Lead the story.
Own the narrative.
We consult and strategize on visual storytelling, then our in-house production team executes and produces it, all under one roof, enabling you to share and own your narrative.
Case Study
A solar eclipse film shot in Patagonia, told as a hero's journey.
Shot across Patagonia in the days around totality, the film follows the shape of a hero's journey: the pull toward the unknown, the long journey into the dark, and the return, transformed by two minutes of daytime night. It's a story first, a production second: cut for feed, released in versions for multiple languages, and put out everywhere audiences actually watch, it reached 2.7 million views across social and digital platforms on the strength of the story alone.
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Manuel Scheuernstuhl founded Atlas Studios, which operates between Munich and Brooklyn, New York. He holds a Master of Science from Columbia University, and before the studio, worked in international broadcast journalism, reporting for the BBC and Deutsche Welle, before building an editorial platform of his own.
Max Ihlenburg is a director of photography and documentary filmmaker focused on human connection and the natural world. His work includes the feature documentary Blood Wood and the award-winning short But the Flowers Remain. He's a Director's Fellowship graduate of ICP's Documentary Practice and Visual Journalism Program and holds an MSc in Geography from the University of Vienna.
Nils van den Hovel is a Munich-based cinematographer, filmmaker, and content creator on the Atlas Studios team. He trained as a cameraman and editor, and works across image films, social content, event documentation, and campaign films.
“Please algorithm gods, give me more stuff like this please. What a fantastic video”
“Humans are amazing. Hats off for the team effort”
“The final frame of the two persons with the eclipsed sun. Amazing shot”
“This story could easily be made into a documentary”