Movies are a machine that generates empathy
— Roger Ebert

Films For Architecture, Commercial, Hospitality & Travel Brands

My heart belongs to photography. I still believe a picture can be worth a thousand words, and I’d never leave home without one as a marketer. But real talk: the magic of print and paper to rally attention is fading. People are too distracted, overwhelmed, and paralyzed in a gluttonous trance of doom scrolling.

Video is better suited to make them care again.

It does what photos can’t: it moves, it shares energy, and it builds trust. It’s the closest thing to meeting you in person. And right now, it’s the most powerful medium for conjuring the single greatest force humans have ever wielded:

Story

Narratives drive action. From shifting entire civilizations to agriculture, to making us obsess over the “vibe” of our “luxury” bathroom soap, stories convince us we’ve always wanted something.

Whether you’re showcasing architecture that defines your legacy, educating customers, or fundraising for a cause, people want to feel invested in a shared mythology.

Story builds inertia. Video is the broadcast.

Allow yourself to really look and feel. It’s sometimes harrowing, frightening and sometimes the most beautiful thing in the world
— Marie Navarre

“I Kite to be scared. I Kite to push my fear”

— Gio Messina —

“ Companies Can’t buy timelessness. It’s just decided by the people”

— Jon Hebert —

This algebra teacher told me that being an artist was impossible...It’s funny. I paint algebra now.
— Raul Santos
Ransom is for students who believe that they are in the world not so much for what they can get out of it but for what they can put into it
— Paul C Ransom
architectural photograph of the sandcastle house in malibu designed by architect Harry Gesner over looking the Malibu Cliffs at dusk. Shot by Miami & Los-Angleles-based architectural photographer Christian Santiago
Marry Me, I ‘ll build you your dream house
— Harry Gesner
An architectural photograph of the round wooden terrace of the Sandcastle House in Malibu designed by Harry Gesner overlooking the pacific ocean. Shot by los-angeles & Miami-based architectural photographer / filmmaker Christian Santiago