FILM & VIDEO
Short films, documentaries and commercial work, directed and shot by Elan Nicol.
Current works in pre to post production
Here you can find my most recent works in Directing & Cinematography
Log Line: The Big Stick: We visit the USS Iowa - the last of the great battleships of WWII, gathering place today for the last of the veterans of WWII, and a living history for volunteers & the American community.
Director: Elan Nicol
Other Roles: Director Of Photography
Starring: Sue Schmidt, Lloyd Glick
The Big Stick - Director & Cinematographer
Log Line: After the loss of her best friend, a young woman tries to find purpose and appreciation of the small things in life through what they both loved most.
Director: Elan Nicol
Other Roles: Director Of Photography
Starring: Hannah Keaton, Zoe Gordon, Hali Orifice
Ride or Die - Director & Cinematographer
Log Line: A young woman prepares to refuse a marriage proposal. But the unwanted advances take an unexpected turn.
Director: Emily Watson
My Role: Director Of Photography
Starring: Cat Masterson, Emily Watson, Cole Wagner, Josh Corey
Brother! - Cinematographer
Log Line: After a surprising misunderstanding regarding a potential proposal, two young men and women navigate the confusion of the future of their relationships.
Director: Emily Watson
My Role: Director Of Photography
Starring: Cat Masterson, Emily Watson, Cole Wagner, Josh Corey
Sister! - Cinematographer
Log Line: After the war of Vietnam. Jay, a lost veteran, navigates life in the big city of LA when he encounters something that will put his values and morals on the line.
Director: Elan Nicol
Other Roles: Writter & Cinematographer
Starring: Matthew Dylan & Will Holewa
Role Down - Writter, Director & Cinematographer
UPCOMING
Web of Deceit - Cinematographer
Log Line: In the high-stakes world of college academia, charismatic student Jake leads a thriving cheating empire that exploits the system, with fraternities and cutting-edge AI in their corner. As their operation grows, so does the risk of exposure.
Director: Kelly Needleman
My Role: Cinematographer
Starring: Mark Mcclafferty, KJ Powell, Bruce Needleman, Jackie Dallas, Ray Morris, Trevi Williams
Film & Video Production
FILM & VIDEO PRODUCTION IN JACKSONVILLE & NORTH FLORIDA
Orbit East is an independent film studio. We make narrative shorts, documentaries, music videos, brand films and wedding films with the same crew, the same cinema cameras and the same discipline. Whether you need a sixty-second commercial or a feature-length story, we take it from idea to final mix.
Portfolio
SELECTED WORK
The Production
Story first. Then light.
From Idea to Screen
FROM IDEA TO SCREEN — OUR PRODUCTION PROCESS
01
Discovery
We start with what the film must achieve and who it is for: sell, explain, move, remember.
02
Concept & Script
Treatment, script or interview plan, with a mood reel so you can see the tone before we shoot a frame.
03
Pre-Production
Storyboards and shot lists, location scouting and permits, casting, wardrobe, call sheets and a shooting schedule. Most problems on a film are solved here, not on the day.
04
Production
A compact, professional crew: director, camera, sound, lighting and drone as required. Cinema-grade log capture, professional lighting and clean location audio.
05
Post-Production
Editing, colour grading, sound design and mixing, licensed music, titles and motion graphics. You receive review links with time-coded comments at each stage.
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Delivery
Masters for web, social (vertical and square cut-downs), broadcast and cinema, with captions and archive copies.
Orbit East
WHAT WE MAKE
Brand & corporate films · Commercials & social campaigns · Documentaries · Music videos · Narrative short films · Event & conference films · Wedding films · Aerial cinematography
Orbit East
EQUIPMENT & EXPERIENCE
Sony FX3 cinema cameras — the system used to film The Creator — recording log formats, stabilised gimbal and slider work, professional LED and tungsten lighting, wireless lavalier and boom audio, and FAA-compliant drone operation. Behind it is years of narrative and documentary work — the understanding of story that makes a corporate film watchable and a wedding film unforgettable.
Investment
From a single idea to the final mix.
Orbit East
INVESTMENT
Social & Short Form
from $2,000
Half-day shoot
one location
one 30–60 second edit plus vertical cut-downs.
Brand Film
from $6,500
Full-day shoot
scripting and pre-production
2–3 minute film plus three social edits.
Documentary & Long Form
quoted per project
Research, interviews, archive and multi-day shoots; budgets built line by line.
Music Video
from $4,500
Concept, one-day shoot, edit and colour grade.
Add-Ons
ADD-ONS & SAVINGS
Second camera operator — 15% off · Photography on set — 10% off the combined total · Drone — $650 · Additional edits — from $450 each.
In Their Words
WHAT CLIENTS SAY
“
They turned a two-minute brief into a film our whole company shares with pride.
— Client Name · Brand Film, Jacksonville
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A real film crew mindset at an independent studio’s pace. Story first, every time.
— Client Name · Documentary Producer
Finishing
Cinema, made in North Florida.
Post-Production
POST-PRODUCTION PARTNERS
For feature-length and broadcast projects we bring in senior editors, colourists and re-recording mixers we trust, so you receive top-end finishing without the agency overhead.