Universe Creative is a documentary production company driven by social impact.

MegGriffiths

Co-Founder

ScottFaris

Co-Founder

Meg and Scott are producers and directors. With backgrounds in video journalism and education, the two worked together first at Teach For America — Meg built the non-profit’s first video studio and Scott produced award-winning content — and then at Redbird, a Los Angeles-based creative agency. There, they led content strategy and video production for the agency’s social impact brands. In 2017, Meg and Scott co-founded Universe Creative where they produce documentaries and branded content.

Their work has been supported by the International Documentary Association and the Redford Center, and they have created content for the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, the Walton Family Foundation, the VELA Education Fund, Teach For America, and other socially conscious organizations.

Recognition

ABQ Indie Film Festival
Best Short Documentary
Black Hills Film Festival
Best Short Documentary
Content Marketing Awards
Winner: Best Video
EPPY Web Awards
Finalist: Best Use of Video
International Documentary Association
Enterprise Fund Grantee
New York Foundation for the Arts
AWAW Environmental Grantee
The Redford Center
Grantee
SIMA
Special Mention
South Dakota Film Festival
Winner: Best Dakota Doc Short
Winner: Best Dakota Short Documentary
The Telly Awards
Winner: Cinematography
Winner: Nonprofit Video
Gold Award
Silver Award
Texas Short Film Festival
Best Short Documentary
Tulsa American Film Festival
Winner: Best Doc Short Film Cinematography
Webby Awards
Finalist: Best Use of Video in the Non-Profit Category
Nominee
Honoree
YouTube DoGooder Awards
Finalist: Comedy

Process

Strategy

We internalize project goals and target audiences, and these strategic insights coupled with a landscape analysis are the foundation of our creative approach and guide video production.

Development

We conduct pre-interviews to inform the creative approach and help select subjects. We then deliver a treatment that includes what we’ll see and hear in the videos with recommendations for style, tone, and production logistics.

Pre-Production

We engage in planning activities such as scheduling, location scouting and permitting, creating shot lists, renting equipment, hiring crew, and making travel arrangements.

Production

Our team directs, films, and manages on-site production (subjects, equipment, locations, and crew).

Post-Production

We produce three rounds of edits (rough, fine, final cuts) for feedback from our client partners.

Finishing

We work with a finishing team to deliver final colored and mixed files (including both a master-quality file and a distribution-ready file).