Your song is finished, but 5,000 euros for a production house is beyond budget. With me you get video production directly: shot on a modern smartphone camera, lit with my own mobile lighting, edited entirely by me.
Most providers mainly sell their equipment: RED cameras, drones, multi camera crews. For major label productions that makes sense. For indie projects it is often overkill that buries the actual story. What matters: does the video capture the mood of your song, do you come across as genuine. That is exactly how I work: smartphone camera, my own mobile lighting, edited by the same person who worked out the concept with you.
Six typical setups are possible, bundled into three package sizes. What this production deliberately is not: an imitation of Hollywood with a crew and drones, for that I am happy to put you in touch with specialised video production houses.
Most indie video enquiries fall into six typical setups. In the concept consultation I look at which one suits your project together with you, and often a combination of two or three of these formats makes sense.
The most common type. You play or rap your finished track as playback at the studio, filmed from several angles with lighting for atmosphere. Your original audio runs cleanly under the images, ideal for YouTube, the Instagram feed and reels.
For when your song needs a mood the studio cannot deliver: a park for gentle acoustic songs, an industrial hall for darker hip-hop, a forest edge for singer-songwriter pieces. The mobile battery lighting makes locations without power usable too.
A music video with a small story, two to four changes of scene, a clear arc of mood and simple acting. For example: a dark opening at the studio, the main performance, an external location for the closing images. Not a film script, but a clear plan of scenes.
Your regular studio session is filmed alongside, so you get picture and audio from the same moment, perfect for authentic content and documentary material. Unlike the studio performance version, nothing here is repeated for the camera.
A short, atmospheric promo video for your release, 30 to 90 seconds, with snippets from several tracks, the album cover and the release date. Used deliberately for social media marketing before the release.
A documentary format with interview sequences, glimpses of the studio and the character of an artist portrait. Makes sense before album releases as early marketing, or as a regular format for building a community.
Three packages depending on the scope and complexity. In the concept consultation I look at which package suits your project together with you, and often the conversation leads to a different recommendation than you would expect at first.
A lean way in for one focused performance video or an album trailer. A concept conversation, one shooting day at the studio or one location, a complete edit in several formats (16:9, 9:16, optionally 1:1). Handover after 10 to 14 days.
The most popular package. A concept conversation with storyline development, one to two shooting days (studio plus external locations), several videos from one production: a main video, a reel cut, behind the scenes snippets, an album trailer version. Handover after three to four weeks.
The premium package for strategic release campaigns. A concept workshop, two to three shooting days with several locations, a main video, a storyline music video, an album trailer, several reels and behind the scenes material. Handover after six to eight weeks.
Additional versions are cut from the main video: a lyric video, a vertical cut for TikTok, a teaser snippet, an alternative edit. One shoot then produces five to eight versions to publish, each suited to a different platform.
For particular location requirements such as industrial ruins or historic places: visiting beforehand to check the mood and plan the lighting, and sorting out filming permits. Makes sense above all with storyline music videos.
With several scenes, a clear storyboard is created beforehand: a visual sketch, the mood, timing against the structure of the song. Makes the shooting day more relaxed and shows you in advance what you will get.
Anyone searching for a music video finds hundreds of providers who mainly sell their equipment. Two factors make the difference with my approach.
In standard video productions the chain is split, one person for the concept, a camera team, an editing studio, and ideas get lost at every handover. Here everything comes from one place: concept, shoot and edit by the same person. The finished video carries your concept to the last second.
My own battery powered lighting makes external locations without power usable too. A studio performance with a controlled atmosphere can be combined with real outdoor scenes, without having to coordinate several providers.
A complete service from one place and the combination of studio and location make the difference between a video that looks like a thousand others and one that really carries your identity as an artist.
A professional video does not only work on the day it is released. Well made videos change how fans, platforms and potential collaborators see you, often over months.
You say for the first time what your song is meant to tell and which mood the video should carry, a valuable by-product many artists notice regardless of the video itself.
In front of a planned production with concept and lighting, rather than your own phone on a tripod, you perform more focused and expressive, and it stays visible in the edit.
The community notices the difference between a living room performance and a planned production straight away, even without being able to explain why.
One main video produces reels, shorts, behind the scenes clips and lyric video versions, content for two to three months without new footage.
High quality original content gets shown more by platform algorithms and opens doors to collaborations with other artists more easily.
Releasing several videos in a consistent visual language builds a visual identity over months, more valuable long term than any single glossy video.
Good preparation makes the difference between a shooting day where everything flows and one where too much time goes into organising. Six points that take the pressure off the concept conversation and the shooting days.
Think briefly beforehand about the main message of your song and the mood the video should carry. Three or four keywords or reference videos are enough, we develop the rest together.
Settle beforehand which track carries the video and whether it is already finished (dubbed) or created alongside the shoot as a live recording. Send an MP3 or WAV with your enquiry for finished tracks.
Think through your location wishes beforehand, including any particular places in mind. Settle early whether filming permits are needed, some places need lead time or a fee.
Match your outfit to the concept, no flickering patterns, nothing very bright next to bright locations. A change of outfit between scenes is possible too.
