Services / Social Media Video

Social media video,
built platform-native.

Platform-native social media video production in Durban — Instagram, TikTok, LinkedIn, YouTube. Content libraries built to publish, not just one-off posts.

01 / Overview

Built for how platforms actually work.

Social media video production Durban brands use to keep feeds fed. Our team produces Reels, TikToks, Stories, YouTube content and platform-native cut-downs — monthly on retainer or per project — built around how each platform's algorithm and audience actually behave.

Hook structure, pacing, captions, sound design — all platform-spec from the cut. Not repurposed broadcast content. Built for scroll.

AVL crew filming corporate social media content on location
AVL crew filming in corporate environment — social media content production

On Location — Social Media Production, Durban

AVL videographer filming on location — social content in the field

02 / Why It's Different

Lean-forward. Sound off. Half a second to earn attention.

Broadcast video is watched lean-back, on a big screen, with sound on. Social video is watched lean-forward, on a phone, often with sound off — where the viewer is giving you somewhere between half a second and three seconds to earn the rest of their attention.

That changes everything about how the video is shot, cut, captioned and framed. We build for the format from the first conversation — not as an afterthought in post.

Instagram

Reels, Stories, feed posts. Hook in the first 3 seconds.

TikTok

Native vertical, trend-aware, sound-on consumption.

LinkedIn

Professional, caption-led, thought-leadership formats.

YouTube

Retention curves built into the edit structure.

Facebook

Feed and Stories formats.

X / Twitter

In-feed video optimised for auto-play.

03 / Libraries, Not One-Offs

You don't need one video. You need a library.

Most brands come to us wanting "a social video." What they actually need is a content library — one shoot day producing ten to twenty usable pieces, formatted for different platforms and scheduled across a content calendar.

That's how we scope most social projects. It's more cost-efficient per asset and gives your social team real stock to work with.

9:16

Vertical — primary format for Reels, TikTok, Stories.

1:1

Square for feed posts.

16:9

Landscape for YouTube.

CC

Captioned masters (burned-in + .vtt).

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Hook cut-downs for paid social ads.

AVL crew operating Ronin gimbal at dramatic angle — content production
AVL crew on location at event venue — social media content shoot

04 / Process

Brief to full library in two to three weeks.

Three stages: strategy workshop to align on audience, platform priorities and hook structures — then shoot day to capture everything needed for the library — then multi-format edit to produce every asset in every aspect ratio and version required.

01

Strategy Workshop

Audience, platforms, hook structures and content calendar aligned before camera comes out.

02

Shoot Day

One day capturing ten to twenty usable assets across all formats and angles.

03

Multi-Format Edit

Every asset delivered in every aspect ratio, captioned, and scheduled-ready.

AVL crew filming at corporate event — social media content

On Location — Social Media Production

FAQ

Common questions.

Typically 10–20 usable assets from one shoot day, depending on the brief. We scope the shoot to produce the library, not the single video.

Yes. Most social clients work with us on a monthly retainer — one shoot day per month producing the next month's content calendar. We offer reduced rates on retainer arrangements.

Yes. We write the hook scripts and brief our editors on the pacing and cut structure for each platform. You review and approve before filming.

Yes. We produce captioned masters in English and can version in Zulu, Afrikaans and other languages. All caption files are delivered as burned-in versions and .vtt files.

First cuts typically within 5 working days of the shoot. Final delivery after one revision round is usually 8–10 working days from shoot day.

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