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Get matched with experienced Chicago camera crews with local expertise, and advanced technical and creative problem-solving skills.

Trusted by news organizations worldwide, Production Craft’s professional broadcast camera crews specialize in creative shot composition and lighting techniques. We have deep experience in multi-cam, live, and event shoots. We are dependable, flexible and insured.

 
 

We’ve covered the red carpet, breaking news, press conferences, phoners, and interviews with every U.S. president since Ronald Reagan—and with celebrities like the Kardashians, Derrick Rose, Bono, Jennifer Hudson, Vince Vaughn, William H. Macy, Suze Orman, Buddy Guy, Rahm Emanuel, Taraji P. Henson, Kermit the Frog, and more.

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What makes us different

Quality work from reliable, experienced teams

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Our Chicago camera crews film an interview with Nick Cannon on the red carpet opening of Kylie Jenner’s Sugar Factory.

Always prepared and ready for the unexpected

Our teams are reliable.

We’ve been servicing world news organizations for over 35 years and understand that the news never sleeps, stories develop at different speeds, and shifting assignments can be a daily occurrence.

As the nerve center for news, you orchestrate a lot of moving parts. Our unparalleled pre-production process ensures you have the right kind of crew that understands your goals and brings all the right equipment to get the job done successfully, anticipating and solving any hiccups that may happen along the way.

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One of our many Chicago broadcast crews talks with talent and touches up hair and makeup as needed when filming.

Responsive to your needs

Our teams are flexible.

Our #1 goal is executing your vision and making your project a success. Our award-winning teams work closely with you to understand your production needs, audience expectations, and communications goals.

By being flexible and responsive to your needs and those of your show, we make the process enjoyable and deliver the quality programming you deserve.

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Production Craft’s video production crews are adept at making sure the shoot runs as smoothly as possible and are qualified to do more in less space when needed.

Simplifying the complex

Our teams have advanced technical knowledge:

Our video production camera crews have deep knowledge and advanced technical skills, allowing us to simplify the complex. We take a comprehensive approach to every project we work on—no matter how big or small.

We are detail-driven and extremely organized, and have project managers available to assist with everything: pre-production coordination, site survey and/or venue selection, production schedules, power, lighting and audio, partial or complete crewing, and state-of-the art equipment packages.

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As a major Chicago video production company, Production Craft’s video crews bring experience, local know-how and creativity to every shoot.

Experienced in creative know-how

Our creativity comes in two forms:

1) Artistic know-how
: knowing how the elements of a shoot come together. Visual composition, perspective, lighting and movement—it’s all crucial in creating the best story possible.
2) Creative problem solving: we generate solutions.

Our work has received numerous awards, and for good reason—every project we work on receives our commitment to excellence.


I wanted to thank you and your team for everything you did to make Friday’s interview a huge success! Everyone on the team greatly appreciated your hard work and early/late hours. Thank you for all of your help throughout the past few weeks – from the site survey, to the interview table selection to all of the setup troubleshooting and of course the day of the interview – it was so nice to work with you and hope we can work together again. . .
— CNBC

Featured broadcast and digital media clients

Trusted by world news organizations and digital media publishers. Add us to your contacts.

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The CNBC logo highlights the many years Production Craft camera crews have supported the company.
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From TV shows to broadcast news, Production Craft has worked with 20th Century Fox on a variety of video productions.
Production Craft's Chicago camera crews know all about the Chicago area, which is why they're a great resource for companies like Vox Media and Eater. Our camera teams familiarity with the area means they know where to look for the best shots.png