Zip Zap Zop is the incorporated version of Nick DiMaso! With his film degree from Northwestern, corporate experience in content marketing, and freelance work throughout the U.S., Nick is a mini studio.

Nick works with other well-respected filmmakers and studios in Chicago and Los Angeles on bigger projects. Nick often helps coordinate crews on larger productions.

“Zip Zap Zop” is one of the first improv games you learn… in improv school! It’s a simple game with some core tenets we try to embody: paying attention, playing together, and having fun.

• Pre-Production

  • Idea generation

  • Scripting

  • Storyboarding

  • Producing

• Production

  • Directing

  • Cinematography

  • Gaffing

  • Sound Recording

  • Set Design

  • Production Assistance

• Post-Production

  • Editing

  • Color Grading

  • Sound Design

  • Sound Mixing

  • Motion Design (2D)

We are skilled in understanding and delivering a variety of video formats, including for social, broadcast (safe and legal color and audio levels), festivals, and theaters.

Rates depend upon a variety of factors, including video length, degree of involvement, and number of revisions!

Each project is unique, and we’re happy to try and work within an established budget.

Here are some rates we’ve charged recently — these rates typically include labor, equipment, expertise, and three rounds of revision.

• Photography: $100-150/hour

• Cinematography / Videography: $125-175/hour

• Editing: $60-100/hour

• Color Grading: $60-100/hour

• Sound Designing: $80-120/hour

• Production Support (swing, project management, assisting): $50-75/hour

Our mission is to elevate your art to its fullest potential by following a proven process and maintaining a sense of play. Like our namesake, we are attentive to taking your idea, your footage, or your edit and zapping it along to the finish line.

While not all of the art we make or support is necessarily comedic, we pride ourselves on bringing a sense of humor and collaborative spirit to every project.