Strategy-first design, photo & film production studio
(Est. 2017 — MMXVII 1.0.4)
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media
We UNITE FILM PRODUCTION, PHOTOGRAPHY, AND WEB DEVELOPMENT WITH strategy into ONE
high-performance STUDIO PRACTICE. A vision, executed with precision and STRATEGY-first logic.
Elias Nabi
Creative Director
CREATIVE Direction
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WEB DESIGN
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PHOTOGRAPHY
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Film Production
(Est. 2017 — MMXVII 1.0.4)
®
®
media
We UNITE FILM PRODUCTION, PHOTOGRAPHY, AND WEB DEVELOPMENT WITH strategy into ONE
high-performance STUDIO PRACTICE. A vision, executed with precision and STRATEGY-first logic.
Elias Nabi
Creative Director
CREATIVE Direction
/
WEB DESIGN
/
PHOTOGRAPHY
/
Film Production
SLOTS FOR MAY:
2 LEFT
LOCAL TIME:
Serving Clients worldwide
BASED IN OAKVILLE, ONTARIO
INDEPENDENT STUDIO
2017-26©
Strategybeforepixels.
Strategybeforepixels.
MOST CREATIVE WORK EITHER LOOKS THE PART OR DOES THE JOB. RARELY BOTH. WE REFUSE THE TRADE - EVERY PROJECT BEGINS WITH sHARP THINKING AND ENDS WITH CRAFT BUILT TO OUTLAST THE TREND.
Creative power without limits. Built through discipline and focus.
Industries where our work consistently outperform benchmarks
Serving Clients worldwide
BASED IN OAKVILLE, ONTARIO
INDEPENDENT STUDIO
2017-26©
Strategybeforepixels.
MOST CREATIVE WORK EITHER LOOKS THE PART OR DOES THE JOB. RARELY BOTH. WE REFUSE THE TRADE - EVERY PROJECT BEGINS WITH sHARP THINKING AND ENDS WITH CRAFT BUILT TO OUTLAST THE TREND.
Creative power without limits. Built through discipline and focus.
Industries where our work consistently outperform benchmarks
PHOTOFILM & VIDEO+WEB DESIGN
PHOTOFILM & VIDEO+WEB DESIGN
PHOTOFILM & VIDEO+WEB DESIGN
2017-26©
where moving forward feels obvious, natural, and impossible to overthink.
↓ SEE THE WORK
↓ SEE THE WORK
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Why us?
Built onreputation
Built onreputation
Built onreputation
Average client rating on Google & Clutch
Business comes from
direct referrals
Services
01
Video Production + Brand Film
Investment: from
$10,000 USD
Canadian projects are quoted in CAD. International projects are quoted in USD.
Brand films and single-deliverable engagements range $10,000–$20,000 USD depending on scope and deliverables. Multi-phase campaigns and recurring partnerships scale into the $20,000 – $40,000+ USD range.
There is a difference between content and craft. Antares is built for the latter — each engagement composed with the discipline of cinema and the precision of a finished product, scoped end-to-end from pre-production through delivery sized for every channel.
02
Photography + Commercial Media
Investment: from
$1,500 USD
Canadian projects are quoted in CAD. International projects are quoted in USD.
The image is the most reused asset a brand owns. Antares produces photography that earns that reuse composed with the discipline of editorial work, finished with the precision of commercial print, and built to hold up everywhere it appears.
Engagements span commercial, editorial, architectural, lifestyle, and product photography. Typically including pre-production direction, principal capture, professional retouching, and delivery in formats sized for every brand application, from print to web to wide-format media.
03
Web Design & Dev + SEO/AEO
Investment: from
$7,500 USD
Canadian projects are quoted in CAD. International projects are quoted in USD.
The site is where the brand gets investigated. Antares builds digital experiences composed in design, engineered in code, and optimized for both traditional search and the AI answer systems that now mediate how brands get found.
