KILL THE MIC — Wayne Wonder B-Day Bash 2025 (Fredericksburg, VA)
Shot by HoodFilms · event recap
H.O.O.D Films · Virginia
Stay in
Stay in
the feed.
Cinematic shorts and reels, event coverage and edits from director Taj Smith. Help Others Open Doors: content built to stop the scroll and keep your page active.
100K+
views on HoodFilms-credited
MOEmoody uploads
MOEmoody uploads
54K
views · “Facts”
shot by HoodFilms
shot by HoodFilms
43K
views · “R.I.P K-Town Shaker”
directed by Hoodfilms
directed by Hoodfilms
3.7K
Instagram followers
@helpothersopendoors
@helpothersopendoors
Services & packages
Content that keeps you posting.
The focus is short-form: shorts and reels that keep your page active. Pair them with event coverage or an edit and you leave with content for weeks. We also build websites.
Main offer
Short-form / Reels Content
Cinematic vertical clips for IG Reels, TikTok and YouTube Shorts: snippets, teasers, studio and BTS moments, cut to the beat and ready to post.
- Shot on location or in the studio
- 9:16 vertical, ready to post
- Snippets, teasers & BTS
Package
Event Coverage + Shorts
Shows, birthday bashes, pop-ups and launches, filmed and cut into recaps plus vertical shorts for promo.
- Live event filming
- Recap / highlight video
- Vertical shorts for socials
$650 + travel per event (up to 4 hrs, 1 short edit included)
Book an event
Package
Shorts + Edit
We shoot your shorts and cut a longer edit from the same session, so you get one shoot and two formats.
- Shorts / reels shoot
- 16:9 edit from the same footage
- Color & sound sync
$650 + travel shoot (1 short edit included), extra edits $150 each
Get this package
Monthly
Monthly Content Package
Stay consistent without thinking about it: one shoot a month, turned into four ready-to-post Reels.
- 1 shoot per month
- 4 Reels per month
- Vertical, ready to post
$1,100 / month
Start monthly content
Video Editing / Post
Already shot it? Send the footage and get back a clean, cinematic edit, plus vertical cut-downs on request.
- Cutting & pacing to the beat
- Color grade & sound sync
- 16:9 + vertical versions
$150 per edit · Deal: 4 edits for $500
Send footage
Websites
A clean, fast one-page website for your brand or music, built and live in days, with your own domain.
- Custom one-page site
- Your domain included
- Mobile-ready, with booking or contact links
$250 · domain included
Get a website
Music videos: available on request. See the portfolio below for past work with MOEmoody, 23 hustle and Slimtruey. Ask for a quote →
Shoots and events: $650 + travel (up to 4 hours, includes one short edit). Travel: first 30 miles included, then $0.75/mile round trip (up to 200 miles). Edits: $150 each or 4 for $500. Turnaround: 3 business days max; rush available on request.
Selected work
Press play.
Shorts, event coverage and edits first, with music video work below. Every video here is credited to Hoodfilms / @therealhoodFilms on YouTube. Tap any frame to watch.
3 Simple Steps For A Cinematic Scene
Filmed by @therealhoodFilms · shot on DJI Pocket 3
MOEmoody “Jacob Fatu” — Custom Titantron Edit
Edited by @therealhoodFilms
MOEmoody — Facts (Official Music Video)
Shot by @therealhoodFilms
MOEmoody — R.I.P K-Town Shaker (Official Music Video)
Directed by Hoodfilms · Produced by 13Grams
MOEmoody — Superman
Shot by HoodFilms
23 hustle — Too Often
Shot by HoodFilms
Slimtruey — That’s on Me
Shot by @therealhoodFilms
How it works
Four steps. Zero guesswork.
Inquire
Tell us what you need (shorts, an event, or an edit), plus your date and location.
Plan
We lock the concept, locations, shot list and schedule so shoot day runs smooth.
Shoot / Edit
We film on location, or go straight to the edit if you sent footage.
Deliver
Ready-to-post vertical shorts plus any recap or edit, sized for IG, TikTok and YouTube. Turnaround: 3 business days max. Rush available on request.
Frame: MOEmoody “Superman”, shot by HoodFilms
About
Taj Smith.
Taj Smith.
Director.
Help Others Open Doors
H.O.O.D Films is photography and videography based out of Virginia, run by director Taj Smith. The mission is in the name: use the camera to help artists and brands open doors.
I'm Taj, a Virginia videographer and director behind H.O.O.D Films. I shoot and edit short-form content, reels, and event coverage for artists and brands that want to stay in the feed. I've worked with rappers like MOEmoody, and my videos have pulled tens of thousands of views. Every edit comes back within 3 business days.
- Director of MOEmoody’s “R.I.P K-Town Shaker” and shooter on “Facts” and “Superman”
- Management for rapper MOEmoody
- Event coverage in Fredericksburg, VA. Travel: first 30 miles included, then $0.75/mile round trip (up to 200 miles)
- Shoots and events from $650 + travel
- Shares filmmaking tips on YouTube Shorts (“3 Simple Steps For A Cinematic Scene”)
Book H.O.O.D Films
Let’s open
Let’s open
the door.
Tell us about the project. Submitting opens your email app with everything filled in, so just hit send.