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Videographer · Tempe, Arizona

Videographer in Tempe, Arizona.

Cinematic videography for weddings, brands, and events.

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Tex Kelly, videography for Tempe, Arizona

Hi. I'm Tex.

Welcome to cinematic film, Tempe edition.

I'm a Prescott Valley-raised filmmaker and photographer, voted Humboldt County's Best. Cinematic videography in Tempe 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 Tempe the way the city actually looks, not a generic stock-video version of it.

Now booking Tempe commercial brand films and event coverage.

Book your Tempe project →
Videography by Tex Kelly Productions, serving Tempe, Arizona

A note from Tempe

Cinematic videography and brand films in Tempe, Arizona, tech-adjacent brand stories, hospitality cinema, and event coverage around ASU and Town Lake, broadcast-grade 4K with FAA Part 107 drone aerial. A Prescott Valley native serving the Valley.

The Approach

Cinema in Tempe. Made for this place.

The Tempe location

Tempe on camera, shot with intent.

Tempe is dense, young, and tech-adjacent, ASU, the startup and hospitality scene around Mill Avenue and Town Lake, and brands that need video built for social and paid from day one. We shoot brand films, founder stories, and event coverage across the city with broadcast-grade cinema.

Brand cinema, Maricopa County. Videography by Tex Kelly Productions.
Brand cinema, Maricopa County.
Broadcast cinema + drone aerial. Videography by Tex Kelly Productions.
Broadcast cinema + drone aerial.

The Tempe production

Broadcast cinema. Drone aerial integrated.

The same eye behind a billion-plus views, with drone aerial over the lake and downtown where allowed. Master edit plus vertical social cuts, delivered ready to run.

The Maricopa County scouting advantage

Tempe, Scouted for years.

Knowing Tempe 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.

Hometown production, Maricopa County. Videography by Tex Kelly Productions.
Hometown production, Maricopa County.

Now booking, Tempe

Now booking Tempe cinema projects for the year ahead.

Tempe 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.

Reserve your Tempe project → or call (707) 382-1108

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.

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

DaVinci Resolve wedding-film edit in progress. Tex Kelly Productions editing suite

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 Tempe.

  • Tech & Startup Brands

    Founder stories and product films for the Tempe and ASU-adjacent startup scene.

  • Hospitality & Events

    Mill Avenue and Town Lake hospitality cinema and event coverage.

  • Social-First Cuts

    Vertical, paid-ready cuts built for the young, mobile Tempe audience.

What's Included

What's included with videography in Tempe.

  • 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.

How It Works

How it works in Tempe.

  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.

Videographer in Tempe. FAQs

Frequently asked questions.

  • Do you travel to Tempe for video?
    Yes. Tex was born and raised in Prescott Valley and the East Valley is a primary market; the studio and its 100-plus five-star reviews are in Eureka, California. Travel is in the quote.
  • Can you shoot content built for social?
    Yes, most Tempe brand work is cut for social and paid distribution from the start, vertical and horizontal, master plus social edits, delivered together so you can run it everywhere.
  • 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.

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