How to brief a 30-second TV commercial
The five decisions that save days on set and lakhs in reshoots.
Oneli Mind Works is a creative studio for websites, branding, digital marketing and TV commercials. One team takes your brand from the first sketch to the screen.
No vague mood boards. You get a real script, storyboard, animatic or a clickable website prototype, so you can react to something you can actually see before the full production begins.
Every project is run by a small senior squad, so the idea you approve is the idea that reaches the screen.
Explore services →Concept, casting, shoot, edit and channel delivery handled by one crew.
30 secto 5 min films, any formatFast, mobile-first sites and web apps your team can update on its own.
90+average speed scoreLogo, colour, type and guidelines that hold together from signboard to screen.
1 kitfor every vendor and printerSocial, search and paid campaigns with reports written in plain language.
3xtypical return on ad spendWe are a director-led studio with more than a decade of broadcast discipline, applied to every screen your customers use.
About Oneli →Every project is overseen by a working director with 12+ years on set.
Film, web, brand and ads under one roof means no finger-pointing between vendors.
Tamil-first thinking, local casting and regional channel know-how, with national polish.
We adapt the workflow to your launch date and budget, not the other way around.
Four services, one creative team. Pick one, or combine them so your website, identity, ads and commercials all look like the same brand.
See all services →Fast, mobile-first websites that explain your business clearly and turn visitors into enquiries. We design, build and hand over a site your team can update.
A name, logo and visual language that people recognise in a second. We build the full identity and the guidelines to keep it consistent everywhere.
Campaigns that reach the right people and show you what worked. We plan the content, run the ads and report results in plain language.
Scripted, shot and edited for broadcast. From concept and casting to shoot, edit, sound and delivery to channels, we handle the whole production.
A sample of projects across our four services. Filter by service to see each kind of work.
See all work →Pick the shape that fits your team today. You can switch between them as the project grows.
How we work →Your in-house marketers get a director, editor or developer on demand, working inside your calendar.
A complete Oneli squad for strategy, design, production and delivery, with a single point of contact.
A focused job on an existing brand: one film, one landing page, one on-air package.
Clear checkpoints at every stage, with a named person responsible for each one.
Full process →A 30-minute call to understand your goal, audience, timeline and budget.
Output: one-page briefResearch, references and two or three creative routes for you to choose from.
Output: concept deckScripts, storyboards, wireframes and brand boards, locked before we spend on the shoot or build.
Output: approved blueprintThe shoot, the edit, the code. Shared previews every few days so nothing surprises you.
Output: first full cut or staging siteColour, sound, broadcast specs, device testing, speed and accessibility checks.
Output: signed-off masterFiles sent to channels, sites launched, campaigns switched on, results reviewed monthly.
Output: launch and reportPlaybooks for the sectors we work in most, so the first week is spent creating, not explaining.
About us →Trust-first films and appointment sites
On-air packages and channel promos
Store identity and festival campaigns
Admission drives and course sites
Walkthrough films and lead pages
Packaging, ads and launch reels
Showroom films and dealer campaigns
Lookbooks and e-commerce stores
Explainer films and simple apps
Destination films and booking sites
Corporate films and B2B sites
Brand, website and launch in one go
Hospital groups, TV channels, retail chains and D2C brands. Placeholder names shown here.
More client voices →Sample testimonials, to be replaced with real client quotes and videos.
All testimonials →“The commercial aired on time and looked bigger than our budget. Our phones started ringing that week.”
“They rebuilt our website in four weeks and enquiries doubled. The team handled everything.”
“Our on-air look finally feels like one channel. Editors love the templates they handed over.”
“A fuzzy idea on Monday, a clear storyboard by Friday. That speed changed how we launch products.”
“Honest advice, on budget, no surprises. They feel like part of our own team.”
“One agency for film, website and ads meant every piece finally looked like the same brand.”
Miss the agreed delivery date and you receive a credit of 1% of the fee for every week of delay.
Try the first concept round for 7 days. If it is not right, walk away with no obligation.
Final films, source files, code and designs are yours on final payment.
The people who pitch are the people who make it. No hand-off to a junior team.
Every brand comes to us at a different point. Choose yours and we will match the right first step.
Choose your path →We pressure-test it, shape the story and give you a blueprint and budget.
We polish, re-edit or rebuild it to broadcast and launch quality.
Add senior hands to an in-flight film, site or campaign that needs to land on time.
Refresh, optimise and extend what already works, month after month.
Can't find yours? Write to us and a producer will answer within a working day.
All FAQs →We are director-led and broadcast-trained, and we keep film, web, brand and marketing in one team. The person who pitches the idea is the person who oversees it.
Yes. We audit what exists, keep what works and rebuild or re-edit the rest, so you don't pay twice for the same thing.
A landing page can take 1 to 2 weeks, a full website 4 to 6 weeks, and a broadcast commercial 3 to 5 weeks from approved script to delivery.
A named producer, a lead creative and the specialists for your service. You meet all of them before we start.
Approvals are locked at the storyboard and wireframe stage, and every delivery goes through a written quality checklist.
You do. Final films, project files, source code and design files are handed over on final payment.
Short reads on production, branding and growth. Sample posts for layout.
Read the journal →The five decisions that save days on set and lakhs in reshoots.
Small changes to appointment forms that lift enquiries.
The order that makes a new identity actually stick.
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