01 / Business & character↗
The person behind it
Meet the founder, craftsperson or team lead. Follow a working day and let their choices reveal what the business stands for.
Profile film + social cutdowns
On set · In the field · Behind the mic
People make
the story.
Films, branded content, podcasts and original series built around the people worth listening to. I bring two decades of production experience to stories of every size, from a local business to a national screen.
Selected production experience
Experience behind the story.
From global television productions to brand stories, Donny brings experience across industries and continents.
- HBO
- Disney+
- National Geographic
- Discovery
- Uber
- BMW
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Networks & media
- HBO
- Disney+
- National Geographic
- Discovery
- MTV
- VH1
- History
- A&E
- CBS
- CBS Sports
- Viacom
Production companies
- ITV
- RAW TV
- BBC Worldwide
- Studio Lambert
- Endemol Shine
- Eureka Productions
Brands & agencies
- Uber
- Accenture
- Shell
- Hoonigan
- BMW
- Kia
- Edmunds
- Microsoft
- TBWA Worldwide
- MediaMonks
- SSC North America Tuatara
- Czinger Vehicles
Theatrical marketing & live production
- Trailer Park
- Hurwitz Creative
- Jamestown
- Take 2 Productions
- Carnage
- The Weinstein Company
Studios & premiere production
- Disney
- Marvel Studios
- Lionsgate Red carpet premieres
- Paramount Red carpet premieres
- Sony Pictures Red carpet premieres
Music labels
- Interscope Records
- Def Jam Recordings
Selected credits from Donny McGuire’s career, including work through production companies and agencies. Logos identify associated productions and brands and do not imply endorsement.
20+ years of production experience
Top Gear USARennervationsHBO Docs · National GeographicBrands · Podcasts · Live
The approach
Story first.
Every time.
A strong video does more than show what you do. It lets people understand who's behind it and why it matters. I find the point of view, make people comfortable on camera, and shape real work into a story with a beginning, a reason to keep watching and a useful life beyond one post.
01
Find the angle
Choose the people, process and questions that make the story worth telling.
02
Work with your real schedule
Prepared interviews and a compact on-location setup that fits around a working business or production.
03
Make one shoot work harder
Build a main story, short vertical edits, captions and post copy from a coordinated plan.
Start with your goal
What story should
we tell first?
Choose what you want viewers to understand. I'll suggest a starting package and a practical angle for the first shoot.
For business & founder stories
Business Feature
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Introduce the person behind the work. An honest conversation and a day in the business show what they believe, how they work and what makes people come back.
Suggested starting scope
- Story development and founder interview
- One production day or two short visits
- One 3–5 minute feature
- Eight vertical videos
A recommendation is a starting point. Your quote is tailored to the story, scope, schedule and production needs.
Sample client concepts
The camera has
somewhere to go.
A few ways to turn real work into a story. These are creative treatments, not completed client projects.
02 / Process & payoff✳
From idea to reveal
Follow a meaningful project through the decisions, setbacks and hands-on work. The finished result lands because viewers saw what it took.
Project feature + progress clips
03 / Expertise & trust◌
What good work takes
Show the decisions, skill and care behind a result customers usually only see when it is finished. Let the people doing the work explain what matters.
Process film + expert explainers
Services & starting rates
A scope that fits
the story.
For a business, organization or creative project, these packages turn production time into content with a clear purpose. We shape the scope around your story, not your industry.
01 / START
Business Story Starter
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- Planning call and one interview
- Up to three hours on location
- Four vertical videos
- Suggested post copy
02 / BUILD
Business Feature
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- Story development
- One production day or two short visits
- One 3–5 minute feature
- Eight vertical videos
03 / FOLLOW THE WORK
Signature Campaign
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- Multiple project visits
- One 8–15 minute feature
- 12–16 vertical cutdowns
- Organized B-roll library
04 / KEEP SHOWING UP
Monthly Story Partner
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- One monthly visit and interview
- Six vertical videos
- One longer story
- Monthly content plan
Rates are starting estimates for these content packages. Television, live productions, brand campaigns and larger crews are scoped individually. A written proposal will set deliverables, filming dates, usage and revisions.
Websites & original content
Give your story
a place to work.
A new website or a fresh start for the one you have. Introduce your people, explain your services and give customers a clear way to get in touch.
