Commissioning a corporate video in Portugal
Updated: 3 days ago
A corporate video can introduce your company, explain a product or service, present a customer’s experience or help your team communicate internally. The right production depends on who needs to watch it, what they need to understand and where the film will be used.
OutBox Productions plans, films and edits business video across Portugal, with production coordination elsewhere in Europe. Our work includes company films, interviews, product demonstrations and technical projects. Here is what to consider before asking for a quote.
What kind of video does your business need?
Start with its main use. A company presentation for your website has a different job from an interview for a sales presentation or a film playing on a busy exhibition stand.
Introduce the business: A company film combining people, premises and the work you do
Explain a product or service: A demonstration showing how it works and why it matters
Build confidence in your capability: A customer interview, case study or project film
Support a trade show or launch: A concise main edit, with captions and versions for other channels
Inform or train your team: An internal communication or training film, planned for that audience
These are starting points, not fixed packages. Several needs can sometimes be covered in one filming visit if the interviews, locations and deliverables are planned together.
What does this look like in practice?
For Diatosta, we produced a company film presenting its manufacturing business, with final versions in Portuguese, English and Spanish. Planning the language versions is part of planning the production.
For Homeit, our portfolio includes a product demonstration showing its smart-lock technology. Here the film’s job is to make the product understandable in use.
Our Compta film covers smart-city work and IBM Watson technology, combining interview filming and video production delivered through Expandi Group.
For operational filming, our case studies also show night works on the Vouga Line for Steconfer and filming real GWO blade-repair training for Muehlhan. These projects demonstrate experience of working around ongoing activity and communicating technical detail.
You can watch these projects in our portfolio and explore the wider production and editing services.
How can you check a video producer’s experience?
Start with finished projects that relate to what you need. When comparing producers, check:
Relevant films: watch complete examples, as well as the showreel. A company film, product demonstration and training video each need a different approach.
Clear production credits: ask what the team filmed, edited or coordinated, and whether any footage was supplied by the client. Each role matters, but it should be clear.
Comparable working environments: ask how the crew worked around ongoing operations, interviews and technical detail on similar projects.
How much does a corporate video cost?
A useful quote needs more than a runtime. A two-minute film might involve one location and one interview, or several filming days, facilities and language versions.
The main cost factors are:
Preparation: developing the message, interview questions, script and filming plan.
Filming: number of days and locations, crew, sound, lighting and any drone footage.
Material already available: its quality, completeness and suitability for the intended edit.
Post-production: editing, colour, sound, graphics and the agreed review rounds.
Versions: voiceover, translations, subtitles, different formats and shorter edits.
A shorter finished film does not automatically cost less. If it needs the same preparation and filming, much of the production work stays the same.
Ask for a quote that identifies the filming, edit, versions and options clearly. If you have a budget range, share it: we can assess what can be achieved within it and which choices make the biggest difference.
Which versions should you request?
Write the deliverables into the brief before filming. For example, you might need a main horizontal film for a website or exhibition screen and a separate 30-second vertical edit for social channels.
That is an illustrative brief, not a standard duration for every project. Confirm:
Where each version will appear.
Its approximate duration and aspect ratio.
Whether it must work without sound.
Which languages, voiceover and subtitles are required.
Who supplies translations, logos, brand assets and technical facts.
Voiceover, translated voiceover and subtitles are different deliverables. Specifying them early makes the quotation and approval process clearer.
Preparing a video for a trade show?
Check the screen orientation, resolution, file format and delivery deadline with the organiser. On a busy stand, plan a version that works without sound, with captions that can be read from a distance and an opening that makes sense on a loop. If you already have factory, product or team footage, share a few original clips so we can assess what can be reused.
See Diatosta’s company film in three languages and tell us your show deadline and screen requirements.
Can you use footage we already have?
Yes. OutBox can edit existing material or combine it with new filming.
Send representative original files before the scope is agreed. We need to assess picture and sound quality, what is covered and what is missing. Files downloaded from messaging apps may be compressed; original files are more useful where available.
This is particularly helpful when a project has developed over time. Earlier footage can provide context, while a new filming visit captures the finished facilities, people or current work.
How long will the production take?
Agree the required delivery date at the start. The schedule needs time for preparation, filming, the first edit, feedback and final versions.
Access to locations, interview availability, approval of scripts and translations, and the number of versions all affect timing. If footage is supplied, it should be reviewed before a delivery date is confirmed.
Our standard process includes two review rounds. The proposal confirms the scope and timetable so everyone knows what needs approving and when.
Do you need a finished script before contacting us?
No. You can start with an objective, an audience and a deadline. We can help structure the message and decide whether the film needs interviews, voiceover, demonstrations or a combination.
For technical subjects, identify the person who will check accuracy. Their input during planning and review helps us communicate the detail correctly.
Can you organise filming outside Portugal?
Yes. We can send our team or coordinate suitable local crews, with production management and editing handled by OutBox. The approach depends on the location, scope, availability and overall cost to the client.
We can also work remotely with footage your organisation or another team has already filmed.
What should you send us for a quote?
A short brief is enough to begin:
What the video needs to achieve and who will watch it.
Where it will be used.
Filming location or locations, and any existing footage.
People, facilities, products or activities that need to appear.
Required delivery date.
Main film, shorter versions, languages and subtitles.
Budget range, if known, and who will approve the work.
You do not need every answer before making contact. Tell us what you are planning, and we will help define the filming, editing and versions that fit the project.
