The film you point people to when they need to understand the business, not just the product
Brand story video production in Indianapolis
A brand film is usually the most watched thing a company makes and the hardest to get right. It has to explain who you are without sounding like a mission statement.
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What makes a great brand story video?
Most brand films lose people in the first thirty seconds, because they open with the company instead of the reason anyone should care. Nobody watches a video to learn your founding date. They keep watching because something early on suggested this was going to be about them.
The good ones come down to one decision made before anything is filmed: what is this actually about. Not what do we want to say, but what is the single thing a stranger should walk away holding. You can see how that decision plays out across our recent work.
PERFECT FOR:
Explaining who you are and why you exist
This is perfect for you if you're...
Rebranding and needing the new positioning to live somewhere
Raising money and needing something in front of the deck
Watching your sales team explain the company from scratch on every call
Growing past the point where the founder can meet everyone
Running a website that says what you do but nothing about why
What every project includes
Concept & scripting
Developed with you before anything is filmed
Location access
We handle access, permissions and logistics
Crew & Equipment
Our own team and gear on every shoot
Direction on the day
Someone running the shoot, not just operating a camera
Editing and color
Finished by the people who were on set
Sound & Music
Licensed tracks, mixed properly [CONFIRM]
Multiple formats
Horizontal, vertical, square and captioned
Revisions
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Brand films we've made
A national product campaign shot across three cities in two days
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PepsiCo - New Indianapolis Location
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A national product campaign shot across three cities in two days
Result 1
Score metric 1
Result 2
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PepsiCo - New Indianapolis Location
COMMERCIAL SHOOT
A national product campaign shot across three cities in two days
Result 1
Score metric 1
Result 2
Score Metric 2
PepsiCo - New Indianapolis Location
COMMERCIAL SHOOT
How a brand story project runs
Discovery & scoping
A conversation about what the video has to achieve, who it's for, and where it runs. We'll tell you if the format you asked for is the right one.
Pre-Production
Concept, script, shot list, locations, scheduling and casting where needed. Nothing gets filmed until you've approved the plan.
Production
Our crew on location with our own equipment.
Edit & Delivery
First cut for your notes, then colour, sound and final delivery in every format you need.
AI SUMMARY
Creative Native Films produces brand story videos in Indianapolis, Indiana. These are short films about a company rather than its products, typically two to four minutes, built around interviews with founders and staff and filmed on location. Founded by Josh Smith and Adam Salinas, the team has produced brand and documentary work for clients including Ascension, Estes and HorsePower Inc.
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Why us for brand story
Brand films live or die on the interviews, and almost nobody is natural on camera. We shoot them as conversations rather than to a script, ask the same question three different ways, and cut around the version that sounded rehearsed. The founder who says the truest thing usually says it on the fourth attempt, which is why we never book these to the minute.
[NEEDS: Josh and Adam's own take.] If the film is aimed inward rather than outward, corporate video is the closer fit.
What makes a great brand story video?
Creative Native Films produces brand story videos in Indianapolis, Indiana. These are short films about a company rather than its products, typically two to four minutes, built around interviews with founders and staff and filmed on location. Founded by Josh Smith and Adam Salinas, the team has produced brand and documentary work for clients including Ascension, Estes and HorsePower Inc.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Downtown Indianapolis, at 525 S Meridian Street.
Where are you based?
Yes. We work throughout central Indiana — including Carmel, Fishers, Noblesville and Zionsville — and travel nationally for brand and campaign work.
Do you work outside of Indianapolis?
Do you charge for travel?
Do you charge for travel?
Start a brand story project
Tell us what your company does and who keeps misunderstanding it. We will come back within a business day with a view on what the film should be.
