Activation capture for agencies & brands
Activation contentthat outlives load-out.
We plan the capture, shoot the day without slowing the show, and deliver a labeled library your team and sponsors can use for weeks.
- DoorDash✦
- Target✦
- U.S. Bank✦
- nVent✦
- EventLink Group✦
- Brightspeed✦
- Wine Awesomeness✦
- The Film Connect✦
(01)The crew
Brandsspendmonthsbuildingamomentthatlastsanafternoon.We’rethecrewthatturnsitintocontentthatstillworksafterload-out:recaps,sponsorcuts,stillsandsocialselects.
Owner-operated in the Twin Cities and Tampa Bay. Mike directs and Nico runs ops, with a bench of trusted shooters who travel wherever the tour goes. You get one point of contact, and a crew that knows an activation isn’t just an event.
- From first call to a seven-person crew on the street for DoorDash
- 10days
From first call to a seven-person crew on the street for DoorDash
- Of photo, film and FPV at the Olympic Trials fan fest in Minneapolis
- 4days
Of photo, film and FPV at the Olympic Trials fan fest in Minneapolis
- Miami New Times and Ads of the World covered the DoorDash campaign we shot
- 2press features
Miami New Times and Ads of the World covered the DoorDash campaign we shot
- Shooters, editors and Part 107 pilots on call nationwide
- 20+crew
Shooters, editors and Part 107 pilots on call nationwide
(02)Work
Selected work.
Recent activations for brands and the agencies that run them.
(03)Capabilities
Capture, cut and deliver. One crew.
Activations are the specialty, not the limit. One crew for film, photo, aerial and social, so nothing falls between vendors.
- 01
Activation recaps
Recaps and sponsor cutdowns built for the deck, the feed and the follow-up email.
- Tours
- Pop-ups
- Festivals
- 02
Stunts & spots
Street stunts shot for paid social and online video, not just the crowd that day.
- Commercial
- Guerrilla
- Paid social
- 03
Surprise & delight
Reactions from drops and sampling, captured without getting in the way.
- Drops
- Sampling
- Street teams
- 04
Event photography
Hero moments, crowd energy and sponsor visibility. Labeled and delivered within 72 hours.
- Media kits
- Sponsor proof
- PR
- 05
Aerial & FPV
Part 107 drone and FPV for venue scale and motion.
- Drone
- FPV
- Venue scale
- 06
Social, same day
Vertical selects while the event is still live, and an always-on feed between the big beats.
- Reels
- TikTok
- Retainers
(04)Vertical, by design
Made for the feed.
We shoot for 9:16 and 16:9 on the same day. Vertical selects can go out while the activation is still live.
Vertical cuts from the DoorDash and Flip Zone shoots
From the field.
(05)Packages
Four starting formats. Scoped to the brief.
Start from one of our formats and we’ll tailor the crew, deliverables and turnaround to your brief. Day rates and retainers on request.
Day-of Capture
One market, one day. Full coverage, with selects and stills back fast.
Best for
Single stops, pop-ups, sampling, surprise-and-delight
- Pre-pro call + shot list aligned to run-of-show
- Multi-cam photo + video on site
- Hero-moment, crowd and sponsor-visibility coverage
- Same-day or next-day vertical selects
- Labeled stills within 72 hours
- Organized, categorized delivery folder
Activation Recap Kit
Day-of coverage plus a recap, cutdowns and a library ready for sponsors.
Best for
Tours, festivals, multi-sponsor shows
- Everything in Day-of Capture
- 60–90s cinematic recap
- 3–5 sponsor / moment cutdowns (V + H)
- Vertical social cutdowns, ready to post
- Media-kit stills + labeled asset library
- Delivery summary, ready to forward to sponsors
Social Management
Four posts a week between live dates. Shot, written and scheduled.
Best for
A steady feed without a full production retainer
- 4 feed posts per week (~16 / month)
- Captions, scheduling and a light calendar
- 1 half-day content shoot per month
- IG + TikTok or IG + LinkedIn
- 10 flex credits for extra cuts, so no surprise invoices
- Simple monthly performance recap
Always-On Retainer
Monthly credits for recaps, cutdowns and verticals. Unused credits roll over up to two months.
Best for
Heavier production between live beats
- Monthly credit pool for recaps, cutdowns or verticals
- 1 credit = a vertical cut · 3 credits = a full recap
- Unused credits roll over up to 2 months
- Content pillars tied to campaign goals
- Schedule-ready exports (optional posting)
- Quarterly content + performance recap
Specialization
Sponsorship & Sports
We don’t shoot the athletes. We shoot the brand. Coverage built to prove a sponsorship paid off, not just that the event happened.
- Branding & signage documentation across the venue
- Hospitality / VIP coverage
- FAA-compliant aerial overviews
- Same-day social selects
- Sponsor-ready fulfillment summary
- Aerial & FPV
- On-site edit desk
- Same-day hero clip
- Multi-city tours
- Nationwide travel
(06)Process
Plan it. Shoot it. Ship it.
One system for activations, tours and always-on work. Built so your team never has to chase a file.
- I
Plan
Objectives, run-of-show, shot list and crew map, locked before call time so nobody invents the story on site.
- II
Capture
Multi-cam photo and video, drone when it matters. Hero moments, talent, crowd and sponsors, without slowing the show.
- III
Deliver
Cinematic recap, cutdowns, media-kit stills and a labeled library. Vertical-first when social needs it the same day.
The password is “hello.”
Got a date onthe calendar?
Send the city, the date and the brief. Mike or Nico will get back to you.