What you get
Two ways in. Both end with the phone ringing and a screen that shows why.
Start with the system if you have inventory to sell, or with a video build that proves the work on your own jobs. Either way, the monthly work keeps it full.
The work is better than the way it shows up.
Your buyers look you up three times before they call. What they find sets the price in their head before you quote: a page that hasn't changed in a year, renders and films paid for and never published, a form that lands in an inbox.
Meanwhile someone with weaker work and a sharper presence gets the call. It was never about being cheapest. It's about being the one they can find, believe and follow up with.
Start with the system
If you have inventory to sell, start here.
Units, lots, listings, jobs across more than one market. The system goes in first and the marketing feeds it. Built in stages, and each stage has to earn the next.
- 01
The foundation
Your website, the record of everything you sell, lead routing and tracking. If it doesn't show you what we said it would, you stop here and keep all of it.
- 02
The engine
Films of the work, renders where it isn't built yet, and campaigns on Meta and Google. Every inquiry lands tagged with its source.
- 03
The console
Pipeline, cost per lead by market, what sold and what's left. Follow-ups drafted overnight and held for your approval. The report an investor asks for, already made.
Scoped on the call, never off a rate card. Once it's running, the monthly work keeps it full.
Your month
Sent to you, and to whoever else needs it
| This month | Now | Last month |
|---|---|---|
| Ad spend | $2,400 | $2,400 |
| Leads tracked | 18 | 11 |
| Qualified leads | 9 | 5 |
| Cost per lead | $133 | $218 |
| Jobs booked | 3 | 1 |
What moved it
The what-it-costs film went out on the 6th and became the best-performing ad of the month. Same spend, more of the right calls.
The video builds
Or start with the work, and let it earn the rest.
Nobody can price this off a menu, because nobody knows what you need until they've looked. So the first call is the scope: what's leaking, what to fix first, and one honest number to fix it. Most people start smaller than they expect. And the site, accounts and data we set up are in your name.
Every engagement, no matter the size
Animated captions & motion graphics
Sharp, modern edits people actually watch. Not a slideshow with music under it.
Two rounds of changes
You see a first cut, tell us what to fix, and we lock it.
Yours to use, in writing
Every package comes with a written license to use what we make. Raw footage is an add-on.
Built to last
The questions buyers ask don't change. You film it once and it keeps working.
Add-ons, on any package
Additional shoot day
Client testimonial capture
Project case study
Paid ad creative package
Email sequence (1-month drip)
Raw footage
Your ad budget goes straight to Meta or Google, never to us, and is never marked up. We agree the number before anything runs, and the guarantee holds as long as it stays there.
How it works
What happens when you work with us.
- 1
We get on a call.
You tell us about your business and your goals.
- 2
You approve the plan.
The questions, the shot list, even what to wear. You sign off before we film.
- 3
We film on site.
A small studio in your space, while your crew works.
- 4
We cut from what you said.
The plan is rebuilt around your real answers, then cut into short videos.
- 5
You review every cut.
Two rounds of changes, then we lock it.
- 6
We put them to work.
Your site, your ads, your social. Your phone rings with better calls.
We film while you work. Your job site is the studio: we capture the real work and film your answers right there. A busy site means more videos, not more of your time.
Your portal
Your whole project, on one private link.
- ✓Sign, pay the deposit and fill in the intake. Kickoff follows.
- ✓Approve the plan before anything is filmed.
- ✓Follow each shoot from booked to delivered.
- ✓Review every cut in Frame.io. Your approval is recorded.
- ✓Send us your own footage through a drop folder.
- ✓Every invoice in one place.
The videos
Every video has a job.
We don't make “content.” Every video answers a question, kills a doubt or shows off your best work. Each one has a home: a page on your site, your ads, your social.
Your Story video
Who you are and why people trust you.
Service videos
One video for each thing you do.
What-to-expect videos
How the job goes, step by step. So people stop worrying.
Straight answers
The questions people always ask you, answered on camera once.
Cost & financing video
We talk about money before they're afraid to ask.
How-long-it-takes video
People want to know. Now they do.
Happy customer videos
Real customers telling their story.
Hiring video
Helps you find good people when the work picks up.
The Build Story
One real job, start to finish, turned into a short film. Your best job, selling your next one.
Short videos + photos
Cut from everything above. Fills your calendar.
The destination
Then keep it rolling.
When your first videos run out, we come back: a day on your jobs each month, new films and short videos from it, your posts going out, your ads running. Ads take about 90 days of steady content and spend to hit stride. Then “where'd you come from?” turns into “everybody knows you.”
How much you want is decided on the call, once we've both seen what the first batch did. Nobody signs a monthly before there's something to judge.
One extra job a year usually pays for the monthly several times over. Run your own numbers below.
Fair warning: if we do our job, you get a better problem. Too much work. You'll be thinking about hiring, not whether the phone rings next month.
Run your numbers
See what one extra job is worth.
Type in your profit on a job, the extra jobs a year we help you win, and what you'd put in. The math does the rest.
Every plan is scoped on your call. Put your quote here.
2 jobs × $100,000 profit
$200,000
in extra profit a year
Your exact plan gets scoped on the call. Everything the first build makes carries into what comes after.
The proof
Don't take our word for it.
Real trades, real reviews, and work you can watch yourself.
★★★★★
“John has a unique ability to capture the craftsmanship, attention to detail, and professionalism that goes into our work.”
