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Documentary Production Companies in New York City

hsc.tv brings documentary ideas to screen with integrated creative, production, and post-production support. From research and interviews to polished final delivery, our New York City studio helps producers, networks, and brands manage demanding shoots with clarity and craft. With experience across broadcast and streaming projects, we understand the pace, permits, locations, and visual standards that shape exceptional work throughout the five boroughs.

Documentary crew filming an interview in New York City

Our Documentary Production Services

End-to-end documentary support for thoughtful stories, efficient shoots, and refined broadcast-ready final deliverables.

Research & Development

Build a strong foundation with subject research, concept development, narrative planning, script support, and pitch-ready materials tailored to your documentary’s audience and objectives.

Production Management

Coordinate schedules, budgets, permits, logistics, and moving parts through a disciplined production workflow that keeps documentary shoots organized and teams aligned.

Location Services

Identify and prepare compelling interview, vérité, and B-roll locations with scouting and local production support designed for smooth New York City filming days.

Directing & Producing

Pair your project with experienced creative leadership for interviews, field production, visual storytelling, and decisions that keep the narrative focused from shoot through delivery.

Crewing & Equipment

Access skilled crew and professional camera, lens, lighting, grip, and stabilization equipment to match the scale, style, and technical requirements of each production.

Post-Production Finishing

Shape footage into a finished documentary through editing, color correction, motion graphics, voice-over, and audio mixing for broadcast, digital, or streaming delivery.

Editor reviewing documentary footage in a post-production suite

A Clear Path From Story To Screen

Define the Story and Scope

We begin by aligning on the subject, audience, editorial goals, deliverables, budget parameters, and production needs. This early planning gives the project a practical creative direction before schedules and crews are built.

Plan New York City Production

Capture Interviews and Footage

Edit, Finish, and Deliver

Built For The Screen

Stories With Impact

See how disciplined production and finishing support compelling documentary and broadcast storytelling.

"One of the best group of production professionals I have worked with in my 25 years."

Jay Jalbert
Jay Jalbert

"HSC.tv is truly an exceptional production house. I’ve had the pleasure of working with Bryan, Pier, and their team over the past couple of years, and they consistently exceed expectations. Every referral I’ve made has been thrilled with the results — HSC.tv simply never disappoints! Despite working with major brands..."

Jay Cash
Jay Cash

"HSC is the greatest production group I've ever worked with. They're hard working, ego-free and insanely talented. They're to perfect production partner one would want. Beyond highly recommend."

Johnny Sweet (Only Child Productions)
Johnny Sweet (Only Child Productions)

"One of the best group of production professionals I have worked with in my 25 years."

Jay Jalbert
Jay Jalbert

"HSC.tv is truly an exceptional production house. I’ve had the pleasure of working with Bryan, Pier, and their team over the past couple of years, and they consistently exceed expectations. Every referral I’ve made has been thrilled with the results — HSC.tv simply never disappoints! Despite working with major brands..."

Jay Cash
Jay Cash

"HSC is the greatest production group I've ever worked with. They're hard working, ego-free and insanely talented. They're to perfect production partner one would want. Beyond highly recommend."

Johnny Sweet (Only Child Productions)
Johnny Sweet (Only Child Productions)

"One of the best group of production professionals I have worked with in my 25 years."

Jay Jalbert
Jay Jalbert

"HSC.tv is truly an exceptional production house. I’ve had the pleasure of working with Bryan, Pier, and their team over the past couple of years, and they consistently exceed expectations. Every referral I’ve made has been thrilled with the results — HSC.tv simply never disappoints! Despite working with major brands..."

Jay Cash
Jay Cash

"HSC is the greatest production group I've ever worked with. They're hard working, ego-free and insanely talented. They're to perfect production partner one would want. Beyond highly recommend."

Johnny Sweet (Only Child Productions)
Johnny Sweet (Only Child Productions)
The hsc.tv Difference

Why Choose hsc.tv?

A connected creative partner for complex documentary work.

End-to-End

One integrated team supports your documentary from research through final color and audio delivery.

Award Recognition

Emmy and BAFTA-recognized work reflects the creative and technical standards behind every production.

NYC Facility

Our Astoria studio and post-production facility supports fast collaboration for New York City productions.

Production Reach

New York, Atlanta, London, and global teams help coordinate shoots wherever the story leads.

Meet The hsc.tv Team

Experienced collaborators for every stage of production.

Portrait of Bryan "Twz" Brousseau, Director / Director of Photography

Bryan "Twz" Brousseau

Director / Director of Photography

Bryan "Twz" Brousseau is the Director, Director of Photography, and owner of hsc.tv, a full-service production company founded in 1996 and based in New York, with teams in Atlanta and London. The company serves networks and brands including ESPN, ABC, CNBC, A&E, Coca-Cola, Kraft, and New Balance. Bryan is a multiple Sports Emmy Award-winning cinematographer and a three-time Murrow Award winner. His recent work includes ESPN's Clutch: The NBA Playoffs (2024, director of photography for all eight episodes), Full Court Press (2024–2025), and Everything But the Chip: The 2001 76ers, as well as Grand Slam tennis and the Masters for ESPN. He also served as director of photography and producer on the feature documentary Last Call: The Shutdown of NYC Bars. Credits: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2225355/ (Bryan Twz Brousseau).

