Short films that
make your impact felt.
By the people who matter most: a buyer, a donor, or an investor.
Every film starts with strategy, and every shoot is built so your people can be themselves on camera.
Corporate films don't usually get applause.
In Houston, we were brought in to film a senior leader at Accenture who didn't believe in storytelling and didn't want to be on camera. We gave him a teleprompter, kept a second camera moving around him, and built the film around one idea: stay cool. When the team saw it, one of the leads jumped up and down clapping.
"Who claps at the end of a corporate video?
People who watch a short film by prashant."
Jon Newsome
Presentation Partners
Good stories come from great listeners.
Every film starts with a 90-minute strategy session, before anyone picks up a camera. We ask who you need to convince, what they already believe, and what they haven't heard yet. What we learn becomes the plan for the shoot, and sometimes a script you approve.
When there's a room full of stakeholders, prashant writes down everything people say, word for word. Then he pulls on the lines that stick, and holds an idea back until he knows it's the right one.
That's why our shoots can be small. We already know what we're listening for.
Most people don't like being on camera.
"I gave answers I've never said aloud before.
Made me think about things
I've never been able to articulate."
Tim Peterson
Squeezebox
We plan for that.
Before the shoot, you've already talked with one of us, so you'll know someone in the room. On the day, we ask where you're most yourself, set up there, and start rolling quietly. The kit is small on purpose: the less gear there is to watch go up, the less anyone thinks about being filmed.
And if you'd rather not explain what you do, you don't have to. We'll film you doing it.
Films for the people who fund you.
Buyers
For pitches, sales teams, and practices that need someone to choose them over a competitor selling the same thing.
Buyer stories, brand films, testimonials, and events.
Donors
For missions that need donors to feel what the work changes. Short documentaries, brand films, and fundraising events.
Investors
For founders who need investors to believe in the person behind the pitch deck. Founder stories and short documentaries.
This is how we create your film.
1. A first conversation
A short call with Steve about who the film is for and whether we're the right fit.
2. The strategy session
Ninety minutes with the person who needs the film to work. It shapes everything that follows.
3. The shoot
Anywhere from two hours to several days, depending on how many voices and places the story needs.
4. The film
A finished short film, typically with clips cut from what we captured, so the story works everywhere you need it.
Films start at $3,500, strategy session included. Larger projects, from full shoot days to multi-location work, are scoped once we understand who you need to convince and what you have to spend.
We keep productions small so more of your budget can go toward getting the film seen. We won't promise you a revenue number, because what a film does depends on where it goes. If you need a partner to put it in front of the right people, we'll help you find one.
Meet the minds
behind the method.
one might make the case that Method was founded at a lunch table at Gower Middle School in 1994 when new-student prashant harassed Steve until the latter said something. the first words out of Steve’s mouth were a flurry of frustrated curse words that brought the previously raucous lunch room to a museum-like hush.
prashant responded by extending his hand and saying “nice to meet you. was that so hard?”
and so it goes.
read our full story here.
Who do you need to convince?
Tell us who your film is for and what you need them to feel.
Our Craft
Learn More
Moments of Emotional Truth, Honestly Observed and Documented
Based in Evanston, IL. Serving the globe.