One Tree Forest Films
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Content at the speed of life. We specialize in creating original, short form content for online marketing campaigns.
Our turnkey approach of providing Production and Post-Production as a single entity allows us to deliver impactful content in real time, often before we've even packed up the cameras. From editing on-site during production, to editing overnight in hotel rooms, we push the boundaries of what is possible when it comes to engaging the desired immediacy of today's social media audiences.
02/18/2020
Had a blast in the studio last week partnering with .podge to bring the essence of ‘s stunningly artful products to life. Thank you to the entire team for your creative and nimble thinking. We created a lot of different looks in a short amount of time, that resulted in some amazing imagery. Can’t wait to see the book! @ One Tree Forest Films
11/22/2019
Want to join our crew as a studio/office manager? To learn more email us at [email protected].
10/16/2019
Sound booth complete. Nothing like a studio opening party as a forcing mechanism for finalizing the space!
02/27/2019
When you live and work in Chicago February is prime time to head south. Our Creative Leader scriptwriting and finding inspiration on the beaches of . Hoping to go back very soon.
01/10/2019
Capturing an amazing night sky in the middle of nowhere Arizona. Our van or a spaceship?
10/25/2018
New studio space is finally coming together! So excited to continue to grow and flex our creativity in our new home.
07/23/2018
The end of another awesome season was capped off last week at the awards. Congrats to all the folks on our team who worked all year to bring this show to life. The content looked AMAZING! Abby Cooper Chad Cooper Taylor Russ Collin Mauro Chris Kauten
07/23/2018
The end of another awesome season was capped off with last week at the awards. Congrats to all the folks on our team here at OTF who brought this show to life. The content looked amazing! .kauten .russ
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Our Story
After winning a Student Academy Award and Emmy for the short film Knock Knock (https://vimeo.com/261232295) Chad found himself in Hollywood, figuring out how to pursue his passion and make enough money to live. However, unlike most film students who graduate with eyes set towards the big lights, Chad never really saw himself happy as a cog in machine of large Hollywood productions.
Chad graduated in 2005 when YouTube was just launching and he was immediately drawn to the platform for its ability to democratize storytelling. His friends who were the “true” filmmakers weren’t interested in this platform full of cat videos and meme’s but Chad really thought there was something powerful about the ability for a filmmaker like him to create short stories and distribute them directly to an engaged audience with little to no barriers to entry.
Fast forward a few years, add a few right place, right time encounters and Chad launched One Tree Forest, a production studio that provided content to brands without all the historical barriers required to make great stories.
At just about the same time Chad was winning his Student Academy Award, Abby was graduating from school with a marketing, management, psychology degree and a dream of having a go at the advertising industry. She applied to all the big firms in Chicago and when she realized none of them would pay her enough to make rent she happened upon a small digital start up specializing in search and social marketing called Resolution Media.