What Sodium Films does

Sodium Films (legally registered as Shot by Sodium Ltd, Companies House No. 07557672) is an independent B2B creative production agency headquartered at Mill 01, Mabgate Mills, Leeds, UK. Founded in 2011, the company produces film and video content for brands, musicians, cultural institutions, and performing-arts organisations, organised around three service lines — Stories (brand narrative films and documentaries), Stages (live event and theatre documentation), and Sessions (music video and artist collaboration content). The underlying technology stack is conventional: professional cameras, editing software, and post-production capabilities delivering broadcast-quality video for television, digital, and social distribution.

The agency operates a project-based professional services model, earning revenue through client commissions on a per-project basis at custom scope-dependent pricing; no public pricing exists. Its go-to-market is sales-led, combining direct outreach, referrals, and an inbound contact model via its website. Distribution of finished work flows through client channels — broadcast television (notably BBC4), social media platforms (campaigns such as the Greggs Festive Bake drone activation have reached 3.2 million), and the venues and festivals that commission the productions.

The customer base is horizontally diversified across music (Rhodes, Embrace, Pigeon Detectives), fashion (Maison Margiela), sports (adidas, Newcastle United), food retail (Greggs), broadcasting (BBC), opera and theatre (Opera North, Leeds Playhouse, Imitating the Dog), and cultural/educational institutions (Leeds 2023, NEWSUBSTANCE, Aviva Studios/Factory International, Hull York Medical School). The studio is privately held, founder-operated, with no disclosed external funding and a headcount of 1–10.

Name

Sodium Films

Legal name

Shot by Sodium Ltd

Website

https://sodiumfilms.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2011

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Sodium Films is an independent Leeds-based creative production agency producing brand films, music videos, theatrical documentation, and documentaries for clients including adidas, BBC, Maison Margiela, Greggs, Opera North, and Factory International. It operates as a small project-based B2B studio with 1–10 employees.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Film Production Services

NAICS

Motion Picture and Video Production (512110)

SIC

Services-Motion Picture & Video Tape Production (7812)

akta.pro primary industry

Corporate & Internal Communications Video (MPADAEAC)

akta.pro secondary industries

Branded Documentary / Nonfiction (Corporate & NGO) (MPADADAK), Historical, Biographical & Archival Documentaries (MPADADAE)

Keywords

• Film production services
• Brand video production
• Music video production
• Documentary filmmaking
• Live event filming

Headquarters

HQ city

Leeds

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Film and Video Production Services: Project-based creative production services including brand films, music videos, documentaries, event documentation, and theatrical performance capture. Revenue is generated through client commissions and production contracts.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Sodium Films is an independent film production agency that produces brand narratives, music videos, documentaries, live event documentation, and theatrical performance capture for B2B clients. The company delivers full-service creative production — from concept development and filming through editing, color grading, and sound design — across three core service categories branded as Stories, Stages, and Sessions.

Product overview

Sodium Films is a film production company offering three core service categories: Stories (brand narratives and documentaries), Stages (live event documentation in theatre, music, fashion, and dance), and Sessions (music collaborations and artist content). The company produces films for brands, creates event documentation, and collaborates with musicians and artists to deliver authentic visual content. The portfolio includes work across music videos, brand campaigns, theatrical documentation, and documentary projects.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Stories Brand narrative films and documentary-style productions featuring interesting people and places; brings client stories to life with a creative edge for brands, cultural institutions, and organisations.
• Stages Documentation of live events across theatre, music, fashion, and dance; produces performance films and trailers for theatre companies, opera companies, and performance venues.
• Sessions Music collaboration services capturing raw and heartfelt content from musicians, artists, and bands; produces music videos, artist profile films, and album launch content.

Named customers14 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered core and notable.

• Leeds 2023coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2023Official creative partner for the cultural year initiative, producing 'Letting Culture Loose: A film about quiet greatness' documenting the launch event at Headingley Stadium and interviewing artists and creatives across the city.
• NEWSUBSTANCEnotableStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2022Produced documentary coverage of SEE MONSTER project - transformation of decommissioned North Sea platform into public art installation, commissioned by UNBOXED.
• Leeds PlayhousecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2021Longstanding creative partner for theatrical productions including Orpheus in the Record Shop (broadcast on BBC4) and Dracula - The Untold Story. Sodium Films is involved from creative staging through filming and editing.
• Aviva Studios / Factory InternationalcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerProduced promotional flythrough content for new Manchester landmark cultural venue, home to Factory International and Manchester International Festival.
• Imitating the DognotableStrategic or Co-development PartnerTheatrical company partnership for Dracula - The Untold Story documentary documenting the creative process and producing full show for video on demand.
• Opera NorthcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerOpera company partnership for Orpheus in the Record Shop production filmed live at Leeds Playhouse and broadcast on BBC4.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Direct peers

• Partizan: Global independent production company and music-video pioneer with offices in London, LA, Paris, and Berlin. Directly comparable across music video, brand content, and documentary production with a substantially larger operational footprint.
• Pulse Films: London-based independent film and content studio producing music videos, branded content, documentaries, and feature films. Closely comparable business model with enterprise brand clients, music industry work, and broadcast-quality output, but operates at substantially larger scale.
• Great Guns: London-headquartered independent production company producing commercials, music videos, and branded content for global brands. Comparable business model and client mix, with significantly greater scale and international office footprint.
• Iconoclast: Independent global production company producing commercials, music videos, and branded content. Comparable as a creative-led independent with multi-territory reach serving similar enterprise and cultural-sector clients.
• RSA Films: Ridley Scott-associated independent production company producing commercials, branded films, music videos, and long-form content. Directly comparable as a UK-headquartered creative production house serving global enterprise brands, with a far deeper team and longer track record.
• 72 Films: London-based independent production company producing documentaries, branded films, and broadcast content for UK and international clients. Comparable in documentary and cultural-sector work, particularly for broadcasters and cultural institutions.
• Agile Films: UK-based independent production company producing commercials, branded content, and music videos. Comparable as a London-area creative-led production house serving enterprise clients across similar verticals.
• Blink Productions: London-based independent production company producing commercials, branded content, and music videos. Comparable as a UK independent serving similar enterprise and music-industry clients, with a larger team and broader commercial roster.

Broad incumbents

• Hungry Man: Global commercial production company with offices across the US, UK, and beyond. Comparable in producing commercials and branded content for enterprise clients, though broader in scope and substantially larger than Sodium.

Emerging players

• Sonny London: London-based independent production company producing commercials, music videos, and branded content. Comparable as a small-to-mid UK creative production house serving similar music and brand clients.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/sodiumfilms
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/shot-by-sodium

Compliance1 record

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Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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