A typical corporate video takes four to eight weeks from signed brief to final delivery. Pre-production takes one to three weeks, shooting usually one or two days, and post-production two to four weeks. At Viven, clients normally see a first cut about two weeks after the shoot, with delivery following one or two feedback rounds.
The shoot is the shortest phase; the thinking before and after it takes the time.
Animated videos skip the shoot but spend longer in design and animation, typically six to ten weeks overall.
In our experience the schedule risks are rarely on the production side. The most common delays are approval loops with many stakeholders, late script changes after the shoot, slow provision of brand assets or legal clearances, and availability of executives who need to appear on camera. A single empowered decision-maker on the client side is worth more to the timeline than any production shortcut.
A clear brief with measurable goals, reference videos agreed upfront, and consolidated feedback in structured rounds can compress the calendar significantly. Batching also helps: shooting several videos in one production block means the per-video timeline drops sharply. When a genuine deadline exists, say a trade fair or product launch, tell the production company on day one so the plan is built backward from that date.
Can a video be made in a week? Sometimes, if the concept is simple, the footage exists or the shoot is compact, and feedback is same-day. But compressing post-production is where quality quietly erodes, since grading, sound and versioning in 16:9, 9:16 and 1:1 all take real hours. Plan six weeks, and treat anything faster as the exception it is. A reliable production partner will tell you upfront which corners a rush job cuts, so the trade-off is a decision rather than a surprise.
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