Journal
Video & photography insights from Cyprus
Practical guides to commissioning film and photography — what it costs, how a shoot is planned, and what actually works for brands, hotels and developers.
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Start with the question everyone asks
Hourly rates, how editing hours are calculated, when colour grading is worth paying for, and indicative totals for the projects we are asked about most.
4 min read · Planning & costs
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Three guides worth reading before you brief anyone
The films worth making, how a production runs from brief to delivery, and how to brief a Cyprus production company.
5 min read
Set your goals first, then judge on portfolio, storytelling, in-house capability and kit — the checklist before you hire.
5 min read
What each medium does best, where video is heading, and how to choose by audience, objective and platform.
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Vertical Video: What Brands Get Wrong
Why a cropped widescreen edit never works vertically, how to shoot for 9:16 from the start, and where platforms cover your frame.
Explainer and Tutorial Videos: When They Earn Their Cost
When an explainer earns its cost, how to structure one people actually finish, and why most of the work happens before filming.
Promotional Videos for Small Businesses in Cyprus
What a small business genuinely needs from video, how to keep it affordable, and the mistakes that waste a modest budget.
Video Post-Production: Editing, Sound and Colour Explained
What actually happens between the shoot and delivery, how long each stage takes, and why revisions cost more than clients expect.
Hotel and Resort Video Marketing in Cyprus
What a property film has to show, why the shoot belongs before the season, and how one visit produces content for the whole year.
Video Production in Nicosia
Filming in Nicosia — what the capital's institutional and corporate mix commissions, the locations that work, and how to plan around access.
