Scott Washington laughs outside his apartment building in “Scott Washington’s Journey of Hope,” a SAMMinistries gala video.
Planning a gala for a San Antonio nonprofit? You have probably asked what a good video costs.
Our video packages start at $4,500 for qualifying small 501(c)(3) organizations and at $6,000 for other organizations. Our Impact Story is a 60 to 90 second video, and a Spotlight runs 1 to 2 minutes. Want a video for the gala screen plus videos for social media? Our Signature Story includes a 3-minute flagship video plus 1 to 2 supporting videos for social and digital channels, starting at $15,000. Every project is custom-scoped on the discovery call.
We price by the project, not the hour, so you know the full cost from the start. These choices move the number.
Every package begins with a strategy session that defines your audience, your message and the story worth telling. These are starting prices for a standard scope.
Starting at $4,500. Our 501(c)(3) exclusive rate.
One 60 to 90 second impact story. A concentrated 2 to 3 hour shoot with a director-cinematographer and a dedicated interviewer. 1 round of revisions.
For qualifying 501(c)(3) organizations with annual operating budgets under $500,000. Limited availability. Project scope and production requirements must qualify.
Starting at $6,000.
One polished 1 to 2 minute video. A half-day, single-camera production with an experienced director-cinematographer. 1 round of revisions. Delivered about a week after the shoot.
Starting at $15,000.
One 3-minute flagship video plus 1 to 2 supporting videos for social and digital channels. A full-day production with a three-person crew and a dedicated interviewer. 2 rounds of revisions. Delivered about two weeks after the shoot.
Starting at $30,000.
One 3 to 5 minute flagship video plus 3 to 4 supporting videos for campaign channels. A multi-day or multi-location production with a crew of four or more. 3 rounds of revisions. Delivered about three weeks after the shoot.
All packages include the Story Strategy discovery process, narrative editing, color grading, sound mixing and licensed music. A 50% deposit begins the project. The balance is due at final delivery, and final files are released once it is paid. Prices are subject to change. See every package in detail.
Your gala date does not move, so we plan back from it. Reach out as soon as you know your date.
Tell us your gala date, your goals, your audience and the story you need to tell.
Steffi Ockenfels, our executive producer, gets to know each interviewee, ideally a week or more before the shoot.
Anywhere from a 2 to 3 hour shoot to several days and locations, depending on your package.
Delivery takes about one to three weeks after the shoot. You review the edit in a private online portal, and your notes shape the final version.
Then leave time to test the video in the room with your venue’s AV team.
Gala guests remember a person, not a number. We build your video around one person whose story shows your mission at work, and save your numbers and your ask for the end.
Many people in a nonprofit story will talk about a hard time in their lives. That is why the pre-interview matters. Steffi is fully bilingual and trained in trauma-informed interviewing, and every person talks with her before shoot day.
SAMMinistries, which serves people experiencing homelessness in San Antonio, has brought us back for three galas in a row. The Journeys of Hope series for those galas has eight client stories.
No narrator speaks for the clients. They tell their own stories, which run from a minute and a half to about three minutes on our site. SAMMinistries also ran shorter cuts on its social media. See more of our nonprofit work.
pixelreflex MEDIA continues to create content that exceeded our expectation every time! It artfully captured the stories of those whose lives have been impacted by SAMMinistries into truly remarkable narratives that warms hearts and motivates engagement.
A gala video plays once in the room. Planned well, it keeps working. Our Signature Story pairs the flagship video with 1 to 2 supporting videos for social and digital channels.
Students of Service has put its about-us video to work at its gala, in fundraising, in recruiting students and with donors. The same shoots gave it five shorter videos.
Fundraising videos keep working too. San Antonio Pets Alive! put our fundraising spots and Foster of the Year videos in its grant applications to other nonprofits, such as Petco Love. Here’s how to plan one shoot for the gala screen, social media and grant applications.
Want photos of the night itself? Our event photography starts at $350 per hour, with a 2-hour minimum and an edited gallery within 72 hours.
The work pixelreflex MEDIA has created for us throughout the years has been invaluable. Their work has resulted in over $250,000 in grants and donations for our organization, helping us save countless lives.
With us, packages start at $4,500 for qualifying small 501(c)(3) organizations and at $6,000 for other organizations. Our Impact Story is a 60 to 90 second video, and a Spotlight runs 1 to 2 minutes. A Signature Story, with a 3-minute flagship video plus 1 to 2 supporting videos for social and digital channels, starts at $15,000. Every project is custom-scoped on the discovery call.
Yes. Our Impact Story rate starts at $4,500. It is for qualifying 501(c)(3) organizations with annual operating budgets under $500,000. Limited availability. Project scope and production requirements must qualify.
As soon as you know your gala date. We plan back from it.
Yes. We conduct interviews in Spanish, and each person chooses the language they are most comfortable in. We also deliver Spanish subtitles on a regular basis.
No. We price by the project. If the scope changes on shoot day, the change is billed as overage at $350 per hour.
An Impact Story or a Spotlight includes one round, a Signature Story two and a Story Campaign three. Extra rounds are quoted separately.
Delivery takes about one to three weeks after the shoot, depending on the package. Then leave time to test the video in the room with your venue’s AV team.
Yes. Event photography starts at $350 an hour, with a 2-hour minimum. A half day is $1,500 for up to 5 hours of coverage, with 25 to 30 edited images the next morning. See our event photography.
pixelreflex MEDIA is a Latino-owned and woman-led video production company in San Antonio. Planning a video that isn’t for a gala? See what a video costs in San Antonio. See our nonprofit video production work, or compare all of our video packages.
Tell us your date and the story you want your guests to hear. We’ll reach out within one business day.
