Twin Cities · Honest Comparison · 2026
Who wrote this
Julian Lundgren. Sold real estate in the Twin Cities for 9 years before I picked up a camera. I respect Spacecrafting — they've been around longer than us and they do good work. But they sell a different product than we do. This page is the honest read on which one fits which kind of agent.
— Julian, founder · Cineminn Media Co. · (612) 400-9801
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The 30-second read
Spacecrafting is a tenured Twin Cities photo studio. Strong portfolio, especially in luxury + architectural work. They sell photo shoots and architectural visualization. They're a real, established operation.
Cineminn sells listing-launch operations. Photos are step one. The deliverable is photos + drone + video + twilight + floor plan + property website + Reels + MLS copy + flyer + social posts — the entire marketing kit your listing needs, in one shoot, by 9 AM tomorrow.
Different product, different price. Spacecrafting standard packages run $400-$700 photo-only. Cineminn Bronze is $390 with the full Listing Launch Kit included.
Cineminn is operator-owned. Founded by a 9-year Twin Cities agent. Direct line to the founder. Spacecrafting is a larger studio operation — different model, neither better nor worse, just different.
9 AM next-day delivery in writing. If we miss it, the shoot is free. Spacecrafting's turnaround is "next business day" but not contractually guaranteed with refund. For agents whose Friday morning open house depends on photos being live by Wednesday, the guarantee matters.
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Spacecrafting
Approximate, public pricingYour Spacecrafting total
$425
Standard turnaround · No 9 AM written guarantee
Cineminn Bundle
All-in, fixedFirst-listing price
$399
9 AM next-day in writing · Free if missed
Pricing for Spacecrafting reflects publicly available rates as of April 2026 across their Minneapolis metro service area. Confirm current rates directly with Spacecrafting.
The line-by-line
Specific, verifiable, and the questions I'd ask before hiring either of us.
Honest take
1. The "I want everything done" problem.
Spacecrafting delivers excellent photography. The agent then has to write the MLS description, build a property website, design social media graphics, lay out the open house flyer, format Reels for IG/TikTok. That's 4-6 hours of post-shoot work the agent didn't expect to do. Cineminn delivers all of that in the same shoot delivery — the entire Listing Launch Kit, formatted, ready to post.
2. The 9 AM written guarantee.
Spacecrafting's turnaround is professional but variable — usually next business day, sometimes 36-48 hours. Cineminn commits to 9 AM in writing, and if we miss it, the shoot is free. For agents who plan their MLS-active timing around photo delivery (Wednesday morning vs Thursday afternoon costs the entire weekend's listing traffic), the guarantee matters.
3. The "built by a 9-year Realtor" insight.
I sold real estate for 9 years before I started shooting. Spacecrafting's leadership came up through photography and architectural visualization. Different paths. Both valid. But when an agent calls me at 4 PM on a Friday because their seller is panicking about an open-house Saturday, I instinctively know what they need. That's not because I'm smarter — it's because I lived their job for 9 years. That's a structural advantage you only get from operator-led businesses.
4. The all-in pricing transparency.
Spacecrafting's à la carte model is honest — you pay for what you order. But it leaves agents doing the math themselves. "I want photos + drone + video + twilight + floor plan + property site... what does that come to?" By the time you've added everything a 2026 listing needs, you're at $700+. The Cineminn Bundle is $399 all-in for first-listing customers. The math is done.
5. The relationship with the founder.
Spacecrafting is a real, professional studio with a team. That's the right model for many customers. But agents who value direct access to the operator-founder — for everything from rush requests to "what would you do for this listing" advice — find the Cineminn model fits better. My cell number is on every contract. The 4 PM Friday call goes through.
Honest moment
If any of those describe you, Spacecrafting is a fine choice. We won't try to talk you into something you don't need.
Decision time
$399. Ten deliverables. By 9 AM tomorrow. The whole listing kit. If you don't agree it's the most efficient $399 you've spent on a listing this year, the reshoot is on us.
Book the Bundle →No. Spacecrafting is a competent, established Twin Cities photo studio with a strong track record. The argument on this page isn't that Spacecrafting is bad — it's that they sell a different product than we do. They sell photography and architectural visualization. We sell listing-launch operations. Different problems, different best-fit customers.
Yes — and several agents do. Spacecrafting for architectural / luxury showcase work where photography is the marketing centerpiece. Cineminn for normal-volume listing work where the entire marketing kit + 9 AM delivery is the priority. They're complementary in many cases.
Spacecrafting's photo packages are priced at the higher end of the Twin Cities market — they specialize in luxury and architectural portfolios where editorial-grade photography is the listing's main marketing asset. The calculator reflects publicly available pricing as of April 2026. Confirm current rates directly with Spacecrafting — and run their actual configuration vs ours apples-to-apples.
The shoot is free. Not a discount, not a credit toward your next shoot — the entire current shoot is refunded. We've missed 9 AM less than 1% of the time over 1,500+ shoots since 2018.
Yes — our Platinum Property package ($949) is built for $5M+ luxury listings and includes cinematic video, 3D Matterport tour, drone video, real twilight, and 10 hours of VA execution. For pure architectural visualization (not real estate listings), Spacecrafting may be a better fit — they specialize in that vertical.
No. Spacecrafting is a photo studio — they sell beautiful imagery and that's the engagement. The Cineminn Lead Guarantee goes further: Gold shoot ($599) + a 14-day Meta + Instagram ad campaign ($199 management) targeting buyers in a 25-mile radius around the listing, with a written guarantee of 5 qualifying buyer inquiries in 14 days. If we miss, we extend the ads at no charge until we hit 5 — never a refund. The differentiator isn't photo quality (theirs is excellent) — it's scope. We sell a listing-launch operation; they sell a photo shoot.
The Cineminn Lead Guarantee
Spacecrafting sells you a beautiful photo set. The Cineminn Lead Guarantee bundles a Gold shoot with a 14-day buyer-acquisition campaign — and if we don't hit 5 qualifying inquiries, we extend the ads at no charge until we do. $798 all-in. This is the structural scope difference between a photo studio and a listing-launch operation.
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