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Our Mission
We create high-impact film content that builds culture, increases visibility, and accelerates growth for competitive marching band programs.
SFZ Films exists to translate a marching band’s culture, discipline, and pursuit of excellence into powerful visual narratives. We do not simply record performances. We craft intentional stories that reveal the preparation behind the performance and the character behind the competition.
Through cinematic production and strategic messaging, we help programs strengthen internal pride, increase community visibility, and support recruitment and long-term growth. The result is clear identity, elevated perception, and lasting legacy.
Interested in Video for Your Program?
Hype & Motivational Content
Momentum matters in competitive marching arts. We create high-impact hype films designed to energize students, amplify pride, and build anticipation before competitions, band camp, or major performances. Through cinematic visuals, pacing, and music-driven editing, we translate rehearsal intensity into emotional energy.
Program Identity Films
We produce cinematic brand films that define who your marching band is and why it matters. These are not recap videos. They are structured narratives that communicate culture, standards, leadership, and vision. The objective is clarity and positioning. When prospective students, parents, administrators, and community members watch your film, they should immediately understand the identity of your program.
Recruitment-Driven Media
Enrollment growth requires intentional storytelling. We produce recruitment-focused videos that speak directly to prospective members and their families. These films highlight opportunity, leadership development, performance excellence, and the life-changing impact of participation in your program.
Documentary Films
A marching season is a narrative arc: anticipation, preparation, adversity, breakthrough, performance. We document the journey with intentional structure, not random clips. The result is a season film that preserves legacy and reinforces culture for years to come.
Marching Band Video Packages
The Media Package
Portrait photography for individuals and sections
Aerial footage and multi-cam filming at a dress rehearsal
Video and photo content provided for social media/YouTube/website
Beginning at $1,000
The Forte Package
Everything in The Media Package
One Brand Anthem video (2-3 mins in length, includes up to five interviews; on-site filming of one rehearsals; on-site filming of one performance)
Beginning at $2,500
The Fortissimo Package
Everything in The Forte Package
Show Reveal video (1-2 mins in length, includes up to five interviews; one on-site filming session; licensed music/video/graphics)
3 hype videos produced throughout the season (1-3 mins in length, includes up to ten interviews; on-site filming of three rehearsals; on-site filming of two performances)
Beginning at $5,000
The Sforzando Package
Everything in The Fortissimo Package
Filming at two competitions — BTS, warmups, rehearsals, performances
Red Rocks hype video
Full season mini-doc (15-20 mins in length with interviews and footage from the whole season)
Optional Upgrade: Include Grand Nationals filming and summary video
Optional Upgrade: Feature-length documentary with up to 50 interviews, including on-location filming at up to 8 rehearsals and 2 performances; includes marketing campaign to hype the film
Beginning at $8,000
Testimonials From Our Collaborators
Orien Landis
DIRECTOR, AFHS BANDS
SFZ Films takes footage of our high school marching band and makes it look like an NFL Films highlight video. They have helped pump hype and energy into our program over the last ten years, giving a lot of insecure kids a boost in confidence.
Nate Seamons
DIRECTOR, BYU BANDS
I’ve had a great time working with Matt and his company in different roles, first as a high school band director and later as a band volunteer and parent. His work speaks for itself and his professionalism is refreshing. If Matt’s involved, it’s going to be great.
John Miller
UMEA MARCHING BAND COMMITTEE CHAIR
Matt and his team have done several amazing video projects for my ensembles over the years. Their work is top-notch. I always have other music directors coming to me and asking who does my videos. I feel very lucky to work with Matt and his team.
Peter Bates
marching arts visual designer, consultant
I’ve watched Matt and his team work with American Fork’s marching band since 2013, and we’ve built a solid working relationship over the years. He really knows how to represent the marching arts properly and give it the cinematic treatment it deserves.
Jess Glasgow
marching arts designer
SFZ Films has been involved with so many of my projects with marching arts clients over the last 10+ years. They are everything you need when it comes to video: reliable, experienced, skilled, and best of all they know the marching arts inside and out.
John Meehan
composer, arranger, clinician
I first encountered Matt at BOA Grand Nationals in 2013 when he was filming his documentary, Champions of the West. In the decade-plus since then I’ve had a lot of personal interaction with Matt and have found his work to be significant.
Kaden Handy
FORMER BAND STUDENT, AMERICAN FORK HS
SFZ Films filmed the AFHS marching band all three years that I was in it. We always felt a bigger sense of wanting to perform and behave at our best while Matt and his team were there filming us. And the hype videos made us so proud in our work.
Rory Stevens
FORMER BAND STUDENT, AMERICAN FORK HS
The documentary, Eyes With Pride, that SFZ Films produced during 2024-2025 was so incredible for me, my family, and all my friends in the AF marching band. We will all look back at that film years from now and remember all of it so fondly.
Maxwell Davis
FORMER BAND STUDENT, AMERICAN FORK HS
Matt’s marching band hype videos made me feel so excited about being in the AF band from the beginning of my freshman year all the way through graduation. I’ll always be able to go back and watch those videos and films and I’ll never forget my experiences.
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