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Why we do what we do…

After years on large Hollywood projects… we found that most people and equipment on set… were just there to support…. the sheer amount… of people and equipment… on set… (yes you read that right). Scale for scale…. instead of scale for vision.

So… we decided to produce a new model… high-end, lean film making, vertically integrated from production to post. We employ a core team of staff talent, where everyone possesses multiple skills honed to a high level. To join our team, every member must first spend a year intensive working in the edit bay, so once they are on set, they truly shoot to edit.

We are led by a producer who has worked on both the production and agency side, who understands creative from it’s inception… and a director who has spent years as a producer, knows the logistics required to pull off each shot, and appreciates the tech from a core level with credits as an editor, camera operator, lighting technician, and reality sound mixer.

The beauty is this model is scalable, and with traditional budgets, can be leveraged to dazzling effect. Think of it as Lean Manufacturing… for the film industry. Creative and Logistics in perfect balance… executed to deliver projects that are more visionary… and MUCH more cost efficient.

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Core Team

  • Julian SM, Director, EP

    Julian started on shows like The Kardashians, The Real World, The Road Rules & Extreme Makeover: Home Edition… worked as a Coordinator, PM and Producer on hundreds of commercial campaigns… as Supervising Producer at EyeBoogie and Mitú, developing shows for VH1, Red Bull TV, HGTV & The Travel Channel.. and as a Showrunner with projects on CBS & Amazon. He leads creative grounded by campaign ROI.

  • Lisa Wieneke, Producer, EP

    Lisa is a writer and producer, with a thirty-three year career working on projects for top firms like MJZ, Radical Media, Believe Media, SFI, Propaganda and RSA… and working with directors like Spike Jonze, Michael Bay, Antoine Fuqua & James Mangold. She approaches all logistics from the perspective of creative, rendering every line in the budget on screen.

  • Nick Page, AD, EP

    Nick is a writer and director, with extensive work in music videos and commercials. He also has a long background as a DGA Assistant Director, with credits including Adam Ruins Everything, Fury, Jack Ryan, Angelyne & Snow White and the Huntsman. Having lead sets with hundred of extras and complex movement, Nick approaches all logistics from the perspective of maximum efficiency.

  • Benjamin Buczek, Cinematographer, Editor

    Ben has filmed and edited many commercial campaigns, and has writing and post production credits for shows premiering on CBS & Amazon.

  • Nicole Dark, Cinematographer, Editor

    Nicole, has filmed and edited many commercial campaigns, and has post production credits for shows premiering on CBS & Amazon. She is also an FAA certified drone operator & aerial cinematographer.

  • Christopher Bartoldus, Editor, Graphics Specialist

    Chris is an accomplished editor, CGI and motion graphics wizard, with post production credits on Amazon. He brings all animation components to life.

What we stand for!

We’ve honed the IQ and EQ to span the vast territory of production, from logistical and technical know-how… to the finely tuned diplomacy in motion necessary for Super-Bowl scale commercials.

Yes, we bring the gravitas of decades worked with top talent: from agencies, to directors, actors and crew. But our secret sauce is a way of being, marked by compassion, curiosity, a killer sense of humor, and the knowledge that our world is made real and meaningful through our connection and involvement with others.

We’ve got the chops to wrangle any project… from a scrappy social shoot that delivers large budget results on a low cost model… using in-house crew and equipment, to fulfill creative, production, post and VFX….. to full scale sets with multiple units and 100+ extras…. all the way to a $5million Riot Games opening show.

But the magic is in how we co-create an atmosphere for success that touches and includes everyone, where everyone feels a sense of ownership of the art we make together … from the client to the production assistants.

When everyone wins… You’ve got a game changer. Come see it for yourself.

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