500+ productions · 23+ years · Newport Beach
Lifestyle Videography
KN Styling · Lifestyle film
Hilo Motion Pictures makes lifestyle videography in Orange County: real people, real places and your brand in use, directed by Timothy Kline and filmed like a feature.
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Lifestyle Samples
Talent, movement and product in real use. Each one cast, lit and graded like a feature.
NeoCell · Lifestyle commercial
Lock & Lock · Brand film
What Is Lifestyle Videography?
Lifestyle videography shows your brand inside the life your customer wants: real people, real places and your product in use, not on a white background. Our lifestyle video production covers casting, locations, hair and makeup, the shoot and the grade, cut for ads, social and your website.
Short vertical cuts that stop the scroll.
A hero film that sells the feeling before the specs.
A lifestyle cut for the day the product goes live.
Loops for screens in stores and booths.
What We Put On Screen
Talent and Casting
People who look like your customer, cast for the brand.
Real Locations
Beaches, kitchens, gyms and streets across Orange County, scouted before the shoot.
Product in Use
Your product in real hands, the way customers actually use it. Need the product on its own too? See our product videography.
Hair, Makeup and Styling
On-set styling so everyone looks their best on camera.
Movement and Energy
Sliders, handheld and slow motion that keep the film alive.
Cuts for Every Feed
One shoot, several edits: hero film, vertical social cuts and stills. More on our social media video production.
How a Lifestyle Shoot Works
Who your customer is and where the film will play.
Concept, shot list, casting and locations, written like a commercial.
Director, crew, talent and styling on location or in our studio.
Graded to a Hollywood Technicolor standard with our color grading; two review rounds.
The hero film plus vertical cuts and stills from the same day.
Lifestyle Video Production, Director-Led
Every lifestyle video production at Hilo is directed by Timothy Kline | CEO & Primary Director. He casts for your customer, finds the light and directs the moments that make a brand feel real. 500+ productions since 2003. Launching something new? See our brand launch films.
- Directed by Timothy Kline on every shoot
- Casting, hair and makeup handled
- Cinema-grade cameras with cinema lenses
- Color grading included in every production
Client testimonial.
Lifestyle Videographer Near Me
Looking for a lifestyle videographer near me in Orange County? We work from a private Orange County studio (location shared after booking) and a second studio in Dana Point / San Juan Capistrano, and we film on location across the coast. More on our Newport Beach video production.
- Newport Beach
- Laguna Beach
- Huntington Beach
- Irvine
- Costa Mesa
- Dana Point
What is lifestyle videography?
Lifestyle videography films your brand inside the life your customer wants: real people, real places and your product in use. Instead of listing features, it shows how the product feels to live with. At Hilo Motion Pictures, Timothy Kline directs every lifestyle film like a feature.
Do you provide talent and models?
Yes. We cast talent who look like your customers and handle hair, makeup and styling on set. If you already have ambassadors or employees you want on camera, we coach them so they look natural. Casting is planned with you before the shoot day.
Where do you film lifestyle videos?
On location across Orange County, from Newport Beach and Laguna Beach to Irvine and Huntington Beach, or in our studio when the shot needs control. We scout every location before the shoot so light, sound and permits are planned ahead of time.
How long should a lifestyle video be?
It depends on where it plays. We usually cut a hero film of one to two minutes for your website, then fifteen- and thirty-second vertical cuts for social and ads. We set the lengths with you during planning, before the cameras roll.
Can one shoot cover ads, social and our website?
Yes, when we plan it that way. We write the shot list for every cut you need, so one shoot day delivers a hero film, vertical social cuts and stills. Planning the cuts before the shoot is what makes one day go further.
How much does lifestyle video production cost?
Cost follows scope: shoot days, locations, talent, styling and how many cuts you need. Tell us the number you want to spend, send the quote form, and we will build the scope to it. Color grading is included in every Hilo production.
Case Studies
Lifestyle Case Studies
Two lifestyle videography stories, start to finish.
NeoCell · 2016
NeoCell's "Burst a Move" Commercial
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NeoCell — "Burst a Move" Commercial, 2016
A supplement brand sold in natural-food retailers nationwide wanted a commercial with real energy behind it. We shot "Burst a Move" with talent, movement and color that pops off the screen, then cut it for paid social and the web. Cinema-grade cameras with cinema lenses, motion-picture color grade, a 90-second spot built to be shared.
Lock & Lock · 2017
Lock & Lock's Premium Line Brand Films
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Lock & Lock — Premium Line Brand Films, 2017
A housewares brand needed its premium and classic lines to look like they belong in a design magazine. We shot two brand films in one run: styled kitchen sets, macro on lids and seals, product in real use. Cinema-grade cameras with cinema lenses, motion-picture color grade, cut for the brand's online store, retail partners and social.
Your Brand. In Real Life.
Give us the number and we'll build the scope to it.
Tell us who your customer is and where the film will play, and we'll plan your lifestyle videography around it.
Hilo Motion Pictures · 220 Newport Center Dr #11-248, Newport Beach, CA 92660 · (949) 449-4472 · director@hilomotionpictures.com · Mon–Sun 8:00 AM–8:00 PM
