Guide · Updated 24 September 2026
One team that works in English, in the same time zone as the UK, invoicing in euros under EU rules and able to film anywhere in the EU. It suits brands whose video needs come back every month or every season.
By Daniel Lopes, founder of Beyond Focus · 3 min read
Why Portugal
Portugal shares the UK's time zone and invoices in euros under the standard EU VAT rules. The crews work in English, and the country has very different locations close together.
Ongoing work
It is a monthly arrangement in which one team covers a brand's recurring video, photography, social media and events, instead of briefing a new supplier for each project. The price depends on the shoot days, what you receive and the channels.
After each delivery we stay close, for questions, new versions and the next step, even when no project is running.
Across Europe
Yes. Within the EU and the Schengen area, a Portuguese team travels to film without work visas, only with the usual travel logistics. We have filmed in Madrid for ProKitchens and in Paris, and the travel is listed separately in the proposal.
This matters most for brands spread over more than one country, such as a hotel group with properties in Portugal and Spain or a manufacturer with plants in two countries. The same crew films every location, so the films look like they belong together.
Cost
We will not quote a percentage, because it depends on the project and on the quote you compare with. Our videos start at €700, and the fair comparison is to send us the same brief you sent at home and put the proposals side by side.
Light
Portugal has mild winters and a lot of sun by European standards, so exteriors can be filmed in every season, with more rain in the North in winter. When a shoot depends on the weather, the plan includes an alternative.
Who we work for
Carl Zeiss Portugal, part of the German optics group, for an internal corporate film rated 9.5 out of 10 and made under a confidentiality agreement; Highgate, an American hotel management group, for the Highgate Portugal Christmas party; El Corte Inglés, the Spanish retail group, at Air Invictus 2026 in Porto, in horizontal and vertical versions; and ProKitchens, in Lisbon and Madrid.
Getting started
By video and in English, about your brand, your markets and what you need to film over the year.
What we will film, when, and what it costs.
Planned around your calendar, with the dates set in the proposal.
Each version arrives in the Beyond Portal, where your team comments on the exact second and approves with one click.
In a monthly arrangement, we go back over the plan with you every month.
You can also start with a single project, such as a corporate video or a photo session, and move to a monthly arrangement later.
We reply within 24 hours on working days.
