Pre-Production
Comprehensive Research:
If you have a rough concept, we conduct intensive Japanese-language research to solidify your project into a viable filming plan. Let's connect via Zoom or Google Meet to discuss your vision.
Interview Appointments:
We contact subjects, build rapport, and conduct pre-interviews to ensure your actual shoot goes flawlessly.
Filming Permits & Clearances:
Navigating Japan’s strict filming regulations can be complex. We secure permissions from facilities, private organizations, and local police (road-use permits) to ensure you shoot legally and safely.
Logistics & Transportation:
We partner with nationwide vehicle providers (from Toyota Hiaces to minibuses) and handle all domestic flights, bullet trains, and curated hotel bookings. Just arrange your flight to Japan—we manage everything else.
Schedule Optimization:
A realistic schedule is key to a successful shoot in Japan. We optimize your itinerary by factoring in realistic travel times, traffic conditions, permit limitations, and local business hours, crafting seamless daily schedule.
Location Scouting (Recce)
On-Site Scouting:
We drive and escort your team across Japan to finalize locations, optimizing your budget and schedule.
Remote & Virtual Scouting:
If your team cannot travel, we visit locations, capture reference footage, and conduct live virtual recce via Zoom or Google Meet.
Filming
Option 1: On-Site Support:
CueRio guides you through Japan, nullifying language barriers and cultural differences. We don't just translate; we actively solve problems as your local fixers.
Option2: Remote Production:
Can't make it to Japan? We will shoot it for you.
- Solo Crew -
A highly skilled CueRio staff member can handle small-scale interviews and B-roll independently to suit your budget.
- Full Production Crew -
For larger projects, we partner with acclaimed local production companies to assemble a premium crew, delivering high-quality broadcast footage directly to you.
Post-Production
- Accurate Japanese-to-English translation of clips and transcripts.
- License and copyright clearance from Japanese TV networks and rightsholders.
- Follow-up research and fact-checking.
- Contact
- If you are planning to film in Japan, just contact CueRio before anything else.
- Pre Production Support
- We will help you to consolidate your filming plan, then undertake any required research and prepare to ensure everything is ready prior to location scouting or filming.
- Recce
- CueRio staff will escort you to show you potential places around japan for recce.
- Remote Recce option
- CueRio staff will visit places and conduct recce on your behalf. We can also provide virtual recce with technology such as Zoom or Google Meet.
- Filming
- Highly-experienced and proactive CueRio staff will support your filming.
- Remote Filming option
- A simple interview can be filmed by CueRio staff. In case of a larger project we can form a crew with our partner production company. We promise you to send you high quality content once the filming is completed.
- Post Production support
- We will support all post production including translation of clips, license, copyright clearance and so on.