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Shootsta
The brand-governed video editing service built for enterprise teams based in Sydney, producing video at scale across Australia and globally.
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- Best for
- Sydney enterprise teams producing 10+ videos per month
- Pricing
- Subscription, predictable monthly cost
- Turnaround
- 48-hour first cut
- Scale
- 70,000+ videos delivered, 920+ brands served
- Brand governance
- Brand kit locked at the editor level for every output
Shootsta is based in Sydney, with a production hub and editing team in the CBD and offices in Sydney, London, Singapore, San Diego. Your team films with the Shootsta kit or your own gear. You upload the footage to the platform. A regional editor returns a polished first cut within 48 hours. For a Sydney corporate, that means an internal comms shoot at Barangaroo can be edited overnight in London, ready for a US sales review the next morning. The model is built for the specific shape of Sydney HQ work: national rollouts, APAC subsidiaries and global parent stakeholders all in one program.
The differentiator is brand governance. Your brand kit is locked at the editor level. That covers logos, fonts, colors, lower thirds, music, intro and outro. Consistency then holds across hundreds of videos and several regions. Your marketing or comms team stops chasing every revision. 70,000+ videos have been delivered through this model, with customers reporting 50-60% lower per-video cost vs. agencies compared to traditional Sydney agency production.
Named customers include LinkedIn, Qantas, CBRE, Schneider Electric, AstraZeneca, PwC, and Stryker, with 920+ brands enterprise brands served globally. 4.9 / 5 customer satisfaction averages across verified reviews. The best fit is an enterprise based in Sydney, working in financial services, mining, telco, retail or technology. They produce internal comms, marketing, training and sales enablement video at volume. Every output has to look like it came from the same studio.
For teams that need a full crew rather than self-shoot, Shootsta Premier handles end-to-end production with the same brand-governance discipline. The combined offering is the closest thing on this list to one vendor for a Sydney video program with national and global delivery.
When to choose
Choose Shootsta if you produce video at volume across Sydney and beyond and your bottleneck is editing throughput, not creative direction. It fits when brand consistency across hundreds of videos matters more than one bespoke hero film.
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Vidico
Australia-based video agency with Sydney and Melbourne teams shipping brand, product and explainer videos for tech and enterprise buyers.
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- Best for
- Tech and SaaS marketing teams who want a strategic creative partner end-to-end
- Pricing
- Project-based, usually AUD $15K-$60K per video; campaigns can run higher
- Turnaround
- 4-8 weeks per project depending on scope
- Scale
- Founded 2015. 40+ specialists. 2,000+ campaigns delivered. Teams in Melbourne, Sydney, Adelaide, Brisbane, Barcelona and South Africa
- Brand governance
- Dedicated producers and strategists manage brand guidelines per account; revisions handled through a structured review process
Vidico runs a hybrid agency-studio model with a real Sydney team servicing clients like Square, Spotify, TikTok, Uber and Koala. Most of their work is brand films, product launch videos, animated explainers and social cutdowns. They lean strategic at the front end. Scripting, concepting and creative direction all happen before a single frame is shot. That suits marketing teams who want a partner to own the idea rather than just execute a brief.
Trade-off: Vidico is closer to a premium creative agency than a high-volume production line. Unit economics get expensive once you need dozens of videos a quarter, or constant regional cutdowns. They cover Australia well and have international reach, but enterprise buyers running ongoing always-on video programs (sales enablement, internal comms, recruitment) often outgrow a per-project model. Best when you have a small number of hero pieces that need to feel strategic and polished.
When to choose
Choose Vidico when you need a small batch of high-craft brand or product videos with strong creative direction baked in.
3.
Heckler
Award-winning Sydney post-production, VFX and sound studio doing top-tier work for global brands and agencies.
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- Best for
- Brand and agency teams needing high-end VFX, animation and post for hero campaigns
- Pricing
- Premium project rates; usually AUD $50K-$500K+ depending on VFX complexity
- Turnaround
- Project-dependent; hero spots often run 6-12 weeks
- Scale
- Founded in Sydney 2010. Studios in Surry Hills and Singapore (also Shanghai, NY, LA). Top-ranked post house in AU/NZ in 2024
- Brand governance
- Producer-led model with senior creative oversight; brand teams stay close through shared review platforms
Heckler sits at the top end of Sydney post and VFX. Their reel includes work for Apple, Netflix, Mercedes-Benz, Qantas, McDonald's, Nissan and Coca-Cola, and they hold multiple Cannes Lions, D&AD and Spikes Asia wins. Capabilities run across CGI, compositing, animation, edit, color, sound design and music. For enterprises running flagship brand campaigns or TVCs that need to compete on craft, Heckler is one of the strongest options in the country.
