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dockyard. commercials from vienna

We produce commercials in Vienna: TV spots, online and social spots, for brands directly and for agencies. dockyard is the film production brand of ICS Media GmbH, which has been making films for more than 30 years. You can hand us the whole production or just the shoot and post.

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TV spot and social from one shoot

One shoot day usually gives several versions: the main spot, shorter cut-downs and vertical formats for social. We plan this before the shoot so the pictures work in every format. For Rexona and the agency Since Today we shot national team player Nicolas Seiwald on a green-screen day. The Austrian TV spot and four months of social content came out of it.

Formats for the media plan

For the Wiener Riesenrad we shot six 10-second films in one gondola and delivered them in five aspect ratios, up to 64:9 for the wide screens at Vienna Airport. You get masters in the formats, lengths and aspect ratios your media booking needs.

Studio and special equipment

We shot the Easter and barbecue spots for Hofer in our studio, with a top-down rig over a laid table. For Toppik the MRMC Bolt camera robot filmed the hair transformations in steady, fast moves. Motion control, virtual production and the U-Crane are available when a spot needs them.

With agencies

Many of our commercials are made with agencies, for example Since Today, bluforce, kraftwerk, Jung von Matt or Avantgarde. We work from the agency’s script, cost the job early and support pitches with mood films, mood frames and a first estimate.

Directly for brands

Without an agency we develop the idea with you: treatment, storyboard and, where it helps, an AI mood film before the first shoot day. Fully AI-generated productions are the field of our sister brand VAIN.

Broadcast internationally

We shot the start-of-production film for Fisker on the Silvretta Pass and at the plants in Graz and Rome. It aired in the US on NBC and CBS among others, and in Europe on channels in Sweden, Denmark, Germany and Austria. For Senseo we produced a TV spot for the German market.

Post-production and delivery

Editing, colour grading, sound design and music, in-house or with long-standing partners and coordinated by our post-production supervisor. More on all film formats on our film production page.

Commercials from our portfolio

Frequently asked questions

What does a commercial or image film cost?

That depends on concept, number of shoot days, crew size, locations, cast, animation and post-production, and on the usage rights you need. Because we produce from Austria, our rates are below those of London, Paris or Berlin. After your brief you get a detailed cost estimate so you can see where the budget goes.

Do you also deliver cut-downs and vertical formats for social?

Yes. We plan the versions before the shoot: main spot, shorter cut-downs, vertical formats and special formats such as the 64:9 screens at Vienna Airport. You get every master in the lengths and aspect ratios your media plan needs.

Do you work with agencies and support pitches?

Yes, agency partnerships are a large part of our work. We coordinate closely with the agency from the first idea to delivery and support pitches with mood films, mood frames and early calculations, so that concept, execution and budget hold up in front of the client.

Who holds the usage rights to the finished film?

The usage rights you acquire are defined in the offer by type of use, media, territory and duration, for example online only in Austria, Germany and Switzerland, or TV and cinema internationally. Buy-outs and extensions can be agreed at any time. The details are in section 9 of our terms and conditions.

How does a production run, and how many feedback rounds are included?

Every production has three phases: pre-production (concept, script, casting, locations, schedule), the shoot or animation, and post-production (editing, grading, sound, delivery). You approve each step. Unless agreed otherwise, two revision rounds per post-production step are included, as set out in our terms and conditions.

How do we start a project with you?

Send us a short brief via the contact form or to office@dockyard.at: what the film should achieve, target audience, channels and formats, timing and, if you already have one, a budget frame. We come back with questions or a first concept and a cost estimate that shows shoot days, crew, locations and post-production.

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