Tex Kelly Productions
Videography, Cinematic videography for weddings, brands, and events.

Videography. Humboldt County & Northern Arizona

Videographer & Video Production

Cinematic videography for weddings, brands, and events.

Inquire Call (707) 382-1108

Cinematic films that make people feel something. Wedding films you'll re-watch on every anniversary. Brand stories that stop the scroll. Sports highlight reels that bring an entire season back to life. The same eye that built a personal channel to a billion cumulative views, now pointed at your story. Voted Humboldt County's Best Filmmaker.

The Approach

Films you'll feel ten years from now.

Most videography sells a deliverable. I'm trying to give you a feeling, the goosebumps you get watching the first dance years later, the tears that show up when the championship-game reel cuts back to a senior's first carry, the moment a brand film makes someone you've never met want to drive across the county to find you.

Every project starts with a story conversation. Who is this for. What should they feel when the credits roll. What's the moment we have to land. That conversation drives the shot list, the music, the cut. The gear is invisible to the viewer, what stays with them is the look across the aisle, the laugh in the background, the wide shot of the redwoods that makes them inhale on cue.

You'll get a film you actually want to share. Wedding highlight reels you'll re-watch every anniversary. Brand campaigns that stop the scroll mid-coffee. Sports reels that travel through entire team chat groups. The same eye that built a personal channel to a billion cumulative views, pointed at your story.

Cinematic Reel

Selected films & brand commercials.

A curated selection of recent commercial work, narrative shorts, and brand films, landscape and real estate stories, weddings, the AA Bar & Grill commercial, the Cal Poly Humboldt event package, and the Special Olympics cinematic highlight. Click any thumbnail to play in place.

  • 50 Years of Love: A Dream Landscape Renovation Story

  • Foundations: Viltrakis Design Build Ep.1

    Channel: Joey Viltrakis

  • The Magic of A Northern California Landscape Company

  • Cinematic Cattle Branding & Rancher Life

  • How The Cleanest Bottled Spring Water is Made. Series Teaser

  • The Milk Can Game. Ferndale vs Fortuna, One of the Oldest High School Football Traditions

  • Massive Landscape Transformation

  • Cal Poly Humboldt Event. AWEsome Biz Competition

  • Multi Million Dollar Golf Course Listing

  • Northern California Wedding

    Channel: Inertial Media

  • Northern California Real Estate Company Advertisement

  • The ULTIMATE Custom Home Building Work Trailer

    Channel: Joey Viltrakis

  • Why J&G Lawn & Garden

  • Cal Poly Humboldt. AWEsome Biz Competition

  • NFL Landscaping Commercial

  • Ghostface Short Film. Scream

  • Cinematic Special Olympics Highlight at Eureka High. Humboldt County's Shining Stars

  • What It Means To Be A Landscaper in Humboldt County

  • Building a Dream Home, Episode 2/6

    Channel: Joey Viltrakis

  • Pacific Coast Rentals Property Management Commercial

  • Humboldt Mortgage Commercial

  • More Than Lawn Care

  • Narrative and Testimonial for A Transformative Landscape

  • Wes Anderson Style Landscaping Clip

  • Humboldt Mortgage Celebrates Their 60th Anniversary of Business

  • Inside AA Bar & Grill. Humboldt County's Best Bar Experience

  • The Most Cinematic Lawn Care Commercial

  • Vintage Kung Fu-Inspired Commercial. Filmed in Humboldt County

More on the YouTube channel →

Featured Highlight Reels

North Coast sports download galleries.

Open a gallery to download full-resolution highlights, championship runs, senior days, and season recaps from Arcata High, Eureka High, St. Bernard's, and the Panthers. Each link opens a private download portal hosted on gallery.simplytexkelly.com.

What's Included

What you actually get with videography.

  • Cinema Quality

    The same camera body used to shoot a $100,000,000 Netflix feature is the camera I pick up for your project. Full-frame cinema 4K with built-in stabilization, S-Cinetone color science, and low-light performance that handles redwood-canopy ceremonies and dim reception halls.

