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Craft Films LA
Craft Films LA is a creative production company specializing in high-quality films, commercials, music videos, and documentaries. We deliver exceptional visuals and storytelling, combining expertise with innovation to bring your vision to life.
Our Dedication
Dedicated to the Craft.
Dedicated to the people who make it.
We're building what the industry has been missing.
A production company where creative professionals aren't just hired hands. Where clients don't drown in surprise costs after signing. Where great films get made because the people making them are respected, paid fairly, and set up to do their best work — not fighting a 14-hour day and a credit that never arrives.
This is what we work for. For the DP who deserves fair rate on every project. For the brand founder who shouldn't need a legal team to read a production invoice. For the industry that's been waiting for a production company that treats both sides fairly.
Cultural Commitment
Culture isn't an add-on. It's the craft.
How a production company behaves on set — how it pays, how it credits, how it treats its crew — is the thing. Not a culture-deck slide, not a landing-page bullet. The thing itself.
Fair Pay — DP to PA
Grip, electric, PA, and camera crew paid at parity with above-the-line. No bottom-scraping to pad margin. The crew is why clients come back; we build around that.
Diverse Crews By Default
Our dispatch pool spans Hollywood, New York, Nashville, Austin, Miami, and beyond. Different backgrounds, different strengths — one standard of craft.
Real Credit, Real Respect
No ghost credits. No "we'll find you work next time" when the money disappears. Everyone who did the work gets the credit, every time.
Transparency With Clients
You see where every dollar goes before you spend it. No scope creep. No surprise invoices. The number we quote is the number you pay.
Nationwide Opportunities
Work for creatives — in every state.
A videographer in Nashville, a DP in Austin, a photographer in Miami, a writer in Chicago — they shouldn't have to move to LA to get work from the biggest brands.
We dispatch senior crews to all 50 states for the brands that trust us. And through our Pay-It-Forward Partner Program, any creative — anywhere — can refer a lead and earn 7% of the profit when a project closes. More creators getting more real work in their craft.
50
States We Dispatch To
7%
Of Profit to Partners
341+
Videos Delivered
The Cost Philosophy
Not the cheapest.
The honest one.
Cheap production companies cut corners on crew pay, insurance, music licensing, and quality — then pass the real costs back to you as scope creep, change orders, and surprise invoices. That's not cheap. That's a different kind of expensive.
We cost what great production actually costs. Full crew pay. Proper insurance. Licensed music. Senior creatives. In-house post. And we show you every line of it before you commit.
Cheap production
Hidden day rates. Scope creep. Change orders. "That's out of scope" after round one. Crew underpaid. Final cut nothing like the treatment.
Honest production (Craft)
Fixed-fee package. Everything itemized before you sign. 2–3 review rounds built in. Crew paid properly. Final cut matches the treatment.
Our Creative Team
Meet the Visionaries Behind the Lens
AJIJUL HASAN SURZO
Founder, CEO, Producer
Maria Salinger
Co-founder, Producer