Portrait of Lacee Baisch, Production Manager / Line Producer

Lacee Baisch

Production Manager / Line Producer

Lacee Baisch is hsc.tv's Production Manager and the operational backbone of its productions. She runs shoots end to end, managing budgets, crew booking, call sheets, travel, and day-to-day client coordination for network and brand clients including ESPN, A&E/History Channel, and PepsiCo. Her recent work includes the A&E/History Channel Declaration of Independence production at the New York State Archives, ESPN field shoots in Boston and Tampa, and the PepsiCo Advertising Hall of Achievement film currently in production.

Portrait of Pier de Sanctis, Head of Post Production

Pier de Sanctis

Head of Post Production

Pier de Sanctis is a multi-Emmy Award-winning editor and the head of post-production at hsc.tv. Over more than 30 years in the field, Pier has specialized in motion graphics, editing, and creative direction, building show packages for HISTORY, CNBC, ESPN, CBS, and ABC. Pier has served as lead editor on long-form documentaries including Showtime's Quiet Storm: The Ron Artest Story, ESPN's On & Coppin, Last Call: The Shutdown of NYC Bars, and All in My Power, along with numerous broadcast features for CBS, ESPN, and NFL Network. Pier also leads hsc.tv's post-production team on fast-turnaround, on-site work for live events and brand activations, including the US Open, Bonnaroo, ESPN's NCAA tournament coverage, the Coca-Cola Olympic Torch Relay, Coca-Cola E206, Nabisco Triscuit Home Farming, and the Saks Fifth Avenue Holiday Light Show.

Portrait of Rosie Nakamura, Head of Editorial & Colorist

Rosie Nakamura

Head of Editorial & Colorist

Rosie Nakamura is a two-time Emmy-winning editor and colorist with 25 years of experience shaping stories across every format. As Head of Editorial at hsc.tv, a full-service production company in New York, she leads the team's creative post-production work. Her credits span network television, feature-length documentaries and narrative films, shorts, web series, music videos, and promos. She has worked with ABC, NBC, CBS, HISTORY, ESPN, Lifetime, Sony, and Coca-Cola. In 2018, she won Best Editing at the Worldwide Women's Film Festival for the short film Lovers. A filmmaker in her own right, Rosie directed her first feature documentary, The Trick to Escape a Straitjacket, which has screened at festivals across the country. She is a graduate of the Denison University film program.

Portrait of Autumn Nakamura Neal, Head of Motion Design

Autumn Nakamura Neal

Head of Motion Design

Autumn Nakamura Neal is a two-time Emmy Award winner who has been working as an animator and designer at hsc.tv since 2007. Currently serving as Head of Motion Design, her work spans documentaries, docuseries, network promos, and sports programming, with projects for Skydance Sports, ESPN, CBS, Netflix, Hulu, and more. Her recent work includes animation and design for the Apple TV+ docuseries The Dynasty: UConn Huskies and the ESPN original docuseries Where It Lies.

Portrait of Daron Nealis, Head of Visual Design

Daron Nealis

Head of Visual Design

Daron Nealis is hsc's Head of Visual Design. She has been with the company since 2013 and has collaborated on a diverse collection of projects for Skydance, Netflix, ESPN, Hulu, A&E, as well as nonprofits, startups, and independent films. She recently worked on the documentary feature Born Melo, which premiered at Tribeca, as well as the Netflix Olympic Basketball series Court of Gold. She is proud to have worked on two Emmy-winning projects, but not as proud as her mom.

Portrait of Joe Anton, Post-Production Manager

Joe Anton

Post-Production Manager

Joe Anton is an Emmy Award-winning post-production manager and video editor who has served as hsc's post manager since 2018. Her professional experience in film and video spans feature films, unscripted television, promos and marketing, digital media, and more. She has worked with notable clients including ABC, CBS, ESPN, Showtime, Netflix, Hulu, Google, Amazon, and Skydance, among others. She received an Emmy Award for her work on Prime Video's Election Night Live With Brian Williams, as well as an Edward R. Murrow Award for her work on the Bleacher Report docuseries B/REAL.

Frequently Asked Questions

What services do documentary production companies provide?

Documentary production companies can support projects from the earliest idea through final delivery. Services commonly include research, concept development, budgeting, scripting, storyboards, casting, location scouting, permits, directing, producing, crewing, camera and lighting, editing, color correction, graphics, voice-over, and audio mixing. A full-service partner can coordinate these disciplines in one workflow, reducing handoffs between production and post-production.

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Questions About Your Documentary Production?

Talk with our team about your story, scope, and delivery needs.

Production Service Areas

Production and post-production support from New York City, with teams available across key global markets.

Astoria Studio

New York Base

3 Core Markets

Regional Teams

Mon–Fri, 9–6

Business Hours

Need Production Support In Your Area?

Tell us where and when your documentary needs to shoot.

Recognized Storytelling

Awards and Recognition

News Emmy Award recognition

News Emmy Winner

Honored for outstanding news title sequence

BAFTA documentary award recognition

BAFTA Documentary Winner

Recognized through award-winning documentary production work

Sports Emmy nomination recognition

Sports Emmy Nominee

Nominated for serialized documentary series

Bring Your Documentary Story To Life

Share your project goals, production timeline, and delivery needs. Our team will help identify the right next steps.

Contact Us Today

For immediate assistance, feel free to give us a direct call at +1 718-626-6226.