Resources
Guides to sharpen your video, honest comparisons, and the story behind Create & Elate.
What does video really cost?
Set your monthly volume and see the real 2026 cost of an in-house hire, a freelancer and a video partner, per video that actually ships. Every assumption editable, every figure sourced.
Open the calculator →News and notes from the studio
Industry updates, releases and working notes from the Create & Elate team, written from the production side: real rates, real workflows, real numbers.
Read the blog →How Much Does Video Editing Cost in 2026? Real Rates by Model
The latest from the studio · By Semion Tsysaruk · July 2026
Read the latest postThe playbooks we run for clients
Seven years of editing 13,000 videos taught us what actually moves the numbers. The useful parts are written down plainly, so they work whether you hire us or not.
Read the guides →Free and open on the site. No email gate, no gated PDFs.
Every alternative, written straight
A freelancer, an in-house team, a videographer, an agency, a subscription. Each is one function, and C&E can run it, reinforce the team you have, or steer the plan. Every comparison names where the alternative is the better call.
See all seven comparisons →Founder-led since 2019
Elena and Semion both come from corporate finance, Elena from PwC and J.P. Morgan, Semion from Eurex and management consulting across capital markets. That background shapes how we run: a standard you can’t fudge, and full ownership of the result.
Meet the team →“We hold every video to a standard our clients can put their name on.”
- 13,000Videos
- 130Clients
- 11Countries
- 7Years