01 · Week 1–2
Research and development
Subject research, stakeholder interviews, archive sourcing and story-arc mapping, ending in a treatment with visual references.
- Treatment
- Mood board
- Source list
Documentary production
Real stories. Cinematic truth.
Research-driven, cinematically scored documentaries for brands, institutions and impact organisations, made for OTT, festivals and earned media.
Lost Temples of Chhattisgarh · Bodha, Project Anveshi
Selected work
Documentaries we’ve made.
Heritage trails, festivals, public programmes and industry, and the people behind them, shot on the ground and finished in-house.
Bodha · Project Anveshi tour
Lost Temples of Chhattisgarh
A travel documentary that follows the Project Anveshi tour through the temple trails of Chhattisgarh, from the Briddheshwar temple to ancient dome architecture and the devotees who keep them alive.
Production pipeline
How a documentary comes alive.
Research first, then camera. A typical documentary runs eight to twelve weeks; long observational films with several field rotations can run six to nine months.
02 · Week 2–3
Pre-production and recce
Location scouting, subject scheduling, crew, permissions, gear prep and contingency plans for unpredictable field conditions.
- Shot list
- Location permissions
- Crew plan
03 · Week 3–6
Principal photography
On-ground capture: interviews, b-roll, observational footage, aerials and time-lapses, over several field rotations when the story needs range.
- Daily rushes
- Field logs
- Backup drives
04 · Week 6–8
Assembly and rough cut
Story structure in the edit bay: paper edit, assembly and rough cut with temp music and scratch narration. You review at rough cut.
- Rough cut
- Feedback round
05 · Week 8–10
Fine cut, score and sound
Locked edit, original or licensed score, foley and ambience, narration, colour grade, titles and subtitles, finished in our Craft suite.
- Fine cut
- Score
- Colour grade
- Subtitles
06 · Week 10–12
Delivery and distribution
Master file, festival-spec DCP or ProRes, platform cuts, trailer, poster stills, press kit and a distribution plan.
- Master and DCP
- Trailer
- Platform cuts
- Press kit
What we document
Five documentary formats.
From living heritage to policy-moving impact films, each format has its own research, crew and distribution plan.
01
Heritage and culture
Preserving craft, tradition and lived history through immersive visual archives, from fading art forms to architectural legacies.
For NGOs, government bodies, museums
02
Industry and innovation
Factory floors, farms, supply chains, R&D labs and founder journeys: long-form authority content that builds trust with investors and partners.
For B2B, manufacturing, agriculture
03
Conservation and nature
Field-shot films on water, land and wildlife, with expedition-grade logistics and narration grounded in the science.
For conservation groups, tourism boards
04
Education and institutions
Legacy films, award stories, campus documentaries and research spotlights that fuel admissions, recognition and donor engagement.
For universities, schools, public institutions
05
Festival and independent
Personal-vision documentaries developed for festival circuits, with a full post-production pipeline and festival-spec masters.
For independent filmmakers and artists
Commission a documentary
Have a story the world needs to see?
Send us a one-line premise, a ten-page treatment or just a hunch. We’ll tell you if there’s a film in it, and how to make it.
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Documentary FAQ
Questions about docs.
How much does a documentary cost?
Short documentaries (10–15 minutes) typically start at ₹5 lakh. Feature-length films (40–90 minutes) range from ₹15 lakh to ₹50 lakh and above, depending on shoot duration, locations, crew size and post-production. Every project gets a custom quote after the discovery call.
How long does a documentary take to produce?
Eight to sixteen weeks is the usual window from kickoff to delivery. Long observational documentaries that need several field rotations can take six to nine months.
Do you handle festival submissions?
Yes. We prepare festival-spec DCP or ProRes masters, build the press kit, write submission synopses and advise on the festival calendar, from MIFF, IFFK, IDFA and Hot Docs to regional circuits.
Can you work with our existing research or script?
Yes. We can join at any stage. If you have a treatment, a rough script or raw archive material, we take it from there. We also run full research-to-delivery if you are starting from scratch.
Who owns the final film?
You do. Full IP and distribution rights transfer on final payment, as defined in the scope of work. We keep the right to use excerpts in our portfolio and showreel unless the NDA says otherwise.
Do you shoot outside India?
Yes, pan-India and international, with trusted field partners abroad. Travel and stay are not part of the production quote: they are either reimbursed at actuals or arranged by the client directly.