Prepared for

Quietly confident.
Culturally loud.

The Machine Shop is built on craft and powered by curiosity. We help brands, artists and storytellers shape bold ideas into intentional, impactful work across film, design and mixed media.

We handle editorial, color, VFX, sound design, mixing, motion graphics and creative direction. But what we really do is get in the trenches with the people making the work, and be a true creative partner in the process.

Editorial
Color
VFX
Sound & music
Creative development

01Selected work

A campaign revisiting the legacy of the Jordan 4. Our edit leaned on restraint and rhythm, letting the visuals land with weight and clarity.
DIRECTOR
Satchel Lee
PROD. CO
Juice House
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Three music videos and a companion short film starring Ryan Hurst, carried from start to finish on one pipeline built to flex between intensity and cinema.
DIRECTORS
Noah Sebastian & Nico Poalillo
PROD. CO / LABEL
Pulse Films / Sumerian
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A warm, elevated holiday spot built on classic styling and real togetherness. Honest performance, clean composition and a pace that lets the moments breathe.
DIRECTOR
Cole Borgstadt
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Two weekends side by side, one in the all-electric Mach-E and one in the Ford Lobo, cut as a diptych where gestures and landscapes echo across the frame.
DIRECTOR
Nico
PROD. CO
Tibbs Inc
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Editorial and creative development for Amiri’s ICON campaign. A portrait of presence: sharp, grounded and unforced, built on restraint.
DIRECTOR
Cole Borgstadt
CREATIVE DIRECTION
Mike Amiri
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Post for a multi-platform campaign reimagining a legacy tradition for a new generation, honoring the heritage while speaking to today’s audience.
DIRECTOR
Brooke James
CREATIVE DIRECTOR
Smiley Stevens
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Speed without noise. Sharp lines, worn easy. Edited and finished by The Machine Shop: clean work that finds its rhythm and stays there.
DIRECTOR
Cole Borgstadt
RECOGNITION
Shortlist, Berlin Fashion Film Festival 2024
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Creative development and post for a spot that pulls running back to its essence: stripped-back edit, textured sound design and a minimal VO.
DIRECTOR
Nick Walker
PROD. CO
Authentic
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Creative development and cinematography across select visuals for the Portals album cycle: surreal, otherworldly worlds about rebirth and transformation.
DIRECTOR
Melanie Martinez
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A 30-second salute to the entrepreneurs and workers who make neighborhoods thrive, shaped with ATTN: Studio and director Nico Poalillo.
DIRECTOR
Nico Poalillo
AGENCY
ATTN: Studio
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02How we work

Before the first cut

We’re in the field with our clients, embedded in the vision from prep. We don’t wait for files to show up.

Refine with intention

Creating with purpose and refining the process. Refinement isn’t an afterthought; it’s the art itself.

Process over hype

Experimentation, collaboration and precision, because how something is made matters as much as what it becomes.

The foundation

Intention, craft and problem-solving — a mindset shaped by the spirit of a family machine shop. It was a place where things were built right, where neighbors came with problems to solve, and where ideas sparked over coffee.

Today

That same ethos lives on here: creating with purpose, refining the process and honoring craft. Great things are built, not just imagined.

03Services

01EditorialCampaigns, music videos and short films
02ColorLook development through final grade
03VFXCompositing, cleanup and finishing
04Sound design & mixTexture, design and final mix
05Music compositionOriginal scores and compositions
06Graphics & motionTitles, design and motion for social and broadcast
07Creative developmentShaping concept and edit language from day one
08Post productionOne team carrying the job from edit to delivery
09Photography & experimental mediaStills, cinematography and experimental visuals