About Big Dog Productions
We point the camera at people worth watching.
An award-winning production company from the West Midlands, making documentaries, commercials and branded films with real people at the heart of them.
The founder
Founded by filmmaker Luke Dell.
Luke started Big Dog Productions to tell character-led stories: ordinary people with an unusual devotion to niche or disappearing worlds. An 82-year-old hedgehog rescuer. A man building an off-grid home from scrap. The champions of Britain's strangest sport.
Before that he led video production for the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games, and that mix still defines the company. Festival-level storytelling, delivered with the discipline of a broadcast campaign.
The same eye goes into every commercial job, whether it's a national TV ad for StepChange, social ads for Ford MS-RT or a season launch for West Bromwich Albion.
How we work
Great work, without the hard work for you.
Lean when it should be, a full crew when it needs to be. You get one point of contact from first call to final delivery.
Brief
A quick call to understand the story, the audience and the deadline.
Plan
Treatment, schedule, locations and the right crew, from a trusted network of directors, DPs and editors.
Shoot
Efficient days on set. StepChange's TV ad was shot in a single day.
Deliver
Edit, grade, sound and every format you need. StepChange's post was turned around in 10 days.
What we make
Films for brands, agencies, charities and broadcasters.
Trusted by
Cadent/Andrex/StepChange/West Bromwich Albion/Birmingham 2022/Bupa/ParalympicsGB/Ford MS-RT/Katie Loxton/University of Birmingham
Let's work together
Got a story worth telling?
Tell us what you're making and when you need it. We'll come back with ideas.
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