Video Production in Laguna Beach, CA
Hilo Motion Pictures is a Newport Beach video production company serving Laguna Beach hotels, galleries, restaurants and lifestyle brands: a director, a crew and cinema-grade cameras with cinema lenses, from the shot list to the final grade.
Our Work
Elbow Room · restaurant film
Chestnut Hill Hotel, Brewery and Market · profile film
Video Production for Laguna Beach Businesses
Hilo Motion Pictures is a Newport Beach video production company that shoots brand, hospitality, art-world and lifestyle video for Laguna Beach businesses.
Laguna Beach is a village of galleries, coves, hotels and dining rooms, and its businesses compete for attention in a place known for how it looks. A film for a Laguna Beach brand has to meet that standard, from the first frame to the final grade.
Every shoot is directed by Timothy Kline | CEO & Primary Director, and Hilo has made film across Orange County for 23+ years. More on our Orange County video production.
Who We Make Video For in Laguna Beach
Here is who we make Laguna Beach video for, and what each film is built to do.
Hotels and Resorts
Hotel video and resort video for rooms, grounds and dining, planned around the light of the coast. Boutique inns and larger properties alike.
Galleries and the Art Circuit
Gallery video and art video production for exhibitions, openings and artists, shot to show the work and the room it hangs in.
Village Restaurants and Dining
Restaurant films that show the room, the plate and the people behind them, cut for the web and for social.
Wellness and Lifestyle Brands
Lifestyle films for wellness and coastal brands, shot on location in light that is hard to fake. See our lifestyle video production.
Commercial Video Production in Laguna Beach
Commercial video production in Laguna Beach covers every film a business needs to be seen, planned as one shoot and finished by one team.
Brand film. A directed film for your website and your launch, built from a written shot list. See our brand video production.
Social video. Short vertical cuts made from the same shoot, ready for Instagram, TikTok and YouTube. See our social media video production.
Corporate and testimonial video. Company films and client stories, directed and edited to run on your site. See our corporate video production and testimonial video.
Aerial. Aerial footage is cut into the same film as the ground footage. More on our aerial video.
The Laguna Look: Coves, Bluffs and Canyon Light
Laguna Beach has a look of its own: small coves, bluff-top light, the road down Laguna Canyon and an art calendar that includes the Sawdust Art Festival in August and the First Thursday Art Walk. The Festival of Arts grounds sit on Laguna Canyon Road, and Divers Cove lies below Cliff Drive.
We plan a Laguna Beach film around this light and this calendar, so the film feels like the place.
Video for Galleries and Collectors
Fine art documentation is its own discipline: different lighting, different pacing, a different reason for the film. A gallery film shows the work, the room and the artist's intent without competing with them.
We plan gallery video that way, from the shot list to the grade.
How a Laguna Beach Shoot Works
Every job runs the way a film production company Laguna Beach clients hire should run it: five steps, one team. Start with a free phone consult with the director, and read how projects are quoted.
We learn the goal, the audience and where the film will run. You get one clear plan.
Every shot written down and approved before anything is booked.
Director, camera operator and crew on one team, with cinema-grade cameras with cinema lenses.
Edited, color graded and finished by Hilo. Color grading is included in every Hilo production. Up to five review rounds.
Every format you need: web, social, broadcast and presentations.
Get My Quote Give us the number and we'll build the scope to it.
Hilo Motion Pictures, Hours, Contact
Hilo Motion Pictures · Based in Newport Beach, CA · (949) 449-4472 · director@hilomotionpictures.com · Mon–Sun 8:00 AM–8:00 PM
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Laguna Beach Video Production FAQ
Who makes video for Laguna Beach hotels and restaurants?
Hilo Motion Pictures makes hospitality and dining video for Laguna Beach businesses. Timothy Kline directs every shoot, and the crew works with cinema-grade cameras with cinema lenses. Each film is planned from a written shot list, then edited and color graded by Hilo, so the finished film shows the room, the plate and the light.
Does Hilo work with Laguna Beach galleries and art-world clients?
Hilo makes gallery and art-world video. It is planned differently from a brand film, with lighting and pacing chosen to show the work and the room. We build a shot list around the artist and the exhibition, then edit and color grade the film so it holds up next to the art it documents.
How does a Laguna Beach video project get quoted?
Every film is quoted to the scope. Call the director for a free phone consult, tell us what the film has to do and where it will run, and we build the scope and the quote to match. You can read how projects are quoted on our pricing process page.
Does Hilo film on location in Laguna Beach?
Yes. Hilo is based in Newport Beach. We shoot on location in Laguna Beach and across Orange County, and we bring the crew and cinema-grade cameras with cinema lenses to your hotel, gallery or restaurant.
What kinds of video does Hilo make for Laguna Beach businesses?
Brand films, hotel and resort video, restaurant films, gallery and art-world video, lifestyle video for wellness and coastal brands, corporate and testimonial video, and social cuts. Every film is directed by Timothy Kline and finished by Hilo, from the shot list to the color grade, in the formats you need for web and social.
What happens after the shoot?
We edit, color grade and deliver your film in the formats you need, for the web, social and presentations. Color grading is included in every Hilo production, and you get up to five review rounds, so the film is right before it goes live for your Laguna Beach audience.
Where is Hilo Motion Pictures based?
Hilo is based in Newport Beach. We film on location across Orange County, including Laguna Beach. Call (949) 449-4472 any day, 8 AM to 8 PM.
Give Us the Number. We'll Build the Film to It.
Give us the number and we'll build the scope to it. You'll get a written quote and a shot list, or book a 15-minute call with the director.