Videographer · Mesa, Arizona
Videographer in Mesa, Arizona.
Cinematic videography for weddings, brands, and events.
Hi. I'm Tex.
Welcome to cinematic film, Mesa edition.
I'm a Prescott Valley-raised filmmaker and photographer, voted Humboldt County's Best. Cinematic videography in Mesa runs across brand films, commercial work, event coverage, real estate cinematic tours, and the kind of editorial documentary that lifts a business above generic iPhone-tier video.
My job is to put you, your business, or your story in front of the same broadcast-grade cinema and FAA Part 107 drone aerial that's built a personal channel to a billion-plus views, and to do it in Mesa the way the city actually looks, not a generic stock-video version of it.
Now booking Mesa commercial brand films and event coverage.
A note from Mesa
Cinematic videography and brand films in Mesa, Arizona, commercial work, brand stories, and event coverage for the largest city in the East Valley, broadcast-grade 4K with FAA Part 107 drone aerial. A Prescott Valley native serving the Valley.
The Approach
Cinema in Mesa. Made for this place.
The Mesa location
Mesa on camera, shot with intent.
Mesa has a deep base of trades, aerospace, healthcare, and family-owned businesses along the US-60 corridor and downtown, the kind of companies that need real brand video, not phone footage. We shoot brand films, founder stories, and commercials across the East Valley with broadcast-grade cinema.
The Mesa production
Broadcast cinema. Drone aerial integrated.
The same eye that built a channel past a billion views, pointed at your business, with drone aerial integrated where it lands. Master edit plus social cuts, delivered ready for paid distribution.
The Maricopa County scouting advantage
Mesa, Scouted for years.
Knowing Mesa matters. Regular travel into Maricopa County for video production over the years means the scouting is already done, broadcast-worthy locations, reliable golden-hour windows, and venues that actually film well on a budget. Not a resident, but the regional knowledge is built and ready before the production day.
Now booking, Mesa
Now booking Mesa cinema projects for the year ahead.
Mesa production days book on a rolling calendar, commercial brand films and event coverage often book 4–6 weeks out. Send a note with your timeline and project type and we'll scope a fit.
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.
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
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.

Arcata High Regional Championship
Tigers, postseason highlight gallery
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Arcata High NCS Championship
North Coast Section playoff coverage
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Arcata High Senior Day
Senior-night highlight reel
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Panthers AA Championship Highlights
Season highlight package
Open download gallery
St. Bernard's Senior Day
Senior-night recap
Open download gallery
Eureka High School Highlights
Season highlight gallery
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Eureka High Senior Day
Senior-night highlight reel
Open download gallery
Ferndale Wildcats vs Arroyo
Game-day highlight gallery
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On the wedding side
Cinematic wedding films, documented in full.
The same cinematic craft, applied to weddings, feature-length wedding documentaries and editorial wedding films, full coverage from getting-ready through last dance. Click any thumbnail to play in place.
David & Monica's Wedding Documentary, 35 Years Before They Met, His Dad Saved Her Dad's Life
Feature-length wedding documentary
Brunton Wedding Film
Northern California wedding cinematography
Shane & Sofia Weekly. A 45-Minute Wedding Documentary
Northern California long-form wedding film
Mrs. & Mrs. McClurg
Cinematic wedding film
An Emotional, Romantic & Cinematic Wedding Film. Trinidad Elopement
Trinidad, California elopement

The Editing Process
Months in the edit suite, curating the story.
A wedding film isn't shot in a day, it's made over months. Hours of raw cinema footage, multi-camera audio, drone aerial, and second-shooter coverage get assembled, color-graded, and scored frame by frame in the edit suite.
Every transition is intentional. Every cut earns its keep. The goal is a film couples actually want to re-watch, not a montage of clips. That kind of editorial discipline is the difference between a wedding film and a wedding highlight reel, and it's why these turnarounds run weeks instead of days.
Venues + Locations
Where I shoot videography in Mesa.
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Brand & Commercial Films
Trades, aerospace, and family businesses along the US-60 and downtown Mesa.
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Founder & Team Stories
The story behind a Mesa business, shot to convert, not just to look nice.
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Event Coverage
Multi-camera coverage for East Valley conferences and brand activations.
What's Included
What's included with videography in Mesa.
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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.
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FAA Part 107 Drone Aerial
Licensed and insured commercial drone work integrated where the location warrants, coastal, redwood, and architectural elevation shots.
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Dedicated Wireless Audio
Pro-grade Sennheiser wireless rigs for clean dialogue, vows, and ambient sound, captured separately from the camera, mixed in post.
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Cinematic Color Grade
Full color grade in DaVinci Resolve, same workflow used for broadcast, with consistent looks across multi-camera setups.
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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.
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Music Licensing
Properly licensed music from professional libraries (Musicbed, Artlist, Soundstripe), no copyright takedowns, ever.
How It Works
How it works in Mesa.
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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.
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Pre-Production
Shot list, storyboard if needed, location scout, scheduling, music direction. Brand projects include creative concepting.
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Production Day(s)
broadcast-grade cinema, dedicated audio, drone where applicable. Multi-day shoots for larger campaigns.
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Edit
Cut, color, sound mix, music. First draft typically within 4 weeks. Up to 2 rounds of revisions included.
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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.
Videographer in Mesa. FAQs
Frequently asked questions.
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Do you travel to Mesa for video production?
Regularly. Tex was born and raised in Prescott Valley, ninety minutes north, and the East Valley is a primary market. The studio is in Eureka, California, where the reel and 100-plus five-star reviews were built. Travel is in the project quote. -
What does a Mesa brand video cost?
It depends on scope, a single founder story is different from a multi-day campaign with drone and crew. The first call is free, we scope what you need, and you get the number up front. Most brand films land in the mid-four figures and up. -
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 brands across hospitality, retail, professional services, and lifestyle, and is building that book across Northern Arizona. 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.
Nearby videography cities
Videography near Mesa, other locations I shoot.
Flexible on where you shoot? Many clients book a hometown location + a destination second location in the same day. Below are the other cities where I'm currently booking videography, same playbook, same editorial eye, different backdrop.
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