FEATUREZ MEDIA SERVICES

Featurez is an Amsterdam based reportage- and documentary production company that offers a wide variety of journalistic- and production services to international and national media, production houses and companies.

Since 1993 Featurez gives advise, does research, set’s up and plans filming days, finds and purchases archive footage, accompanies filming and books camera crews, rental cars, SNG vans and hotel rooms.

Besides this Featurez offers dedicated journalistic services. In close collaboration we can book a camera crew and do the production, direction and interviews for you. We can organise and accompany the satellite feed, or get the well-cared-for video footage to you by courier.

Featurez also produces full reportages and documentaries. After agreement on approach, script, and budget, Featurez has all the expertise and talent in-house to produce and create high quality audio-visual footage, founding a satisfactory montage.

For over 15 years we provide everything that’s needed for the creation of TV-news,
-reportages, documentaries and education- and company films. Below you will find a brief outline of the services Featurez offers. The 'Assignments' pages will give you an overview of the assignments Featurez has carried out over the years.

SERVICES
proposing story ideas
research & advise
set up & planning
accompanying filming
direction & interviewing
providing complete DV-footage
full reportage/documentary production

PROPOSING STORY IDEAS
Featurez is constantly screening the Dutch media and society for interesting subjects to cover. Links to articles on actual issues and long-lasting themes are regularly published on this internet site. If you want to receive Featurez.com updates by e-mail, please send a request to: mail@featurez.com

RESEARCH & ADVISE
In a direct and personal way Featurez gathers complete background information on practically any topic.The fundament for a high-quality reportage- and documentary production is created in offering in-depth information and in finding the right storyline, interviewees and locations. Besides this Featurez offers a wide variety of practical services like booking camera crews and hotel rooms, organising camera- and lighting rental equipment, researching and supplying archive footage, organising permission for filming, arranging SNG-services, organising satellite feeds and location licences.

SET UP & PLANNING
After an okay on the approach Featurez sets up and plans your filming day(s) from minute to minute. The progress on the set-up will be reported to you regularly, rounded up with an extensive 'Featurez Filming Agenda' with all the times, needed data and information.

ACCOMPANYING FILMING
Featurez offers dedicated and all-round accompaniment. We take care that filming happens smoothly, and that both crew and people in the field are happy. We can drive your car, give advise, interpret and translate, do Dutch interviews when necessary, and 'shoot the trouble' when needed. Apart from this post story production gets special attention by informing the story contacts on progress, broadcasting dates, and sending around DVD's with the final product.

DIRECTION & INTERVIEWING
In close collaboration Featurez can book a high- quality camera crew and direct the reportage for you, including news- or in-depth interviews. The progress on the set-up will be reported to you regularly and the complete and well-cared-for 'footage' will be delivered to you via satellite feed or by courier; accompanied with all needed story data and -information, and translations when necessary.

COMPLETE DV FOOTAGE
Featurez can also provide you with complete digital video footage, filmed and recorded with high quality HDV- and audio equipment. By working alone as a filming journalist, production costs are reduced considerably and stories can be covered in an intimate and direct way. Reportage, interviews, interiors, exteriors, total views, close-ups, pans and tilts; in close collaboration a wide variety of beautiful DV-footage will be delivered to you, including extensive background information.

FULL REPORTAGE/DOCUMENTARY PRODUCTION
Last but definitely not least, Featurez produces full reportages and documentaries. After agreement on budget, approach and script, Featurez has all the expertise and talent in-house to produce and create high quality audio-visual footage, founding a satisfactory montage. Working with a variety of the best camera people and editors, we can assure you a tailor made and high quality end product.

Featurez.com is always standing by to offer you top quality media services. If you want more information do not hesitate to contact us.

Featurez
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Filming in front of the Mevlana mosque in Rotterdam for a reportage about a possible minaret ban in Switzerland for the Swiss TV program '10 vor 10'