Course production studio · Edgewater, NJ
talk for a day. walk away with a finished course your lms takes first try.
We write the script with you, direct your filming over a video call from your own spare room, cut it with motion graphics, and hand back a SCORM file with the quizzes already wired in. Honestly? The hardest part is picking your topic.
30 minutes. bring your topic, not slides.
or just ring us — (360) 931-6159
- nurse educators
- compliance leads
- software trainers
- coaches with a waitlist
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four pieces, one course out the other end
Hire us for one piece or all four. Most folks go with all four — handing your script to a stranger’s edit suite is exactly how courses end up feeling stitched together.
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instructional scripting
We interview you (it feels like a coffee chat, promise), map out learning objectives, then write every module word-for-word with on-screen notes for the edit. You redline, we revise, and the final version drops straight onto the prompter.
- objectives
- storyboards
- prompter-ready
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remote-guided filming
We mail you a kit and direct you live over video — framing, light, the occasional “say that bit again, but slower.” No studio, no commute, no makeup chair. You film in short takes; we watch every frame as it lands.
- kit shipped
- live direction
- 4K capture
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editing + motion graphics
We cut the ums, tighten the pacing, and add animated diagrams, lower thirds and callouts that actually explain the thing you’re pointing at. Captions on every video, checked by a person.
- motion graphics
- captions .vtt
- 2 note rounds
$1,740per finished hour of videoadd this to my scope -
scorm packaging + quizzes
Knowledge checks between lessons, a final quiz with a pass mark, completion tracking — all packaged as SCORM 1.2 or 2004 and tested inside your actual LMS before we call it done.
- scorm 1.2 / 2004
- xapi on request
- quiz banks
$865per courseadd this to my scope
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the box that shows up a week before you film
Everything you need to look and sound like a proper course, minus the studio rental. Unbox it, we hop on a quick setup call, and the morning of filming you just… sit down and talk.
- # your whole prep list. really.
- [x] a room with a door that closes
- [x] a window you can face (or use our light)
- [x] a solid-color top — tiny stripes shimmer on camera
- [x] your notes nearby. the script’s on the prompter
- [x] water, plus a snack for the 2pm slump
- # we handle the rest over the call.
In the box
- key light
- lav mic
- tablet prompter
- phone clamp
- prepaid return label
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a small crew under the palisades
Abacadence is a handful of producers, writers and editors working out of 712 Undercliff Ave in Edgewater, NJ — the cliffs are literally out the back window. We started because we kept meeting brilliant teachers whose course had been “almost ready” for three years.
So we built the boring, reliable machine that gets it finished: one script, one filming day, one edit, one zip. The same producer sits on your scoping call, directs your filming, and signs off the final package — so nothing gets lost in a handoff.
made in Edgewater, NJ
the numbers we hold ourselves to
- 30minutes
on the scoping call. Free. You talk, we take notes and send a scope after.
- 2note rounds
of edit feedback included with every single module, not per course.
- 10business days
from your filming day to a first cut sitting in your inbox.
- 0studio trips
We direct you live, wherever your spare room happens to be.
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one zip file, and your lms just… takes it
No “the video won’t load on Tuesdays” emails from your admin. You get a tested package, your source files, and a short call to make the upload uneventful.
Handoff manifest
course.zip — drop it in, done.
course.zip/ ├─ imsmanifest.xml ├─ module-01/ # 4 lessons ├─ module-02/ ├─ quiz-final.html # pass: 80% └─ captions/*.vtt
- course.zip
- Your SCORM 1.2 or 2004 package with quizzes, pass marks and completion tracking wired in.
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- Raw footage, edit project files and final scripts — the whole lot, yours to keep and reuse.
- captions/*.vtt
- A captions file for every video, read through by a human rather than left to auto-transcription.
- handoff call
- Thirty minutes with whoever runs your LMS, so the upload is the least interesting part of their week.
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the honest answers, before the first call
still stuck? ask us at (360) 931-6159.
i freeze up on camera. is that a problem?
Super common, and it’s exactly why filming is directed live. You read from a prompter loaded with your own script, we stop you when you rush, and we shoot in short takes so nobody’s delivering a 20-minute monologue. By lesson three most people forget we’re on the call.
my content’s a mess — slides, notes, half a book. still okay?
Honestly, that’s our favourite starting point. Scripting is where we sort it: we interview you, pull out the learning objectives and turn the pile into modules. You don’t need anything organized before the scoping call.
will it actually work in our lms?
We package as SCORM 1.2 or 2004 (xAPI if you ask), test in SCORM Cloud, then upload a test build to your real LMS before handoff. If your admin needs specific completion or pass-mark settings, mention it on the call and we’ll build to them.
how long does a short course take?
Usually six to eight weeks: around two for scripting, one filming day, then editing and packaging. Your redline turnaround is the big variable — we put real dates on a shared calendar once the scope is set.
what if i don’t love the first cut?
Every module comes with two rounds of edit notes. Past that, extra changes run $165 an hour, and we’ll always tell you before the clock starts — no quiet add-ons on the invoice.
who owns the footage and scripts?
You do. Scripts, raw footage, project files, captions and the final zip all land in a shared folder that stays yours after we wrap.
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start with one lesson, or go the whole curriculum
Every engagement is quoted and invoiced up front. These are where most people land — your scoping call turns one of them into a real number with real dates.
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tier / 01
the pilot lesson
$2,480flat
One lesson, up to 12 minutes, taken all the way to a working SCORM file. Basically a test drive before you commit a whole course.
- 1 script, written with you
- half-day of remote-directed filming
- motion graphics + captions
- 5-question knowledge check, packaged
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Most picked
tier / 02
the short course
$11,650per course
Up to 90 finished minutes across four to six modules. The sweet spot for onboarding, compliance refreshers and paid mini-courses.
- full scripting + storyboards
- 1 filming day, kit shipped both ways
- quiz per module + final assessment
- SCORM 1.2 or 2004, LMS-tested
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tier / 03
the full curriculum
from $27,900per program
Three to six hours of video for a certification track or a flagship program — with its own visual identity in the motion graphics.
- multi-day filming, split however suits you
- branded motion-graphics kit
- certificate logic + xAPI option
- rollout call with your LMS team
Half to lock in your dates, half when the final zip lands. Card, ACH or check — all invoiced, nothing to check out here.
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so, what’s the course you keep putting off?
Tell us the topic and who it’s for. Within a working day we’ll come back with a rough scope and a real number — no deck, no pressure. Or just call; whoever’s at the desk on Undercliff Ave picks up.
| Mon–Thu | 8am–5:30pm |
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| Fri | to 1pm |
| Sat–Sun | closed |