Jeanne Russell of CAST Schools, in a mustard-yellow blazer, gestures during an interview by tall windows, framed by a boom mic, a large softbox and two cinema cameras.
What we do

Services

Jeanne Russell, executive director of CAST Schools, is interviewed for the “Building Futures” video at 300 Main.

We are a small team in San Antonio. We produce documentary-style videos, shoot commercial photography and help you plan where they will run. Our founder, Carlos Javier Sanchez, brings 25 years of documentary storytelling and photojournalism. Steffi Ockenfels, our executive producer, manages every project and meets each person we interview before the shoot. One team stays with you from the first idea to the final file.

Cameras on tripods face an empty gray chair by a white fireplace in a dark-walled living room, lit by a large softbox and a white diffusion panel.
Impact Through Storytelling

Turnkey Video Production

One team takes your video from first idea to final file. We find the real story inside your organization. Then we build the video around the people who live it. Every person we interview talks with us before the shoot.

Because the right story doesn’t just inform people. It moves them to care.

Video packages start at $6,000. Qualifying 501(c)(3) nonprofits can start at $4,500 with our Impact Story rate.

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An aircraft technician student in safety glasses smiles in front of the fan blades of a jet engine at St. Philip's College.
Authentic Images. Real Environments.

Commercial Photography

We photograph people where they work, create and lead. The place becomes part of their story. We light each scene with care and leave room for real moments. Portraits of your leaders, your team and the people behind your mission. We also photograph headshots, team days, events and brand and lifestyle shoots.

Because the most compelling portraits don’t just show a face. They reveal the story behind it.

Headshots start at $350. Environmental portraits start at $950 and event photography at $350 per hour.

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A camera monitor records TX Fast Track graduate Aaron Edgley's interview on the Avanzar factory floor.
Amplifying Your Story

Content Strategy

A great video only works when the right people see it. We help you decide who to reach, what to say and where it should run. Then we plan the shoot so one production day feeds months of content.

Because when storytelling is guided by strategy, it doesn’t just capture attention. It creates lasting engagement and meaningful impact.

Jacob Gutierrez, in a white chef’s coat, holds a platter of fresh vegetables against floral wallpaper.

Jacob, a SAMMinistries client who hopes to become a chef, in his “Journeys of Hope” story. Watch Jacob’s story

One Crew, One Schedule

Video and Photography

Many crews do one or the other. We plan video and photography into the same production, so you get a finished video and a full set of portraits from one crew and one schedule.

Your people only have to show up once, and one booking can save the cost of a separate photo shoot.

Who we serve

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