  • FAA Part 107 Drone Aerial

    Licensed and insured commercial drone work integrated where the location warrants, coastal, redwood, and architectural elevation shots.

  • Dedicated Wireless Audio

    Pro-grade Sennheiser wireless rigs for clean dialogue, vows, and ambient sound, captured separately from the camera, mixed in post.

  • Cinematic Color Grade

    Full color grade in DaVinci Resolve, same workflow used for broadcast, with consistent looks across multi-camera setups.

  • Highlight + Feature Edits

    4–6 minute cinematic highlight + longer feature edit (15–30 min) for weddings; 60–90s social cuts for brand work; full-length raw available.

  • Music Licensing

    Properly licensed music from professional libraries (Musicbed, Artlist, Soundstripe), no copyright takedowns, ever.

Cities Served

Videography in 23 priority cities.

Each city below has its own dedicated videography page with venue notes, microclimate context, and city-specific FAQs. Click into the city closest to you.

By County

Videography across multiple counties.

Each county hub has dedicated videography content for the entire region, venues, microclimate, and process specific to that county, across both the California and Northern Arizona service areas.

Also Served

Other cities where I shoot videography.

How It Works

From first message to final delivery.

  1. 01

    Discovery Call

    We talk through what you're trying to communicate, wedding film, brand video, event coverage. I propose the right format and shooting style.

  2. 02

    Pre-Production

    Shot list, storyboard if needed, location scout, scheduling, music direction. Brand projects include creative concepting.

  3. 03

    Production Day(s)

    broadcast-grade cinema, dedicated audio, drone where applicable. Multi-day shoots for larger campaigns.

  4. 04

    Edit

    Cut, color, sound mix, music. First draft typically within 4 weeks. Up to 2 rounds of revisions included.

  5. 05

    Delivery

    Final master in broadcast quality plus social-media exports (16:9, 9:16, 1:1) and any specialty formats negotiated.

Investment

Videography pricing scales with scope, wedding films, brand campaigns, and event coverage all priced individually. Tex replies within 24 hours with a tailored proposal.

From a videography client

“Tex has done such great photo and videography work with our Ferndale High Football team!! He has captured so many great moments that has really inspired our team! His work has added such sentimental value to the memories we are all making! Thank you Tex for being on this journey with us!”

Becky Davis

Ferndale High Football

Videography FAQs

Common questions.

  • What kind of videography do you do?
    Wedding films, brand campaigns, sports videography, event coverage, real estate cinematic tours, drone aerials, and editorial documentary work. broadcast-grade cinema, broadcast-grade 4K. Same eye that built a 1B+ view personal channel.
  • What's a typical wedding film deliverable?
    A 4–6 minute cinematic highlight film, plus a longer feature edit (15–30 min) covering ceremony and reception. Optional add-ons: same-day reception edit, social-cut versions for posting, raw footage handoff. All delivered as broadcast-quality MP4 plus a private gallery for sharing.
  • Do you do brand and commercial video?
    Yes, and it's a fast-growing part of the work. Tex has produced commercial content for North Coast brands across hospitality, retail, professional services, and lifestyle. The same cinematic eye that runs the wedding cameras runs brand campaigns. Pre-production planning, on-location shoots, and full post-production in-house.
  • Can you cover live events and sports?
    Yes. Sports videography is a specific track, game coverage, highlight reels, recruitment films, and team marketing. Tex's background as a college athlete makes him good at anticipating play; the cinema rig is fast enough to keep up. Same applies to live events: conferences, festivals, brand activations.
  • What's drone videography included for?
    Drone aerials are part of most wedding films, real estate listings, and brand campaigns where the location warrants it, coastline, redwoods, large properties. FAA Part 107 certified, fully insured. Drone is included on most packages or available as an add-on.

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Tell me about your videography needs.

Every inquiry gets a personal reply within 24 hours.

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