Pharmaceutical video production
Produced around a medical review process

Pharmaceutical
video production

The script goes through review before a single frame is shot.

Pharmaceutical video production for corporate, product and congress video: production planned around your medical and regulatory review from script stage, not treated as a creative process the review process interrupts.

Scope
What is included

Why pharma video production
needs a different schedule

What it involves

Standard video production schedules assume the script is close to final before a shoot is booked. Pharma video production has to build in review time at script stage and often again after the edit, since spoken claims and on-screen text both require approval, and shooting before that is confirmed risks a costly reshoot.

What we deliver

Script development with your review process built into the timeline, production planning and shooting, editing with claims and data locked, and delivery across the formats your channels need.

Scripted from approved claims

Every claim in a video script is sourced from and approved by your medical and regulatory function before production begins, so the shoot happens with claims already locked rather than pending sign-off.

case studies

Clients we've worked with

Real projects for industrial and pharmaceutical companies.
Video production track record
Track record

What our pharmaceutical
video production has covered

The scope our pharmaceutical video production work has operated within.

+10
years building for regulated industries
+200
organisations have trusted Code
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documents migrated with their access permissions intact
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Video production by type
Who needs it

What pharmaceutical companies
actually produce video for

The video type shapes the production approach. Pharmaceutical video production starts there.

Video production process
Four stages

How we run pharmaceutical
video production

Four stages. In pharmaceutical video production review time is scheduled, not squeezed in.

SCRIPT AND REVIEW
01
01

Approved before a shoot is booked

We develop the script with claims sourced against your approved material and take it through review before committing to a production date, since shooting an unapproved script risks an expensive reshoot.

What we develop

We write a full script with every claim sourced and flagged against your approved material, and take it through your medical, legal and regulatory review before production planning is finalised, since booking a shoot around an unapproved script is how expensive reshoots happen.

Result

Because the script clears review before dates and crew are locked, the production schedule does not get thrown out by a late rejection that forces a rewrite after everything is already booked.

PRE-PRODUCTION
02
02

Planned around the approved script

We plan the shoot — location, talent, equipment — against the approved script, with any regulated visual elements (packaging, professional settings) confirmed in advance.

What we plan

We plan the practical side of the shoot — location, talent, equipment, schedule — against the already-approved script, and specifically flag any regulated visual element that appears on camera, packaging shown in shot or a professional setting depicted, for sign-off before the shoot day rather than during it.

Result

The crew arrives on shoot day with approval-sensitive details resolved and a clear process for any new compliance question.

PRODUCTION
03
03

Shot to the approved script

We shoot to the approved script, with a process for handling any necessary on-the-day change that would affect a claim, routing it back for review rather than improvising.

What we handle

We run the shoot to the approved script, and if something happens on the day that would affect an approved claim — a line needs to change, a shot does not work as planned — there is a clear escalation path back to review rather than a decision made on set to keep things moving.

Result

What ends up in the can matches what was actually approved, rather than a version quietly adjusted on set that now needs to be caught and fixed in the edit.

EDIT AND DELIVERY
04
04

On-screen text checked again before final delivery

We edit to the approved script, check any on-screen text or graphics added in post against approval, and deliver in the formats your channels need.

What we deliver

We edit to the approved script, re-check any on-screen text or graphic added in post against what was actually approved, and deliver the final video along with the channel-specific exports and localised versions your markets need.

Result

The video is ready to publish without a compliance surprise turning up after delivery, because on-screen text and graphics were checked against approval a second time in the edit, not assumed to be fine because the script was.

Video production FAQ

Pharmaceutical video production questions

What comes up before commissioning video production.

How much extra time does review add to a video project?

It varies with your organisation’s review speed, but we build that time into the schedule from the start rather than treating it as an unplanned delay. Scripts, rough cuts and final edits each get a review pass, and that structure is what keeps the overall timeline predictable.

Can we shoot before the script is fully approved?

We would advise against it, though it happens under deadline pressure. An unapproved script that changes after shooting usually forces a reshoot, and a reshoot costs considerably more in both time and budget than whatever was saved by starting production before approval came through the review chain.

Do you write the medical claims in the script?

No, every claim in the script is sourced from and approved by your medical and regulatory function before it reaches the page. We write the script around those approved claims, arranging structure, pacing and visuals, rather than drafting or adjusting the underlying claims themselves at any point.

Can you produce video for congress use?

Yes, see congress digital for the format and screen-specific considerations that differ from web or social video, including loop length, resolution and how content holds up on a busy show floor with variable lighting and short viewer attention spans passing by the stand at speed.

Related pharmaceutical brand services

Other pharmaceutical
brand and creative services

Video production pairs with motion design and congress digital work. These are the related services.

Video production

Start your pharmaceutical
video production

A corporate, product or congress video that needs to be produced with your review process in mind. Tell us the type and we will tell you how we would approach the pharmaceutical video production.

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