Brand video & photography for startups
Look like the company
you’re about to become
Brand films, founder content, and customer stories — shot by a two-time Emmy-winning cinematographer and the crew to match.
Trusted behind the camera for:
APPLE
LAUNCH DARKLY
CROWDSTRIKE
VISA
THATCH
PEET'S COFFEE
APPLE GOOGLE LAUNCH DARKLY CROWDSTRIKE VISA THATCH PEET'S COFFEE
P R I M A R Y U S E C A S E S
Built for the moments that matter most
Every video has a job: close a deal, land a hire, launch a product, or build your brand. We’ll build the film to achieve it.
BUILD YOUR PRESENCE
Brand & founder films
A company story that attracts talent, wins customers, or builds your market awareness.
CLOSE MORE DEALS
Customer testimonials
Proof from the only voices buyers full trust: your customers.
WIN THE TALENT
Careers & culture video
Attract the best candidates by showing what it’s like to work at your company.
CAPTURE THE MOMENT
Event films & photograph
Launches, off-sites, and keynotes. Shoot once and leverage it all year.
W H Y A D L E R C R E A T I V E
Two Emmys. Now let’s tell your story.
Most startup videos are a coin flip — you book a freelancer and hope the quality meets your expectations. Adler Creative is led by a two-time Emmy Award–winning director of photography: the lighting, audio, and quality networks pay a premium for, aimed at your business. The craft is making the camera disappear and your story come to life.
S E L E C T E D W O R K
The reel does the talking
Brand films, founder interviews, and customer testimonials — a sample of the work, for teams like yours.
T H E P R O C E S S
Fast and seamless
Four easy steps to go from an idea to a tangible asset you’re proud of.
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Discovery
A 30-minute call to pin down the goal, the audience, and where this lives. You leave with a clear understanding.
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Production day
Emmy-level lighting, broadcast audio, real direction, makeup handled. Your only job is to show up and talk.
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Pre-shoot prep
We help plan the day - shots, people, and what great looks like. You approve everything before a camera turns on.
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Edit & deliver
Delivered as raw footage or edited packages that meet your project goals.
Eli Adler
Director & Director of Photography
W H O W E A R E
Eli Adler is the eye behind Adler Creative, and a two-time Emmy-winning Director of Photography with more than 40 years behind the camera.
He has spent his career making people, places, and stories look their best. For startups, that matters more than it might seem. Founders, customers, and employees aren't actors. Eli's craft shows up not just in the quality of the footage, but in the ease he brings to an interview that makes the camera disappear and a natural story come through.
The result is production that feels polished without feeling overproduced: honest interviews, beautifully lit spaces, and founder stories, customer films, event coverage, and photography that feel like they actually belong to your company.
Adler Creative gives startups the care, taste, and professionalism usually reserved for much larger companies — without the layers, handoffs, and overhead that come with a traditional agency.
The stuff you’re probably wondering
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That's the whole first call, and it's free. Tell us your goal, whether it’s hiring, closing deals, or launching new products, we can guide you on the right plan and roughly what it costs.
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Every shoot is led by our 2x Emmy-winning Director & Director of Photography and staffed with the specialists as needed — sound, lighting, additional camera operators, plus an editor and colorist in post. You get network-grade resourcing without an agency's bloat or junior staff.
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Most single-shoot projects deliver in 2–3 weeks from the shoot day; larger brand films run 3–4 weeks. We commit to a delivery date in writing before we start, and we hit it.
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Yes. We're based in San Francisco and travel regularly. Travel shows up as a transparent line item in your quote.
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Both. Many clients book a single shoot day and walk away with video and a full set of stills. Portraits, team, product, and behind-the-scenes pictures you can leverage across the company.
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Collaborative, honest, and straightforward. We're here to guide the process, bring ideas to the table, and keep things moving.
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Absolutely. A lot of our best work is for teams that aren't public yet. NDAs are standard and we're careful with anything sensitive.
Let’s make something special
Tell us what you're building and where it needs to live. We’ll work together on a recommendation and price. No pressure.