Trade-off: Heckler is built for hero work, not high-volume operational video. They usually partner with creative agencies on the front end rather than running internal comms, training or sales videos at scale. Pricing reflects the senior talent and finishing quality. If you need 100 short-form videos a year for LinkedIn or internal channels, Heckler is overkill. If you need one tentpole campaign that has to land globally, they belong on the shortlist.
When to choose
Choose Heckler when a single hero film or TVC has to compete on craft with anything coming out of London or New York.
4.
Superside
Subscription creative service with a global remote team delivering video, motion and ad creative for enterprise marketing teams.
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- Best for
- Enterprise marketing teams that need always-on video and motion at scale without growing in-house headcount
- Pricing
- Annual enterprise subscriptions roughly USD $15K-$100K per month
- Turnaround
- Standard requests in days; complex video projects in 2-4 weeks
- Scale
- 700+ creatives across 60 countries. 450+ enterprise customers including Amazon, Meta, Salesforce and Shopify
- Brand governance
- Dedicated account team, shared brand kits, and AI-assisted brand checks across every asset
Superside built a category around always-on creative on subscription. Superside offers predictable monthly capacity and a dedicated team that learns the brand. That appeals to Sydney marketing teams tired of agency project quotes for every social cutdown, motion graphic or ad variant. Output covers video editing, motion design, ad creative, presentations and more, with AI-assisted workflows for faster turnarounds on simpler assets.
Trade-off: Superside is remote-first and global, so you do not get a Sydney crew on the ground for live shoots, brand films or executive interviews. They are stronger on post-production, motion and adaptation than original production. Enterprise buyers often pair them with a local production partner for capture and keep Superside for the editing, versioning and ad creative layer. Best when most of your video pain is volume and consistency, not shooting.
When to choose
Choose Superside when your bottleneck is post-production volume and ad creative rather than original shoots.
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90 Seconds
Cloud video platform and marketplace that connects enterprise brands to vetted creators across 80+ countries.
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- Best for
- Multinational marketing teams that need consistent local production across many cities
- Pricing
- Per-project on the platform; usually AUD $5K-$30K per video
- Turnaround
- Standard projects in 2-4 weeks; faster on packaged formats
- Scale
- Originally Sydney-founded. 700+ creators in Australia and a global network across 84+ countries. Clients include Uber, Barclays, PayPal, Visa, Sony
- Brand governance
- Brand profiles and producer-managed reviews on the platform; same creative team can be re-booked for consistency
90 Seconds is a Sydney and Singapore-rooted platform built for global brands that need video in many places. The model pairs in-house producers with a vetted creator network. Brief once and run shoots in Sydney, Singapore, London or New York without rebuilding a supplier list each time. That geographic spread is the main reason to look at them. It matters most for Australian enterprises with APAC or global footprints.
Trade-off: Quality and creative depth varies by crew because the model is marketplace-driven. You are buying access to a network plus producer oversight, not a single signature creative team. Best for repeatable formats: customer stories, event coverage, recruitment videos, executive interviews. Less suited to flagship brand films where you want one director's vision applied end-to-end across every frame.
When to choose
Choose 90 Seconds when you need the same format produced in multiple cities under one brief and one PO.
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Story Machine
Sydney independent production company delivering corporate video, brand films, TVCs and 2D/3D animation.
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- Best for
- Sydney corporates wanting a full-service local production partner across live action and animation
- Pricing
- Project-based, usually AUD $8K-$50K per video
- Turnaround
- 3-6 weeks per project
- Scale
- 850+ projects, 3,500+ videos delivered. Clients include Afterpay and Google. Sydney and Melbourne reach
- Brand governance
- Account producer per client; brand guidelines applied across both live and animated workstreams
Story Machine runs an end-to-end model out of Sydney: strategy, scripting, shooting, animation and post all under one roof. They publish a strong corporate and TVC reel with clients like Afterpay and Google and are well rated on third-party directories for project management and hitting deadlines. The combined offering is genuinely useful for Sydney marketing or comms teams. You get one local supplier instead of splitting work between a live-action shop and an animation studio.
