One Day, We’ll Miss This
ESR Tech / Brand commercialA commercial short film with a human story at its heart.
INDEPENDENT FILMMAKING / WINNIPEG
Make themfeel it.
Your business has a story. Let’s turn it into a brand commercial people connect with.
Explore the workFor brands with
something to say.
FROM THE FIRST SPARK TO THE FINAL FRAME
Give them a reason to care.
Your product is the starting point. What it means to someone is the story. Let’s find that connection and build a commercial around it.
Let’s find your idea01CONCEPT & DIRECTIONFind the human thing.
Find the human thing.
Before the camera, a reason to care. We find the audience, the message and the emotional thread that gives your commercial a purpose.
- Brand discovery, audience and key message
- Creative treatment, script and visual references
- Storyboards, shot planning and pre-production
02CINEMATOGRAPHYBuild a world around it.
Build a world around it.
Light, movement and the little details do the storytelling. Every decision on set should bring the idea closer to something you can feel.
- Camera, lighting and considered composition
- Location, scene and performance direction
- Product details and story-led coverage
03POST-PRODUCTIONMake the feeling stay.
Make the feeling stay.
The cut gives it rhythm. The grade gives it atmosphere. Sound and music make it land. We shape the finished film for where people will see it.
- Story edit, pacing and colour grade
- Sound design and music direction
- Campaign cutdowns and delivery formats
A direct creative relationship from idea to delivery. The production plan, deliverables and pricing are shaped around your brief.
ONE IDEA. DIFFERENT WAYS TO FEEL IT.
A film with a life beyond one screen.
Hero commercial Campaign cutdowns Social formats
Formats and scope agreed for each project.THE WORK / IDEAS INTO IMAGES
Made to connect.
A strong idea. A distinct visual world.
A story that makes the brand matter.
01 / SELECTED BRAND WORK02 brand films
02WATCH ON INSTAGRAMInk of Mine
Tattoo artist / Brand filmThe artist, the craft, and the mark it leaves.
EARLIER COMMISSIONSProperty, events & weddings / 05 films
A wider look at the client work behind the studio.
BEYOND THE FRAME / THE CRAFT
An ordinary room, reimagined.
You bring the story. I’ll build the atmosphere. Through light, composition and colour, an everyday space becomes a cinematic world. This scene was crafted inside the couple’s own home.
Watch how the scene was made
From camera to final colour.
Drag or use the arrow keys. Frames from the same scene.THE PERSON BEHIND THE FRAME.
Your story.My full attention.
A PERSONAL NOTE FROM BARRY
Hi, I’m Barry, a filmmaker in Winnipeg. I’m happiest with a camera in my hands and an idea I can’t leave alone. Before anything else, though, I want to hear what you want to make, why it matters to you, and how you want people to feel.
You don’t need a perfect brief. Bring a clear vision or the first spark; I’ll listen, help shape the idea, and care about the details that make it yours. You’ll work directly with me from our first conversation to the final colour grade. Some clients have become like family. I’m proud of that trust, and I’ll bring the same care to your brand’s story.
- 01 FIND THE STORY
Start with why.
What should people feel, understand or do? We build the idea around that.
- 02 MAKE IT REAL
Give it a world.
Plan the scenes, shape the light and find the moments that bring the idea to life.
- 03 MAKE IT FELT
Craft the feeling.
Editing, colour and sound turn the footage into a film with its own rhythm.
Good things
start with
an idea.
A clear brief or the beginning of a thought. Tell me what you’re chasing. We’ll find the story in it.
Based in Winnipeg, Manitoba.
Open to stories across Canada.