01 / REFRESH
Website Content Refresh
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- Limited updates to up to two existing pages
- Refresh service copy and calls to action
- Upload supplied photos and finished videos
- Mobile layout and contact-link checks
- One consolidated revision round
02 / START SIMPLE
One-Page Website
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- One page with services, about and contact sections
- Approved copy and supplied photographs
- Email inquiry or appointment-request form
- Mobile checks and domain connection
- Two consolidated revision rounds
- One-hour staff walkthrough and handoff guide
03 / ESTABLISH
Website Launch or Rebuild
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- Up to five informational pages
- Layout and copy from approved business details
- Email inquiry or appointment-request form
- Mobile checks and basic page titles
- Domain connection and launch support
- Two consolidated revision rounds
- One-hour staff walkthrough and handoff guide
04 / TELL THE WHOLE STORY
Website & Content Launch
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- Up to three pages with an email inquiry form
- One local shoot, up to three hours
- Owner interview and shop or workplace footage
- One 60–90 second introduction film
- Three edited vertical videos
- Selected edited website photographs
- Content upload, launch support and staff handoff
Estimated package ranges cover a straightforward informational website on an agreed platform. Refreshes require an accessible, editable site. New filming is included only in the combined launch package. Two consolidated video revision rounds are included in that package. Online stores, live scheduling integrations, custom applications, extensive migration and compromised-site recovery are quoted separately. Appointment requests require confirmation by the business.
Experienced production. A practical setup.
More than two decades of production experience, with a compact approach designed for local businesses. These content packages use an iPhone, wireless microphones and compact lighting to keep the shoot efficient and the cost approachable.
Standard delivery is Full HD: 1920 × 1080 for landscape video and 1080 × 1920 for vertical social content. Capture can be in 4K when useful for cropping or reframing. 4K delivery and larger camera or crew requirements are scoped separately.
Build on your package.
Website added to a production packageRequest a project quote
Up to three pages using the copy, photos and videos from your booked project; inquiry form, launch support, two revision rounds and a one-hour handoff. New filming is part of the production package.
Additional informational pageRequest a project quote
One page using approved business information and available assets, with one revision round.
Additional vertical editRequest a project quote
One video up to 60 seconds from footage captured for the project, including captions and one revision round. New filming is quoted separately.
Website Update SupportRequest a project quote
Up to two hours of text, photo or finished-video updates to the agreed website. Unused time does not roll over. Additional work is quoted separately with your approval; filming and new video edits are separate.
Your accounts, your website. Clients own and pay for their domain, website platform or hosting, email and any paid apps directly. These expenses are additional to production and setup fees. A designated staff member receives training, and ongoing support is optional. Final scope, travel, asset licensing, usage and delivery dates are set in a written proposal. No rankings, leads or sales are guaranteed.
Talk about your websiteSelected experience
Big-production instincts.
A personal approach.
Donny brings more than 20 years across television, documentary, branded content, live events and podcasts to each project. That experience helps him find the story, work with real people and keep production practical.
Top Gear USACoordinating Producer / Assistant Director across five seasons of automotive action and field production.
RennervationsProduction Manager on the Disney+ series about purpose-built vehicle transformations.
HBO · National GeographicProduction Manager on The Invisible Pilot and World of Flavor with Big Moe Cason.
Brands & live workProduction experience spanning BMW, Kia, Shell, Uber, theatrical marketing and live events.
Original showsFounder, producer, host and editor of Go for Donny! and Switch to Channel 2.
Selected credits reflect Donny's production experience. The concepts and packages on this page are offerings for new clients.
Behind the scenes
On set, on location.
From international brand campaigns to documentary field production, these are some of the people and places behind the finished stories.
Five seasons of automotive action, field production and all the work that happens beyond the camera.
People and logistics behind the Disney+ transformation series, from India to Chicago and Cabo.
People, terrain and trust at the center of a demanding documentary shoot.
People, places and the work between locations during an Uber production in Japan, India and Australia.
Japan
India
Australia
People, food and countryside from Donny's National Geographic cooking production in Colombia.
The people, production setup and a little off-set time from a branded shoot in Ireland.
More moments from documentary, branded and unscripted productions.
Theatrical marketing & live production
Wilderdad · Grand Canyon
Shell · On the road
This vs That · Hoonigan
Montana · On location
Las Vegas · Crew moments
Behind the scenes of HBO’s The Invisible Pilot. Donny McGuire, Production Manager.
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Beyond client work
Original stories
in development.
I also develop original series and podcast ideas. Explore four projects in development, each with a short one-sheet you can read right here.
Explore the four projectsMeet your producer
Donny
McGuire.
I've spent more than two decades producing stories with real people and real stakes. My work has taken me from automotive action on Top Gear USA and vehicle builds on Rennervations to documentaries, brand campaigns and live productions. The through line is finding the person who makes the story matter.
Now based in Folsom, I bring that curiosity to businesses, brands and independent productions. I develop the angle, guide comfortable interviews, capture the moments that matter and edit for the places your audience actually watches. I also produce and host Go for Donny! and Switch to Channel 2, where conversation and character drive the story.
Producer · Storyteller · HostFolsom, CA
Start a project
Tell me what
you're working on.
Have a client story, campaign, show or podcast idea? Send the basics and I'll suggest a useful first conversation.
donny.mcguire@gofordonnyproductions.com310.621.6787
Based in Folsom · Serving the greater Sacramento area and beyond