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# Video & photography

## Send documents your clients read, understand and approve.

Treatments, shoot estimates and statements of work as pages clients open anywhere, from first meeting to final delivery.

- [Start free](https://formlio.com/signup)
- [Book a demo](https://formlio.com/demo)

### Present

Show your work at full size, film included, with scope and timeline, in your studio's look.

No more weeks of development flattened into an attachment.

### Send

Share one link for your showreel, treatment and budget that always shows the latest version.

No more new files and emails for every correction.

### Follow up

See who opened the treatment and which sections they read.

No more sending a PDF into a black box.

### Agree

Let them answer your questions, choose a package, approve a budget or sign on the page.

No more chasing a decision over weeks of email.

## Video and photography proposal templates by stage.

Portfolios, film proposals, shoot estimates and statements of work for each stage. Add your showreel, stills and budget, and send it in your studio's look.

- [Antwerp](https://formlio.com/templates/antwerp-photography-and-film-portfolio) — Showcase stills and motion in one photography and film portfolio template with studio stats, reel, and case studies. Built for studios pitching brands.
- [Brooklyn](https://formlio.com/templates/brooklyn-brand-film-proposal) — Win more video work with a brand film proposal template covering brief, deliverables, shoot style and timeline. Built for production studios pitching cafés and retail.
- [Bristol](https://formlio.com/templates/bristol-launch-film-proposal) — Win product launch film projects with a creative proposal template featuring a client brief, data-backed rationale, and three creative routes with a recommendation.
- [Oslo](https://formlio.com/templates/oslo-campaign-photography-estimate) — Win campaign shoots with a photography estimate template: three priced options, scope, licensing, timeline and payment terms for studios pitching retail brands.
- [Vancouver](https://formlio.com/templates/vancouver-video-production-statement-of-work) — Video production statement of work template with fee, delivery method, review rounds and acceptance terms for multi-market launch shoots. Built for production companies.

## Go from first draft to your client.

Lay out your showreel and stills with your budget and shoot timeline. Share it privately with your client, see what they read, and collect answers and approvals on the same page.

1. **Present: Build it from blocks, in your studio's look.** — \- Blocks for showreels, stills, budgets and shoot timelines - Logo, fonts and colours set once - Start from a template or duplicate your last project
2. **Send: Choose who sees the treatment, then share the link.** — On a private link, only the people you invite can open the document. They sign in with a code sent to their email.
3. **Follow up: Get an alert when it's opened, then see what they read.** — See who viewed it on a private link, the time spent on each section, heatmaps and session replay.
4. **Agree: Add questions, package options, budget approvals and a signature.** — Clients answer your questions on the page. Clients switch optional services on or off and see the total update. They approve with a slide or sign on the page.

## Add more to every video and photo presentation.

Embed YouTube and Vimeo films, budget sheets and location maps next to your stills. Publish it all on your studio's own domain.

### Embed what you already use

YouTube, Vimeo, Loom, Google Sheets, Google Maps, Notion and Calendly, live on the page.

### Talk on the page

Pin a video or voice note next to the budget, and chat live with your client on the document.

### Your own domain

Publish your documents at an address like docs.yourstudio.com. On the Pro plan.

### Connect ChatGPT or Claude

Build, edit or check on documents from the chat.

### Live editing

Your team works on the same document at the same time, and sees when your client is on it.

## What changes when the document is a page.

In their own words.

> Formllio has changed the way we pitch for work. We often get comments from clients that they are impressed with the interactive nature of the pitch. Given a lot of our work is websites, it makes sense to have interactive presentations. The tool itself is easy to get up to speed with. The initial set up takes an hour or so, after that it’s very quick to create a proposal. The team are really responsive if you do have any questions about the set up.
>
> — Imogen Ley-Clowes, Founder & Creative Lead, Immo Studio

> The team at Formlio are so passionate about building a product specifically for creatives. They have really listened and turned feedback in features that are especially important to our day-to-day proposals. Having a responsive, web-style proposal just makes sense. It meets people where they are eg. scrolling on their phone, mid commute, making quick decisions. I’ve really loved connecting with Marianne and watching Formlio's journey unfold from the early stages.
>
> — Anita Taylor, Brand & Web Designer, The Design Lounge

> The level of customisation is a real strength. It allows you to create something that feels aligned with your own visual identity, without compromising on speed or usability. And importantly, it moves proposals away from static documents into something far more dynamic and engaging.
>
> — Ana Grigorovici, Founder, Designer & Creative Strategist, Design Bench Studio

