Brand
documentaries
Mini-documentaries about the people, places and stories behind your business. Filmed and edited by Starkey Productions in Milton Keynes, for brands across the UK.
People don't share adverts. They share stories.
Starkey Productions makes brand documentaries and mini-docs for businesses with a story worth telling: how it started, who makes it happen, and why it matters. We film it the way a documentary would, with real interviews and real moments rather than a script read off a card, then shape it into a film people want to watch to the end. It builds trust in a way a promo can't, on your website, YouTube and social channels.
What you get
One story, told properly, and cut for everywhere it needs to go.
Mini-documentary
A film built around real interviews and real moments. The centrepiece for your website and YouTube.
Founder film
The person behind the business, telling the story in their own words. Often the most-watched film a company has.
Customer stories
One customer, one problem, one outcome, told properly. Case studies people will actually watch.
Episodes & series
A short series that follows a project, a season or a team over time, released in parts to keep people coming back.
Social cut-downs
Short vertical edits from every documentary, so the story reaches people on social as well as on your website.
Documentary work
All work →How it runs
- First
Find it
Conversations with you and your team to find the story worth telling, and the people who should tell it.
- Before filming
Plan
Interview questions, locations and the moments we need to capture, planned so the day feels natural, not staged.
- On location
Film
Lit, two-camera interviews and observational filming, with a small crew so people relax and forget we're there.
- After
Shape
The edit is where documentaries are made. You see a first cut, give feedback, and get two rounds of changes.
Stories we tell
- Founder stories
- Family businesses
- Craft & making
- Charities
- Customer stories
- Behind the scenes
- Projects & builds
- Sport & performance
- Milestones
Got a story, not sure it's a film?
Tell us about it. We'll tell you straight whether it has legs, and what kind of film it should be.
A two-minute message is enough to start.
Tell us the story →Based in Milton Keynes. Filming across the UK.
Most of our regular clients are within an hour of Milton Keynes, which keeps monthly shoots simple. For events and one-off projects, we travel anywhere in the UK.
Milton Keynes · Bedford · Northampton · Luton · Aylesbury · Buckingham · Oxford · Cambridge · Leicester · Reading · London · Birmingham
Questions
Anything not here, just ask. You'll get a straight answer.
What is a brand documentary?
A short documentary-style film about your business, built around real people and real moments rather than a script or a sales pitch. It's designed to build trust and give people a reason to care, not to list your services.
How long should a brand documentary be?
As long as the story needs, and no longer. We'll recommend a length based on the story and where it's going to be watched, and cut shorter versions for social.
How much does a mini-documentary cost?
It depends on how many filming days the story needs, how many people we interview and how many versions you want. Tell us about the story and we'll send a tailored quote.
Our team isn't used to being on camera. Is that a problem?
Not at all. We keep the crew small, the interviews feel like conversations, and nobody has to learn lines. Most people forget the camera's there within ten minutes.
How long does it take to make?
It depends on the story and how many filming days it needs. We'll agree a schedule with you before we start, built around your dates.
Where should we use it?
Your homepage and about page, YouTube, LinkedIn, pitch decks and sales emails, with short cuts for Instagram and TikTok. A good documentary keeps working for years.
Enquiries
Tell us
the story
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