Change Studios
Documentary & campaign production
Micro-doc crews, reel systems, and policy testimony capture for public health and civic teams.
Micro-docs & reelsCampaign systemsPolicy testimony
Cinematic creative
for movements
that matter.
The practice
One studio, different doors.
Change Studios handles the campaign fieldwork. The portrait atelier crafts the stills. Field Notes documents the care systems that hold it together.
Portrait Atelier
Editorial portrait commissions
Intentional still sessions for founders, families, and leadership teams who need artful imagery.
Studio & on-locationArt directionPrint & digital deliverables
Field Notes
Research & process experiments
Working notes, toolkits, and studies about how story moves care into action.
Care protocolsDistribution testsCommunity co-creation
Trusted by teams who build for people
Work
Film + stills from the practice.
Documentary retainers, portrait commissions, and campaign sprints all live in one archive.
60–90s recap • case study — 2024
Health Fair for Unhoused Neighbors
Micro-doc • social cutdowns — 2024
Community Testing Day
Reels package — 2024
Policy Testimony Reel
3–5 min docu-short — 2024
Neighborhood Leader Story
How it works
Listen → Field → Edit → Deliver
Every engagement runs through the same care pipeline so strategy, film, and portrait work stay in sync.
40%
Pre-pro hours saved
1.6
Avg. approval rounds
24/7
Shared asset libraries
01
Listen
Kitchen tables, clinics, and council halls.
Briefs built with the people closest to the story.
02
Field
Lean crews, redundant audio, consent-forward workflows.
Documentary teams + portrait atelier share kit + notes.
03
Edit
Micro-doc bench + still lab.
Cutdowns, captions, proof galleries, and motion + still pairings.
04
Deliver
Distribution playbooks + enablement.
Campaign toolkits, asset libraries, and insight memos.
Practice ethos
One practice, two doors: documentary crews for campaigns and an editorial portrait atelier for the people powering them. Same consent-forward workflows, same systems, different outputs.
- Formats: micro-docs, reels, still commissions
- Field kit: cinema + medium format stills
- Data care: consent logs, secure storage
Research-grade rigor
Field reporting, public-health framing, and behavioral science inform every cut.
Community authorship
Co-create with the people closest to the story, on and off camera.
From content to consequence
Distribution aligned to services, hearings, and real local action.
“The map should learn from the foot that walks it. Our job is to listen, film, and translate care into images that move people to act.”
Services
One practice, two stacks.
Documentary crews and the portrait atelier share the same producers, care protocols, and asset systems.
Change StudiosFrom $2,750/mo
Documentary retainers & campaign spikes
Monthly or seasonal film coverage with strategy, field crew, and edit bench.
- 4 reels or 1 docu-short per month
- Field audio, captions, and vertical cutdowns
- Quarterly insight memos + measurement
Portrait AtelierCollections from $1,550
Editorial portrait commissions
Intentional still sessions for leaders, founders, and families who need artful imagery.
- Moodboard + styling call
- Studio or on-location production
- Gallery delivery with print-ready selects
Included kit: Sony A7 IV cinema setup • Hasselblad + medium-format stills • SM7 + lav audio • dome + natural light kits • pro edit, captions, and print-ready files. Travel billed at IRS standard rate outside Denver metro.
M. Alvarez
Coalition Lead
“We saw sign-ups triple after the story pack. It changed the temperature of the room at council.”
D. Chen
Clinic Director
“They listen like researchers and shoot like filmmakers. The result moved our board to act.”
S. Patel
Policy Organizer
“Fast, ethical, effective. The reels traveled further than any memo we’ve published this year.”
FAQ
Logistics, timelines, and care.
How fast can you turn around a project?+
Event-to-edit is typically 72 hours. For docu-shorts, expect 2–4 weeks depending on scope.
Do you work outside Denver?+
Yes. Travel is billed at the IRS standard rate outside the Denver metro, with flexible remote pre-pro.
How do you measure impact?+
We use resonance (recall/belief shift), behavior (sign-ups, referrals), and systems (citations, adoption).
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