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Merahkala is a 14-person production, post and animation studio in Shah Alam. We shoot TVCs, Raya and CNY films and corporate stories, then grade, mix and cut the 40 social versions that follow them. One crew, one building, one invoice.
The 2026 reel
Two minutes fourteen of what left this building in the last twelve months. Cut by our own editor, scored by a friend in Bangsar, graded in the dark room downstairs.
PLAY REEL02:14 / 4K / STEREO
What we make
Five kinds of work, all made under one roof in Glenmarie. Prices are where a typical job starts; your brief sets the rest.
- TVC spots30, 15 and 6 second films for broadcast and pre-roll. Casting, location, two shoot days, online and grade.2-3 weeks to airfrom RM 85,000
- Raya & CNY filmsThe festive film your customers actually forward. Script in BM, English or Mandarin, shot before the fasting month starts.Book by Octoberfrom RM 45,000
- Corporate storiesAnnual report films, factory walk-throughs, founder interviews and safety inductions people watch to the end.1 shoot dayfrom RM 18,000
- Animation 2D & 3DExplainers, logo stings and character spots, drawn and rigged in-house. Animatic first, so you approve the timing before we render.30 s in 4 weeksfrom RM 22,000
- Social cutdownsEvery master cut again for 9:16, 1:1 and 4:5, with burned-in captions in two languages and hooks in the first second.48 h after masterfrom RM 4,800
Selected work
2024-2026 / 4 of 61 titles
More titles
- Satu Meja02:40Dapur Nenek RempahCNY film2026
- Night Shift04:12Lintas LogistikCorporate2025
- Tangan Kecil01:30Yayasan Bacaan RakyatAnimation2025
- Dry Season06:05Arus Palm OilsCorporate2024
- Kopi O Kosong00:30Kedai Tiga BintangTVC2024
Graded in the dark
Our grading suite has no windows, a calibrated reference monitor and one chair for you. Every master is graded here, frame by frame, before a single cutdown leaves the building.
Move or drag across the frame to see what the grade does with a wet road at 2 a.m.
- Shot
- Hujan Pertama, SH 041
- Grade
- Night, cool key
- Lens
- 50mm anamorphic
- Light
- 2 x 18K, wet down
Seven years on the timeline
From a shoplot with one camera to two stages and a dark room. Read it like an edit: studio on V1, work on V2, crew size on A1.
Swipe the timeline sideways.
TC2019 01:00:00:002020 01:00:01:002021 01:00:02:002022 01:00:03:002023 01:00:04:002024 01:00:05:002025 01:00:06:002026 01:00:07:00
V2Weddings, launches, anything that paidFirst TVCFirst Raya filmFirst animated series ident61 titles to date
V1Three of us, one shoplot in Seksyen 13Lockdown: animation unit starts at homeMove to a Glenmarie warehouse, build the grading suiteStage 2: 12 x 18 m cyclorama, full blackout
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A1 = crew on payroll at year end. 14 today, plus a freelance bench of about 40.
Kit & crew
We own what we use most, so a shoot day is not a rental invoice. Everything below sits in the Glenmarie store, tested every Monday.
Inventory, October 2026
Camera
- Large-format cinema body, 4.6K open gate2
- Super 35 cinema body, high-speed 120 fps1
- Anamorphic primes, 32 / 40 / 50 / 75 / 100 mm1 set
- Spherical primes, 18 to 135 mm2 sets
- Zoom, 24-290 mm1
Grip
- Dolly with 12 m straight + curved track1
- Remote head + 7 m jib1
- Car rig: hostess tray, suction mounts1 kit
- Gimbal, 15 kg payload2
Light
- 18K HMI daylight2
- LED panels, full colour, 1200 W6
- Tubes, pixel-mapped16
- Haze machines, water-based2
Post
- Grading suite, calibrated HDR reference monitor1
- Edit bays3
- 5.1 mix room1
- Render nodes for animation8
Heads of department
- Nadia H.Director, foundersince 2019
- Kenji W.Director of photographysince 2019
- Amir R.Gaffersince 2020
- Su Lin T.Colouristsince 2022
- Priya V.Editorsince 2021
- Faiz Z.Animation leadsince 2020
- Mei D.Producersince 2023
- Hakim K.Sound designersince 2024
14
full-time crew
40
freelance bench
2
blackout stages
Behind the slate
Clients are welcome on set and in the suite. Most come for the first take and stay for the nasi lemak.
Scroll sideways for the call sheet
Day 2, 06:40. Dolly in for the porch scene. Amir trims the key before the rain rig starts. Grade review with the client, 11 p.m., no windows. Call sheet
DAY 2 OF 3
- Job
- Pulang Sebelum Senja
- Location
- Kampung house, Kuala Selangor
- Crew call
- 05:30
- Sunrise
- 07:08
- Wrap
- 20:00
Schedule for day 2 SC Set Pgs 14 Porch, dawn 1 2/8 15 Kitchen, ketupat 6/8 17 Road, car arrives 4/8 21 Porch, dusk lamps 1 4/8 Rain rig standby from 16:00
Every crew member gets one by 21:00 the night before.
On air with
Brands, agencies and two free-to-air channels who came back for a second job. Names are fictional, like everything on this demo.
Six weeks, three rooms
A typical 30 second TVC, start to air. Festive films run the same way but start two months before the season.
Step 1 of 3Weeks 1-3
Pre
we plan
- Brief call and a written treatment within 5 working days
- Script, storyboard or animatic you sign off
- Casting, recce, wardrobe, call sheets
- One fixed quote, no surprise lines later
Step 2 of 3Week 4
Shoot
we roll
- 1 to 3 shoot days on stage or location
- You watch the monitor with the director
- Rushes backed up twice before wrap
- Behind-the-scenes stills for your socials
Step 3 of 3Weeks 5-6
Post
we finish
- Offline edit, two rounds of changes
- Grade, mix and online in our building
- Masters for TV, cinema and web
- Cutdowns in 9:16, 1:1 and 4:5 within 48 h
Rate card
Starting prices in ringgit, before SST. 50% to book the dates, 50% on delivery. Every job gets one fixed quote after the brief call.
Social cutdown packDelivery in 48 hours
Up to 12 versions from your master, captions in 2 languages, 3 aspect ratios
from RM4,800
Corporate filmDelivery in 3 weeks
1 shoot day, crew of 6, interview lighting, 3 to 5 min edit, grade and mix
from RM18,000
Animation, 30 sDelivery in 4 weeks
Script, animatic, 2D or 3D, voice-over in BM or English, music licence
from RM22,000
Raya or CNY filmDelivery in 6 weeks
2 shoot days, casting, location, festive art department, 2 min film + 6 cutdowns
from RM45,000
TVC, 30 s + 15 sDelivery in 6 weeks
Treatment, 2 shoot days on stage or location, full post, broadcast masters
from RM85,000
Dry hire and day rates
| Stage 1 or 2, 12 hours | RM 3,200 |
|---|---|
| Camera package A, with DOP | RM 6,500 |
| Lighting truck, with gaffer + 2 | RM 5,800 |
| Grading suite, per hour, with colourist | RM 650 |
Not sure which line you are? Send us the brief and a budget range. You get a treatment and a fixed quote in five working days.
Send a briefSTANDBY
Roll camera.
Tell us what you are making and when it has to air. A producer replies within one working day, in BM, English or Mandarin.
- Phone
- +60 12-000 0000
- hello@example.com
- Studio
- Glenmarie, Shah Alam, Selangor
- Hours
- Mon to Fri, 10:00 to 19:00. Shoots any day.