Connect · Tell us about your business

Before we book a set,
we read the story.

A small film studio in Colorado Springs.

Our maps

Our work runs on maps. There are three.

The Mini Map

Our process starts with a Mini Map: a short read of your business from the outside. A customer hears about you, then looks you up. We read what they find, and whether it matches what they heard about you. We look for the real problem before anyone talks about cameras, sets, or packages.

The Signal Map

Your story, written down in your own words: who you help, what your customers say about you, and what to film. We build it with you in working sessions called Story Sync, and our films start from it.

The Beacon

Your Signal Map put to work in public: clear answers to the questions your customers ask, placed where they look, so someone searching for what you do can find an answer from you. It comes after a Signal Map, and it fits businesses people go looking for.

Our four ways of working

A soundstage is how we work with you. There are four. Take only what you need. After we read, we recommend where to start.

Soundstage 1
The Indie

Find your story: on your own in our course, Story First // Studio OS Academy, or with us in Story Sync.

Soundstage 2
The Series

We film and edit on a monthly rhythm.

Soundstage 3
The Feature

One film, for the moments that deserve one.

Soundstage 4
Studio 360°

Film it in our studio, inside the ACA (American Club Association) Business Club here in Colorado Springs. Local owners can start with a filmed Business Spotlight.

The next three steps

1

You send a note. Your name and email are all we need. Add your business name, website or anything you want us to know if you like. If one of the four soundstages above already sounds right, tick it. If not, choose “not sure yet.”

2

When it's a fit, we sketch your Mini Map. We read what's out there about your business, the way a customer would find it, and look for the problem. That read is the Mini Map.

3

Matt, who runs the studio, writes back with where we think you belong and what to do next, usually with a question or two. If a conversation would help, we find a time. Nothing is booked from this note.

Not ready to send a note? Try our method first. The Story First Studio OS Skill Pack is seven skills for your AI assistant, free to download.

Connect here — tell us about your business

Before you send it

I'm not sure which soundstage. Is that okay?

Yes. Choose “not sure yet.” We'll work out where you belong from what we find.

Do I need to prepare anything?

Nothing to prepare. Your name and email are all we need.

What if I'd rather learn the method myself?

That's Story First // Studio OS Academy: it teaches you to build your own Signal Map. The method page has the details.

Want to see the work first?

See the work

Rather talk it through? Call (720) 204-8547. We're in Colorado Springs.

Find it. Film it. Share it.

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