Trade-off: Their footprint is mainly Sydney and Melbourne, so global delivery across multiple regions usually means subcontracting or travel. They sit in the mid-market price band, which is right for most corporate work but light for premium brand films at Heckler's level. Best when your video program is mostly Australian, mixes live and animated, and you want one team that can move quickly across formats.
When to choose
Choose Story Machine when you want one Sydney team running both live-action and animated video across the year.
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Two Giraffes
North Sydney full-service video production company covering corporate, brand, animation and TVCs.
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- Best for
- Mid-market and enterprise Sydney clients needing reliable corporate video output
- Pricing
- Project-based, usually AUD $6K-$35K per video
- Turnaround
- 3-6 weeks per project
- Scale
- Sydney-based studio with enterprise clients including Westpac, Lenovo and Allianz
- Brand governance
- Producer-led account management with established style guides applied across project series
Two Giraffes services a deep bench of Australian corporate clients including Westpac, Lenovo and Allianz across brand films, product launches, training, explainers and testimonials. The team handles scripting, storyboarding, filming, animation and edit in-house. That suits marketing and comms teams who want one accountable partner without going to a global agency.
Trade-off: Coverage is Sydney-centric and they sit in a crowded mid-market band alongside several similar local shops. They are stronger on repeatable corporate formats than on award-style brand films, and global delivery would need to be coordinated rather than native. Best when most of your audience is Australian and you want straightforward, well-produced corporate video with familiar enterprise references.
When to choose
Choose Two Giraffes when you want a steady Sydney production partner for ongoing enterprise corporate video work.
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Jumbla
Australian-UK animation studio doing high-craft 2D, 3D, character and motion work for entertainment and enterprise.
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- Best for
- Brands wanting premium animation, character work or broadcast-grade motion graphics
- Pricing
- Project-based, usually AUD $20K-$150K+ depending on craft and length
- Turnaround
- 6-12 weeks for considered animation work
- Scale
- 40+ full-time artists across Melbourne and London. Clients include Microsoft Studios, BBC, Amazon Prime, Netflix, Toyota, Qantas and the Australian Department of Health
- Brand governance
- Director-led creative oversight on every project; brand style frames locked before production begins
Jumbla is one of Australia's strongest animation studios. The work spans TV commercials, game cinematics, broadcast graphics, internal comms and explainers, with credits including Microsoft Studios, BBC, Amazon Prime, Netflix, Qantas and Toyota. For Sydney enterprises that want animation with real craft, distinctive character design or cinematic motion, Jumbla competes at a higher tier than most local explainer shops.
Trade-off: They are based in Melbourne and London rather than Sydney, so face-to-face collaboration is remote for Sydney teams (rarely a problem in 2026, but worth noting). Pricing reflects the craft. Jumbla is the wrong choice when you need cheap, fast animated cutdowns. It is the right choice when one animated piece has to do real work in market or sit alongside premium global content.
When to choose
Choose Jumbla when the animation has to be a hero asset, not a template explainer.
10.
WildBear Entertainment
Australia's largest independent factual studio, also producing corporate, educational and government content.
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- Best for
- Government, education and large enterprises commissioning documentary-style content
- Pricing
- Long-form project rates; usually AUD $50K-$500K+ depending on scope
- Turnaround
- Long-form: months. Branded factual: 6-12 weeks
- Scale
- 150+ full-time staff. 150+ hours of content per year. Offices in Sydney, Canberra, Brisbane and Dunedin (NZ). Commissions from BBC, National Geographic, Netflix, Discovery, PBS, ABC, SBS
- Brand governance
- Senior producers lead each commission; stakeholder review cadence is built for government and regulated industries
WildBear is best known for documentaries commissioned by Netflix, National Geographic, BBC, Disney and Australian broadcasters, but they also have a serious corporate and government communications arm. They bring genuine documentary craft and a production scale few corporate-only shops can match. That suits large enterprises, departments and not-for-profits commissioning long-form factual content, training programs, policy explainers or anniversary films.
Trade-off: WildBear is not the right call for short-turn social videos, ads or always-on content programs. They are built for considered, narrative-led commissions where research, structure and on-camera storytelling matter. Timelines and budgets reflect that. Best when the brief is closer to a documentary or major branded film than a marketing video.
When to choose
Choose WildBear when the brief is a long-form documentary, government commission or major anniversary film.