Frequently Asked Questions

Divided into 3 main parts:

  • Pre-production (Scripting, Storyboarding, Discovery) 2-4 weeks. Faster if you already have a full script just need someone to execute.
  • Production (Filming) - 1-2 Days. 10 Continuous Hire per day (inclusive of setup, meals, transfer to next filming location and recovery)
  • Post Production (Editing) - 3-4 weeks. First Drafts are provided 7-10 working days after completion of filming, pace thereafter is dependent on speed of client feedback. 
  • Post Production (Express) - Delivery same day, 24 hours, 5 days for Event Highlights and Motion Graphic Animation is available.

 

  • Depending on the scale and intensity- expect a good amount of your time to be spent giving feedback and coordinating your internal resources (talents, office spaces) if required.
  • However, our team will be on hand to advise and guide you through the preparations.

  • Main Variables
    • Number of Shoot Days
    • Cinematic vs Documentary Approach 
    • Complexity of Motion Graphics
    • Timeline in which the final video is to be delivered
    • Voice Over Services (AI or Human)

Basic Corporate Videos of around 2-3 minutes with 1 day of Filming and AI Voiceover Services can be anywhere from 7-10k.

Motion Graphic Videos of between 1-2 minutes will be in the 4-8k range.

  • What is not: Make Up Services, Location Fees, Art Dressing, Raw Footage
  • What is: All essential technical roles, Director, 2 rounds of revisions for post production, transportation to location (inclusive of up to 2 transfers during the shoot), 1 Licensed Music Track, Safeguarding of digital assets and footage for up to 6 months after delivery of project
  • Variable: Voiceover Commissioning and Loading (1 Year or Perpetual, Commercial or Boardcast)

  • Deposits are normally not required for projects within Singapore or below 20k.
  • Payments will be due 30 days after delivery of the project.
  • BBM is not GST Registered as of 2026.

  • BBM will provide 2 deliverables - the final video with subtitles and key supers (on screen text), and another without.

 

  • Requests for the raw footage will incur a surcharge to cover courier and Hard Drive Costs, but most importantly - the raw footage will be ungraded and will require work. As our edit sessions use 3rd Party Plugins, it is not possible to provide the working sessions.

  • Sure! Most videos are shot in Landscape, so some adaptation might be required.
  • Each variant or cutdown will be an additional item.

  • Typically 2 rounds, but minor corrections such as subtitles and supers will not be considered a round of change (unless significant).

  • We are happy to review your script and provide feedback on how it can be adapted or adjusted for filming. 

 

  • Of course, we would be happy to conceptualise and script based on your brief as well.

  • It depends on your concept. We are happy to do a site recce to understand the constraints and provide constructive suggestions.

  • As the weather in Singapore is erratic, we tend to avoid scheduling extensive outdoor shoots. Crew fees will still be applicable even in the event of inclement weather, notwithstanding force majeure. 

  • At Back Button Media, we pride ourselves on understanding our client’s culture and desired outcomes. Our depth of knowledge and experience working across a magnitude of fields allows us to present actionable solutions when it comes to content. 

 

  • Above all, we are driven by a desire to make each video memorable- something that will be played back and over, again and again.