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Story & Shot List
We start with your script, deck or best projects and decide what the reel must make viewers feel. Then we map every beat into a storyboard and shot list before any footage is cut or generated.
Read the caseServices · Film & Sizzle Reels
Sizzle Reel Production That Wins the Room
You have a great story, but investors and clients only see a script, a deck or a logline. Words rarely sell a vision. We get it. Our sizzle reel production team turns your film, brand or agency into a reel they feel.
Film teaserAgency showreelBrand sizzleEvent recap
RECInvestors · Studios · Clients
Monaco Maneuver · AI film teaser2 minAI teaser, zero footage
60–75 sagency reel sweet spot
$100kdeals closed by our reel
Trusted byAA&M ProductionsReebokRimmel LondonVivoMeizu3M
01Process
A Full-Service Process for Sizzle Reels That Sell
From script and shot list to final sound mix, one team builds a reel that makes your pitch unforgettable.
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Casting & Visual Look
For film teasers we cast AI characters from your director's briefs and lock each face and wardrobe. For brand and agency reels we pick your most striking work and match it to references.
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Edit, Generate & Shoot
We cut existing footage, generate scenes with AI video or film new shots. Fast cutting, smart pacing and a deliberate rhythm drop mid-reel keep viewers hooked from the first frame to the logo.
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Sound & Final Mix
Music synced to the beat, layered effects and dialogue turn cuts into a story. Our post-production team finishes with a timecoded review, down to a single door latch, and delivers masters for every screen.
Read the case02Blueprint
The Sizzle Reel Blueprint We Build First
Video brief
Every sizzle reel brief we write answers three questions upfront:
- 1Who must say yes after watching?
- 2What should they feel first?
- 3Footage, AI or a mix?
Thesis
Show the feeling, not the inventory.
A sizzle reel sells a vision in 60 to 120 seconds, so every shot has to earn its place. We decide upfront what viewers must feel, which moments prove it, and where the reel slows down before the final payoff.
01Hookthe first seconds
02Rhythm dropa breath mid-reel
03Payofflogo + call to action
03Our work
Our Sizzle Reels and Teasers
Watch film teasers, brand reels and launch sizzles we've produced for filmmakers, startups and tech founders raising rounds, nonprofits seeking donors and trade show teams who need a booth-stopping reel.
You guys have been great to work with. The final product speaks for itself.
Featured case2-minute investor teaser
04Featured caseRead the case
AA&M Productions: AI Film Teaser, Zero Footage
The 'Monaco Maneuver' team had a script, a deck and no shoot budget. We built a two-minute investor teaser entirely with AI: casino, motorcycle chase, train fight and finale, without one live-action frame.
2 mininvestor teaser
5 monthstimeline
0live-action frames
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AI Casting First
We turned the director's character briefs into reference avatars, got approvals, and locked each face and wardrobe before generating a single narrative scene.
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Cut, Not One Take
AI can't sustain a long fight take, so we built the 'Bullet Train'-style sequence from dozens of short generations cut into one fast scene.
03
Continuity by Hand
AI has no memory between shots. We caught reappearing motorcycles, vanishing alarm lights and a misspelled casino sign, then fixed each one frame by frame.
04
Sound Sells It
Layered effects, re-cut dialogue and a licensed track synced to individual beats, like 'roll the dice' landing mid-fight, turned AI shots into cinema.
05Pricing
Sizzle Reel Production Cost & Packages
Template Reel
$1,500+
The fastest route to a polished sizzle reel. Our motion designer adapts premium After Effects templates to your brand, drops in your best footage or case studies and syncs everything to music. Ideal for agencies and startups without a reel.
What’s included?- Format: 60 to 75 seconds built from your existing footage
- Visuals: Premium templates customized to your brand colors and fonts
- Audio: Licensed music edited to your pacing plus sound design
- Focus: Agency showreels, startup pitches and event recaps
Custom Concept Reel
$2,500+
A conceptual sizzle reel built from scratch. An art director writes the script and references, then a motion designer, senior editor and sound designer craft custom transitions, typography and rhythm. Built to close big deals, not just look busy.
What’s included?- Pre-Production: Art direction, script spreadsheet and reference board
- Visuals: Custom transitions, kinetic typography and device mockups
- Audio: Music chopped to your script plus layered sound effects
- Focus: Agency reels, brand launches and investor presentations
AI Film Teaser
$9,500+
For filmmakers, producers and authors pitching a story that hasn't been shot yet. We generate characters, locations and action with AI, then cut, grade and mix a cinematic teaser that lets investors and studios experience the film.
What’s included?- Pre-Production: Storyboard, shot list and AI character casting with approvals
- Production: High-volume AI generation with manual continuity fixes
- Post-Production: Editing, synced dialogue, licensed music and layered sound design
- Focus: Feature film pitches, series pilots and cinematic book trailers
06Why Lava Media
Why Choose Lava Media?
Freelancers hand you clips; disjointed teams hand you delays. We give you one producer and a full crew.
Sergey RodinFounder · 13+ years in business, 800+ videos
One Project Manager
Art directors, motion designers, editors and sound designers are in-house, so you talk to one project manager, not five freelancers.
AI Plus Editorial Craft
Our creative video team pairs AI generation with classic editing, continuity checks and sound design, so results feel cinematic.
Proven in Real Pitches
Our own agency reel has helped close $100,000 commercial video deals, so we know what makes buyers lean in.
Honest About Limits
We tell you upfront what AI can and can't do, then design scenes around those limits instead of overpromising.
07How it works
How It Works
Sizzle reel production works best when the story is locked before the edit starts. Our four-step workflow gives you clear approval points, iterative previews and a final timecoded review, whether we cut footage or generate it.
- Step 1
Share Your Story
Send your script, deck, logline or best projects. Tell us who must say yes after watching: investors, studios, clients or donors.
- Step 2
Approve the Plan
We deliver a storyboard, shot list and references. For AI teasers you also approve character looks before any narrative scene is generated.
- Step 3
Review in Batches
Footage arrives in iterative batches with checkpoints, so your feedback lands early and shapes the edit instead of piling up at the end.
- Step 4
Final Mix & Delivery
After sound design and your timecoded notes, you receive masters for pitch meetings, festivals, websites and social, in every format you need.
