Local crew for healthcare shoots
Camera, lighting and sound with cinema cameras recording RAW/log. We work from your director's shot list or run the shoot end to end.
Healthcare · On location
Medical video production in Colombia. Shot in the clinic.
A mobile crew that films inside clinics and practices anywhere in Colombia, with scripts and releases built around local health-advertising rules.
medical video production in Colombia
Sheligo handles medical video production in Colombia for medical tourism clinics, healthcare brands, and agencies and production companies that need a local partner. We're based in Bogotá and bring the crew, cinema cameras, lighting and sound to the clinic, practice or hospital, anywhere in the country.
Medical tourism patients do their homework on Instagram, YouTube and Reddit before they book. They want to meet the surgeon, see the facility and understand recovery. We shoot that content on location, with the patient releases and claims review Colombian law requires.
Producing from abroad? Send the brief. We scout the clinic, coordinate permissions with the institution and handle releases, then deliver edited cuts or camera originals for your post team.
Services
Healthcare video production services
Doctor introduction videos
A short, credible intro: who the doctor is, where they trained, how they treat patients and what the practice looks like. The piece a prospective patient watches before booking a consult.
Patient testimonial videos
Patients who want to share their experience, filmed with a signed release for that video and those channels. Faces stay off camera when the patient prefers.
Procedure explainers and patient education
Treatments explained in the doctor's own words, supported by B-roll and graphics. No graphic surgical footage, no outcome promises.
Medical tourism video
Facility tours, surgeon intros, recovery-house walkthroughs and FAQ videos for clinics that market to patients abroad.
Doctor headshots and clinic photography
Portraits for websites, directories and LinkedIn, plus stills of the team, equipment and facility, shot the same day as the video.
Formats we shoot
- Doctor intros
- Patient testimonial videos
- Facility and recovery tours
- Procedure explainers
- Patient education videos
- Vertical reels and shorts
- YouTube long-form
- Ad cut-downs (9:16, 4:5, 1:1)
- Doctor headshots
- Clinic and team photography
01 → 05
How a shoot runs
- 01
Brief and scope
You send the brief, deliverables and locations. We reply with a production plan and a quote.
- 02
Pre-production on the ground
Scripts reviewed against Colombian health-advertising rules, a clinic scout, permissions from the institution and patient releases.
- 03
Shoot day on location
We come to the clinic with cinema cameras, lighting and pro audio, scheduled around the medical team's day.
- 04
Edit or hand-off
We cut to your specs, or deliver RAW/log camera originals and production sound to your editor.
- 05
Delivery
Fast turnaround; the exact timeline is locked before we roll. Files arrive with the signed release log.
Sheligo
Why shoot healthcare content with Sheligo
Compliance in the script
We write and review with Colombian rules in mind, from medical advertising (Ley 23 de 1981) to patient data (Ley 1581 de 2012).
We come to you
Mobile production out of Bogotá. We film in the real clinic, anywhere in Colombia, not on a generic set.
Cinema image
Cinema cameras recording RAW/log, professional glass and professional audio.
Sign-off at every step
The doctor or the client approves scripts and final cuts. Nothing ships without it.
Compliant by design: what a medical video can show in Colombia
Doctors in Colombia can advertise, but the Medical Ethics Code (Ley 23 de 1981) requires ethical methods (Art. 55) and bars content that isn't backed by proven science or that misleads (Art. 60). Colombia's Constitutional Court (Ruling C-116 of 1999) confirmed that medical advertising isn't limited to scientific journals. Dentists fall under Ley 35 de 1989.
No outcome guarantees and no unproven claims: the consumer protection statute (Ley 1480 de 2011) treats misleading ads as a violation. Clinics can only promote services they're licensed to provide (Resolución 3100 de 2019), and prescription drugs can't be advertised to the public (Decreto 677 de 1995, enforced by INVIMA).
Patients' faces, voices and health information are sensitive data under Ley 1581 de 2012, so everyone on camera signs a specific, revocable written release for that asset and those channels. Aesthetic campaigns can't target minors or use underage models (Ley 1799 de 2016). Before-and-after content needs consent and no exaggerated retouching; on Meta ads it also needs 18+ targeting, with no side-by-side comparisons for weight loss or wrinkle treatments.
If a U.S. hospital, facilitator or agency is involved, patient testimonials may also need a HIPAA authorization (45 CFR 164.508), and the FTC's endorsement guides (16 CFR Part 255) require disclosing any incentive given to the patient.
This is a production checklist, not legal advice. Responsibility for medical claims stays with the doctor and the institution; confirm specifics with your own counsel.
Shooting healthcare content in Colombia?
Send the brief, the locations and the deliverables. We'll come back with a production plan and a quote.
FAQ
Medical video production FAQ
Can you film patient testimonials for clinics that sell to international patients?
Yes, with a signed release for that specific video and the channels where it will run, as Colombian data law (Ley 1581 de 2012) requires. If a U.S. partner is involved, check whether a HIPAA authorization is also needed.
Can before-and-after content run in Meta ads?
For general cosmetic procedures, Meta allows it with 18+ targeting and no negative self-image messaging; side-by-side comparisons are out for weight loss and wrinkle treatments. In Colombia you also need the patient's written consent, and no minors in aesthetic campaigns.
Can you film inside an operating room?
Only with written authorization from the institution and the patient, and only when it serves an educational purpose. Most of the time, a clear explainer with the surgeon and good B-roll does the job better.
Do you work as a local crew for foreign production companies?
Yes. We can shoot to your director's shot list or run the production end to end, including clinic permissions and patient releases.
Can you deliver camera originals to our editor?
Yes. When it's agreed in the brief, we deliver RAW/log camera originals and production sound, organized for your post team.
Do you shoot outside Bogotá?
Yes. We're based in Bogotá and travel anywhere in Colombia, including Medellín, Cali and Cartagena, the country's other main medical tourism hubs.
How much does medical video production cost in Colombia?
It depends on shoot days, crew, locations and travel, the number of deliverables, and whether we edit or hand off camera originals. Send the brief and we'll quote against it.
How fast is delivery?
Fast. The exact timeline is set before the shoot, based on the number of pieces and review rounds.
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