San Antonio Video Production that uses storytelling to strengthen your brand
Add together one of San Antonio’s most successful independent filmmakers and a seasoned, award winning brand content and marketing expert. The result is Alamo Film, a brand storytelling and video production company based in San Antonio and Austin, Texas.
Experienced
Mark Harlien, is our marketer and producer. Mark has won 3 respected IABC Gold Quill awards, worked on dozens of national brand projects and is a veteran marketing and brand expert.
Alamo Film leads a team of highly-skilled video production professionals who have worked on national commercials, internationally distributed feature films, and award-winning short films.
Alamo Film is comprised of commercially-successful filmmakers, in addition to experienced and proven content marketing professionals. We create compelling content marketing that tells as well as sells. Our San Antonio based company has won national and international awards that matter. As a result, our team has been trusted by national brands, organizations, filmmakers, and people just like you.
Most noteworthy, and considered “The Oscar” in communication excellence, we have won dozens of Quill Awards. These rewards are based on results. We create visually compelling, engaging marketing content that entertains rather than interrupts.
Video production that speaks volumes.
Take a look at Alamo Film’s video production demo reel.
Texas sized, Full-service video production
From concept to completion.
Starting with your most basic ideas or your most elaborate ones, we will turn your thoughts into reality. Our artists are careful to interpret your ideas into a crafted script which is then broken down and fully planned out. During production and post production, we run a full service 4K pipeline, keeping your footage RAW until the very end.
We value our clients and strive to give you exactly what you want, 100% of the time. If you are unsure of what you want, don’t worry! We will have some great ideas that you can run with. Most of all, we believe in the true artisty of our work. Because we love the beauty of cinema, there is no project too small and we treat every one of them as if it were a big hollywood production. Also, it helps that we love what we do. We want to bring that passion, effort and beauty to you, our client. Please give us the opportunity to show you our best. We guarantee you will not be disappointed.
Pre-Production
Video production starts with good planning.
Pre-production is the most important phase of the video production process. When you put pen to paper, ideas are sparked and visions are formed. Production is a collaborative process that makes your story come alive. We love to take your brand and turn it into a narrative that engages your audience.
Our unique illustration and graphic design background make us an incredible asset in the planning process because we can quickly and visually convey ideas to our clients, leaving no question unanswered. This lets us hit the ground running at the start of production, saving you time and ultimately money.
Services Include:
- Client Collaboration
- Production Scheduling & Planning
- Concept Development
- Content Driven Scriptwriting
- Storyboarding & Shot listing
- Graphic Design
- Location Management & Scouting
- Talent Casting
- Production Design
- Talent & Crew Contracts
Production
Let’s get to work.
Experience goes a long way. We have an incredibly diverse set of skills with roots starting in commercial production, illustration and graphic design transitioning into short and feature film production. Our work can be seen on screens all over the world in theaters, television, DVD, and VOD. Platforms like HBO, Starz, HULU, Netflix, Walmart, Target, Blockbuster, Best Buy, iTunes… you name it. NBC/Universal acquired our last short film, trust us with your commercial or narrative story.
Services Include:
- Producing
- Production Management
- Location Management
- Directing
- Cinematography
- Production Design
- Art Department
- Grip & Electric
- Digital Imaging Tech (DIT)
- Interviewing
- B-roll Footage
Post-Production
Editing + color correcting + soundtrack = Magic.
Editing decisions can make or break your production and the old adage, “a good editor is worth their weight in gold” will never be truer. Our lead editor has more than 2 decades of editing experience and we have edited everything from 30-second commercial spots to full-length feature films. We edit your picture using Adobe Premiere and our sound editing/design/mixing is done in Pro Tools. We have the ability to edit 4K right on the timeline which saves time and money for transcoding.
Services Include:
- Ingesting Media
- Footage Logging
- Video Editing
- Color Grading
- Sound Editing
- Foley/Sound Design
- Audio Mixing
- Mastering
- Quality Control
Visual Effects & Animation
Art is in our blood.
The wow factor in any video production great is its graphics. Luckily, we are awesome at that. Our artists use the Adobe Creative Cloud, NewTek’s Lightwave 3D, ProCreate, and good old fashioned pen and paper. We utilize these tools to augment a production or completely create one. Whatever your needs are, we can handle.
Services Include:
- Themed Designed Graphics
- Animated Logos
- Motion Graphics
- Whiteboard Animations
- Illustration
- 3D Animation
- Digital Compositing
- Visual Effects