Cinema-grade.
Founder-minded.
A California studio for commercial films and brand campaigns.
The founder
Built by someone who builds.
Sebastian Werz founded WERZ in 2018 after UC Berkeley and Y Combinator's W17 batch. He also founded 1971 Hook, a hot sauce brand now in 45 Whole Foods stores across Northern California.
- UC Berkeley
- Y Combinator, W17 batch
- Founded WERZ
- Founded 1971 Hook
- Base
- Fresno, California
- Productions
- Los Angeles · San Francisco · Central Valley · Germany
- Founded
- 2018
- Aerial
- FAA Part 107 certified
What we believe
Three things we hold to.
Skin in the game changes everything.
We run our own companies. When we spend your budget, we bring the instincts of founders who spend their own.
Cinema-grade craft. AI-powered workflow.
Professional cinema equipment on set, AI at every stage of pre-production and post. The best studios use both.
The Cosmic-1 launch filmShip over strategy.
Commercials, platforms, brand launches. Things that go live and generate revenue, not 40-page decks.
Dish KO, a native iOS platform built in five monthsBehind the Scenes
On Set
33 frames · studio and location · California
70+
Projects delivered
300+
Shoot days logged
4K
All deliverables mastered
24hr
Rush turnaround available
Founded 2018 · Central California
Let's make something.
Your project
Film / Photo / Web / Brand
Anywhere — based in Fresno, CA
Within 1 business day