Shoot Studio

What Shoot Studio does

Shoot Studio is a Montreal-based creative production studio that delivers brand-grade photography, video, CGI/hybrid workflows, 3D environments, and image retouching for advertising, entertainment, and cultural-institution clients. The firm operates as a multi-creator collective, with 19+ named photographers, directors, retouchers, and 3D artists on roster (including principals Pierre Manning and Martin Girard), structured around five core service lines: video production, CGI/hybrid workflow, 3D universes (Univers 3D), photography, and cosmetic/generative retouching. Project work spans commercials, music videos, documentaries, brand campaigns, and large-format installations.

Its commercial book is anchored by enterprise clients across food and beverage (McDonald's, Heinz, Lays Canada, Unibroue), retail (IKEA), financial services (Desjardins), streaming media (Amazon Prime Video for NHL Monday Night Hockey and LOL Season 4), automotive (Nissan), and cultural/performing-arts organizations (Opéra de Montréal, Téléfilm Canada, Théâtre du Nouveau Monde, Humane Society Canada). Notable technology components include a CGI/hybrid pipeline blending live-action footage with computer-generated imagery, immersive 3D environment creation, and an explicitly generative-AI-augmented retouching service.

The business model is project-based professional services revenue with quote-based, non-publicly-disclosed pricing and a sales-led go-to-market driven by an online portfolio, direct enterprise relationships, referrals, and agency partnerships. Long-term collaborations — most prominently with Cie & Cie on TNM seasons since 2002 (70+ posters), with Bunburry Films on the Zimbelism feature documentary, and with 4Dart on the Cité Mémoire 26-site Old Montreal projection — function as multi-year revenue anchors rather than transactional commissions. The studio is privately held, headquartered in Montreal, Quebec, with no disclosed parent company, institutional investors, or external funding rounds in the source data.

Name

Shoot Studio

Legal name

Shoot Studio

Website

https://shootstudio.ca

Company type

Private

Founded year

2002

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Shoot Studio is a privately held Montreal-based creative production studio offering photography, video, CGI/hybrid, 3D-environment, and AI-assisted retouching services to enterprise brands and cultural institutions across Canada.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Creative Production Services

NAICS

Motion Picture and Video Production (51211), Photographic Services (54192), Postproduction Services and Other Motion Picture and Video Industries (51219)

SIC

Services-Motion Picture & Video Tape Production (7812), Services-Mailing, Reproduction, Commercial Art & Photography (7330)

akta.pro primary industry

Content Production (Video, Design, Copy, Studio) (BPAFAAAF)

akta.pro secondary industries

Photography & Still Production (Stills, Product, Lifestyle) (MPAAAMAI), Virtual Production Production Management & Collaboration Tools (MPAHADAK), Photography & Photo Production (BPAFAIAF)

Keywords

• Creative production services
• Commercial photography services
• Video production studio
• CGI hybrid workflow
• Image retouching services

Headquarters

HQ city

Montréal

HQ country

Canada

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Photography Services: Professional photography services for advertising, editorial, and corporate clients. Projects range from brand campaigns to cultural institution documentation.
2. Video Production: Video content creation including commercials, music videos, documentary films, and promotional content for various media platforms.
3. CGI and 3D Services: Computer-generated imagery and 3D environment creation integrated with traditional photography and video.
4. Retouching Services: Cosmetic and generative image retouching services for photography post-production.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

Shoot Studio is a Montreal-based creative production studio that delivers end-to-end visual content for brands, cultural institutions, and entertainment clients. Its core offerings span professional photography, video production, CGI/hybrid workflows, 3D environment creation (Univers 3D), and cosmetic/generative retouching, all delivered as custom commissioned projects rather than off-the-shelf products.

Product overview

Shoot Studio is a Montreal-based creative production studio offering a unified suite of visual content creation services. Their core offerings include video production, CGI/hybrid workflow, 3D universe creation, photography, and cosmetic/generative retouching. The studio operates as a full-service creative partner, producing commercial campaigns, documentary projects, music videos, and artistic content for a diverse client portfolio.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Photography
• Video Production
• CGI / Hybrid Workflow
• 3D Universes (Univers 3D)
• Cosmetic and Generative Retouching

Named customers16 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Cie & CiecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLong-standing creative partnership with Cie & Cie (Mario Mercier, André Paradis) for TNM (Théâtre du Nouveau Monde) campaigns since 2002. Collaborative work on seasonal poster campaigns and video productions spanning over 70 posters produced.
• Bunburry FilmscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-production partnership on documentary films including 'Zimbelism' feature documentary about photographer George Zimbel, featured at HotDocs, FIFA Montreal, Shanghai International Film Festival.
• Demande SpécialeminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCreative collaboration with Demande Spéciale for Radio Radio album visual direction and 3D integration.
• 4Dart (Michel Lemieux et Victor Pilon)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration with 4Dart on Cité Mémoire interactive installation project in Old Montreal, featuring 26 projection sites.
• FTQminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerÉpargne Positive cinemagraph campaign for FTQ (Fédération des travailleurs du Québec).
• Leon Travel & TourismminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership with Leon Travel & Tourism agency for Savoie Mont Blanc tourism campaign.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Lg2: Quebec-headquartered creative agency producing integrated brand content including photo, video, and digital campaigns for major Canadian and North American brands. Comparable as a Montreal-based multi-disciplinary creative producer serving enterprise clients.
• BleuBlancRouge: Montreal creative agency with in-house production across film, photography, and design for major Quebec and Canadian brands. Direct competitor in the Montreal enterprise-creative-production segment.
• Sid Lee: Montreal-based creative agency with deep production capabilities spanning photography, film, and design. Direct comparable given shared Montreal base, multi-disciplinary creative production model, and enterprise brand client roster.
• Tool of North America: North American commercial production company with director-driven content creation across film, photography, and branded content. Comparable multi-disciplinary commercial-production model targeting enterprise brands.
• Tank (Tank Worldwide): Montreal-based creative agency producing campaigns across photography, video, and digital media for major brands. Comparable creative-production model and geography.

Regional players

• Rethink: Canadian creative agency with offices in Toronto, Vancouver, and Montreal producing multi-platform brand campaigns including film and photography. Comparable Canadian peer with broader geographic footprint.

Broad incumbents

• The Mill: Global production studio specializing in VFX, CGI, and post-production for advertising and film. Comparable in CGI/hybrid production capability but operates at significantly larger scale with global footprint.
• MPC (Moving Picture Company): Global post-production and CGI studio serving advertising and entertainment clients. Comparable on hybrid CGI/photography and post-production/retouching, with broader geographic reach and significantly larger scale.
• Framestore: Global VFX and creative studio with deep CGI and 3D environment capabilities overlapping with Shoot Studio's Univers 3D practice. Comparable on CGI/hybrid workflow but operates at a much larger, internationally distributed scale.

Emerging players

• Fiction (formerly Asymmetrical): Boutique creative production studio with photography, CGI, and design capabilities serving brand clients. Comparable integrated photo + CGI production model at a similar boutique scale.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/shoot_studio
• Facebookfacebook.com/shootstudiomtl
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/shoot-studio

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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