Tabletop Video, Reels & GIFs for CPG Brands

We excel at elevated UGC, reels, video, and stop motion for food and beverage CPG brands, with the authentic feel of creator content and the polish of a professional studio. We build every asset for every channel, from Reels and TikTok to Amazon, e-commerce, paid ads, and email.

A marketing video for Casa Sarria, a Nicaraguan micro restaurant in Murrieta, CA. Storyboarded, cast, directed and edited by Judy Doherty. Produced by Judy Doherty Photography Produced by Judy Doherty Photography with our crew of camera operators, assistants and talent.

Tabletop Video & UGC-Style Content

Motion, Reels, Video & GIF Production for Food, Beverage & CPG Brands

Today's consumers don't just want to see your product, they want to experience it. Motion content shows how your product pours, melts, mixes, crunches, sizzles, serves, and fits into everyday life. That's why every modern e-commerce content library should include a strategic mix of photography, video, animated GIFs, and social-first short-form content. Video helps consumers understand products faster, builds trust, and drives engagement across websites, ecommerce platforms, Amazon listings, retail presentations, email marketing, Instagram Reels, TikTok, YouTube Shorts, and paid advertising.

At Judy Doherty Photography, one studio handles both photography and video. We create reels, product videos, recipe videos, stop-motion animation, animated GIFs, vertical video, social media content, ecommerce video, and branded motion assets alongside still photography to build complete content libraries for food, beverage, and consumer packaged goods brands, all from a single creative director with a single vision.

Tabletop Video and Elevated UGC, Our Specialty

Our strongest work is tabletop video for CPG brands: close, appetizing, hands-on footage of food, beverage, and products, shot in our own studio and built to look like the best of user-generated content, only more polished. It's the style that performs on social, Amazon, and paid ads, without the cost of a big agency production. We take on video projects of every size and give clear, competitive estimates.

One Shoot. Multiple Content Types.

Why schedule separate photo and video productions when you can create both at once? Our content sprint captures:

Product PhotographyE-commerce ImagesProduct VideosInstagram ReelsTikTok VideosYouTube ShortsAnimated GIFsStop MotionRecipe VideosHow-To VideosProduct DemosLifestyle VideoSocial AssetsWebsite Hero VideosAmazon Product VideosRetail VideosMotion GraphicsBehind-the-Scenes

The result is a robust content library that fuels campaigns for months. We're also skilled at AI-powered image animation, turning still photographs into engaging motion with realistic movement, camera motion, atmospheric effects, and dynamic storytelling that make great intros and library additions.

Food & Beverage Motion That Creates Cravings

Food and beverage products are made for motion.
A photograph can show a beverage.
A video can show it poured over ice.
A GIF can capture the endless fizz of carbonation.
A reel can tell the story of a whole occasion in under 30 seconds.

Motion lets consumers imagine themselves using your product, preparing your recipe, sharing your beverage, or enjoying your brand. Those sensory cues are powerful, and short-form video has become one of the most effective ways to drive awareness and engagement across digital channels.

Motion Services

Product Videos. Clean, polished, product-focused videos that showcase packaging details, product benefits, ingredient stories, launches, new flavors, retail-ready content, and Amazon and e-commerce listings.

Recipe Videos. Perfect for food and beverage brands, ingredient manufacturers, grocery products, and retail promotions. Quick, engaging recipe content that shows real-world product usage and inspires purchase.

Instagram Reels & TikTok. Short-form vertical video optimized for Instagram Reels, TikTok, Facebook Reels, YouTube Shorts, and Pinterest, keeping your brand visible where consumers discover new products.

Elevated UGC. UGC-style product videos with the authentic feel of creator content and the lighting, styling, and color of a professional studio.

Animated GIFs. Looping motion ideal for email marketing, product pages, trade show displays, digital advertising, retail presentations, and social. Often more impact than a static image, and lightweight.

Stop Motion Animation. Product assembly, ingredient movement, packaging reveals, transformations, and fun brand storytelling. Perfect for snacks, beverages, desserts, supplements, sauces, and emerging CPG brands.

Designed for Every Channel

Every asset is built for distribution: e-commerce sites, Shopify, Amazon, retailer portals, digital advertising, Instagram, TikTok, Facebook, YouTube, Pinterest, trade shows, sales presentations, email campaigns, product launches, and investor decks. We deliver multiple aspect ratios, including 9:16 vertical, 1:1 square, 4:5 social, and 16:9 horizontal.

Built for Food, Beverage & CPG Brands

As a chef-trained food photographer and creative director, Judy understands how consumers interact with food and beverage products. We know how to capture pour shots, splashes, steam, drizzles, melts, ingredient reveals, recipe prep, serving moments, lifestyle interactions, and product demonstrations. Every video is color graded in DaVinci Resolve, backed by formal color-correction training at UCLA Extension, so your footage matches your brand and your photography. From startup launches to national retail brands, we create motion that helps products stand out in crowded marketplaces.

Content Libraries That Work Harder

The most successful brands don't create one hero video. They create a system. A single production day can generate hero photography, e-commerce photography, recipe content, product videos, reels, GIFs, social cutdowns, website banners, paid ad assets, and seasonal content. Our goal is simple: maximize the high-quality content produced every shoot day, so your marketing team always has fresh assets ready to publish.

Let's Create Motion That Moves Products

Whether you're launching a new beverage, refreshing a food brand, building an Amazon listing, creating social content, or developing a complete ecommerce content library, we help you create motion assets that educate, inspire, and convert. Tell us what you need and we'll send a clear estimate.

Food Photography. Beverage Photography. Product Video. Reels. GIFs. Stop Motion. E-commerce Content. All from one efficient production.

Watch a recipe video

Orange slices bursting from an Uncle Matt's orange juice bottle on green, CPG beverage motion GIF
Flavor explosionAnimated GIFs
Grapefruit pour stop motion
The pourStop Motion
Graza olive oil and chili drizzled over pasta, CPG pantry stop motion GIF
In useThe Drizzle
Fork twirling shrimp scampi pasta stop motion GIF, food video
Dig inThe Twirl
Toaster pop stop motion
Takes flightToaster Pop

Learn more: Why Your CPG Product Needs Video and Stop-Motion for Food and Beverage Brands.