Sapling Pictures

Welcome to Sapling Pictures, an Emmy-winning video production service that specializes in creating engaging stories through video, photography, and animation. Based in the Northern Virginia/Washington, D.C. area, we have spent the past 25+ years providing our clients with top-notch video and virtual event production services. Our team of experienced professionals brings creative, strategic, and technical talents to the table, ensuring that your brand story comes alive through our videography, editing, and animation services. With safety as our top priority, we have implemented protocols that allow us to provide safe and secure in-person productions. We also understand the need to stay connected in this ever-changing world, which is why we offer organizations the ability to connect virtually while maintaining brand integrity.

At Sapling Pictures, we provide a wide range of services tailored to your needs, including:

• Strategy and ideation
• Scriptwriting
• Casting
• Virtual production
• Videography
• Shoot logistics
• Directing
• Remote recording
• Video editing
• Animation and design
• Sound design
• Distribution strategy

Our team provides everything you need to make your videos and virtual events into powerful marketing tools. Whether you want to engage your membership, reach your fundraising goal, or launch a product, we are here to help. As a full-service video production team, we serve associations, non-profits, and a variety of other institutions. We have decades of experience serving clients as a highly-rated video agency, and we customize each video to your needs.

Our award-winning video editing team shapes your video's story to engage and influence your audience. Our team's blue-chip expertise in the virtual world allows us to afford our clients the ability to produce broadcast-quality virtual events, not just another Zoom meeting.

Our Story

Since 1998, Sapling Pictures has been telling visual stories through video. From national TV campaigns for top brands to web videos for advocacy groups, we capture stories that engage viewers and strengthen brands and missions. We serve the Washington, D.C., Maryland, and the Northern Virginia region, including Arlington, Fairfax, Tysons Corner, and Alexandria.

At Sapling Pictures, we understand that there's a difference between showing information and telling stories. Our skill is storytelling through images - photo and video. We're fast learners and love getting immersed in the amazing work of our clients, translating their messages into images that turn heads, capture hearts, or tickle the funnies.

Our Capabilities

From initiating strategic and creative visions to managing shoot logistics, we take on entire image campaigns or assist internal creative teams with specific tasks needed for your project to be a success. Our capabilities include:

• Content ideation
• Concept design
• Pitch writing
• Treatments
• Scriptwriting & editing
• Style/mood boards
• Digital strategy development
• Animation and Motion Design
• Pre-visualization
• Storyboarding
• Broadcast graphics packaging
• Character animation
• Infographics
• Kinetic typography
• Visual identity
• Logo/title animation
• Style guides
• Marketing and Distribution
• Broadcast media planning & buying
• Analytics & reporting

Our team can handle all aspects of pre-production, production, and post-production. We provide production management, directing, art directing, cinematography, photography, audio recording, editing, motion design, animation, sound design, music composition, color grading, and broadcast compliance.

Our Areas of Expertise

For nearly 20 years, we've been crafting visual stories for a variety of industries, including:

• Non-profit organizations
• Advocacy groups
• Educational institutions
• Corporations
• Government agencies

Sapling Pictures understands the unique challenges each industry faces, and we have the expertise to help you overcome them. Our team is committed to providing you with the best possible service, and we take great pride in our ability to exceed your expectations.