Vantas shoots photography and video production for destinations, attractions and travel brands that need a visitor to picture the trip before planning it. We are based in Dallas and work across Texas and Oklahoma, with national assignments in other U.S. markets. Our work for places people travel to includes the San Antonio Museum of Art and Choctaw Casinos & Resort in Oklahoma.
It starts with a discovery call with Woody Lawson, our owner and creative director, who also directs the shoot. We ask who the visitor is, what they do not yet know about the place, and where the files will run: your website, paid campaigns, partner channels, press.
Destination work usually means several locations, daylight that will not wait, and other organizations' property. Pre-production handles that before a shoot date is locked:
On the day, shots are ranked. Hero shots, the ones the project fails without, are scheduled around the best light and confirmed on set before we wrap. The schedule carries buffer time for moves between sites. Crew size runs from two people to fifteen depending on scope.
Post-production covers selects and retouching for stills, and editing, color grading and sound design for video. Revision rounds are written into the scope. You receive retouched high-resolution stills, web-optimized versions, and finished video exports in the cuts named in your agreement.
A single production fits a campaign, a new exhibit or attraction, a website rebuild or a season launch. You get a fixed list of deliverables, shoot dates and a delivery date.
A retainer fits a destination that looks different every few months. It sets a monthly scope of shoot time and deliverables, includes a planning session each month, and holds the monthly rate fixed for the initial term. Over a year that builds a library that covers every season and event without starting from zero each time.
What drives cost on either one:
Our standard agreement gives you a non-exclusive, perpetual license to use the final deliverables for marketing, advertising, web and social media. Vantas keeps the copyright, and passing files to third parties needs written consent. Destination work is often shared with hotels, attractions and press, so name those uses in pre-production and we will write them into the agreement.
We sort that out together in pre-production. We pull film permits where a city or public site requires them and get signed permission for private property. Your relationships with local partners usually open doors faster than a cold request, so we ask you to make introductions where you can.
Either, and the choice is made in pre-production. Hired talent gives us control over the scene and a signed release. Real visitors can appear when they are released or not identifiable. We tell you which scenes need which approach when we build the shot list.
Outdoor shoots get a backup date or location and a decision deadline, all set before the shoot. If conditions outside anyone's control stop a shoot, our agreement calls for rescheduling in good faith.
Yes. We work in more than ten U.S. markets, pairing creative direction from Dallas with local crew in the market. Travel is scoped as part of the production.
Tell us about the place and who you want to bring there. Book a discovery call.
Let’s create something extraordinary together. Contact us today to schedule a discovery call with one of our team members, we’d love to hear more about your project and explore how we can bring your vision to life.