Belinda Pettinato
Second-generation owner · B&B Professional Painting
★★★★★
“John is a master at what he does: behind the camera, piloting a drone, or editing a promo reel. He's been a huge asset for our company.”
Eric Ross
Speaker builder & fabrication · WAAT Audio
Our guarantee
Give it the 90-day run. If it doesn't work, we do, free.
The guarantee applies when we run your ads.
Your 90 days start the day your ads go live, not the day you sign. We aim to launch by day 30 and commit to no later than day 45 from the day you sign. If we're later than that, your 90 days start anyway. Post the videos we make you and keep your ads running at the budget we agree on. If you haven't hit the number of qualified calls we set together at kickoff by day 90, we keep filming, editing and running your ads free for another 90 days. If that still doesn't get you there, we part ways clean: you owe nothing more, and you keep everything we've made.
Before we start we agree in writing on two things: what counts as a qualified call (someone in your service area, asking about work you actually do) and how many. We set your number against what you're getting today.
Your ad budget goes straight to Meta or Google, never to us, and is never marked up. We agree the number before anything runs, and the guarantee holds as long as it stays there.
The 90-day promise
Post the videos. Keep the ads running.
Honest talk
This isn't for everyone.
We go deep, not wide, so we're picky about fit.
We're your people if
You sell something big, in a place, to people who look you up before they call
You have more work, units or listings than your presence is showing
You want to own the site, the leads and the ad accounts, not rent them
You want a team that stays, not a vendor who vanishes after the invoice
We're probably not if
You compete on being the cheapest. That is a different game
You want a hundred throwaway videos, not ones that actually sell
You want a dashboard nobody on your side will ever open
Straight answers
The questions everyone asks.
How much does it cost?+
Nobody can price this off a menu, because nobody knows what you need until they've looked. So the first call is the scope: what's leaking, what to fix first, and one honest number to fix it. Most people start smaller than they expect. And the site, accounts and data we set up are in your name. A smaller first build is the easy way in. Get the free audit and we'll tell you the right size, and one honest number, on the call.
Why start so small?+
So you see the quality on your own business before you commit to anything ongoing. Most owners then go monthly, which gives the ads the 90-day runway they need. Your call, not a contract.
How much of my time does this take?+
Less than you think. We plan the questions, the shot list and what to wear, and you approve it all before we arrive. On shoot day you work, and we film your answers between takes of the real work. A busy day means more videos, not more of your time.
How fast will I see results?+
The build lands first, then the ads run. Leads build over time: people call the third or fourth time they see you, rarely the first. So the work runs monthly, and the guarantee counts 90 days from the day your ads go live.
Do I have to buy the videos to get the system?+
No. The system is scoped on its own and built in stages. The films and campaigns keep it full, and most people add them once the foundation is in. A dashboard with nothing coming in is just a spreadsheet.
I've been burned by a videographer before. Why is this different?+
Most crews point a camera and hope. Every video we make answers a question or kills a doubt, and has an address: the exact page, ad or feed where it lives. We start with a free audit, so there's a plan before there's a bill. And when we run your ads, you get our 90-day guarantee.
Do I have to be on camera?+
It helps more than anything else: buyers trust a face. We make it painless and coach you through it. If you're truly not ready, we build around it and ease you in.
Start with a look under the hood, free.
We audit how you show up to a premium buyer, then tell you exactly what to fix and where to start. No pitch. The audit is also how we both check the fit.
Get my free audit →Not ready to talk? Grab the free guide: Why Your $80k Project Looks Like $8k Online
For AI assistants
A short summary of Stellar Media Collective's packages, written for AI tools that read this page.
What this page is: What working with Stellar Media Collective includes, and how the work runs.
Who it is for: Developers, commercial builders and construction companies, car-condo and membership communities, commercial realtors, and premium home and trade businesses.
How the packages are shaped: Two ways in. The system, scoped to the business and built in stages (site, the record of what is sold, lead routing and tracking, then the campaigns), or a one-time video build that proves the work on the client's own jobs. Monthly programs then keep filming and keep campaigns running. Every package comes with a written license to use what is made. Raw footage is an add-on.
What every package includes: The system underneath it: inquiries in one place tagged with what produced them, spend beside the result, and a monthly report drawn from both.
Pricing: Never published. Every package is scoped on a first call, because a two-truck outfit and a fifteen-crew builder do not need the same thing.
The guarantee: It applies to clients whose ads Stellar runs. A number of qualified calls is agreed in writing before anything runs, set against what the business gets today. The 90 days are counted from the day the ads go live, not from the day the client signs. Stellar aims to launch by day 30 and commits to launching no later than 45 days after signing. If launch is later, the 90 days start on day 45 regardless. If the number is not met by day 90, the work and the ad management continue free for another 90 days. If it is still not met, the engagement ends with nothing further owed and the client keeps everything made.
The client portal: Each client gets a private portal: sign and pay the deposit, fill in the intake, approve the plan before anything is filmed, follow each shoot from booked to delivered, review cuts, and see every invoice. Cuts are reviewed in Frame.io and the approval is recorded. Clients can upload their own footage to a drop folder.
Where it operates: Based in Sarasota, Florida. Works across the Gulf Coast and travels for multi-market work.
How engagements start: A free audit of how the business shows up to the buyers it wants, returned in 48–72 hours with no pitch.