How Soda City Films captured the laid-back energy and community spirit of the Meeting Street Music Fest in West Columbia, SC, delivering event coverage that extended the festival's reach beyond the day itself.

One of the first questions clients ask — right after 'what does it cost?' — is 'how long will this take?' It's a fair question. While every project is different, the short answer is: a typical video production project at Soda City Films runs 4 to 8 weeks from kickoff to delivery. Here's what's happening inside that window. NOTE: this is just a general average for our company. We have some things that get done in a day, and some things that take months! (ok, continue) Week

A man, his land, the fireplace he built with his own hands, and the family he hoped would gather there forever. This is why legacy films matter — and why there's no such thing as too early to make one.

A six-hour launch event for Block Packs' Wonders of the First — a trading card game designed by Magic: The Gathering veteran Brian Tinsman — and the night we went full event-videography hunter mode.

How a hernia surgery, four cameras, and a Godzilla pickle got us through the Block Packs Bo Jackson Ballerina launch event in Columbia, SC.

How a shoulder surgery and a big silk overhead reshaped the way we made the SC First Steps 2024 brand film — three interviews, a swing-set toddler with real attitude, and the project that finally got us to hire a lighting crew.

Behind the scenes of the brand film we made for Timothy & Sinclair and the Orangeburg Coca-Cola Bottling Company — three interviews, one very stocked Coke aisle, and a great excuse to play stock clerk for a day.

Behind the scenes of our St Pats in Five Points 2024 event film — 12 hours, 30,000 steps, one hero recap, and ten platform-ready cutdowns for the Five Points Association to use all year. Plus a quick word on why event videography is the most efficient marketing investment a nonprofit or recurring event can make.

Behind the scenes of the brand film we made for East Point Academy, a K-8 Mandarin immersion public charter in West Columbia. Half the day in English, half in Mandarin, students fluent before they're tall enough to ride the good rollercoasters — and why a brand film is one of the most useful things a charter school can put on its website.

A behind-the-scenes case study of the Cognilive brand film we made with Blue Avenue — two days of filming, a real client on camera, and a testimonial-style edit built to do what testimonial video does best: earn trust. Plus the numbers on why this format works so well for small businesses and nonprofits.

One day, two of Columbia's best museums. We spent the morning at the Columbia Museum of Art and the afternoon at the South Carolina State Museum — and somehow filmed the whole thing without losing a single battery. Press play and come along.

Behind the scenes of the brand film we made for Tall Pines STEM Academy in Aiken, SC — a charter middle school where class happens in the woods as often as it happens at a desk. The research on outdoor learning is wild, the kids are happier, and filming on the move under a canopy of pines is the most fun a video team can have in a working day.

Behind the scenes of the brand film we made for McGuinn Homes, the 40-year West Columbia builder behind neighborhoods across the Midlands, Upstate, Aiken, and Savannah. A founder with a real opinion about community, and a brand film built around one of the better quotes we've ever recorded on a job site.

Behind the scenes of the testimonial film we made for Goodwill Industries of Upstate/Midlands SC — a workforce nonprofit that quietly puts thousands of South Carolinians to work every year. Real people, real jobs, real stories. Plus a few words on why testimonial video is one of the best things a nonprofit can invest in.