Cinematic recruiting films — AI-crafted, human-directed

Your next great hire isn't reading job posts.

They're scrolling past them. A cinematic film about your open role stops the scroll — and makes the right people picture themselves in the job before a recruiter says a word.

  • $4,900 flat — everything included
  • 7 days from call to finished film
  • 100% money-back guarantee

The problem

An open role is the most expensive line item nobody tracks.

While the seat stays empty, your team covers the shifts, overtime piles up, projects slip, and the best people on the floor quietly update their résumés. The posting fee is the cheapest part of the problem.

Here's the uncomfortable truth: your job post isn't failing because the role is bad. It's failing because it reads exactly like the two hundred other posts published this week. "Competitive pay. Great culture. Room to grow." Everyone writes it. Nobody feels it.

$4,700 what SHRM says the average hire costs — before the role sits empty for months
44 days how long the average US role stays open
90 sec how long it takes a film to change the math

Why a film

People don't apply to bullet points. They apply to a feeling.

A film shows what a job post can't: the early light in the warehouse, the nod from a coworker who has your back, the moment the shift ends and it mattered. Ninety seconds of that says more than a thousand words of benefits copy — because it's the first thing a candidate can actually feel.

And it reaches the people job boards never touch: the ones who aren't searching. They're scrolling LinkedIn, Instagram, TikTok after a long day at a job they'd leave for the right offer. A cinematic film in that feed creates an applicant your job post never could — because it reached someone your job post never did.

What you get

A film about the role. Not a brand anthem.

Made for one opening.

Most recruiting videos are $30,000 culture pieces that live on a careers page nobody visits. This is a 60–90 second cinematic film about the specific role you need to fill — with one job to do: make the right person apply.

Your workplace, on screen. No film crew, ever.

Send us photos of your spaces and we recreate them digitally — your people will recognize the break room. The same works for people: from a single photo, your boss or a colleague can be recreated true to life and act in the film like a real cast member. Nothing shuts down, and no one has to perform in front of a camera.

Built for where candidates actually are.

Delivered in 4K, in horizontal and vertical cuts, with captions for sound-off viewing — ready for LinkedIn, Instagram, TikTok, your job page, and every job board that takes video.

The full cinematic treatment.

Native English voiceover, original score, and a real narrative arc. Not a slideshow with stock music — a story with a beginning, a turn, and a reason to hit "Apply."

How it's possible

AI-crafted. Human-directed.

Let's be direct: these films are produced with AI. That's not a footnote — it's the reason they cost $4,900 instead of $40,000, and the reason they're finished in a week instead of a quarter. No location scouting, no crew of twelve, no catering truck in your parking lot.

What AI doesn't do is the part that matters. Every film is written, directed, and refined frame by frame by a filmmaker — the story, the pacing, the light, the cut. The AI holds the camera. A human decides what it sees.

Will candidates ask if it's AI? Some will. Tell them yes — then ask when a job post last made them feel anything.

Falko Baeker, filmmaker and founder of Mainframe Pictures
Falko Baeker — filmmaker, founder of Mainframe Pictures. Every film that ships carries his cut.

How it works

Three steps. One week. Zero disruption.

  1. Book a 20-minute call.

    Tell us about the role, the team, and what's actually good about working for you. If a film isn't the right tool for your opening, we'll say so on the call.

  2. We write. You approve. We produce.

    You get a script within days — nothing goes into production until you've signed off. Then we build the film: your spaces from photos, voiceover, score, the full treatment.

  3. Review, refine, launch.

    One week after kickoff the film is yours — every format, full rights, forever. Revisions are included until it's right.

Pricing

One price. Everything included.

$4,900

flat, per film — no subscriptions, no licensing fees

Prices exclude any applicable taxes.

  • 60–90 second cinematic film in 4K
  • Horizontal + vertical cuts for every platform
  • Captions for sound-off feeds
  • Native English voiceover + original score
  • Your spaces, recreated from photos
  • Revisions included
  • Full usage rights — every channel, forever
  • Delivered within one week
Book a 20-minute call

The guarantee

Love the film — or get every dollar back.

If the final film isn't what you hoped for, we revise it. If it's still not right, you get 100% of your money back. Not store credit. No forms, no fine print, no hard feelings. We can offer that because we almost never have to honor it.

FAQ

The questions everyone asks.

Is this really made with AI?

Yes — and we lead with that. AI production is why the film costs $4,900 instead of $40,000, and why it's done in a week instead of a quarter. Every frame is written, directed and refined by a human filmmaker. You approve the script and the final cut before anything goes live.

Do you need to film at our location?

No. Nobody visits, nothing shuts down. You send photos of your spaces and we recreate them digitally — your team will recognize the break room. No crew, no scheduling, no disruption.

Can the film show our actual team?

Yes — and not as a photo cameo. Just like your spaces, real people can be digitally recreated from a single picture: send us a photo of your owner or a team member, and a true-to-life digital version of them acts in the film like any other character — moving, working, part of the story. Whenever it's wanted and serves the film. Nobody stands in front of a camera. Prefer not to? Then we cast AI-generated people that match the real feel of your workforce.

Who owns the film?

You do. Full usage rights, every platform, forever. No licensing fees, no renewals, no per-channel pricing.

What if we don't like it?

First we revise — that's included. If the final film still isn't what you hoped for, you get 100% of your money back. No forms, no fine print.

How fast is one week, really?

One week from kickoff call to finished film, assuming prompt feedback on the script. Rush timelines are sometimes possible — ask on the call.

Where are you based?

HiringFilms is a brand of Mainframe Pictures, a German film studio — production happens in Germany, calls happen in US business hours, and the work ships worldwide. Since no crew ever visits your site, geography never touches your timeline.

That role isn't going to fill itself.

Twenty minutes. No pitch deck, no pressure — just a straight answer on whether a film will move your opening.

Book a 20-minute call

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