> Formlio has significantly improved how our agency presents proposals and pitches. We saw an immediate impact, winning contracts on the first two projects where we used the platform, and we've continued to see a strong correlation between using Formlio and converting opportunities into clients.One of its biggest strengths is the insight it provides into client engagement. Knowing when a proposal has been viewed, which sections attracted the most attention, and how recipients interact with the content removes much of the uncertainty from the sales process and allows us to follow up with far greater confidence.
>
> — Demi Hopkins, Creative Director & Principal, Carnival Studio

> I create bespoke travel itineraries, and every client has different preferences and budgets. The interactive quoting has been very useful for me as my clients can explore options and add extras on their own, and the total updates right in front of them. It makes the whole experience easy and premium at the same time, which is exactly what I want for my clients.
>
> — Marie Courrier, Founder, Terra & Mari Travel

> Formlio has changed how we present fee proposals. A PDF feels like it belongs in another era by comparison. What clients receive instead is interactive, beautifully laid out, and immediately signals that you're a business operating at the level they expect. It's the kind of first impression that lands before they've even read a word. The team are very helpful whenever I have questions, and new features keep rolling in, which tells me they're invested in making it better for the long haul.
>
> — Shane Cresser, Creative Director, Cresser

> We operate in an industry where trust and professionalism are essential. When we send a commercial proposal with Formlio, it immediately inspires credibility. The integrated approval system, complete with electronic signature, also allows us to move from proposal to signed contract without unnecessary back-and-forth. Formlio has streamlined our entire process, and the feedback from prospects is always extremely positive.
>
> — Sébastien Sauca, Co-fondateur & CEO, SafeRec

> I’ve used Formlio for design cases and proposals, and it’s a much better fit than the usual old-school tools. Most of them feel like a chore. Formlio doesn’t. It’s flexible, easy to use, and the support is seriously top tier.
>
> — Tadas Jotkevicius, Creative Art Director & 3D Artist, Tadas

> I wasn't expecting the analytics to be this good! Heatmaps, session replay, real-time view notifications... It completely changed how we follow up as we know exactly what caught their attention and when they're engaged, which allowed us to win new clients noticeably faster.
>
> — Tom Bilby, Digital Growth Consultant, Web Furnace

## Common questions from video and photo studios.

Showreels, shoot budgets, confidentiality, client accounts, signatures and reuse for your treatments and estimates.

### Can my showreel play inside the document?

Yes. Upload your video and trim it in the editor, or embed it from YouTube, Vimeo or Dailymotion. Video also works inside galleries, cards and heroes.

### Can I send a pre-brief or questionnaire before the treatment?

Yes. Add a form section to any document, with required, choice and conditional questions, inline or step by step. Clients answer on the page, and you see their answers in the document.

### Can I offer different shoot packages?

Yes. The interactive quote shows required and optional items such as extra shoot days or edits. The client switches them on or off and the total updates.

### How long does a first estimate take?

Start from a video or photography template and swap in your work and budget, and it takes minutes rather than hours. Your logo, fonts and colours are set once.

### Is an unreleased campaign safe to share?

Use a private link. Only the people you invite can open it, others can request access, and you can see who viewed it.

### Do clients need an account?

No password is needed. On a private link they sign in with a code sent to their email, the link in their invite or Google. On a public link anyone with the link can read, and they verify their email to approve or sign.

### Is the e-signature valid?

Signatures are compliant with eIDAS in the EU and ESIGN and UETA in the US. Signers verify their email first, and Formlio records their consent, the time and a fingerprint of the document.

### Can my studio reuse sections on every job?

Yes. Save your showreel, process and rate sections as reusable blocks, then duplicate a past estimate for the next brief.

> “The work video and photo studios make is considered down to the last detail. The documents that carry it to the client rarely are. We made Formlio so every one of them is as good as the work.”

## Start with your next shoot.

Bring your showreel, stills and budget, and send your client one link.

[Browse templates](https://formlio.com/templates)

## Related

- [Proposals](https://formlio.com/use-cases/proposals): Proposals for creative studios, as pages your clients open anywhere. Show your work with scope, timeline and pricing options, see what they read, and collect an e-signature on the same page.
- [Pitch decks](https://formlio.com/use-cases/pitch-decks): Pitch decks for creative studios, as pages your client opens anywhere. Show your story, numbers and ask, see what they read, and collect an e-signature on the page.
- [Portfolio](https://formlio.com/use-cases/portfolio): Portfolios for creative studios, as pages your clients open anywhere. Show case studies and showreels at full size, see what they read, and let them ask about a project or book the next conversation on the page.
- [Presentations](https://formlio.com/use-cases/presentations): Presentations for creative studios, as pages your client opens anywhere. Show your idea and your film, see what they read, and collect comments and approval on the page.
- [Questionnaires](https://formlio.com/use-cases/questionnaires): Client questionnaires for creative studios, inside your branded document. Ask required, choice and conditional questions, one step at a time, and see the answers in one place.