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Timeline

What's the typical turnaround for an event recap video?

Short answer

Standard event recap turnaround is 2 to 3 weeks for a 2 to 3 minute highlight video. Same-day social cuts can be delivered within hours. Full session recordings are typically delivered within a week. A longer recap film with multiple stakeholder reviews can run 4 weeks.

Why 2 to 3 weeks for the highlight

A typical day-long event yields 6 to 12 hours of footage across primary keynote coverage, candid moments, and on-site interviews. Editing is about 4 days for a first cut, plus a round of client review, then final delivery. Compressing past 2 weeks usually means skipping a real selection pass; the edit suffers.

Same-day social cuts

If you need clips going out while the event is still happening, an on-site editor delivers 30 to 60 second cuts within 2 to 4 hours of capture. This is an add-on service: we bring a separate editor and a portable edit station so the editor isn't sharing footage with the production team.

Full session recordings

Keynote and panel recordings are delivered as straight cuts (no editing beyond trim and color match) within a week. These usually go to the speakers themselves or into a learning library; they're not the highlight reel.

What pushes turnaround past 3 weeks

Multiple stakeholder reviews is the main one. If the marketing director, the CEO, and the events lead all need to weigh in, plan for 4 weeks. Music licensing for events also takes longer than for brand films because the clearances are different.

Related questions

Can we get a teaser the week before the event?

Yes, if we have access to footage from a prior year or pre-event setup days. A pre-event teaser is usually edited in 2 to 3 days.

How fast can I get a single soundbite cut for sales?

Same week, usually within 48 hours. We pull the soundbite from a delivered session recording and clean up audio.

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Pricing

How much does corporate video production cost in Chicago?

Corporate video production in Chicago typically costs between $5,000 and $50,000 per finished piece, depending on length, crew size, and how much pre-production strategy is involved. Most B2B companies land in the $15,000 to $30,000 range for a single hero video.

Timeline

How long does a brand film take to produce?

A brand film typically takes 6 to 10 weeks from kickoff to delivery: about 2 weeks of pre-production, 1 to 3 days of shooting, and 4 to 6 weeks of post-production.

Concepts

What's the difference between a brand film and a corporate video?

A brand film is documentary-style and tells the story of a company's identity, values, or origin in 2 to 5 minutes. A corporate video is functional, usually shorter, and explains a specific product, service, or process to a defined audience.

Logistics

Do you travel for video shoots in the Midwest?

Yes. The Maestro Media is based in Columbia City, Indiana and regularly travels for shoots across Chicago, Indianapolis, Columbus, Cincinnati, Detroit, Indianapolis, and St. Louis. Travel within a 4-hour drive of Fort Wayne is built into most production estimates.