Commercials and TVCs
A scripted advertising film made for television, written and cut to the length of the slot.
Founded 2022. Filming since 2018.
Creative production and automations
A founder-led video production house in Noida. The person you brief is the person on set and in the grade.
Some of the names we've filmed for
How a project runs
From a date to every ratio.
Whatever you've got so far, the job runs the same way: written down, signed off, cut in one place, delivered.
AI Videos
Generated video directed and graded like the rest of it. A person decides what ships.
Branding and Graphic Design
Brand guidelines and social media templates, so every post looks like one brand.
Editing and Colour Grading
Edit, motion and grade run off one timeline, so a cutdown is never a different film.
Social-First Video
Short vertical videos that open on their hook.
Made to be watched twice. A short look at what we make.
Selected work
Anjunadeep × Eli & Fur
A live techno event aftermovie, filmed at an open-air set.
Eli & Fur are a UK electronic duo and longtime Anjunadeep artists, and we covered their open-air set. The aftermovie cuts between the dance floor and the booth, so you'll see the crowd under the trees and then the same crowd from behind the decks.
- Artists
- Eli & Fur (Anjunadeep)
- Our role
- Filmed the set
- Service
- Events & artist films
- Format
- Aftermovie
Misty
Colour grading for an independent Indian feature film, seen here in its teaser.
Misty is an independent Indian drama, about an hour long, and we colour graded the whole film. The teaser's mostly night scenes, from a car lit magenta and teal to a face against a lit building and a walk through the dark. It premiered in Noida in February 2026.
- Our role
- Colour graded the whole film
- Service
- Post-production & AI video
- Format
- Film teaser
- Year
- Premiered February 2026
Dixon Technologies
A corporate walkthrough film of an electronics plant, from reception to the cleanroom floor.
We filmed and edited this walkthrough of a Dixon Technologies plant. It opens at reception and goes through the anti-static gate into the cleanroom, past the assembly lines, the test benches and a temperature test chamber, then out to a forklift in the yard. There's no presenter or voiceover.
- Our role
- Filmed and edited
- Service
- Corporate films & interviews
- Format
- Corporate walkthrough
- Year
- 2023
Holi
A Holi music video: a band in the open, streaked in gulal.
It's a Holi music video, shot in daylight in front of an arched pavilion. The band plays in the open with gulal on their faces and on the walls behind them, and an overhead shot finds dancers circling the courtyard below.
- Our role
- Directed and shot
- Service
- Brand films & music videos
- Format
- Music video
Social-first content
Vertical social media videos: a brand film, a fashion campaign and a creator-led Instagram video.
Each of these was made to be watched upright on a phone, and each is a different job. There's a brand film, a fashion campaign shot against a white backdrop, and a dance video made with an Instagram creator on a construction site, dust and all.
- Service
- Digital Content Production & Automation
- Format
- Vertical videos for social media
The Gym Group
UGC for a London-based gym brand, shot close on the lifts.
We made cinematic UGC and social media videos for The Gym Group, working as the creator. They stay close to the training: plates and grips, a bench press, cable work and a deadlift, often shot through the racks, the way you'd see it between sets.
- For
- The Gym Group, a London-based gym brand
- Our role
- Made the videos as a UGC creator
- Service
- Digital Content Production & Automation
- Format
- Vertical UGC and social media videos
Who to brief
A freelancer or an agency? Neither.
| Fluid relationship | Realistic pricing | Project management | Scalable capacity | Personal approach | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
By The OwlOne team, one accountable person, and nothing changes hands between the first call and the final grade. |
Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
FreelancersFreelancers are the crew on most shoots, ours included, but hire them one by one and you end up running the job. |
No | No | No | No | Yes |
AgenciesStrong on ideas and scale, but the work changes hands, and whoever sold you the idea isn't in the room. |
No | No | Yes | Yes | No |
The person you brief is the founder.
Ash runs By The Owl as Creative Director, DoP & Colourist, and brings a filmmaker's eye to every job the company takes. The same person scopes the brief, directs the shoot and signs off the grade.
Filming since 2018. Building By The Owl since 2022.
Get in touch
Ask who will be there on the day.
It is the shortest question you can ask a company you have never met. Ours has one answer and it does not change between the call and the shoot.
Straight answers.
Still stuck on something? Send the idea and we'll answer it straight.
More answersHow much does video production cost?
Scope sets it — shoot days, crew size, and how much finishing the work needs. You get a treatment, a schedule and a number together, and nothing is shot until you sign off all three. No number is published here because a number without a scope in front of it is a guess.
How long does a video production project take?
The schedule arrives with the treatment, before anything is booked. What moves it is shoot days and how many versions you need at the end. Business days, not calendar days. You know the date before the crew is hired.
Who owns the footage and the final film?
You own the final delivered film outright, in perpetuity. Ownership is agreed in writing before the shoot, never after delivery. Raw rushes and project files stay with us unless bought out separately. Ask on the first call — in the contract, not in an email.
How much of this is made with AI?
AI sits in pre-production, where more routes get explored than a person could work through alone. A person picks the one that gets made. What gets shot, what gets cut and what gets left out stays a human decision. We won't swap a shoot you commissioned for something generated — AI video is its own capability, on request, and you're always told which is which.
Do you use your own crew or outsource to freelancers?
Our own team leads every project. The person who scoped your job is on set directing it and signs off the grade. Crew is brought in per job — which is how every production of this size works — but accountability never leaves the person you briefed.
How many rounds of revisions are included?
Two rounds are included — one at rough cut, one at fine cut. Revision rounds are named in the schedule before the edit starts. Changes after picture lock are new scope, and we say so before you ask. Send notes as one consolidated list per round.
Do you handle the edit and grade, or just the shoot?
Both. Edit, motion and colour grade happen in-house, on the same timeline, which is why a cutdown is a version rather than a different film. Nothing goes to grade before picture lock, and the grade is a shot-by-shot pass rather than a filter over a finished export. Titles, logo animation and end cards are built in the same room.
Can you work with clients remotely?
Yes. Crews travel to the shoot and post-production happens anywhere. Distance changes the schedule, not the process. You sign off a treatment before the shoot and see cuts at agreed points. Time zones are handled by fixed review windows, not email tennis.