A Greensboro videographer, and the part before the camera.
Looking for a videographer in Greensboro? Here is what we do, who we work with, and why the person holding the camera is not the part that matters most.
- Based in
- Greensboro, NC
- Filming since
- 2019
- Style
- Documentary. Real people, no scripts
- Covers
- Greensboro and the whole Triad
If you searched for a videographer.
You probably need someone who can show up with a camera and get good footage. We do that.
But it is worth saying what actually decides whether the video works, because it is not the camera.
What we do.
Documentary style video for manufacturers, contractors, and businesses across Greensboro and the Triad.
Real people, real interviews, no scripts. We ask questions until somebody says the thing only they could say, then we build the video around that.
The technical side is table stakes. Good image, clean audio, footage that holds up. Every working videographer should clear that bar.
The part that decides it.
Before a camera comes out, we figure out what the video needs to accomplish and what makes you different from the companies you compete against.
Most businesses cannot answer that second question quickly. That is not a failure. It is what happens when you have been doing something well for fifteen years. You stop seeing it. If you want to test yourself first, take the Trust Audit.
Finding it is the work. The filming is the easy part.
Who we work with.
Manufacturers. Plant floors, processes, and the people who run them. More on manufacturing video.
General contractors and trades. Job sites, crews, and completed work. More on construction video.
Businesses that need a customer to say something true on camera.
What comes off a shoot day.
One day usually produces a main video plus twelve to fifteen shorter cuts sized for social and email. If you also need fresh photos for your website or proposals, we shoot them that same day.
For Quality Workx, a handful of shoot days produced over fifty finished pieces. At Ethos Digital Lounge, one night produced twenty eight videos.
That matters because the cost of one video is the wrong comparison. The useful number is what a shoot day produces over the following year.
Where we work.
Greensboro, Winston-Salem, High Point, Burlington, and everywhere across the Triad, with no travel line item. Charlotte, Raleigh and Durham are a day trip, and we come to you.
Short version.
- We are a Greensboro videographer, and the camera work is the part everyone can do.
- What separates a video that works from one that does not is knowing what it should say before anyone starts filming.
- Documentary style, no scripts, built around people who actually do the work.
- One shoot day should produce a year of material, not one video.
Companies like yours, in their own words.
Questions we get asked.
Do you shoot photos too?
Yes, when it makes sense for your business. If your website, proposals or recruiting are running on old pictures, we shoot stills the same day with the same crew, so everything matches. We rarely shoot photos on their own.
Do you work outside Greensboro?
Yes. Anywhere in the Triad is a normal day for us, and Charlotte, Raleigh and Durham are a day trip.
Do we need a script?
No. We interview your people the way you would talk with a friend, and the answers come out in their own words.
How long does a project take?
Four to six weeks from first call to finished video for most projects. The shoot itself is one day.
Plain answers, before you call.
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Dylan Smith is the owner of With A Twist Media in Greensboro, NC. He has been making documentary style video for manufacturers and construction companies across the Triad since 2019.