Looking for reliable Shanghai video production support for a corporate film, interview, commercial, documentary or event?
Shoot In China provides bilingual production services, professional camera crews, equipment rental and local coordination throughout Shanghai and eastern China.
Since 2012, we have supported more than 1,600 projects for international brands, agencies, broadcasters and production companies.
Professional Shanghai Video Production Services
Our Shanghai video production team can support a project from early planning through filming and post-production.
Services include:
- Creative development
- Production planning
- Bilingual producing
- Location scouting
- Filming permissions
- Camera crew hire
- Equipment rental
- Interview filming
- Corporate video production
- Commercial production
- Event coverage
- Documentary support
- Drone filming
- Editing and post-production
We can provide a compact local crew or build a complete production team according to the scale of the project.
Corporate Video Production in Shanghai
Shanghai is home to many international companies, financial institutions, technology businesses and regional headquarters.
Our team regularly produces:
- Company profile videos
- Executive interviews
- Employee stories
- Customer testimonials
- Internal communications
- Recruitment films
- Training videos
- Product demonstrations
- Factory profiles
- Social media content
A bilingual producer can communicate directly with the local office while keeping the overseas client, agency or production company updated in English.
Shanghai Interview Filming
We provide complete interview filming packages for corporate, documentary and branded productions.
A typical interview setup may include:
- One to three cinema cameras
- Professional zoom or prime lenses
- Wireless microphones
- Boom audio
- LED lighting
- Teleprompter
- Production monitor
- Background and grip equipment
- Data backup
Our crew can also film supporting B-roll around the office, factory, laboratory, event venue or city.
Commercial and Branded Content Production
Our Shanghai video production services can support commercials, branded films and social campaigns.
Production support may include:
- Directors and cinematographers
- Casting
- Studios
- Locations
- Art department
- Lighting and grip crews
- Camera equipment
- Motion-control systems
- Wardrobe and makeup
- Production design
- Local transportation
- Post-production
For overseas agencies, we can work as the local production company while the creative team directs remotely or attends the shoot in Shanghai.
Shanghai Event Video Production
We provide video coverage for:
- Conferences
- Exhibitions
- Trade shows
- Product launches
- Award ceremonies
- Corporate meetings
- Press events
- Brand activations
Event services can include:
- Single-camera coverage
- Multi-camera filming
- Speaker recordings
- Interview stations
- Event highlight videos
- Photography
- Livestreaming
- Same-day editing
For urgent delivery, an editor can work on-site while the camera crew continues filming.
Documentary and Factual Production Support
Our bilingual producers and fixers support international documentary crews filming in Shanghai and across China.
We can assist with:
- Local research
- Contributor sourcing
- Interview coordination
- Translation
- Location scouting
- Filming permissions
- Travel planning
- Crew hire
- Equipment rental
- Release forms
- Production schedules
We can also arrange travelling crews for projects covering several cities.
Factory and Industrial Filming
Shanghai and the surrounding Yangtze River Delta contain many factories, warehouses, laboratories and manufacturing facilities.
We regularly support filming in:
- Shanghai
- Suzhou
- Kunshan
- Wuxi
- Hangzhou
- Ningbo
- Jiaxing
- Taicang
Factory production can include:
- Management interviews
- Production-line footage
- Product assembly
- Quality-control processes
- Machinery details
- Worker portraits
- Research and development
- Warehouse operations
Factories often require advance approval, safety briefings and coordination with local management. Our bilingual team can help prepare these arrangements before filming.
Shanghai Camera Crew
Depending on the production, we can provide:
- Director of Photography
- Camera operator
- Videographer
- First assistant camera
- Sound recordist
- Gaffer
- Lighting assistant
- Grip
- Drone operator
- DIT
- Photographer
- On-site editor
- Bilingual producer
- Production assistant
For a straightforward interview, a small two-person or three-person crew may be enough. Larger productions can include full camera, lighting, sound, art and production departments.
Camera and Lighting Equipment Rental
Our Shanghai video production packages can include professional camera, lighting, sound and grip equipment.
Camera options may include:
- Sony FX3, FX6 and FX9
- Canon C70
- Canon C300 Mark III
- Canon C500 Mark II
- ARRI ALEXA Mini
- ARRI ALEXA Mini LF
- ARRI ALEXA 35
- RED cinema cameras
Lighting options may include:
- Aputure
- Nanlux
- ARRI
- Creamsource
We can also provide cinema lenses, wireless video systems, production monitors, teleprompters, gimbals, tripods and audio equipment.
Bilingual Production Support
Language and communication are often major concerns for international productions working in China.
Our English-speaking producers can help with:
- Client communication
- Location coordination
- Interview translation
- Crew management
- Call sheets
- Production schedules
- Transport
- Equipment delivery
- Releases
- Last-minute changes
This helps the overseas production team stay focused on the creative side of the project.
Filming Locations in Shanghai
Our crews can work throughout Shanghai, including:
- Huangpu
- Jing’an
- Xuhui
- Changning
- Pudong
- Hongqiao
- Minhang
- Songjiang
- Jiading
- Qingpu
- Baoshan
- Yangpu
We can film in offices, studios, hotels, factories, conference centres, retail spaces and approved public locations.
Some public, historical or government-managed locations may require advance permission.
Drone Filming in Shanghai
Drone filming is possible in selected areas but is subject to airspace restrictions and local approval.
Requirements depend on:
- The exact filming address
- Nearby airports
- Sensitive areas
- Building management
- Temporary airspace controls
- The size of the drone
It is best to provide the address early so we can review whether the location is suitable for aerial filming.
Video Editing and Post-Production
Our Shanghai video production services can also include:
- Video editing
- Colour correction
- Sound mixing
- Motion graphics
- Animation
- Subtitles
- English and Chinese translation
- Voice-over
- Social media cutdowns
- Vertical video versions
- Interview transcription
We can work with footage filmed by our crew or material supplied by the client.
Why Work with a Local Shanghai Production Team?
Hiring a local production company can reduce travel costs and simplify logistics.
A local team understands:
- Shanghai traffic and travel times
- Local crew rates
- Equipment availability
- Venue procedures
- Factory filming requirements
- Drone restrictions
- Language and cultural differences
- Regional production logistics
We can also quickly arrange replacement equipment or additional crew when required.
Request a Shanghai Video Production Quote
To prepare an accurate quotation, please send us:
- Shoot dates
- Filming locations
- Number of production days
- Project type
- Required crew
- Camera and lighting requirements
- Expected working hours
- Number of interviews
- Final video length
- Editing requirements
- Delivery deadline
Shoot In China can support a simple interview, a multi-location corporate film or a complete commercial production.
Contact us for Shanghai video production, bilingual crews, equipment rental and local production support.