International video production

Yes. We quote and invoice in pounds, US dollars, euros or Singapore dollars, whichever suits your finance team. One quote and one contract cover every country in the project, and we pay the local crews, fixers and suppliers ourselves, so you don’t have to set up new suppliers abroad. Travel and expenses are agreed in the quote, and we can back expense invoices with receipts.

Usually locally. A local crew knows the place, the language and how your audience ticks, and it cuts the flights, hotels and travel days that make international shoots expensive. Fewer flights also means a smaller environmental footprint. When a series needs one consistent look across countries, a small core team travels with a minimal crew.

No. With HD remote dial-in you can watch the shoot live and give notes as it happens, from wherever you are.

Usually, yes. Local crews remove most of the travel cost, you brief once instead of finding and managing a new supplier in every market, and we can shoot in several countries at the same time. Most projects take four to eight weeks, and the biggest factor in speed is how quickly feedback comes back.

For fast-turnaround projects, our studios in Singapore, London and San Francisco pass the same edit around the clock, as shown above. Changes can be made overnight while you sleep, and the next cut is ready when you start your day.

Yes. Every studio is led by an Executive Producer, and every project runs on Smart Casual, our own production system, so the work is run the same way wherever it shoots. One global team keeps your tone and shooting style consistent across markets. Clients rate us 5.0 out of 5 on Clutch, and every film comes with the Casual Guarantee: if it doesn’t do what you need it to do, we keep working on it at our own cost until it does.

Our studios are in London, New York, San Francisco, Amsterdam, Barcelona, Singapore, Hong Kong and Sydney. Everywhere else, we crew locally from Smart Crew, our network of vetted freelancers, usually with a local fixer, and run the project from the nearest studio.

Yes. Our Changemakers series for Red Bull was filmed across four continents, with crews shooting in three countries at the same time.

We do. Your producer and our local fixers handle filming permits, drone permissions and crew visas. Some countries need film permits or visas that take a couple of weeks, Vietnam for example, so we plan for them early or crew locally to avoid them. Our teams also keep guides to filming in the countries we visit most, covering permits, local customs, holidays, dress codes and the weather.

Yes. We produce and post-produce in multiple languages, adapting scripts, subtitles and voiceovers for each market, and our local teams check that both the language and the culture land.

We agree where and for how long the film will be used before we shoot, then clear talent, voiceover and music on those terms: by territory and period, or worldwide and in perpetuity if you need it. That way a film made for one market isn’t used somewhere it isn’t licensed.

Brief us through our contact page or email info@casualfilms.com. Your enquiry goes to the managing director for your region, who puts you in touch with a producer who knows your kind of project.