Video production company in Burlington, VT

Commercials, brand films, testimonials, and corporate video, produced on location in Burlington to a broadcast standard.

Filming in Burlington

The state's business and university center on Lake Champlain, home to craft brands with national distribution and a healthcare network serving the whole region.

Lake Champlain gives Burlington a clear western horizon and reflected light off open freshwater, with the Adirondacks standing across it in New York — a combination nothing else on this map offers. The University of Vermont sits brick-and-columned on a hill above the water, Church Street Marketplace runs four pedestrian blocks of genuinely busy brick storefronts, and the South End Arts District works converted mill buildings into studios and makers' space. Vermont issues no general state filming permit; Burlington maintains its own approvals for streets, parks and public buildings, and the university governs campus property separately. At forty-five thousand people this is a state's largest city where most locations sit inside fifteen minutes and the core is walkable end to end. Late September into mid-October produces the strongest colour of the year, and Burlington International is ten minutes east.

More on filming in Burlington

Institutional and brand work stays tied to the state’s compact urban center. Church Street Marketplace adds four pedestrian blocks of active brick storefronts, while the South End Arts District uses converted mill buildings for studios and makers. Lake Champlain’s waterfront places broad freshwater, boathouses, and a continuous bike path against the Adirondacks across the water in New York.

June through mid-October is the principal window, with late September into mid-October producing the strongest color and the highest visitor demand. Winters are cold and snowy, summers are short and warm, and April’s mud season can make dirt roads impassable. At 44°N, winter sun stays low and the day is short. Summer evenings run long, while the lake provides a clear western horizon and reflected light from the water.

Vermont has no general state filming permit. Burlington maintains its own approvals for streets, parks, and public buildings, and the University of Vermont governs campus property separately. The city has only about 45,000 residents, so most locations are within 15 minutes and the core is walkable. Burlington International Airport is about ten minutes east. Stowe and Mount Mansfield are roughly 45 minutes away. The Lake Champlain Islands are about 40 minutes north. Montpelier is around 45 minutes southeast. Burlington follows Eastern Time, making it the only Eastern-market city in the 32-page group.

As a video production company, we work across Vermont, including Montpelier and Stowe. If your shoot spans more than one city, we plan it as a single production rather than separate trips.

Burlington production notes

Field production data

BURLINGTON / VT

44.48° N / 73.21° W 11 OCT 2026

Solar

Time zone
EDT
Sunrise
07:02
Sunset
18:16
Daylight
11H 15M
Golden AM
07:02–07:41
Golden PM
17:37–18:16

Field

Shoot season
JUN–OCT
Primary office
BURLINGTON

Recent production

A white SUV parked on a dry golden ridge at dusk, hills falling away behind it
Automotive. AI + Live actionNational broadcast · 2026
A dancer holding a handstand at the barre of a sunlit studio
Healthcare brand campaignBroadcast & digital · 2026
Hands lifting a glass bowl of roasted seasoned vegetables from a wooden counter
Food & beverage commercialBroadcast & CTV · 2026
Hands holding a phone sideways to film, a warm bar interior soft behind it
Consumer technology commercialGlobal digital · 2025
An aerial pass over a university campus with a city skyline beyond
Higher education campaignBroadcast & digital · 2025

How a Burlington production runs

  1. 01

    Scope & quote

    A line-itemed quote and a producer on the phone.

    1 business day
  2. 02

    Pre-production

    Script, locations, casting, schedule and shot list.

    2–5 weeks
  3. 03

    Production

    Principal photography.

    1 or more shoot days
  4. 04

    Post & delivery

    Edit, color, mix, and graphics.

    3–5 weeks

Start a project in Burlington

Tell us what you're making and a producer replies with a line-itemed quote and a plan.

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