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Manchester Video Production That Moves Your Audience.
Corporate films. Brand commercials. Social content. Every brief handled by a director with 20 years of commercial experience — who understands what your video needs to do before a single frame is shot.
"Most videographers learn business from the outside. We learned it from the inside."
A Commercial Director Who Picked Up a Camera.
Before Bentley Studios existed, Ian Bentley Ridgeway spent 20 years directing and running commercial businesses. Understanding margins, stakeholders, deadlines, and what it actually means for a piece of content to perform.
That background shapes every production decision we make. The camera angles chosen. The edit rhythm. The music. The CTA placement. Every choice is made by someone who has sat in the same room as your marketing director, your CEO, and your board — and understands what they need the video to do.
That is not a skill you learn on a film set.
Commercial Experience Before the Camera
Corporate · Commercial · Social
Concept to Delivery
Three Types of Video Production. One Studio.
Whether you need a boardroom film, a broadcast commercial, or a week's worth of social content — the approach is the same. Commercial instinct applied to every frame.
Internal communications, thought leadership films, training content, stakeholder presentations and executive interviews. Video that communicates with precision inside and outside your organisation.
Trusted by marketing managers and communications directors who need content that represents the brand accurately - and gets watched.
Includes list:
- Brand and corporate films
- Executive and talking-head interviews
- Internal communications and training video
- Thought leadership and documentary-style content
- Event highlights and conference coverage
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Brand films, product launch videos, advertising content and campaign-led productions. Made to the standard your brand deserves and your audience expects.
Every commercial production is directed — not just filmed. There is a difference, and it shows in the final cut.
Includes list:
- Brand and product films
- Advertising and campaign content
- Product launches and reveals
- Broadcast and digital commercials
- Music and entertainment video
Short-form video for Instagram, TikTok, LinkedIn and YouTube Shorts. Made to stop the scroll, hold attention, and drive the action you actually want.
Social content produced at Bentley Studios is directed the same way a commercial is directed. Because a 15-second video that performs is worth more than a 3-minute film that doesn't.
Includes list:
- Instagram Reels and Stories
- TikTok content and series
- LinkedIn video and thought leadership clips
- YouTube Shorts
- Product demos and unboxing content
The road to here.
Discovery Call
A free 30-minute call. We talk through your goals, your audience, your timeline and your budget. No pitch, no pressure - just an honest conversation about whether we're the right fit and what the production should look like.
Pre-Production
A Kick-Off call or meeting. Once briefed and agreed, we handle everything before the shoot. Script or storyboard development, location scouting, talent briefing, shot list, call sheet and logistics. You review and approve before a single camera leaves the case.
Production
Shoot day. The brief is executed - with the flexibility and creative judgement that 20 years of commercial experience provides. Crew is scaled to the brief: solo for lean social shoots, full crew for larger commercial productions.
Post-Production
Edit, colour grade, sound design, motion graphics and music. You receive a first cut for review within the agreed turnaround. Revision rounds are included depending on your package — all tracked clearly with no surprise charges.
Delivery
Final files delivered in every format you need — broadcast masters, web-optimised MP4s, platform-specific exports. All usage rights transferred on final payment. Archive copies retained for 12 months.
What We've Made.
A selection of video, photography, drone and production work for brands across Manchester and the UK.
Brand Story Film - Bentley Studios Manchester
A brand story film for an independent artisan donut shop - two founders, one real passion, and a business built from scratch. Produced by Bentley Studios Manchester.
Video Is Just the Start.
Every Bentley Studios video production can be extended into a complete content package - stills, drone footage, podcast, social clips and distribution - under one brief, one point of contact, one consistent visual language.
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What Goes on Set.
Camera & Motion
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Audio, Lighting & Post
In Their Words
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Things People Usually Ask.
Q1: What types of video production do you specialise in?
Q2: Do you work solo or with a crew?
Q3: How long does a typical video production take from brief to delivery?
Q4: Do you provide scriptwriting and creative direction?
Q5: Can you shoot in our office or on our premises?
Q6: What deliverables do I receive at the end of a production?
Q7: How much does video production cost in Manchester?
Ready to Make Something That Actually Works?
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