Photography & video/Film
From the shoot,all the way to the screen.
The photographs and footage your site needs, starting with the filming. Editing, subtitles and music all finished by the same person.
Filming takes place in Japan, mainly the greater Tokyo area. We do not travel overseas to shoot.
You have the footage,
but nobody to edit it.
Filming alone does not make a site move.
We shot footage on a phone and it has been sitting unused ever since.
A camera operator and then an editor — two rounds of briefing, and it cost more.
I only want subtitles added, and I do not know who to ask.
The photos we shot are all different brightnesses and we are using them anyway.
Our recruitment video is half made and has stalled.
We published it without ever being sure the music was cleared.
I bought editing software and never really got to grips with it.
The video came back in a completely different tone from what we pictured.
To all of it, our answer is always the same one.
From the shoot, all the way to the screen.
Filming, editing, subtitles and export — finished right through to sitting on your website.
scroll — the voices gather, and one answer stands up
One film,
finished stage by stage.
- 01Filming
- 02Selecting
- 03Colour
- 04Titles
- 05Music
- 06Export
scroll — one screen, finished stage by stage
Nothing is “staged”, so what you get is real.
Point a big camera at a room and everyone puts on their filming face. A small wearable 4K camera keeps people unaware of it — so the expressions and the atmosphere stay as they actually are.
Rough pricing.
We quote against the actual brief. Treat these as a starting point.
All prices include Japanese consumption tax. Figures move with scope, so please ask.
From the shoot to the screen.
From the first idea to delivery, the same person sees it through.
- Ask
Tell us what you want to film.
- Plan
We settle the structure and the shot list.
- Film
On location, getting the shots you need.
- Edit
Colour, subtitles and music brought together.
- Deliver
Handed over in the format your site needs.
From the first question onward, Mstudio handles all of it.
Frequently asked questions.
Where do you film?
In Japan — mainly the greater Tokyo area. For somewhere else in Japan, just ask and we will work out the travel.
Can you come and film outside Japan?
No. We are a one-person studio based in Tokyo, and travelling abroad to shoot is not something we can take on. If you need filming in your own country, the honest answer is to hire a local crew — and we are happy to edit what they shoot, and to put it on your site.
Can I ask for editing only?
Yes, and this works from anywhere. Send us footage you have already shot — including footage filmed overseas — and we will edit it, subtitle it and hand it back ready for your site.
Is the background music cleared for use?
We only use tracks that are cleared for commercial use. That side is taken care of.
Can you make a recruitment film?
Recruitment films are something we are currently building a body of work in. You are welcome to bring us the idea from scratch — please just get in touch.
Start by telling us what you want to film.
It is fine if the use for the video, or how it should feel, is still vague. Start by telling us about it. If the filming needs to happen outside Japan, tell us that too — we will say straight away what we can and cannot do.