Corporate and brand films
Company profiles, factory and product films, recruitment videos and social cuts. Clear stories about what you make and why it matters.For companies, manufacturers and agencies
1908 Film: Film production in Rotterdam and Istanbul
Corporate films, trade fair and festival videos, documentaries, original film music and live multi-camera recording. Twenty years behind the camera, now working across the Netherlands.
Showreel
Commercials, brand films, documentaries and music videos from twenty years of 1908 Film, in one reel.
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Selected work
A selection of commercials, corporate and product films, and event films. Click a film to play it here.
What we make
One crew for the whole job: concept, shoot, edit, colour, sound and music. You get one point of contact and a finished film.
Trade fair and event films
Booth loops, launch films and event recaps, delivered fast so you can share them while the event is still news.For exhibitors, organisers and venues
Festival and aftermovies
Aftermovies, promo trailers and artist content for music and cultural festivals, filmed with a crew that knows how stages work.For festivals and cultural institutions
Documentary
Character-driven documentaries and co-productions, from research to final mix. Experience with broadcasters including TRT Belgesel.For broadcasters, foundations and NGOs
Music videos and concert films
Music videos and full concert recordings, with picture and multitrack audio captured together and mixed in our studio.For artists, labels and venues
Post-production and animation
Editing, DaVinci Resolve colour grading, sound mixing, and 2D and 3D animation for commercials and explainer films.For producers and agencies who need a finishing partner
Music for film
Every 1908 film can come with its own score. Our composer writes original music for documentaries, commercials and brand films, so you never depend on stock music that a hundred other companies also use.
- Documentary scoresMusic written to the edit, from first cut to final mix
- Commercial and brand musicJingles, sonic identities and music for campaigns
- Film and theatre musicScores for short films, features and stage productions
- Sound design and mixAtmospheres, effects, dialogue clean-up and final mix
Composed by Kıvanç Sarıkuş, a composer and tonmeister registered with Buma/Stemra. The music is made and licensed for your project, so there are no licence surprises later.
Music only, without a film? That is possible too. See more of Kıvanç's work at kivancsarikus.com.
Music reels
Live recording, picture and sound
Most video crews treat audio as an afterthought. Ours is led by a sound engineer. We record concerts, talks and events with multiple cameras and a separate multitrack audio rig, then mix the sound properly before it meets the picture.
The result is a concert or event film that sounds as good as it looks, ready for YouTube, livestream or broadcast.
- CamerasMulti-camera, switched live or recorded for edit
- AudioMultitrack recording, mixed and mastered
- OutputLivestream, YouTube, broadcast master
- Good forConcerts, festivals, conferences, venues
How we work
A simple process with a fixed quote up front, so you know what you get and when.
Brief
A short call about your goal, audience and deadline.
Concept
Script, shot list and a fixed quote.
Shoot
On location or in studio, with the right crew size.
Post
Edit, colour, sound and music, with revision rounds.
Delivery
Masters and social formats, ready to publish.
Clients
Brands, broadcasters and public institutions we have made films for since 2005.
- Samsung
- Volkswagen
- Castrol
- Lay's
- Turkcell
- CNN Türk
- TRT Belgesel
- Polaroid
- EDSN
- MOL
- Red Cross
- STFA
- Vansan
- Graniser
- Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality
The team
Two brothers, a producer in Istanbul and a director-composer in Rotterdam, with a network of camera operators, editors and animators.
Çağlayan Sarıkuş
Producer and director
Founder of 1908 Film. Twenty years of commercials, brand films and documentaries for Turkish and international clients, led from Istanbul.
Kıvanç Sarıkuş
Director and composer
Leads 1908 Film in the Netherlands from Rotterdam: corporate films, trade fairs and documentaries. Also a composer and tonmeister with twenty years of stage and studio work, which is why our films sound as good as they look. kivancsarikus.com
For larger projects we bring in directors of photography, art directors, 3D artists, photographers and composers from our network in the Netherlands and Turkey.
Equipment
Cinema-grade tools for field and studio, scaled to the budget of each project.
Camera
RED V-Raptor, Sony Burano, ARRI Alexa 35 and Amira, Sony FX3, DJI Osmo Pocket 3 Creator Combo, Carl Zeiss lenses, drone.
Light
ARRI and Godox lighting systems for location and studio work.
Post and sound
Premiere Pro, Final Cut Pro X, DaVinci Resolve, multitrack recording and mixing. For sound and live visuals: Ableton Live, Logic Pro and Resolume.
Tell us about your project
Send a few lines about what you need and when. We reply within one working day with questions or a quote.
info@1908film.com.trRotterdam
Linker Rottekade 250, 3034 VC Rotterdam
+31 6 84 70 09 04
Istanbul
Küplüce Mah. Rençber Sk. No:19/1, Beylerbeyi, Istanbul
+90 533 267 10 01