As of today, 10 years of Ajax Creative. Hard to believe.
It started with two Jareds, born in the same city in the same month, but walking entirely different roads. One a dreamer, the other a risk taker. Eventually, those paths collided in 2016.
The early days were scrappy - music videos, real estate tours, local festivals, whatever kept the lights on. But every project was a lesson. Every shoot made us sharper. Then the work got bigger, better. We went from shooting in our hometown to capturing stories across the globe.
What we’ve realized over these ten years is that greatness isn’t some finish line you cross. It’s in the risks you take every day. The late nights you push through. The belief that your next project needs to be better than the last.
We’ve learned that your best work comes when you stop playing it safe. That the right team matters more than the biggest budget. That growth isn’t comfortable - it’s supposed to challenge you.
To all our creatives, clients and partners who’ve been part of this journey - you know who you are. This decade is as much yours as it is ours.
To year 10 - let’s get bolder and braver.
After two years in the making, our new WWI short film Who’s Your Enemy is officially premiering today!
Step into the trenches we built and witness a story where empathy survives even in the darkest places.
Watch the complete film now on YouTube or Vimeo and lets us know what you think - link in bio!! 🎬
Introducing Ajax Originals: the next chapter in our story. 🤟⚔️
Today marks a milestone as we officially unveil Ajax Originals, the new film division of Ajax Creative, partnering with streamers and studios to produce high end films and developing proof-of-concept IP.
Watch our logo reveal and step into a world where stories aren’t just told, they’re experienced. This is only the beginning, and we can’t wait to share the creative journey ahead.
Tomorrow at 9:00am, after nearly two years in the making, our first major short, "Who’s Your Enemy" finally goes live across all our social channels and we couldn’t be more excited to share it with you all!
Today marks a new era for @cowboyspacecorp . Stampede, a constellation of satellites that will run GPU data centers in low Earth orbit on abundant solar power.
We're beyond excited to have been given the opportunity to create this literal launch video.
Our approach was a cinematic epic grounded in realism. We wanted viewers to feel the impact of the Cowboy Space mission, with accuracy as our target. That guided everything from camera positions to manoeuvres to sound, making every angle feel authentic. We kept asking ourselves - how would we shoot this if we actually had a camera in space, not simply what looked cool...and who knows, maybe someday, we will have an actual camera in space.
To the new era 🚀🔥
On a tight deadline for Cognition AI's launch video, we needed a strategy that could deliver high quality 3D video fast - so we blended AI and traditional animation techniques to deliver a photoreal product video, without sacrificing a frame.
Two weeks. Two founders. One very serious Series C video.
We worked with the amazing team at @omni Analytics to develop the creative and prep for production simultaneously within a two-week sprint. Congrats to the whole Omni team on the big announcement and big thanks to our SF crew for making it happen 🤙
We were on the last day of production when the temperature dropped 20 degrees overnight. Then it started to snow.
Our continuity was about to fall apart. But instead of fighting it, we leaned in. The snow became a transition - a shift in tone that elevated the entire ending. What could've been our biggest nightmare turned into the most beautiful accident of the shoot.
Sometimes the best moments are the ones you never planned for.
Full film + BTS doc in bio.
Three days before filming, we lost our location. School pulled the permit- cast and crew already booked.
Then Luke, a farmer with a bulldozer, offered to dig 400 feet of WW1 trenches in four hours. He did it in three.
72 hours later: 800 sandbags filled by hand, an 8-foot bunker built from dead trees and mud, and a battlefield. We shot 80% at night, squeezed a fight sequence into some very tight blue hour scenes, and dealt with unexpected snow that changed the entire ending.
Real squibs. Practical explosions. Blistered hands. Frozen nights. This is what it took.
Full BTS doc in bio.
Cinematographer Tim Thompson reflects on shooting the World War I short film “Who’s Your Enemy,” a night-heavy production set in muddy trench conditions and made on a super-low budget. Working with minimal lighting and practical sources, the team relied on the ALEXA 35 camera’s ES (Enhanced Sensitivity) mode to capture clean images with strong color and highlight retention in near-darkness.
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“We shot the majority of the film above Exposure Index 2560, often going up to EI 4800 or EI 6400, relying heavily on the ALEXA 35’s ES mode. A lot of it was practically lit with fire or a single tube, and the image stayed clean. You’re back at the monitor thinking it’s a clean image, then you stand up and realize how dark it actually is. There’s no other camera on the market with that kind of color, highlight retention, or sensitivity at night.”
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Cinematographer: Tim Thompson (@timthompson.dp )
Director: Jared Galley (@jared_galley )
Production: Ajax Creative (@ajaxcreative_ )
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#ARRI #CapturedWithARRI #ALEXA35 #CapturedWithALEXA35 #Cinematography
Behind the Trenches - see what it takes to build a WW1 battlefield from scratch.
Watch our crew dig 400 feet of trenches with a bulldozer, fill 800 sandbags by hand, construct an 8-foot bunker from dead trees, and light an entire muddy battlefield for night shoots. From pyrotechnics and squib hits to stunt choreography in a 30-minute blue hour window- this is filmmaking at its rawest.
See the full story of how we made Who's Your Enemy.
BTS documentary in bio.
We’re proud to welcome @chrisxvisual to the Ajax Creative post-production team, an editor whose work moves through feeling, sound, and story. His portfolio includes collaborations with National Geographic, Oakley, Motorola, Nike, and more.
