INDEPENDENT FILMMAKING / WINNIPEG

Make themfeel it.

Your business has a story. Let’s turn it into a brand commercial people connect with.

Explore the work

For 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 idea
01
CONCEPT & DIRECTION

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
02
CINEMATOGRAPHY

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
03
POST-PRODUCTION

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

One Day, We’ll Miss This

ESR Tech / Brand commercial

A commercial short film with a human story at its heart.

EARLIER COMMISSIONSProperty, events & weddings / 05 films

A wider look at the client work behind the studio.

Turban Day film for MLA Diljeet BrarTurban Day MLA Diljeet Brar / Client film Real estate film for Abi TeklehymanotReal Estate Abi Teklehymanot / Client film A Winnipeg property listing filmA Home, In Focus Property listing / Client film

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
The finished colour grade of Barry’s cinematic room scene
The original LOG image of the same room scene before the final colour grade
BEFORE / LOGAFTER / COLOUR GRADE

From camera to final colour.

Drag or use the arrow keys. Frames from the same scene.

02 / THE STUDIO

INDEPENDENT BY DESIGN.

THE PERSON BEHIND THE FRAME.

Your story.My full attention.

Barry, founder and filmmaker at Barry’s Film Co.
BarryFounder & Filmmaker

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.

  1. 01 FIND THE STORY

    Start with why.

    What should people feel, understand or do? We build the idea around that.

  2. 02 MAKE IT REAL

    Give it a world.

    Plan the scenes, shape the light and find the moments that bring the idea to life.

  3. 03 MAKE IT FELT

    Craft the feeling.

    Editing, colour and sound turn the footage into a film with its own rhythm.

03 / YOUR NEXT COMMERCIAL

THE NEXT GOOD STORY STARTS HERE.

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.

@barrysfilmco YouTube / @shotbybarry

Based in Winnipeg, Manitoba.
Open to stories across Canada.

Start your project brief
BFC / THE FIRST CONVERSATION

Your next film, in a few words.

Build a short brief, then send it from your email app.

01 / THE PEOPLE
02 / THE POSSIBILITIES

Nothing is sent until you send the email. Privacy

CLIENT FILM

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