SolidWorks - Born To Design

Explore our collection of compelling stories created for SolidWorks, the leading 3D CAD software for engineers and designers the world over. As a team of brand storytellers, we uncovered the shared passion of engineers and designers alike - the insatiable desire to tinker and innovate until something remarkable is born. These are just a few of the captivating stories we helped bring to life for SolidWorks. We traveled the globe to find the rockstars of the innovation and design world. Discover the power of storytelling in engineering and design, and see how we can help tell your brand's story. Contact us today.

Small Army Studios team: Writer/diretor Steve Kolander, ACD/art director Christian Williams, AE Paul Dome, Editors Toar Winter and Brian Cassin

Reebok - Fuel The Fire  

David Jack Series

Small Army Studios: writer/director Steve Kolander, ACD/art director Christian Williams, Editor Brian Cassin, AEs Monica Belling and Lisa Johnson

Reebok - Fuel The Fire

Anthony Pettis Series

Small Army Studios: writer/director Steve Kolander, ACD/art director Christian Williams, Editor Brian Cassin, AEs Paul Dome and Lisa Johnson, Asst. Producer Sylvain Lucarelli, Producer Janet Mason, DP Dave Waldron

Boston Medical Center is a nonprofit hospital that offers world class care to all who walk through its doors. It doesn't care if you're wealthy or destitute, it treats everyone equally. It is hospitals such as this that define true character and what it means to be more human.

Small Army Studios: creative team Taryl Hafer and Dana Ferruzzi, writer/director Steve Kolander, Editor Nick Papps, AEs Paul Dome and Jennifer Giampalo, DP Brynmore Williams Producer Jennifer Sargent Asst. Producer Sylvain Lucarelli

Reebok - Les Mills Super Saturday

We spent one week in Stockholm documenting this 6,000 fitness person event, following three of the most elite Les Mills trainers in the world. Watch the documentary as well as the six social media videos that surrounded this event.

Small Army team; writer/director Steve Kolander, art director/co-director Christian Williams, AE Monica Belling, Editor Brian Cassin

Reason #2 - Why Video Is Important In Your Marketing Campaign

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Reebok - Inner City Weightlifting

Created for Reebok.  Jon Feinman and his team did a good thing when they decided to help at-risk youths and gang members get off the street by helping them see a different kind of life - one of a fitness instructor making honest money. What a great experience it was to meet these guys and help Reebok tell their story. I wish the very best for the young men at Inner City Weightlifting.  

Writer/Director Steve Kolander,  Art director/ACD Christian Williams, DP Jeff Powers, AE Lisa Johnson, Editor Brian Cassin,  Producer Maria Sheehan < Small Army team

Urban Edge 40th Year Anniversary Gala 

Urban Edge asked our team to create something unique; something that would be special for their 40th Anniversary. After spending over 8 hours with the Urban Edge team, we created a song that told the story of the trials and tribulations of this amazing organization. The moral to their story is; "When you find respect, you're home." Steve Kolander (CEO and Founder), was honored to write the song and enjoyed it being sung by the citizens of the Urban Edge community. Music producer Malik Williams was instrumental in pulling all the talent together.

Design That Matters

This tech startup designed a device that will save newborns with jaundice in developing countries that might otherwise die. We featured this amazing group as SolidWorks customers who invent fantastic products, using SolidWorks as their CAD tool of choice.

Be Bold Be Bald - Fighting Cancer Event

Syntouch - A bio-tech company that is creating touch to those with prosthetic hands

This is part of a series called 'Born To Design' that we created for SolidWorks. SolidWorks is the industry standard in CAD Design Software. Knowing that engineers and designers are inspired by the work of other like-minded inventors, we travelled the world, finding inventors that were using SolidWorks to create amazing devices.  

Born To Design -The World's fastest Motorcycle

This online video series celebrates the persona of engineers and designers and their ability to create things the world didn't even know it needed. In this episode, Michael Cycz tells us what it's like to be innovative and the arrows one must take in order to create the first-of-its-kind. He shows us how SolidWorks not only makes it possible, but how he puts his life in the hands of this CAD software, never before testing the motorcycle before entering the Isle of Man and winning. 

The Chestnut Hill School

Chestnut Hill School is a private elementary school whose Director Of Advancement came to us with a project to create a "farewell/thank you" video for their head of school of 10 years. We decided to use economies of scale and create two videos so that one would have longevity and help them with their admissions and fundraising. In two days we created enough footage and interviews to generate two very moving stories that are charming yet sophisticated to fit their brand.

The Chestnut Hill School - Farewell Video For Dr. Tobolsky after 10 years

COCHLEAR IMPLANTS

This is the story of a little girl who was born deaf and can now hear and speak perfectly because of the world class care offered by Mass Eye and Ear. 

CATARACT SURGERY

Cataract Surgery may be more common these days, but to many people, it is a scary proposition to have an eye operation. Mass Eye and Ear must gain their patients respect and trust first. And then the procedure is quite simple, painless and happily, life-changing. 

AMGEN

Amgen is a pharmaceutical company on the west coast that asked us to tell the story of a heart failure patient so that their researchers could put a face to the medicines they are creating for these patients. This is the story of a man who was told he only had 7 years to live. With a newborn son, he made a promise to himself to stay alive until his son got married. And that was 10 years ago. So far, so good. 

WICKED GOOD CAUSE

Wicked Good Cause helps people on Boston's South Shore deal with unforeseen illnesses and tragedies through donations and other resources.

5TH ANNUAL GALA - 2018

2018 was the 5th Annual Winter Ball for Wicked Good Cause. They asked that we celebrate all the recipients. That seemed like a daunting task. Then we thought to create a mural with all the names of the recipients while we sprinkled stories about some of them while the mural was created. 

2017 - TWO :30 COMMERCIALS

When approached about creating a couple of TV spots, I said yes in a heartbeat. Research shows that people want to help others when they feel good about the subject matter. So instead of telling a sad story, we decided to celebrate what the recipients loved most in life. The results were bigger donations and more of them. Furthermore, the TV spots were then used in Social Media posts to further gain traction and spread the good word, encouraging others to work for the common good.

education

Adams Montessori Fundraising Event Video

 EXAMPLES OF THE BETH ISRAEL LAHEY HEALTH CAMPAIGN