Social Grinder · Washington, DC
Corporate event video in Washington, DC.
Recordings the same day. Finished video in three business days. Vertical shorts for the weeks after.
When is your event?
Pick a day, or two for a multi-day event.
01 — Vertical shorts
One event. Weeks of vertical posts.
Short vertical videos for LinkedIn, Instagram and TikTok are the piece every team asks for. We cut them from the same shoot, in packs of three or five.
Produced shorts
Multi-shot, finished vertical clips, a minute or less each, two revision rounds.
From $2,000 for five
Price five produced shortsLightly edited clips
One spoken moment, two camera angles joined, minimal finishing. Quicker and cheaper.
Priced on the call
Price three light clips02 — Event packages
Three ways to capture your event
Start with how the event gets recorded, then add the edits you need. Starting at prices are floors; a short call confirms the scope.
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Most bookedLive-switched event recording
Two cameras, one operator, switched live. The program recording is yours the same day or next morning, ready for your social team to clip.
From $1,000half day · full day from $1,400
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Add-onStaffed interview station
A second crew member runs a lit interview corner while the stage records: testimonials, speaker sound bites, sponsor thank-yous.
From $750add-on, half day · full day from $1,000
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PremiumPer-speaker podcast setup
A close-up camera on every speaker plus a wide shot, for conversations that need to look premium in every cut, including vertical one-shots for social.
From $1,750half-day taping, two speakers · edit priced separately
Finished edits: a story-driven summary montage (from $750) and vertical shorts in packs of three or five. See the edits
03 — Beyond events
Company stories, filmed in the field
Documentary-style video about your people and your work: job sites, offices, company gatherings. From $1,750 for a half-day shoot, an assembly edit the same day, a full edit day and a round of review. See company stories
04 — How it works
From first call to finished video
You know what you're getting, when, and what it costs before anyone picks up a camera.
Scope it
A short call about your date, rooms, sound and what you want to post.
Lock it
A written scope and a flat price. A 50% deposit holds your date.
Shoot it
Dave, plus a crew sized to the event. Hybrid events get a build and test the day before.
Get it fast
Recordings the same day. Finished edits in three business days, with two revision rounds.
05 — Recent events
Rooms we've been in
Conferences, panels, advocacy summits and brand events across the DC region. See the work
06 — Who's behind the camera
A producer who has done this hundreds of times.
Social Grinder is led by Dave Haft: 250+ videos for 65+ organizations since 2011, for federal agencies, news outlets, associations and nonprofits. His documentary Room to Breathe won the Filmfest DC 2024 jury prize for short films by DC-area filmmakers.
Have a date? Get a price in two minutes.
This isn't the only thing we provide. If your event needs something different, tell us.