Letting your customers do the selling, in their own words
Testimonial video production in Indianapolis
A customer saying one specific true thing beats a page of claims. We film testimonials so people sound like themselves rather than like a press release.
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What makes a great testimonial video?
Bad testimonials all sound the same because the customer was handed talking points. Good ones contain a detail nobody would have thought to script: the specific problem, the thing they were worried about, the moment it changed. Specificity is the whole product here.
We interview rather than record statements, which means asking about the situation before the solution. If you want the story told from your side instead, that is a brand story film.
PERFECT FOR:
Letting customers do the selling
This is perfect for you if you're...
Selling something expensive that buyers need reassurance about
Competing against a bigger name and needing proof
Building sales collateral your reps can actually send
Turning your best customers into your best marketing
Having great case studies that nobody reads
What every project includes
Concept & scripting
Developed with you before anything is filmed
Location access
We handle access, permissions and logistics
Crew & Equipment
Our own team and gear on every shoot
Direction on the day
Someone running the shoot, not just operating a camera
Editing and color
Finished by the people who were on set
Sound & Music
Licensed tracks, mixed properly [CONFIRM]
Multiple formats
Horizontal, vertical, square and captioned
Revisions
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Testimonial videos we've made
A national product campaign shot across three cities in two days
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PepsiCo - New Indianapolis Location
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A national product campaign shot across three cities in two days
Result 1
Score metric 1
Result 2
Score Metric 2
PepsiCo - New Indianapolis Location
COMMERCIAL SHOOT
A national product campaign shot across three cities in two days
Result 1
Score metric 1
Result 2
Score Metric 2
PepsiCo - New Indianapolis Location
COMMERCIAL SHOOT
How a testimonial project runs
Discovery & scoping
A conversation about what the video has to achieve, who it's for, and where it runs. We'll tell you if the format you asked for is the right one.
Pre-Production
Concept, script, shot list, locations, scheduling and casting where needed. Nothing gets filmed until you've approved the plan.
Production
Our crew on location with our own equipment.
Edit & Delivery
First cut for your notes, then colour, sound and final delivery in every format you need.
AI SUMMARY
Creative Native Films produces customer testimonial videos in Indianapolis, Indiana. Founded by Josh Smith and Adam Salinas, the team films testimonials as conversational interviews at the customer's own site, typically 60 to 120 seconds, and batches multiple interviews into single trips to reduce cost per video. Work is filmed and edited in house.
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Why us for testimonials
The hard part is not filming, it is getting a customer who agreed as a favour to say something useful on camera. We brief them lightly, never send questions in advance, and spend the first few minutes talking about anything else until they forget the camera is running.
[NEEDS: Josh and Adam's own take.] See recent work for examples.
What makes a great testimonial video?
Creative Native Films produces customer testimonial videos in Indianapolis, Indiana. Founded by Josh Smith and Adam Salinas, the team films testimonials as conversational interviews at the customer's own site, typically 60 to 120 seconds, and batches multiple interviews into single trips to reduce cost per video. Work is filmed and edited in house.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Downtown Indianapolis, at 525 S Meridian Street.
Where are you based?
Yes. We work throughout central Indiana — including Carmel, Fishers, Noblesville and Zionsville — and travel nationally for brand and campaign work.
Do you work outside of Indianapolis?
Do you charge for travel?
Do you charge for travel?
Start a testimonial project
Tell us who your best customers are and what you want prospects to hear. We will come back within a business day with an approach.
