(Est. 2014) Documentary / Brand / Personal 14 years, Google, Meta, Microsoft

Filmed. Not Generated.

(Statement)

Everyone else is sprinting toward generated content. We went the other way. Documentary is the fastest route to trust: real faces, real work, nothing to hide behind.

(Worked with)

[00] Position

Your feed is wall-to-wall synthetic faces, recycled UGC and voices that belong to nobody. Attention is cheap. Belief is not. We point a camera at the people actually doing the work, and we leave the flaws in. That is the whole trick.

[01] Index

Work(08)

Eight entries. Two are full sets: Above Men in five films, Jordan Brown in seven. Select any entry to load it.

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[02] Practice

Three ways to be
unmistakably real

01

Documentary

Long-form stories with a point of view. The people, the place, the pressure. Origin films, customer journeys and portraits of craft that play to the end because nobody told them what to feel.

Origin film / Mini-doc / Portrait ↗
02

Brand building

Campaigns built from truth, not templates. One hero film, then a system of cutdowns and creator-led content that feels native everywhere, from Instagram to the homepage.

Hero film / UGC systems / Culture ↗
03

Personal branding

For closers, coaches and founders whose name is the product. We find the story behind the offer and film it, so your audience meets you before the first call.

Founder film / Coach brand / Authority set ↗

[03] Method

  1. 01

    Conversation

    We find the story you are too close to see. Thirty minutes, no deck.

  2. 02

    Treatment

    A short written plan: who we film, where, and the question at the center.

  3. 03

    Shoot

    Small crew, real light, great sound. Your people stay themselves.

  4. 04

    Cut

    One film that earns its length, plus vertical and short cutdowns for every channel.

Yes

  • You have a real product, real customers or a real craft.
  • You know trust lowers acquisition cost over time.
  • You will show the struggle, not just the victory lap.
  • You want a film that still works in two years.

No

  • Bulk content to feed a daily churn.
  • Scripted jargon over stock footage.
  • AI avatars and automated scripts.
  • A viral clip by Friday.

[04] About

Taste can't be automated

Tim Ottowitz has shot and edited for Google, Meta and Microsoft for 14 years. He directs non-actors, catches the candid moment and cuts it hard.

About Tim ↗

[05] Questions

Do you use AI in your work?

Not to generate people, places or voices. The point of the work is that it is real. Standard editing tools are fair game; fabricated footage is not.

How long does a documentary take?

Most films take four to eight weeks from first call to delivery, depending on travel and the number of people involved.

Where do you work?

Wherever the story is. Recent subjects range from Europe to Querétaro, Mexico. Travel is quoted in the treatment.

What do we get at the end?

The main film, vertical and short cutdowns for social, captions, and a set of stills. Rights and formats are agreed up front.

Can you film me, not a company?

Yes. Personal brand films for coaches, closers and founders are a core part of the work.

[06] Contact / limited commissions each quarter

Let's film something fake real.

hi@timottowitz.com