Creative Film Studio in southern california

About Us

We are a creative film studio in Southern California, dedicated to capturing what’s real. We live to tell stories and specialize in making brand and nonprofit films.

Who are we ?

Hello! My name is Emily Briggs and I am the founder of The Narrative Films. I have been a videographer and marketing professional for the past six years and have always been inspired by the human story.

This passion started because of my family’s nonprofit in inner-city San Diego. I feel privileged to have grown up being surrounded by stories so different from my own. This caused me to start thinking, these stories need to be shared, and what better way than through film! My desire is to empower the storyteller while also bringing a fresh perspective to the listener. Through these moments captured on film, the listener is compelled to join in the movement, and awareness of a cause, a mission, or a brand grows.

With a background as a marketing consultant and co-founder of a digital marketing agency, brand videos have been my expertise. I am able to use my wholistic understanding of marketing and the customer journey to create relevant advertising content that embodies your brand identity.

Our Team

Emily Briggs

Founder/Videographer

Laura McGrail

Videographer

CAPTURING YOUR GENUINE MOMENTS AS THEY HAPPEN.

WHY US.

We transform the message you want to convey into an audio and visual work of art that we are all proud to share. From the strategy, to the day of planning, the filming, and post-production editing, we bring technical understanding and creative passion to every phase of the process.

The bottom line about us is, we care. We love people and stories. Our life’s passion is your story and would love to be the ones to share it.

Emily has the rare and valuable ability to capture the “magic” of the storytelling process and bring it together in a way that will elevate your brand and help you connect with your audience. She’s incredible to work with.

Gret Glyer, Donorsee

Emily is such a talented videographer and insightful storyteller. She completely captured our brand vision with little depiction, and then guided us through the process. We couldn’t be happier with the magical outcome!

KALIE HAYMAN, TRAVEL IN CHIC

Emily did an amazing job capturing the story and the culture of our organization with the video she made for us. She made everyone feel comfortable while filming and you can see that in the end result.

RACHEL LEACHMAN, GENERATE HOPE

The Narrative Films produced amazing videos for my skincare company. They are professional, thoughtful and work with you to make you vision come to life.

Laurie Miller, nani pua

Emily is a great soul who has found her purpose. That is bringing out the best in people and organizations by telling their story in a way that is powerful and compelling.

Chad Castruita, Care Solace

What we do

brands

Film is crucial for brands. In a few moments we are able to connect directly with your customers, spark an interest for your product or service, and build trust in your brand.

nonprofits

We believe there are donors out there that are compelled by your mission. We just need them to hear the stories directly from the people you serve and film is the most efficient yet compelling way to do this.

Hello

END TO END PRODUCTION

HOW WE WORK

STRATEGIZE

Everyone likes talking about themselves right? The strategy phase is where we truly get to know you. We’ll start with your goal. You may have multiple, but together we’ll decide on one goal you want to achieve through this video and make it our main focus. From there we’ll work out how to share the story. We’ll talk pricing as well, once we understand the scope of work.
PLAN

All the nitty-gritty. This is where all the planning happens. We’ll craft a storyboard, plan out a shot list, coordinate with any interviewees, and create a schedule for the shoot.
FILM

We use 4K cameras, Gimbals for stabilization, drones, and high-quality audio to capture every moment with style and as it happens in real life. Along with the technical side, a main focus of ours is to make you and whoever is being filmed, feel comfortable. We love working with people and know being on camera isn’t always the easiest.
EDIT

The editing is one of our favorite parts. This where we get to be creative with your story and achieve your goals with all the added parts of the beatification process like color, audio, transitions, and graphics. The outcome is your videos ready to be shared on your website, at your next event, on Instagram, Facebook, or YouTube.