Cinematographer Eli Ommen films charter captain Robert Trosset at the helm of his catamaran during Dometic Marine's customer story shoot.

We interviewed a charter captain. No script, no lines. Thousands of organic views, 300,000 more behind paid media, and a client already planning project three.

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Cinematographer Eli Ommen films charter captain Robert Trosset at the helm of his catamaran during Dometic Marine's customer story shoot.

Field Notes

We interviewed a charter captain. No script, no lines. Thousands of organic views, 300,000 more behind paid media, and a client already planning project three.

Amelia Darch smiles in the sunshine with her family behind her, a still from the National Children's Cancer Society's fundraising film.
Bentlee, the young patient featured in HavenHouse St. Louis's 2026 HopeFest fundraising film, grins while playing on a playground.
John Blackburn, founder of Blackburn Architecture, being interviewed for a documentary-style brand film at the firm's Washington, D.C. office. Storyteller Studios crew, two cameras, boom microphone, and lighting visible in frame.

Field Notes

The film becomes the About page. Forty years of equestrian architecture, one documentary-style brand film, and phase three in planning.