Personal brand films & on-camera coaching

Documenting people in 31 countries. 2–3 weeks I follow, observe, and tell your story.

I help founders and leaders come across on camera the way they actually are — with the same documentary approach I brought to films for Google, Android and TensorFlow.

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  • 10 years of documentary work
  • Small, unobtrusive crew
  • Available worldwide

Featured film

Personal Brand Building

Jordan Brown, Show 1: the first of seven films building the personal brand of a high-ticket closer. The story, the craft and the proof, told as one set.

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Previously filmed for

  • Android
  • TensorFlow
  • AI for Good
  • Google Developers
  • Google Launchpad

Services

Three ways to work together

Audiences can tell when something is scripted. Each service is built around one goal: helping people see the real you.

Personal brand film

A short documentary portrait of you and your work, for your website, launches and social channels.

  • Story development call
  • On-location filming
  • Hero film plus short cut-downs
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On-camera coaching

Learn to be yourself with a lens pointed at you — for talks, videos, interviews and live content.

  • One-to-one sessions
  • Practice on real footage
  • Direct, practical feedback
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Story development

Find the one story only you can tell, and shape your brand around it before anything is filmed.

  • Guided interview
  • Core story and key messages
  • Content plan you can use
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Process

How it works

  1. 1

    Intro call

    A free conversation about your goals, your audience and whether we're a good fit.

  2. 2

    Find the story

    We dig into your background and work to find the story worth telling.

  3. 3

    Film

    A small crew films you in your real environment — no stiff studio setup.

  4. 4

    Deliver

    You get a finished film and cut-downs ready to publish where your audience is.

Selected work

Real people, real stories

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Personal branding · Mexico

Cameron Russelle

Founder Cameron Russelle and seven entrepreneurs living together in a Mexico villa, filmed as it happened.

Personal branding · Brand reel

Jordan Brown brand reel

A 45-second reel cut from the Jordan Brown film set.

Brand storytelling · Google

Google brand film

Candid human stories inside a global Google initiative.

Brand storytelling · Google

Bayani Brew

The second film in a two-part Google brand series.

Event film · San Francisco

Google Firebase

Developer energy, keynote moments and the community behind the tech.

Expedition documentary · 2017

Borneo Treasure

Expedition storytelling deep in the forests of Borneo, shot handheld in natural light.

Tim Ottowitz

About

Ten years of filming people who weren't actors

I learned documentary filmmaking in difficult places — ISIS territory, post-earthquake Kathmandu, the streets of Lagos and Mumbai. Small crews, local talent, and no script that survived contact with reality.

For years I told stories for Google brands, always looking for the human being inside the product story. Now I bring that same approach to founders and leaders who want to be seen as they really are.

Countries filmed
31
Years in the field
10
Google brands
5

Ready to tell your story?

Book a free intro call. We'll talk about your goals and whether a film, coaching or story work fits best.