Story First. Always. Feature Film · Television · Documentary · Branded Content Chicago · Los Angeles · New York
We lead every stage of production. From concept to final delivery.
Behind the scenes, taking one last look at talking points before our interview for Ares Management and Convergint. Corporate Documentary. Chicago, IL. 2022.
Every detail matters. Lighting, lens choice, camera placement, set design, composition, wardrobe, performance, sound. Same standard. Every project. Every frame.
Services
Full-service production, end to end. Your vision and brand — we handle everything else.
Feature Film · Television · Documentary · Commercial · Branded Content ·
Reality · Music Video · Short & Long Form · Narrative · Experimental
50+ projects delivered.
Academy Award–winning talent attached.
Distributed by Saban Films across 21 platforms.
Trusted by Google, Mastercard, The Michael J. Fox Foundation, Magic Leap, and HGTV.
From three-person documentary crews to 41-person union productions, we scale to the project, not the other way around.
Rules of Engagement
We take on projects where we can make the biggest impact.
If you're looking for a production partner — not just a crew — here's how to start.
Send us your project pitch, budget range, timeline, and key team members. The more context, the faster we move.
LakeForestStudios@gmail.com
Production never sleeps. We look forward to hearing from you.
The Process
Pre-Production
Script development, production design, budgeting, scheduling, casting, crew assembly, location scouting, gear packages, SAG-AFTRA signatory, contracts, and payroll. Everything before the cameras roll.
Production
Directing, principal photography, lighting, sound, art direction, wardrobe, hair and makeup, crew management, and on-set safety. Two founders on set — every day, every setup.
Post-Production
Editing, color grading, sound design, music, VFX, motion graphics, mastering, and final delivery. The people on set are the people in the edit. No handoffs.
Deep collaboration from the first conversation through final delivery. Your vision, fully realized.
Camera settings are everything, a frame right from our B camera captured with one of our SmallHD Cine External Monitors. Reality Series. Los Angeles, CA. 2023.
Your story. Our craft. One team.
In between takes discussing Chicago sports with the one and only Patrick Muldoon. This is our form of water cooler chat. Narrative Feature Film. The Corner. 2022.
Story and performance drive every decision — including how we shoot. That's why we run multi-cam.
(2) RED DIGITAL CINEMA KOMODO 6K Digital Cinema Camera
Lake Forest Studios Cinema Package Compact Light Weight Versatile
Built around the RED KOMODO 6K — configured for features, documentary, and high-end commercial work. Every component chosen for speed, image quality, and reliability on set.
The Cutlass. Revving engines, speeding down streets, choreographing chase sequences, and executing in Chicago for Dirty Hands. Narrative Feature Film. 2024.