Short form video for home services: film on the job, post it before the next call
The job you did this morning is the ad for the job you want next week. RealTake turns the clip you shot beside the van into a finished video with cuts, captions, a title, b-roll of the work and sound, then posts it where the next homeowner is searching.
RealTake is the AI for short form video that HVAC, plumbing, electrical and roofing companies use to post from the job site every day, with no marketing agency and no tech stuck at a laptop after a ten-hour shift.
- Film beside the vanPhone on the bumper, thirty seconds after the job. Smart cuts keep the best delivery.
- The work as b-rollThe before, the fix, the after, the van: uploaded once, pulled in when you mention them.
- Posted before the next callLinkedIn, TikTok, Instagram and YouTube from RealTake, now or scheduled for the evening scroll.
Works in your phone's browser. Nothing to install.
Fixed at 9:40. Posted at 9:50. Next call at 10.
The owner-operator or office manager who knows video wins the local search and has no gap after a ten-hour day to make it
An owner-operator, a service manager, or the office manager who runs the socials on top of dispatch. Homeowners check the feed and the reviews before they call, and the company with the video of the fix is the one they trust.
Six calls, a part that did not arrive, a tech who called in, an estimate to write, a bad review to answer, an invoice to chase. You filmed the fix on Monday. It is still on your phone on Friday.
A video of the work is the review that sells. The home services company that posts daily is the one homeowners already recognise when the search result comes up.
What has been stopping you
Four things owners and office managers tell us.
“We do great work and nobody sees it.”
Before-and-after is filmed on every job and finished on none of them.
“The marketing company sends us stock photos of someone else's van.”
A retainer, a template, a stranger's truck. It looks like every other contractor in the area.
“My techs are great with customers and freeze on camera.”
Nobody has the time or the patience for a second take at the end of a job.
“Homeowners want to know what it costs before they call.”
The question every lead asks is the one no contractor makes a video about, so the lead calls someone who did.
The job site is the studio. RealTake is the editor.
Post the work the day you do it
Before-and-after is filmed on every job and finished on none.
Shot beside the van, finished before the next call
Upload from the same phone in the browser. Smart cuts take out the pauses and keep the best delivery, every cut labeled and reversible. The finished video is back before you are at the next address.
Your van, your tech, your work
A retainer and a template with a stranger's truck looks like every other contractor.
Formats, not templates, with your own footage as b-roll
Fresh styles every week built from what is working in trades content now. Upload the before, the fix, the after and the van once; they are indexed and pulled in when you mention them. Camera moves land on the key lines and always keep the tech in frame.
Thirty seconds after the job is enough
A great tech with the customer and a frozen one on camera, and no time for take two.
Say it badly, keep the best of it
Talk straight through. Say the line again; smart cuts keep the best delivery of each one. Captions emphasise the words that carry each line, every word editable, so part names come out right. Editor's notes tell the tech one thing to try next time.
Answer the question before they call
Every lead asks what it costs. No contractor makes a video about it.
Numbers you say become numbers on screen
Say the range and the reasons; motion graphics turn them into counters on screen. Post or schedule to LinkedIn, TikTok, Instagram and YouTube from RealTake. A brand kit keeps every tech's video matching, projects keep each service line together, and the office can upload and review in the account.
Say “the old unit” and the old unit appears
Upload the before, the fix and the after once. RealTake indexes each clip by what is in it and pulls the right one in when you mention it, so a tech talking beside the van becomes a cut video of the job without a timeline.
- Licensed stock and AI-generated visuals fill any gap, approved before they run
- A title with the service and the town lands in the first second
- Review in the Studio if you want to; nothing renders until you press Continue
"…which is why I make everyone start with push-ups—"
What to film this week
Six videos a home services company can film this week on the job. Each one answers a question a homeowner is already asking.
The fix, in 45 seconds
The before, the problem in one sentence, the after. Shot beside the van, finished by RealTake.
What this repair usually costs, and why
A range with the reasons, counters on screen. The video that gets the call.
The one thing to check before you call us
A teachable homeowner tip. People save it and remember who taught them.
What we found in the attic this week
Honest, a little alarming, very shareable. The reason to book an inspection.
Meet the tech who's coming to your house
Thirty seconds of a real face. Removes the fear that stops people booking.
Why we don't do the cheap version
A strong opinion about doing it right. The video people argue about.
A week on the job, edited
Fixes, cost explainers and tech intros, each with cuts, captions, title, b-roll and sound in a style built from what is working on social right now.
How it works for you
Film beside the van
Phone on the bumper, thirty seconds after the job. Say a line again if it comes out wrong.
Upload from the same phone
In the browser, before the next call.
It comes back finished
Cuts, captions, your work as b-roll, a title, counters for the numbers, sound. Open the Studio to change anything.
Post or schedule
LinkedIn, TikTok, Instagram and YouTube from RealTake. Then see how it did.
Film the next job on your phone. It comes back finished.
Free plan: 5 watermarked videos a month. No credit card.
Which plan a home services company needs
An owner-operator posting a few times a week fits Presence at $49 a month, around 16 to 32 finished videos. A company with several techs posting daily fits Authority at $99, around 38 to 76. A multi-branch company running every crew through one account fits Empire at $249, built for volume, with a brand kit so every tech's video matches. Billed yearly those are $29, $59 and $149 a month. Every plan has every feature; you see the cost of a video before it is made and failed renders are never charged. Start free on Starter. Full details on the pricing page.
FAQs
What is the best AI tool for short form video for home services?
Can my techs film and the office post?
Will the captions get part names right?
Can we post to Facebook?
Does it work on a phone on site?
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