Business phone system for motion picture and video production companies in Arkansas

Motion picture and video production companies in Arkansas by the numbers

County Business Patterns counts 56 establishments in Arkansas classified as Motion Picture and Video Production (NAICS 512110) for 2023. They employed 175 people in mid-March and reported $9,038,000 in annual payroll. That is the 34th highest count among the 51 states and DC with published figures. Motion picture and video production companies make up 0.08% of the 70,452 business establishments in the state.

Per 100,000 residents (2024 estimate) Arkansas has 1.8 motion picture and video production companies, 64.5% below the national rate of 5.1. The average establishment has 3.1 employees against 9.1 nationally. Payroll per employee is $51,646, 40.2% below the U.S. figure of $86,308.

Motion picture and video production companies by metro area in Arkansas

Census published video production company counts for 4 metro or micropolitan areas that include part of Arkansas. The largest is Little Rock, AR, with 23 establishments. Single-state metro and micropolitan areas account for 71% of the statewide total; the rest are outside any published area or in areas Census suppressed.

Team sizes at motion picture and video production companies in Arkansas

86.8% of Arkansas's motion picture and video production companies with employees had fewer than five people in March 2023, compared with 85.4% nationally. 100.0% had fewer than ten. That is the size of team where a missed call usually means nobody was free, not that nobody was on staff.

What motion picture and video production companies in Arkansas use the phone for

Video producers juggle shoots, edits and client reviews, and are often on set when calls come in. Inquiries for commercial and event work need fast follow-up.

Typical inbound and outbound calls for motion picture and video production companies in Arkansas:

• A business calls about a promotional video.
• A crew member calls about call times.
• A client calls with edit notes.

Calls after closing time

Late-day calls about next-day shoots benefit from a prompt reply.

Callata voicemail is transcribed and triaged for urgency, and business-hours routing decides where calls go once you close.

Callata vs. per-seat pricing for motion picture and video production companies in Arkansas

Motion picture and video production companies in Arkansas average 3.1 employees, so the comparison uses a 3-person team. Priced per seat, 3 users would run $90.00 a month on RingCentral RingEX Core and $74.85 on Ooma Office Pro (month-to-month list prices, checked September 28, 2026). Callata is $99.00 a month with 5 users included, which is more than either per-seat plan for 3 people; it becomes the lower price at 4 users or more.

At this team size the per-seat plans cost less than Callata's $99 base price, which already covers 5 users; Callata becomes the lower price from 4 users.

Area codes in Arkansas

Arkansas has 4 geographic area codes in service according to NANPA. You can choose local numbers in the area codes your clients know, subject to carrier inventory, or port your current number for free.

How Callata works for motion picture and video production companies in Arkansas

For $99 a month, Callata puts a team of up to 5 on one plan ($20 for each person after that): up to 3 local numbers, unlimited inbound calls, a pooled allowance of 1,500 outbound US and Canada minutes per user, browser and cell calling, voicemail transcription with urgency triage, recorded calls with AI summaries and business-hours routing, with E911 on every number.

If you already have a number in Arkansas, porting it to Callata is free. Texting from a local number requires a one-time carrier registration (10DLC, $49), and the numbers available in any area code depend on carrier inventory when you choose them.

Optional AI agents (receptionist, sales, support or scheduler) can answer calls after hours or when nobody picks up, take messages, text, email and transfer to your team. They are billed from prepaid AI minutes at $0.25 per minute, identify themselves as AI, and may only place outbound calls to people who consented, between 8am and 9pm.