Replicates

Small stones, big port, one crew.

Photo and video production in Antwerp.

Product, diamond ring on black velvet
Location, container cranes at dawn
Fashion, graduate collection, white cove

What we make

Book one part alone, or the whole job with one crew. Services in detail

Portrait, diamond cutter at the wheel

Stills

Light plotted per frame and reviewed tethered, so the selects are agreed before wrap.

Creative direction
Treatments, boards, and on-set direction for agencies and brands.
Interior, concept store, steel shelves

Film

Coverage shot for the edit and the grade, with type and motion built to re-version.

Video filming
Narrative and branded films from treatment through principal photography.
Motion graphics
Type, diagrams, and brand systems in motion for spots and social.
Location, old harbour warehouse, rain

Finishing

One timeline for grade, sound, versions and CGI, so every cutdown matches the master.

Post-production
Edit, sound, titles, and delivery packages for every platform.
Color grading
Show LUTs, shot matching, and finishing that serve the brand palette.
3D rendering
Product and environment renders that composite with live action.

The studio in numbers

2011
the year we opened on Kloosterstraat 64
44
jobs delivered last year, most of them for returning clients
9
people on a typical shoot day, including assistants
2
rooms to shoot in, plus our grading suite in Antwerp

Two jobs, in detail

Antwerp cuts diamonds, trains fashion designers and moves half of Europe’s containers. We photograph and film all three, from a studio on Kloosterstraat a few minutes from the river. All work

Product, watch face, steel bracelet

A jeweller’s first catalogue

Macro stills and turntable films for a family diamond house near the station.

Each stone was shot on black velvet with fibre-optic points so the fire reads without glare.

Turntable films run for eight seconds and loop cleanly on the web shop.

Read the whole job

Food, pralines on a marble slab

A terminal’s year in pictures

Stills and a short film for a container terminal, from night shifts to the morning crane change.

We worked in four sessions across a year to catch every season on the quay.

Safety came first: every frame was planned with the terminal’s own team.

Read the whole job

Portrait, fashion designer in her atelier

A studio on Kloosterstraat 64

Replicates is a photo and video studio on Kloosterstraat, in the old south of Antwerp. We work for jewellers, fashion labels, the port, design shops and the agencies who represent them.

Half our week is very small: a stone, a ring, a watch face, shot on black velvet with points of light. The other half is very large: cranes, ships and warehouses the size of a village.

Fashion here is serious. Graduates of the academy come to us for their first lookbook, and some of them still come back ten years later.

Stills and film come from one crew and one colour plan, so a catalogue, a shop window and a short film all look like the same brand.

More about the studio

Frames from recent sets

Scroll sideways or use the arrow keys. All work

Food, pralines on a marble slab
Pralines on a marble slab Food
Product, watch face, steel bracelet
Watch face, steel bracelet Product
Fashion, black wool coat, station hall
Black wool coat, station hall Fashion
Location, container cranes at dawn
Container cranes at dawn Location
Fashion, graduate collection, white cove
Graduate collection, white cove Fashion
Product, diamond ring on black velvet
Diamond ring on black velvet Product

When the files arrive

From the last frame on set to files in your inbox. Dates are written into the estimate, so Antwerp holidays and reshoots are counted in.

Contact sheet of the day
Same evening
Graded selects to approve
3 working days
Retouched final stills
6 working days after selection
First cut of the film
5 working days
Graded and mixed master
8 working days
Cutdowns and platform versions
2 days after the master is signed off
Archive with a short readme
With the final delivery
Portrait, diamond cutter at the wheel

Before you book

Do you shoot stills and film on the same day?

Yes, when the plot allows. We design light that holds for a locked hero still and for coverage. If the still needs a modifier that will not travel into motion, we split the day rather than fake it.

Where are you based?

The studio and finishing suite are at Kloosterstraat 64, Antwerp 2000, Belgium. We travel with a core crew in Europe and hire locally when the story needs it.

Can you deliver HDR and social cutdowns?

HDR masters, Rec.709, and platform cutdowns are part of finishing. We need the media plan early so aspect ratios are shot, not cropped as an afterthought.

Who owns the files?

Copyright stays with the studio until invoices are paid, then usage follows the contract (territory, term, media). Raw camera files are working material unless a raw license is bought.

How early should we book?

Four to six weeks is comfortable for a campaign with casting and locations. A stills-only studio day can be held faster if the diary is open.

Other questions

Send the brief

Tell us what you make, how big it is and where the pictures will be used. We reply within a day with a plan and a price.

Studio
Kloosterstraat 64, Antwerp
Phone
+32 3 248 61 75
Email
info@replicates.online
Hours
Monday to Friday, 10:00 to 18:00