We create award winning videos in Chicago.

It’s All About Connecting

Great videos do more than show pretty pictures, they move people and motivate them. They inspire people to get involved, and to do more for their communities. At AV Collective, we specialize in Storytelling. Whether it’s a small business owner talking about why they risked it all to go out on their own, so they can connect deeper with their audience. Or it’s an animated explainer video that talks about how a company’s process or product works. We do it all, and when it’s done, we win awards for the work we do.

Traditional marketing isn’t working like it used to. Buying an ad in a magazine or newspaper is great for getting your name out, but it’s not going to lead to engagement, sales, or true connection. But you know that, which is why you’re here. You’re looking for someone to help you marketing your company in a way that grabs and engages people. And guess what? You’ve found those people here, at AV Collective.

We’ve Done It All.

Undoubtedly you’ve looked at a couple of video production companies to partner with. We’re a little different than most. We have the experience necessary to execute your project, and most importantly, handle the inevitable issues that come up throughout it. We come from an agency and brand background. We’re able to use the experience we gained, working with some of the biggest brands in the world, to execute across all levels. If you’re a small business, like we are, this is the best of both worlds for your company. You get the expertise of experts who work with brands like McDonald’s, Coca-Cola, and Nabisco (both in agency life and at AV Collective), but without having to pay for the overhead of a big agency.

We’ve Been Around.

We’re not kids who just graduated from college and started their own thing. Our founder & Creative Director, Cal Engel has over 20 years experience in the industry. Spanning from traditional marketing agencies to innovation agencies to brands to digital out of home, even working with literally the biggest music acts in the world. Six years ago he decided to form AV Collective as a way to provide that same high quality work to clients, but without them having to pay the overhead of a traditional agency.

Why’s that important for you? Every project is going to have challenges. It’s about the knowledge and expertise of the people you work with, that allows them to overcome those challenges and deliver projects beyond your expectations. If video was easy, you could hand a camera to your cousin and they’d be the next Spielberg. But we’ve seen it all, we’ve run into it all, and we’ve overcome it all to deliver the best quality work, and the most engaging stories, for our clients.

We’re Different.

Whether you’ve got a spark of an idea and need someone to handle things from start to finish. Or you’ve got an internal creative team and you need help executing the content. We do it all. Our ability to scale to match projects is one of the things that differentiates us from the rest. One week we might be managing teams in 10 countries filming interviews for global clients, and the next week we’re creating fun motion graphics content for a business owner looking to build their company to that global level.

We’re grateful to be able to tell stories and create content each and every day. And we’d love to collaborate with you on something. Click the button below and reach out. We can’t wait to hear from you!

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