filmed inside the Parkville institute and at other Melbourne locations. The 2 minute 47 second fundraising film explains the research and what it could mean for patients.
Amanda Place said the team was “gentle, patient, very kind and intuitive.”
When you need a larger crew
For PACT Group, we ran a two-hour broadcast with multiple cameras from its Cremorne office, reaching more than 1,000 staff across Australia. It combined live presenters, graphics, presentations and 12 pre-produced videos. View the PACT case study.
Why choose Dream Engine?
Dream Engine began in 2002 as an independent videography service. We work directly with businesses and as the Melbourne crew for agencies and interstate producers. We can follow an existing brief, manage the filming day and supply footage for someone else to edit. During interviews, we ask questions and guide the conversation so people can explain their work in their own words.
“We’ve had the pleasure of working with Ryan and the Dream Engine team on a number of projects for our clients over the years. As a video production agency in Queensland, it is fantastic to know we have a trusted partner in Victoria.”Ben Amos, Innovate Media
“Ryan and Saul understood the brief quickly, and the filming process was smooth from start to finish.”Natasha Straton, Marketing and Communications Officer, Koda Capital
Videographer rates and what’s included
Our filming rates include one videographer and our standard camera, lighting and sound kit.
- Half day: $1,100 + GST for up to 4 hours onsite.
- Full day: $1,600 + GST for up to 8 hours onsite.
All prices are in Australian dollars. Onsite time includes setup and pack-down.
The kit includes Sony FX cinema cameras, Sony G Master prime lenses, Aputure lighting and Sennheiser microphones. We can also arrange a teleprompter, licensed drone filming or extra cameras and crew if the shoot needs them.
Editing is quoted separately. We confirm any travel or additional equipment and crew costs in your quote before you book. For projects that include editing, captions and graphics, read about the factors that affect video production cost.
Filming across Melbourne and regional Victoria
Dream Engine is based at 40 Porter Street, Prahran. We film throughout Melbourne and regional Victoria, including the CBD, Southbank, Docklands, Richmond, Cremorne, Carlton, Parkville, Fitzroy, Collingwood, Port Melbourne, South Melbourne, St Kilda, Hawthorn, Box Hill, Clayton, Dandenong, Sunshine and Tullamarine.
We work in corporate offices, universities, hospitals, conference venues, factories, warehouses and laboratories. If you need several locations covered in one day, we plan the route around travel time and access.
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Frequently Asked Questions
How much does it cost to hire a Melbourne videographer?
A half day costs $1,100 + GST for up to 4 hours onsite. A full day costs $1,600 + GST for up to 8 hours onsite. Both include one videographer, our standard camera, lighting and sound kit, and time for setup and pack-down. Prices are in Australian dollars. Editing is quoted separately, and we confirm any travel or additional equipment and crew costs before you book.
What is included when I hire a videographer?
A typical booking includes a videographer, cameras, lighting, microphones, setup, filming and backing up the footage. Your quote lists the equipment and services included for your shoot.
Can one videographer film everything we need?
Often, yes. One videographer can usually handle interviews, workplace footage, customer stories and smaller events. If you need several things filmed at the same time or a more involved setup, we can add cameras or crew.
Can I hire a videographer without video editing?
Yes. We can send the raw footage through a secure download or on an external drive for your team, agency or production company to edit.
Can you film at multiple Melbourne locations in one day?
Yes. We plan the route and allow time for travel, parking, access and setting up at each location.
Can you film in offices, factories and active workplaces?
Yes. We film in offices, factories, warehouses, hospitals, universities, laboratories and construction sites. We check access and safety requirements beforehand and arrange filming around the working day.
How do you help people feel comfortable on camera?
Most people we film have little or no experience on camera. We explain what will happen, ask questions and give them time to answer in their own words. They do not need to memorise a script for an interview.
How quickly can you deliver the footage?
It depends on the amount of footage and whether you need the files or a finished edit. We agree on the delivery date with you before filming.
Ryan Spanger, founder of Dream Engine. Ryan has produced videos for businesses, government, universities and healthcare organisations since 2002.
Check filming availability
Send us your preferred date, filming location and what you need filmed. Let us know whether you need footage for your editor or finished videos. We’ll confirm availability and put together a quote.
03 8678 0316
info@dreamengine.com.au
