first lightto final cut

A two-room studio making short films and photographs for brands small enough to know their customers by name.

Got something worth an early start?

First light:
patient camera work, honest stories, people before product
Golden hour:
strategy, a small studio, films cut for where they will be seen

We are more than a studio.

Our film crew and our edit suite share one front door. Nothing is handed over a wall, so nothing gets lost on the way.

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Quicker decisions. Fewer surprises. Fair budgets.

Planning, shooting and editing happen in the same two rooms, by the same six people. You talk to whoever is doing the work.

Before the shoot

  • finding the story
  • scripts & voiceover
  • storyboards & shot lists
  • casting real customers
  • location scouting
  • schedules & call sheets
  • budgets you can read

On the day

  • a crew of four
  • cinema cameras
  • natural light first
  • sound that is clean
  • stills alongside film
  • our studio or your shop
  • tea, always

In the edit

  • the cut
  • colour grading
  • sound mix & music
  • titles & captions
  • versions for every screen
  • two rounds of changes
  • files you actually own

Our services

We plan like engineers and shoot like old friends. Most of our clients found us through another client, and most are still here.

Kind words, early starts

Kettle & Co.★★★★★
“They were in before we opened and gone before the first queue. The film looks like our shop feels.”

One crew, one roof, one story.

From the first idea to the final frame.

Everything a film needs happens in two rooms that share a kettle. Nothing is sent away, so nothing waits in someone else's queue.

The Studio

Where we shoot: one north window, a white wall, and room to build a set.

The Edit

Where it comes together: two desks, good speakers, and a sofa for clients.

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