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Friends 'n Allies is a boutique creative agency that helps build brands, launch products, and scale startups.
San Francisco • Los Angeles • Austin • New York • Global
Watch Our Reel
Just 70 seconds (try not to smile).
How We Work
Three phases. Pick one, two, or all three.
Plan
Establish a brand identity and visual language that sets you apart from the start.
Produce
Bring your product to life on camera, with the right team, talent, and locations.
Post
Turn footage into a story, with the edit, color, sound, and cutdowns.
Partner
Multiply your message with creative services that keeps pace with your growth.
Recent Projects
Samples we've picked to impress you.
Brighter
Kickstarter Launch
Odyssey
Brand Teaser
Tilt Five
Five F*cks
Crave
Vesper 2 Launch
Restful
Atmos Sleep Lamp
Tilt Five
Catan ⤫ Tilt 5
Lens Lizard
Lens Lizard Launch
Groove Thing
Groove Thing Launch
Keyboardio
Model 100 Launch
Lumen
Kickstarter Launch
Woof
OTT Campaign
Otherlab
Lightfoot Teaser
Breadwinner
Backerkit Launch
Seismic
Brand Reveal
Neluva
Kickstarter Launch
Daylight Computer Company
DC-1 Launch
Trusted by Founders
We partner with ambitious teams to bring their unique stories to life.
In Their Own Words
Nice things our clients have shared.
Moline Dastrup
"Fabulous."
Mitch Gorshin
Creative Director
"This is fabulous. Perfect day of shooting."
Chris Gadway
VP of Design
"They strike a productive balance of project management and impactful creative."
Javan Poirier
LaunchBoom Summit Attendee
"The presenters did a great job at providing ways to tackle videos on a budget and with less hand holding."
Alex Hult
Founder and CEO
"There's a huge difference between good and great, and you guys are great."
Maria Tran
LaunchBoom Summit Attendee
"It was great to hear about their own experiences as filmmakers"
Kaia Dekker
Co-Founder
"Hits the exact balance in terms of keeping attention without being gaudy. Nicely done!"
Matt Smith
Marketing Manager
"WHOO HOO – FRIENDS AND ALLIES THE KICKSTARTER VID LEGENDS. I love it!"
Ti Chang
Co-founder
"True to their name, they really are friends and allies — fun to work with and they get shit done."
Kevin Chou
Chief Visionary
"Wow! This is brilliant! Perfect! I was particularly impressed with the flow and the audio description felt very natural at the right times. It is very clear and obvious that this was made by, with, and for blind."
Tom Pritsky
Founder
"Looks great!"
Matthew Roy
Superbacker
"I've backed 351 Kickstarter projects, and that video is easily in the top five."
Alice Kim
Senior Product Manager
"These videos are the best we've ever had as a company!"
Aaron Silverberg
Founder & CEO
"The execution from planning and storyboards to shooting and post was amazing, and we're really happy with the end product!"
Nick Baltazar
Founder
"This is a masterpiece. I can't believe how well I did!"
Eu-wen Ding
Founder and CEO
"11/10 happy."
Ti Chang
Co-founder
"True to their name, they really are friends and allies — fun to work with and they get shit done."
Ti Chang
Co-founder
"True to their name, they really are friends and allies — fun to work with and they get shit done."
Pascal Joguet
Co-Founder & CEO
"They did an amazing job helping us get the best video possible for our crowdfunding campaign."
Chikashi Miyamoto & Patricia Miyamoto
Founders
"No boring, generic stuff here. Exceeded our expectations and asked the right questions to understand our brand & objectives."
Eu-wen Ding
Founder and CEO
"They have a ton of raw talent and work really hard to produce something awesome."
Eric Lowe
LaunchBoom Summit Attendee
"Eye opening and incisive"
Moline Dastrup
"Fabulous."
Mitch Gorshin
Creative Director
"This is fabulous. Perfect day of shooting."
Chris Gadway
VP of Design
"They strike a productive balance of project management and impactful creative."
Javan Poirier
LaunchBoom Summit Attendee
"The presenters did a great job at providing ways to tackle videos on a budget and with less hand holding."
Alex Hult
Founder and CEO
"There's a huge difference between good and great, and you guys are great."
Maria Tran
LaunchBoom Summit Attendee
"It was great to hear about their own experiences as filmmakers"
Kaia Dekker
Co-Founder
"Hits the exact balance in terms of keeping attention without being gaudy. Nicely done!"
Matt Smith
Marketing Manager
"WHOO HOO – FRIENDS AND ALLIES THE KICKSTARTER VID LEGENDS. I love it!"
Ti Chang
Co-founder
"True to their name, they really are friends and allies — fun to work with and they get shit done."
Kevin Chou
Chief Visionary
"Wow! This is brilliant! Perfect! I was particularly impressed with the flow and the audio description felt very natural at the right times. It is very clear and obvious that this was made by, with, and for blind."
Tom Pritsky
Founder
"Looks great!"
Matthew Roy
Superbacker
"I've backed 351 Kickstarter projects, and that video is easily in the top five."
Alice Kim
Senior Product Manager
"These videos are the best we've ever had as a company!"
Aaron Silverberg
Founder & CEO
"The execution from planning and storyboards to shooting and post was amazing, and we're really happy with the end product!"
Nick Baltazar
Founder
"This is a masterpiece. I can't believe how well I did!"
Eu-wen Ding
Founder and CEO
"11/10 happy."
Ti Chang
Co-founder
"True to their name, they really are friends and allies — fun to work with and they get shit done."
Ti Chang
Co-founder
"True to their name, they really are friends and allies — fun to work with and they get shit done."
Pascal Joguet
Co-Founder & CEO
"They did an amazing job helping us get the best video possible for our crowdfunding campaign."
Chikashi Miyamoto & Patricia Miyamoto
Founders
"No boring, generic stuff here. Exceeded our expectations and asked the right questions to understand our brand & objectives."
Eu-wen Ding
Founder and CEO
"They have a ton of raw talent and work really hard to produce something awesome."
Eric Lowe
LaunchBoom Summit Attendee
"Eye opening and incisive"
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Tell us about your project and let's build something great together.