Story

Story is an independent San Francisco production studio creating documentary, commercial and narrative film work focused on science, technology and human ambition. Founded by filmmaker Jason Carman, the company works with technology-led organisations while developing original projects that present innovation through an optimistic, cinematic lens.

Its work spans three connected areas: brand films and product storytelling for ambitious companies; documentary projects about technological history and frontier industries; and original science-fiction filmmaking. The studio’s approach combines research, strategy and live-action production with editorial, music, sound, colour, compositing and visual-effects finishing.

Production capabilities

• Documentary filmmaking and founder-focused episodic storytelling
• Cinematic brand films, product videos and commercial campaigns
• Science-fiction shorts and feature development
• Creative development, scripting, storyboarding, casting and production logistics
• Editing, original scoring, sound design, colour grading, motion graphics and VFX
• Animation, CG visual development and compositing

Story integrates generative tools including ComfyUI, Sora, Runway and Kling into concept-generation, VFX and compositing workflows to accelerate creative iteration alongside conventional cinematic craft. Its team includes experienced CG leadership, with Clay Welch bringing a 25-year Pixar background to visual development.

The studio’s released and developing work includes the feature documentary New Space, science-fiction shorts Planet and The Greatest Lie, the ongoing S³ (Saturday Startup Stories) documentary series, and branded films for companies in aerospace, energy, manufacturing and AI. Story is also developing a feature adaptation of The Idea Factory with Infinite Films, alongside an original theatrical science-fiction trilogy.

Sectors served

Story’s work is particularly oriented toward frontier science and deep technology, including aerospace, artificial intelligence, robotics, advanced energy, industrial engineering, venture-backed companies and research institutions.