We Engage Agency

What people tell us after they see the cut

That's my story.
And it's moving.

Interview-driven storytelling for organizations with something worth discovering.

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Long Beach Unified School District Los Angeles Master Chorale Colburn School Girl Scouts of Greater Los Angeles Altadena Music Theatre

What we do

We get people to tell their story in a way that makes others lean in.

Interviews first. Then the visual work around them — the b-roll that gives a place its texture, cut tight and formatted to match how your brand already speaks.

What clients mention afterwards is rarely the footage. It's the shoot. Production has a reputation for being chaotic and extractive; we run it the other way around, and the people in front of the lens should finish the day glad they said yes.

Crew and participants together on set between takes, everyone relaxed and talking
Two participants laughing together between setups
A studio interview being recorded, lights and monitor in frame
Camera and monitor rig set up for an interview inside a client's shop
David operating camera on location while a participant waits
A wide interview setup in a brick loft, crew working around the subject
A participant mid-sentence during an interview, talking with her hands

We're ready to produce what you want the world to hear. Here is what it does once they do.

Education · Long Beach Unified School District

Not one video. A relationship the district kept coming back to.

Campus introduction films across three high schools, and then the district's own recruitment campaign — Teach Long Beach, below. Separate briefs, separate school communities, separate budget cycles, working directly with the superintendent and heads of administration.

That last part is the credibility signal. Plenty of crews can shoot a campus. Districts hand you the superintendent's calendar once they trust you with the institution, not just the b-roll.

4Films delivered
3Campuses
1Recruitment campaign

See the education work

We Are Ready for You! The Teach Long Beach recruitment campaign.

The flagship

Sometimes the work becomes the story.

An African art store in Long Beach. A client assignment we turned into a narrative film — an original score, two festival selections, and a season of recognition for the shop at its centre.

Official Selection — Pan African Film Festival 2024 Official Selection — Micheaux Film Festival 2024
Village Treasures
Village Treasures — film poster

The offer

One engagement, built to become a relationship.

Most engagements start as a Story Series: strategy first, then two production days across a project arc. It's the full arc from brief to delivery, not a day of shooting handed off for someone else to cut.

Starting at $15,000

Producer-led from the first strategy call. Stakeholder interviews and narrative planning, two production days across a project arc, one anchor film plus two story pieces cut from the same capture. Full raw footage archive included.

I'm ready to start this
Starting at $6,500

One production day. One anchor film of two to four minutes. Full raw footage archive included.

The right size when there is one thing to say and a date to say it by.

I'm ready to start this
Starting at $24,000

Four production days across a season or a year. Anchor film, four story pieces, and Producer Engagement included, with the right crew brought in as scope grows.

Where the relationship goes once the first film has proved itself inside your organization.

I'm ready to start this
From $2,500

Strategy, narrative planning, shot-list architecture and stakeholder interviews — sold on its own, or folded into a Story Program. Per project, or $2,500–$3,500 monthly.

The buyer? Teams with a crew who need the thinking, and the leadership.

I'm ready to start this

In their words

Within two weeks, and within budget, he and his team created a gorgeous and effective promotional video — now featured on the homepage of my website.
Dr. Theresa WongW Geriatrics
Super professional, got what I envisioned, and timely. He gives his feedback in ever so gentle a manner, so I didn't feel silly for my technical un-savvyness.
Dr. Siva MohanAyurveda By Siva, Inc.
It was a delight working with David for our company introduction video. … I would enthusiastically recommend David to any company and or production team.
Jeroen Van den BoschTitanium Toaster Corp

Tell us what you're trying to say.

A few questions about budget, timeline and who you need to reach — then we talk. The form takes about two minutes.

A call, not a pitch. Twenty minutes.

I'm ready to book a call