Your Story is a full-service video production company and visual storytelling studio serving brands and agencies in Ottawa, Canada.
We’re an Ottawa video production company built around a simple belief: the best work starts with something worth communicating. From commercial campaigns and brand films to corporate video production, and integrated visual content, we bring strategy, creative direction, production, and post-production together under one roof. Every project is shaped with intention, grounded in something human, and made to stay with you.
Ottawa moves between historic stone, modern institutions, neighbourhood streets, rivers, bridges, and open green space. That range gives productions a setting that can feel established, contemporary, intimate, or expansive — with each location bringing a different character to the story.
Selected commercial, brand, and corporate productions managed from planning through final delivery.
Every story is different. The principles behind great storytelling are not. Shaped over more than a decade and thousands of stories, the Your Story Structure™ brings clarity to the creative process by aligning three interdependent forces.
Every story is different. The principles behind great storytelling are not. Shaped over more than a decade and thousands of stories, the Your Story Structure™ brings clarity to the creative process by aligning three interdependent forces.
Understanding who the story is for, when they’ll experience it, and what they bring with them.
Shaping the story through structure, perspective, rhythm, emotion, and visual intention.
Defining what the audience should feel, remember, perceive, or do because the story exists.
We work with a curated roster of commercial directors, bringing different perspectives, visual languages, and areas of expertise to each production. Projects are matched with directors based on the story, creative direction, audience, and needs of the campaign.
Our studio model is built around bringing together the right creative and production talent for each project. We are always interested in meeting experienced directors, producers, cinematographers, production crew, photographers, editors, animators, and other specialists working in Ottawa. If your work reflects strong craft, thoughtful decision-making, and a collaborative approach, introduce yourself and share your portfolio.
Your Ottawa Video Production Partner
Planning a commercial, brand film, corporate production, or campaign in Ottawa? Our team can support the project from early creative development through production and final delivery, or join an existing agency or client workflow at the production stage.
Our production network spans across major Canadian and U.S. markets allowing us to maintain consistent creative and production leadership across locations.
Video production services across Vancouver and British Columbia.
Video production services across Toronto and Ontario.
Video production services across Calgary and Alberta.
Video production services across Ottawa and the National Capital Region.
Video production services across Montreal and Quebec.
Video production services across New York and the surrounding region.
Video production services across Los Angeles and Southern California.
Available for productions across North America and internationally.
Strategy, concept development, scripting, storyboarding, and creative direction.
Editorial, colour, sound, visual effects, motion graphics, and final delivery.
A full-service video production company can manage the complete production process, including creative development, budgeting, scheduling, casting, locations, crews, equipment, filming, post-production, and delivery. Your Story can manage a project from concept through completion or provide production support within an existing agency or client workflow.
We produce commercials, brand films, corporate videos, documentaries, product videos, testimonial films, interview content, event films, recruitment videos, and integrated campaign content. The production approach is built around the audience, creative direction, platform, and objectives of each project.
Timelines vary by scope. Smaller productions may move from planning through final delivery within several weeks, while larger commercials and campaigns can require several months of creative development, pre-production, filming, post-production, and approvals. We establish a clear schedule and approval process at the beginning of each project.
Yes. We work with experienced production talent and technical specialists across our North American network and can assemble crews based on the requirements of a Ottawa production. Crew may include producers, directors, cinematographers, camera teams, lighting, grip, sound, art department, production personnel, and specialized technicians.
Yes. We can manage location research, scouting, access, permits, agreements, and production logistics depending on the project. Locations are evaluated for both their creative suitability and practical production requirements.
Yes. Where required, our production team can coordinate filming permits, location agreements, production insurance, releases, and other documentation. Requirements vary depending on the municipality, property, production activity, crew size, equipment, and specific location.
Yes. We regularly work as a production partner for agencies and internal brand teams that already have an approved strategy, script, treatment, or creative concept. We can focus entirely on execution while working within the established creative direction and approval structure.
Yes. Our production network supports projects across Canada and the United States, including Vancouver, Toronto, Calgary, Ottawa, Montreal, New York, and Los Angeles. We can also coordinate productions involving multiple cities or travel-based locations.
Yes. Our post-production services include editorial, colour grading, music, sound design, visual effects, motion graphics, finishing, versioning, and final delivery.
Link: Post-production
Yes. Creative development, pre-production meetings, reviews, approvals, and post-production can all be managed remotely. When filming takes place in Ottawa, our production team coordinates the local logistics while maintaining clear communication with agency and client stakeholders wherever they are based.
Let's get creative. Submit your information below so we can see if it's a good fit for us to collaborate on video production job opportunities.
