Corporate Video Production in the UAE — what it costs, what's included, and how to brief one

Corporate video production in the UAE starts at AED 8,000 for a 60–90 second company profile and goes up to AED 18,000–35,000 for a 2–3 minute brand film on RED Komodo X with cinema-grade colour grade. Big Story's entry tier is AED 8,000 (Sony FX3, single videographer, 1 shoot day, 2-week turnaround), mid tier is AED 12,000 (RED Komodo X, dedicated director, 2 shoot days, 4-week turnaround), and premium tier is AED 18,000+ (RED Komodo X + ARRI Alexa Mini, full creative agency workflow with script, cast, and licensed score). UAE corporate video pricing is roughly 10–20% higher than equivalent European rates due to crew per diems, equipment import costs, and the luxury positioning of most UAE clients.

A corporate video is a 60–90 second explainer or company profile — built to inform, often for an internal audience, investor pitch or a website hero. It uses talking-head interviews, office b-roll and motion graphics. A brand film is a 2–3 minute cinematic piece built to make the audience *feel* why the brand exists — narrative-driven, cinematic b-roll, licensed score, often produced for a campaign launch or external event. Corporate videos typically run AED 8,000; brand films start at AED 12,000 and run AED 18,000+ with full cinema-grade colour grade on RED Komodo X.

Big Story's standard corporate video turnaround is 2 weeks for a company profile (60–90 sec) and 4 weeks for a brand film (2–3 min) — measured from shoot day to final delivery. Pre-production (script, location scout, storyboard, casting where needed) typically adds 1–2 weeks. Rush delivery (1 week on a company profile) is available at +AED 2,500. The biggest variable in turnaround is the revision round count — most projects run 2 included revisions; corporate video clients who send consolidated feedback within 48 hours ship on time.

Big Story produces five main corporate video types: (1) Company profiles — 60–90 sec hero videos for the website homepage and LinkedIn; (2) Brand films — 2–3 min cinematic pieces for campaign launches and external events; (3) Investor films — 3–5 min founder-led pieces used in funding rounds; (4) Internal comms films — 5–10 min town halls, leadership messages, and onboarding videos; (5) Explainer videos — 60–90 sec product or service explainers with motion graphics. All five share the same cinema-grade pipeline — Sony FX3 or RED Komodo X, DaVinci Resolve Studio colour grade, Musicbed/Artlist music licensing.

Yes — Big Story is bilingual EN/AR for corporate video production. Every deliverable includes EN + AR captions as standard (no extra charge), and we film interviews and voiceovers in either or both languages. Most UAE corporate videos are shot in EN with AR captions added in post; some clients (especially government and semi-government entities in Abu Dhabi) require native AR on-camera interviews. We've produced 30+ native Arabic corporate videos for government entities, family offices and GCC-headquartered brands. AR captions are burned-in or delivered as separate .srt files depending on platform.

Yes — most Big Story corporate video shoots happen on the client's premises. Our Dubai crew is fully portable: Sony FX3 + Aputure LED lighting + Sennheiser wireless audio runs on battery, so we don't need mains power at the office. We arrive with a small footprint (1 videographer + 1 AC for the entry tier) and shoot a half-day or full-day depending on the deliverable count. For offices with strict security protocols (financial services, government), we send a crew list and equipment manifest 48 hours ahead for security clearance.

Yes — internal comms films (town halls, leadership messages, onboarding videos, culture films) are a significant portion of Big Story's corporate video work in the UAE. The internal comms tier runs AED 8,000–15,000 for a 5–10 min film with multi-camera coverage, lower thirds, and quick turnaround (1–2 weeks). Internal comms clients in the UAE include property developers, banks, family offices and government entities — typically recurring monthly or quarterly bookings. We can also set up a permanent in-office studio if the volume justifies it (6+ films per quarter).

Every Big Story corporate video includes Musicbed and Artlist music licensing cleared for digital use (LinkedIn, YouTube, Instagram, Facebook), web embedding, and paid promotion. License fees are included in the project price. For broadcast TV or cinema use we add the broadcast license tier (+AED 1,500). UAE corporate videos for regulated industries (financial services, healthcare, government) often need an additional clearance for Arabic voiceover talent, which we coordinate with our Dubai voiceover roster.

Yes — Big Story's edit-only service takes your existing footage and cuts it into a finished corporate video. Pricing starts at AED 2,500 per 60-sec edit (one revision round included) and scales with the edit length and revision count. Edit-only is popular with UAE marketing teams who shoot their own footage on iPhone or entry cinema gear and need a professional edit + colour grade + music license to make it broadcast-ready. We can also combine your footage with new shoots on a hybrid model.

Yes — Big Story is on the supplier panel for several UAE government and semi-government entities and produces corporate videos, brand films and event coverage for ministries, free zones, sovereign funds and state-owned enterprises. Government video production in the UAE typically requires: (1) a registered UAE trade license (Big Story has one — Dubai Media City); (2) supplier registration on the entity's procurement portal; (3) compliance with content review cycles (often 3–5 review rounds before approval). Government project lead times run 6–12 weeks from brief to delivery.