Settle beforehand which platforms the video is for, YouTube, Instagram, reels or TikTok, that affects the edit and formats. With album trailers the release date matters too.
Settle when the video is needed: about two weeks of lead time for a single video, about four for a multi video package, eight to twelve weeks before marketing starts for a release visual package.
So that you know what to expect, four structured steps from the first idea to the handover of the finished videos.
In the paid initial consultation at the studio or by video call we develop the concept, locations and choice of package together. At the end you have a clear plan for shooting days and handover dates.
With storyline videos and multi video packages a storyboard is created beforehand, with particular locations also a visit to plan the lighting. You get it to approve before the shoot.
We work to the storyboard with room for spontaneous ideas, at the studio with battery lighting, externally with the same mobile equipment, including breaks. With multi video packages the shoot is typically spread across two days.
The edit happens two to four weeks after the last shooting day, you give feedback after the first cut and I adjust it. After a maximum of two rounds you get all videos in the agreed formats by cloud link.
Studio scenes are filmed on Bernhard-Göring-Straße in Zentrum-Süd. External locations are possible anywhere around Leipzig, and with my own mobile battery lighting even in places with no power.
Within walking distance of the Karli and the city centre. Studio performance, live recording and behind the scenes content are filmed here, acoustically treated rooms, several visual backdrops for different moods.
Urban locations for hip-hop and indie feeling, backyards in Connewitz, industrial character in Plagwitz and Lindenau, the lively Karli. Filming permits are usually straightforward.
Natural locations for acoustic songs and introspective moods. With battery lighting it works in twilight hours and dense woodland too.
For darker hip-hop and indie rock concepts, lost places in the industrial belt, old station buildings, abandoned halls. The mobile battery lighting makes shooting possible there too.
For shoots outside Leipzig, Halle (Saale), Markkleeberg, Borna, Schkeuditz, with small transparent travel supplements. Worth planning carefully with several locations in one day.
Bring it into the concept conversation, personal locations are often the emotionally strongest. We sort out permits and lighting together, travel anywhere in the country on request.
Here you find the most important answers before you enquire about your video production. For short questions you can reach me by email or WhatsApp message. For detailed advice with a fixed appointment there is the initial consultation in the studio shop.
Complete video production from the concept to the finished edited video, for a music video, performance video, album trailer or behind the scenes documentary.
I develop the concept with you, film at the studio or externally, and edit the material myself, everything from one place.
Both are possible, and often combined: the studio on Bernhard-Göring-Straße for performance scenes, outside for storyline scenes and particular locations like parks, industrial halls, forests or stations.
My own battery powered lighting is completely mobile and independent of power on site.
Dubbed: your finished track runs as the original audio and you mime to playback during the shoot, the standard for music and performance videos.
Live recording: filmed alongside the studio session, picture and audio from the same moment. Studio microphones are used for interviews too.
Realistically and honestly: authentic, emotional, well made smartphone videos with my own lighting, professional editing and several locations, at indie level.
Not included: Hollywood productions with multi camera crews, drones or RED cameras, for those I gladly point you to professional video production houses.
I do, completely, from start to finish, because I worked out the concept together with you and was there at the shoot.
The edit is done in professional software with colour grading, audio sync and exports in platform specific formats.
Usually horizontal in 16:9 for YouTube, vertical in 9:16 for reels, shorts and TikTok, optionally 1:1 for the Instagram feed.
One music video typically produces at least three versions, with multi video packages also lyric video versions or behind the scenes clips.
My own battery powered LED lighting, completely mobile and independent of mains power, so I can shoot where there is no power at all.
Set up for authentic moods rather than imitating a studio look, warm light, dramatic shadows.
Yes, and they work very well: a small story with two to four changes of scene and simple acting, for example a dark studio opening, the main performance, an external closing location.
What does not fit the scope: elaborate acted scenes with several people or shoots across several days with a crew.
A single video: one shooting day plus two to three days of editing, handover after 10 to 14 days. A multi video package: one to two shooting days, handover after three to four weeks. A release visual package: two to three shooting days, handover after six to eight weeks.
For album releases, enquire early, ideally eight to twelve weeks before the release.
Video productions start from 300 euros, in three packages: single video production as a start, the multi video package as the standard, the release visual package as the premium option.
The cost depends on shooting days, locations and editing, you get a specific quote with your enquiry. Also available as a gift voucher.
For detailed concept conversations, book the initial consultation as a paid session directly in the studio shop.
For short questions about availability, travel or formats, reach me by email or WhatsApp message, WhatsApp is often fastest, phone works too.
This page is written for hobby musicians and indie artists without a label deal.
With a major label budget and need for a multi camera crew, RED cameras or drone footage, I gladly pass on the contact to professional video production houses. For audio there is also the separate business site of Tonstudio Leipzig.
Write me a short note about which song, which mood, which platforms, and whether a single video or a multi video package fits. For the concept, book the initial consultation in the studio shop, for short questions email or WhatsApp is enough. If something does not fit the scope, such as Hollywood productions with a crew and drones, I say so honestly and am happy to put you in touch with specialised providers.