New York City based, working worldwide hello@flyingcactus.tv

Capabilities

We create films, photography and branded stories that connect.

Founded by Emmy-nominated director Brad Hasse, Flying Cactus is a full-service media company creating everything from commercials and branded entertainment to photo shoots, music videos and feature films.

What we do

Core offerings

  • Creative Development

    We help shape stories from concept to script, whether starting from scratch or collaborating with agency partners to elevate existing ideas. Every creative choice begins with story, tone and emotion at its core.

    Cast wearing printed face masks at a restaurant table
  • Live Action Production

    Specialized in live-action storytelling, working with actors and real people alike to craft authentic, memorable performances with a cinematic polish.

    Director and crew at the monitor on a live action set
  • Photography

    Today’s brands don’t always live in one format. A campaign can shoot across Reels, Stories, YouTube, OOH and print. When the client calls for both, we approach photography and video as a unified creative system. From the first frame of pre-production, both mediums are planned together so every asset, moving or still, tells the same story with the same intention.

    Bourbon bottle and glass, product photography
  • Post Production

    From editing to motion graphics to finishing, we can handle every detail — the final steps needed to bring a project to life. It is where story, timing and craft all come together.

    Animated still from the Violette music video Mr Farfelu

Specialties

  • Comedy

    Comedy is Brad’s home field. Humor built on set rather than found in the edit: practical gags, real reactions and timing worked out with the actors while the crew is audibly laughing along. That energy is what ends up on screen.

    Fisherman gag from the Batteries Plus campaign
  • LED Volume Wall

    On an LED volume stage just outside Manhattan, we combine virtual environments with live performance to create large scale visuals with the flexibility of a studio shoot.

    Curved LED volume wall displaying a stadium
  • Multi-Camera Live Streaming

    Ten cameras across two rooms, switched live and captured for post. Talks, poetry, dances and mini concerts — delivered as both a live stream and a finished edit for online distribution.

    Esther Perel Sessions Live, multi-camera gallery
  • Green Screen & VFX

    Plates shot on one continent, talent on another, matched lens for lens — then composited, cleaned up and finished so the final frame reads as one place. Wire removal, crowd plates and set extensions included.

    Green screen stage with talent and monitors
  • Docs & Testimonial

    Grounded in empathy and truth, our documentary style work highlights real people, real stories and real emotion — authentic voices told with cinematic care.

    Three women in a documentary interview
  • Rigs & Specialty Shots

    The shots that have to be built before they can be filmed: flying rigs, miniatures, puppets, 3D-printed props and tabletop work where tactile detail, natural movement and beautiful light do the talking.

    Stylist arranging a tabletop food shot

Ready to roll?

Tell us what you’re making. We’ll figure out how to make it great.