Real estate brand: Mother’s Day film
Brand film, horizontal · 2 min 47 sec
Cinematic brand films for awareness, written, shot and edited by our own team and delivered for YouTube, OTT and every social platform, without the ₹30-40 lakh production house bill.
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Digital social film for YouTube, OTT and social · 25 sec
Bar lengths are illustrative. We skip the broadcast-scale crew, layers of intermediaries and a single TV master, and deliver the formats digital screens actually need.
One film, planned once, delivered in the formats each platform needs.
A good brand film used to mean a film production house, a director, a crew of thirty and a quote that starts around ₹30 lakh and can go to ₹40 lakh or more for a single 30-second film. Those films were built for TV and cinema, and they are still made that way for brands with those budgets.
Most brands, though, no longer need a TV-first film. They need a polished, cinematic ad that builds awareness on YouTube, on OTT platforms, on Instagram and Facebook, and on LinkedIn. We call these digital social films. Thumbstoppers makes them for roughly ₹2.5 to ₹3 lakh each, with the same writing, casting, shooting and editing quality you would expect from a brand film, planned for the screens people actually watch on.
It's a branded video, usually 20 to 90 seconds, made for branding and awareness rather than direct response. It tells a story, shows a feeling or makes a point, and carries the brand with it. It's produced to run across platforms: horizontal for YouTube and OTT, vertical or feed-sized for Instagram, Facebook and Shorts.
That last part is what makes it affordable. We plan a film once and deliver it in the formats it needs, instead of paying for a TV-grade production that only makes sense for broadcast.
| Typical production house film | Thumbstoppers digital social film | |
|---|---|---|
| Cost for one 30-second film | ₹30–40 lakh quotes are common | Roughly ₹2.5–3 lakh |
| Built for | TV, cinema, large media buys | YouTube, OTT, Instagram, Facebook, LinkedIn |
| Crew and overheads | Large crew, separate agency, production house and post houses | Our own writers, videographers and editors under one roof |
| Formats delivered | Usually one master, extra cut-downs cost more | Horizontal, vertical and feed-size versions planned from the start |
| Turnaround | Months | Weeks |
| Objective | Branding and awareness | Branding and awareness |
The difference isn't that we cut corners on the idea. It's that we skip what a digital film doesn't need: broadcast-scale crews, layers of intermediaries and a master made for a TV slot. Final prices depend on scope, such as locations, number of actors, languages and formats, so we quote after a short brief. For a fuller breakdown of what drives the price, see our brand film cost in India guide.
Because the objective is awareness, the numbers to look at are reach, view-through rate, watch time and brand recall, not cost per purchase. For performance goals, see our Meta ads creative service instead.
Have a brief? Get in touch with the occasion, the platforms and a rough timeline, and we'll come back with a concept and a quote.
A branded film, usually 20 to 90 seconds, made for branding and awareness and planned to run across YouTube, OTT, Instagram, Facebook and LinkedIn. It's delivered in horizontal, vertical and feed-size formats.
Our films are typically ₹2.5 to ₹3 lakh each, depending on scope such as locations, cast, languages and formats. Film production houses often quote ₹30 to ₹40 lakh for a single 30-second film made for TV. We give a fixed quote after a brief.
We use our own writers, videographers and editors, plan for digital screens rather than broadcast, and avoid large crews and intermediaries. The idea and the craft stay the same, the overhead doesn't.
Yes. We deliver a horizontal master for YouTube and OTT or connected TV placements, plus vertical and feed-size versions for Instagram, Facebook and Shorts. Platform and OTT ad specifications vary, so we confirm them with your media buyer.
Brand awareness. These films are made to build recall and consideration. For direct-response creative judged on cost per purchase, see our UGC and Meta ads creative service.
Typically a few weeks from brief to delivery, depending on casting, locations and approvals.
Yes, including Mother's Day, Diwali and other occasion campaigns, as well as product launch and brand story films.
Videographers, editors, script writers and production all sit under one roof. Nobody here says “let me check with our vendor.” They’re just across the room.
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