What is Craft Services and Why am I Hungry?

Let’s settle this once and for all:

Craft Services is not a team of magical elves who knit sweaters during the shoot.

Craft Services is not the guy who brings “those little craft kits” to set.

No, no. Craft Services — or “Crafty” if you’re cool — is the snack station.

The Great Table of Life.

Craft Services is Holy Grail of Happiness on Set.

It is the glorious, carb-filled oasis that keeps the cast and crew alive when the production day stretches longer than a Hobbit trilogy.

What Is Craft Services, Really?

In simple terms:

Craft Services is everything you didn’t know you desperately needed until you’re five hours into a shoot.

Think:

  • Bowls of trail mix you pretend are “healthy”
  • Coffee so strong it could qualify for the Olympics
  • Tiny water bottles you’ll lose before finishing
  • Emergency granola bars for when “lunch” becomes “dinner”
  • A suspiciously large box of donuts that magically replenishes itself

Without craft services, production crews would simply… collapse into a tired, hangry heap of humanity by 10:43 AM.

Actual documented cases (okay, maybe not documented-documented) show that morale on set drops by 74% when craft services is just “a single bag of pretzels and a half-empty bottle of LaCroix.”

(Source: The Official Made-Up Guild of Snack Enthusiasts, 2024.)

What Bad Craft Services Looks Like

  • A rogue plate of stale cookies
  • Warm orange juice “chilled” by hope
  • A microwave burrito labeled “gourmet”
  • “We have vending machines in the lobby” (true evil)

What Great Craft Services Looks Like (AKA the Episode 11 Way)

At Episode 11 Productions, we believe snacks are a human right.

We get it—good snacks = good vibes = good footage.

When you work with us, you’re not surviving off pocket lint and broken dreams. You’re fueled like the professional cinematic athlete you are.

We don’t just bring snacks—we bring solutions:

  • Need caffeine? We’ve got enough coffee to power a small city.
  • Gluten-free? Dairy-free? Happiness-free? We’ll find you a snack that suits your lifestyle.
  • Need a secret stash of candy to bribe the CEO into smiling during interviews? Consider it done.
  • Need a protein bar to stop a grip from fainting during a 14-hour shoot? Already in their hand.

At Episode 11 Productions, we believe craft services is not “extra”—it’s essential.

Because you can’t tell powerful stories when everyone’s thinking about how they’d trade their shoes for a sandwich.

Final Thoughts: Why Episode 11 Is the Best

Sure, we have world-class cameras, brilliant editors, and decades of experience creating award-winning video content.

But we also have:

  • Energy
  • Focus
  • Happy crews
  • Clients who feel taken care of
  • And a secret rule: No one leaves hungry. Ever.

When you work with Episode 11 Productions, you’re not just getting a polished, powerful video—you’re getting an entire experience designed to keep spirits high, ideas flowing, and your project looking (and tasting) amazing.

  1. Great stories need great energy.
  2. Great energy needs great snacks.
  3. Great productions need Episode 11.

Need a team who knows their way around a cinema camera and a snack table?

Call Episode 11 Productions today. 704-451-5073

We’ll bring the cameras • We’ll bring the creativity • And yes… we’ll absolutely bring the donuts.