Grand Rapids, MI · Video Production
We can help tell your story.
Really Reel is a Grand Rapids film studio making documentaries, ads, and social video for businesses, non-profits, and municipalities — written, shot, recorded, and edited by the person you'll actually be talking to.
What we do.
Every part of making a film, from working out what it needs to say through the final export. Hire the whole process, or just the piece you're missing.
- Videography
- Cameras, lighting, and direction on the day of the shoot.
- Sound
- Clean, intelligible audio — the thing viewers actually notice.
- Editing & Post
- Assembly, color, sound mix, titles, and delivery in every format you need.
- Storyboarding & Pre-production
- Deciding what the film is before anyone picks up a camera.
- Creative Direction
- Shaping the idea, the tone, and how the whole thing hangs together.
Selected work.
A few recent projects. The rest are on the work page.
Meet Dennis.
Really Reel is Dennis Nagelkirk, a filmmaker in Grand Rapids, MI. I write, shoot, record, and edit — which means the person you meet in the first conversation is the person who makes your film. Nothing gets lost in a handoff.
When a project needs more hands, I bring in people I trust from a deep bench of West Michigan talent. The crew scales to the job; who's accountable for it doesn't change.
How it works.
No mystery, no surprise invoices. Every project runs the same four steps.
- 01
Conversation
We talk about what the piece needs to accomplish, who it is for, and what it needs to cost. No charge, no obligation.
- 02
Plan
You get a concept, a shot list or storyboard, a schedule, and a fixed quote before anything is committed.
- 03
Production
We shoot. I bring in the right crew for the job — additional camera, sound, grip — and you always know who is on set.
- 04
Post & Delivery
Edit, color, mix, and captions, with a round of revisions built in. You get final files cut for every place the piece will live.
Have a project in mind?
Tell me what you're trying to say and who needs to hear it. First conversation is free, and you'll get a straight answer about whether I'm the right fit.