Cinema-grade.
Founder-minded.
A California studio producing commercial films, brand campaigns, and digital platforms — with the instincts of founders who build their own companies.
A studio that builds its own companies.
Founded in 2018 by Sebastian Werz — YC alum, Berkeley graduate — WERZ was built on a simple bet: the best creative studios should build companies of their own. Today we produce commercial films and brand campaigns worldwide, backed by a vetted network of crew, talent, and locations across LA, San Francisco, and California's Central Valley.
Cinema-grade equipment, AI-powered workflow, and two ventures of our own. When we spend your budget, we bring the instincts of founders who spend their own money.
UC BerkeleyY Combinator W17Est. 2018
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Projects delivered
across brand, commercial, and campaign work
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Shoot days logged
on-location and in-studio
4K
All deliverables mastered
broadcast-ready from day one
24hr
Rush turnaround available
when speed is the brief
Video
Commercials, brand films, social content
Web
Next.js sites, Shopify stores, landing pages
Marketing
SEO, paid ads, content strategy
On Set
Real crews. Real locations. Real production.
What We Believe
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Skin in the game changes everything.
We run our own companies — a hot sauce brand, a commerce platform. When we spend your budget, we bring the instincts of founders who spend their own money.
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Cinema-grade craft. AI-powered workflow.
We shoot on professional cinema equipment and integrate AI at every stage — faster pre-production, smarter creative variations, tighter turnarounds. In 2026, the best studios use both.
03
Ship over strategy.
We produce commercials, build platforms, launch brands. Things that go live and generate revenue — not 40-page decks.