Story-Led Video Production
From a charity appeal behind a record-breaking campaign to stadium screens seen by millions, we make films that move people.
Our Video Production Scope
Brand Videos
Corporate Video Production
Sports & Live Events Video Production
Promotional Video Production
Video Production Explainer
A Video Production Company Built to Move People
Most video gets watched once and forgotten. Ours is built to move people.
Speck of Dust is a Sydney video production company with documentary craft at its core. For more than fifteen years we have made films for purpose-driven organisations, brands, corporate teams and some of the biggest live events in the country. The thread through all of it is the same: we find the real human story underneath the message, and we build the film around the moment that makes an audience feel it.
That is why our appeal films became part of the Aurora Education Foundation’s record-breaking $175,000 campaign, and why the SCG, Allianz Stadium, Qudos Bank Arena and Accor Stadium run our work on their screens. Different audiences, same craft.
Conversations First, Cameras Second
Great films do not start with a camera. They start with a conversation.
Before anything else, we want to understand:
What story are you really trying to tell?
What do you want this film to achieve?
What is the beating heart of your message?
Who are you speaking to?
What do you want your audience to feel?
What will move them to act?
How far do you want to push the idea?
What parts of your story are still hidden?
What do you want this film to leave behind?
These conversations shape everything that follows, from script and treatment to lighting, sound and the final edit.
And you do not need to arrive with the answers. Plenty of the organisations we work with come to us with a moment coming up and a story they cannot quite articulate yet. Finding it together is part of the work, and often where the best material comes from.
Not sure what your project should be yet? That is exactly where most of our clients start.
Scalable Crews, One Team the Whole Way Through
Speck of Dust scales to fit the job, from a single operator and an interview to a multi-location, full-crew production.
We bring together the right specialists for each project: producers, camera operators, sound designers, editors, animators and motion graphic artists, all accomplished in their field, sized sensibly to your budget. Concept, production and post, one team the whole way through.
Many of our clients stay with us for years. The longer we work together, the deeper we understand your people and your audience, and the sharper and faster each film gets: one consistent voice, less briefing each time, and a growing body of work you keep drawing on. A single project is a great place to start, and it is how most of those relationships began.
Tell us about your project and we will scope the right shape of work with you.
Our Storytelling Specialities
Most of our work sits in five specialities. Each has its own page if you want the detail, and all of it is made the same way: story first.
Brand Film Production
Stories That Feel Real, Because They Are
We treat brand videos as short documentaries: real stories, told with feeling. The people in them speak for themselves, and audiences trust what they see because it is true. With founder Jose Fernandez‘s background in award-winning documentary feature work, that craft shapes every brand film we make.
It is the style for organisations that want to show who they are, not just say it, and it is how we have told the stories of The Big Issue, the Aurora Education Foundation and schools across Sydney.
Our brand work often includes:
- Fundraising and appeal films.
- Not-for-profit video production.
- Branded NGO films.
- Storytelling films for brand messages.
- Social media video production.
Corporate Video Production
Professional Doesn’t Have To Mean Predictable
We work with large and small organisations that want to speak with clarity and heart, from internal culture films to public-facing campaigns. Our corporate video production starts with understanding: your message, your audience, your direction and your goals. Then we bring the right team of directors, producers, editors, camera and sound, and make a film that is polished without losing the human touch. Organisations including Dexus and the Australian Financial Review trust us with this work.
Our corporate work often covers:
- Corporate promotional videos.
- Internal culture and induction videos.
- Executive profiles.
- Corporate case study videos.
- Corporate event recaps.
- Shorts for corporate live events.
- Workshop and training films.
Sports and Live Event Video Production
Big Screens, Big Energy, Big Impact
We craft high-energy screen work for some of Australia’s biggest sporting clubs and live events, from the SCG and Allianz Stadium to Qudos Bank Arena and Accor Stadium, and for major international events across Europe, the Middle East and North America. All up, our screen work has reached audiences in the millions.
Whether stadium screens or event LED walls, we build the moments that move a crowd:
- Promotional videos for stadiums, exhibition centres, installations and halls.
- Big-screen LED storytelling.
- Corporate live event video production.
- Matchday screen packages: team entries, countdown sequences, animated holding logos, screen takeovers, opening packages and hype reels, animated player profiles, and interactive cam graphics.
- Opening and closing ceremonies.
- Welcome, inspiration and year-in-review films for corporate events.
Promotional Video Production
Made to Be Felt and Remembered
A great promotional video does not just inform. It sticks. Whether you need a social media campaign, a product or program launch, or a not-for-profit community campaign, we deliver your message in a way that is visually striking and made to move people, then cut it down to work across every channel you need.
Our promotional work often includes:
- Social media films.
- How-to videos.
- Recruitment videos.
- Charity campaign promo videos.
- Launch trailers and event recaps.
Explainer Video Production
Engage, Explain, Empower
Clarity, tone and purpose. Whether you are walking through a service, revealing a new product or breaking down a complex idea, we build explainer videos that engage quickly and move people to act, through live action, animation, voiceover and music. The aim is a film that is not only easy to understand but compelling to watch.
Our explainer work has included:
- Product, project and service explainers.
- Internal communications videos.
- Animated process walkthroughs.
- Hybrid live-action and motion graphics.
- Tailored scripts and voiceovers.
- Versions optimised for websites, socials and big-screen presentations.
One Craft, Many Formats
The same story-first craft carries across sectors, styles and formats, including:
Not-for-profit and charity video production.
Documentary-style storytelling.
Brand films.
Storytelling videos.
Corporate case study video productions.
Videos for financial services.
Tech business videos.
Videos for social media.
Animated video production.
Animated holding logos.
Sports presentation.
Sports presentation screen storytelling.
Videos for sports events.
Hype reels.
Your favourite in-stadium screen overlay classics: kiss cams, dance cams, karaoke cams and many more.
Cannot see your format? If it involves story, people or purpose, it is our kind of work.
The Speck of Dust Difference
With Speck of Dust you get a full-scale production partner:
Films built to move people. We understand what an audience responds to and why, and we build every piece around the moment that makes them feel it.
Conversations first, cameras second. We listen before we roll, so the film is built around your real objective, never a template.
Documentary craft is the foundation. Our director’s background includes feature documentary work screened at Toronto, Rotterdam and Morelia, and that standard runs through everything we make.
The people on screen are respected. Contributors appear as the authority on their own story, supported and comfortable on and off camera.
Flexible crews, tailored teams. From animators and cinematographers to sound designers, we build the right team for each project and keep the cost sensible.
15+ years at the biggest scale. Screen work for some of the world’s biggest sporting and cultural events, seen by millions. If we can move a stadium, we can move your audience.
Sydney-based, story-driven. We call Sydney home and work across Australia. More on our video production in Sydney.
Want to know how we would approach your story?
Have a Story That Deserves to Be Told Properly?
Whether it is a brand film, an appeal, a corporate piece or a stadium screen, we would love to hear what you are trying to do.
“Speck of Dust’s work is excellent in process and results. They bring a great mix of insight, empathy, and the ability to listen. They keep the content at the right pitch and tone.”
Leila Smith, Aurora Education Foundation
