Selected work

Frames we're proud of.

A few recent projects across commercials, music videos, documentary and narrative. Full reels and client references are available on request — just ask.

A tired man drives at night, his face lit by orange streetlights through a rain-beaded windshield

Short film2026

Night Shift

A ten-minute drama about a rideshare driver's last fare of the night, shot over three nights on Los Angeles streets.

A dancer in a grey hoodie turns mid-move under a single sodium light in an empty parking garage

Music video2026

Low Sun

A one-take dance piece for an LA indie single, lit by a single sodium-vapor fixture and a lot of haze.

A woman leans on the tailgate of a dusty pickup truck at dawn on an empty desert highway

Commercial2025

First Light

A sunrise spot for an outdoor-gear brand, filmed on a desert highway outside Lancaster before the heat set in.

An old fisherman with a weathered face coils rope on a small boat at dawn in a harbor

Documentary short2025

The Last Line

A portrait of one of the last small-boat fishermen working out of a Southern California harbor.

A leather craftsman stitches a bag while a camera operator films beside him

Brand film2025

Made by Hand

A three-minute brand film for a leather workshop, built around the founder's hands and his thirty years at the bench.

A veteran mechanic speaks during an interview in his garage

Documentary portrait2024

Built to Last

A short documentary for a Glendale family repair shop celebrating forty years in business.

A documentary crew walks with an older man as he talks on a sunlit Burbank street

Behind the work

Small crews. Real moments.

Most of our best shots happen because there are fewer people on set, not more. We scale crews to the story — and keep the people who make it feel safe enough to be themselves.

How we work

References

What clients say

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They lit our kitchen set like a feature film and still wrapped an hour early. The spot is the best-performing ad we've run.

Danielle R.Marketing Director, specialty coffee roaster · Pasadena

Aramayis understood the song before we finished explaining it. The video looks like it cost twice what we spent.

Marcus T.Independent recording artist · Los Angeles

Calm, prepared and honest about what our budget could do. The short documentary about our shop still makes our team tear up.

Ani G.Owner, family auto repair shop · Glendale

Our CEO hates being on camera. They made it painless — two cameras, one relaxed conversation, done before lunch.

Kevin L.Head of Communications, software company · Burbank

Thirty vertical edits from one shoot day, and every one still looks like us. Planning content stopped being a weekly panic.

Sofia M.Social Media Lead, restaurant group · West Hollywood

They gave our proof-of-concept a real crew and a real schedule. It got us the meetings we needed.

Jordan P.Writer-director · North Hollywood

Burbank · Los Angeles · Anywhere

Your project could be next.

Tell us what you have in mind — a spot, a song, a story — and we'll show you how we'd shoot it.

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