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REEL 05 · CREW LIST · 06 PRINCIPALS · 12 FREELANCE

The crew
on the call sheet.

DIR 00:32:14
Director / Founder

Marlowe
Chen

Twelve years cutting brand films for SaaS, fintech, and CPG. Started the studio because she was tired of agencies that don't show up on set.

Cannes LionsOne ShowAd Age 40
DP 00:32:18
Director of Photography

Idris
Walker

Camera background out of independent film. Lights for emotion, frames for clarity, knows every motivated practical you'll ever need.

SXSW '23ASC member
PROD 00:32:22
Lead Producer

Sloane
Hart

Runs the calendar so the calendar runs the film. Six years at a network unscripted shop. Has never lost a delivery date.

DGA ProducerPGA
EDIT 00:32:30
Senior Editor

Kai
Okafor

Cuts on the verb, never the breath. Specializes in long-form interview docs and the surgical 90-second sales-page edit that pays for the rest.

Eddie AwardACE Eddie
COL 00:32:34
Finishing Colorist

Petra
Nyström

DaVinci Resolve, every day, for nine years. Built our four signature LUTs. The reason a Halide-grade film looks like a Halide-grade film.

Resolve cert.HPA Award
SOUND 00:32:40
Sound Designer & Composer

Renny
Park

Originally a film-school composer. Cuts an honest score, mixes for theaters and phone speakers, and writes the tags you remember.

ASCAPMPSE
DIRECTOR'S NOTE.

WHY WE
DO THIS.

— FROM THE DESK OF MARLOWE CHEN, DIRECTOR / FOUNDER

I started the studio because the room was empty.

The first time I directed a corporate film I was twenty-six and the agency had never been to a set. The DP showed up four hours late. The producer never showed up. The brand client kept asking me what I needed and I kept saying "I think we need a producer," and nobody else laughed.

So I left and started the studio. The rule from day one is: every shoot has a producer on it, every producer has a calendar lock, and every calendar lock is a real commitment. We do not over-promise dates. We do not subcontract direction. We do not hide behind a deck.

If you are reading this — thank you for reading this — I would love to make a film with you. Send a brief. We'll either fit, or we won't, and either way you'll get a fast, honest answer.

— M. Chen