[ BKG ]
A Glimpse Behind the Scenes
Behind the scenes films about how the work actually gets made. Shot on retro film cameras, in black and white.
The Series
Inside the Work
BKG · 01Why We Do This
Runtime 0:46
Ask anyone here why they do this and you will not get a job description. You will get something closer to a compulsion. A crew is not a list of roles you fill, it is a group of people who care about the same thing at the same time.
BKG · 02The Stories and the People
Runtime 0:33
Black Pop took us inside a documentary interview series about Black culture. A real answer cannot be directed. All you can do is build a room that invites one, then stay quiet.
BKG · 03No Easy Way
Runtime 2:00
The hustle is the part of the job that never makes the reel and matters most. We are not looking for the easy way. We are looking to learn and to do it right, so every project leaves the team stronger.
BKG · 04Shooting New York
Runtime 0:15
From New York, I Love You is part of our I Love You series. The city hands you noise, weather, and crowds. It also hands you a backdrop nothing can fake.
BKG · 05The Overlooked Frame
Runtime 0:41
Street photography is the purest version of what this series is about. No call sheet, just a mural, a corner, a stranger. The discipline is finding beauty in the everyday and the overlooked.
BKG · 06Making It Real
Runtime 2:06
Telling a story is the easy half. Making it real is the work. You are building a world a viewer can step into. We are not trying to show you something, we are trying to put you somewhere.
Behind the scenes video production by C&I Studios
BKG is the behind the scenes video production series from C&I Studios, a full service video production company. Each film is shot on retro film cameras in black and white and documents the crew, the craft, and the thinking behind real client and creative projects, from documentary interview series to narrative city films.
Behind the scenes video production on film
Behind the scenes video production is how we show the process rather than describe it. The series covers documentary production, street photography, narrative film work through our C&I Films label, and the day to day craft of a working crew. For more on the language of black and white photography see the International Center of Photography.
Let’s Make Something Real
Every project we take on gets this level of attention. If you are building something that deserves real craft behind it, we would like to hear about it. Tell us what you are making and we will bring the crew, the cameras, and the care to match it.
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