Engagements typically include strategy, information architecture, custom design, development, and SEO + Answer Engine Optimization delivered as a launch-ready site built to perform across the full surface of how brands get discovered today.
04
Creative Systems + Growth
Investment: from
$4,500 USD
Canadian projects are quoted in CAD. International projects are quoted in USD.
Growth follows infrastructure. Antares builds the creative systems that allow brands to scale without losing themselves — visual identity, messaging architecture, and the operational logic that holds everything together as the business compounds.
Engagements typically include brand and funnel audits, identity and messaging system design, and the deliverables required to deploy the work consistently across every touchpoint the brand occupies.
05
Creative Direction + Strategy
Investment: from
$3,500 USD
Canadian projects are quoted in CAD. International projects are quoted in USD.
Strategy is what makes craft worth doing. Antares operates as creative director and strategic counsel for brands that want clarity before output. Defining the positioning, voice, and visual direction that every subsequent piece of work follows.
Engagements typically include brand positioning, creative platform development, campaign concepting, and the strategic frameworks that align every deliverable to a single coherent point of view.
Services
01
Video Production + Brand Film
Investment: from
$10,000 USD
Canadian projects are quoted in CAD. International projects are quoted in USD.
Brand films and single-deliverable engagements range $10,000–$20,000 USD depending on scope and deliverables. Multi-phase campaigns and recurring partnerships scale into the $20,000 – $40,000+ USD range.
There is a difference between content and craft. Antares is built for the latter — each engagement composed with the discipline of cinema and the precision of a finished product, scoped end-to-end from pre-production through delivery sized for every channel.
02
Photography + Commercial Media
Investment: from
$1,500 USD
Canadian projects are quoted in CAD. International projects are quoted in USD.
The image is the most reused asset a brand owns. Antares produces photography that earns that reuse composed with the discipline of editorial work, finished with the precision of commercial print, and built to hold up everywhere it appears.
Engagements span commercial, editorial, architectural, lifestyle, and product photography. Typically including pre-production direction, principal capture, professional retouching, and delivery in formats sized for every brand application, from print to web to wide-format media.
03
Web Design & Dev + SEO/AEO
Investment: from
$7,500 USD
Canadian projects are quoted in CAD. International projects are quoted in USD.
The site is where the brand gets investigated. Antares builds digital experiences composed in design, engineered in code, and optimized for both traditional search and the AI answer systems that now mediate how brands get found.
Engagements typically include strategy, information architecture, custom design, development, and SEO + Answer Engine Optimization delivered as a launch-ready site built to perform across the full surface of how brands get discovered today.
04
Creative Systems + Growth
Investment: from
$4,500 USD
Canadian projects are quoted in CAD. International projects are quoted in USD.
Growth follows infrastructure. Antares builds the creative systems that allow brands to scale without losing themselves — visual identity, messaging architecture, and the operational logic that holds everything together as the business compounds.
Engagements typically include brand and funnel audits, identity and messaging system design, and the deliverables required to deploy the work consistently across every touchpoint the brand occupies.
05
Creative Direction + Strategy
Investment: from
$3,500 USD
Canadian projects are quoted in CAD. International projects are quoted in USD.
Strategy is what makes craft worth doing. Antares operates as creative director and strategic counsel for brands that want clarity before output. Defining the positioning, voice, and visual direction that every subsequent piece of work follows.
Engagements typically include brand positioning, creative platform development, campaign concepting, and the strategic frameworks that align every deliverable to a single coherent point of view.
Services
01
Video Production + Brand Film
Investment: from
$10,000 USD
Canadian projects are quoted in CAD. International projects are quoted in USD.
Brand films and single-deliverable engagements range $10,000–$20,000 USD depending on scope and deliverables. Multi-phase campaigns and recurring partnerships scale into the $20,000 – $40,000+ USD range.
There is a difference between content and craft. Antares is built for the latter — each engagement composed with the discipline of cinema and the precision of a finished product, scoped end-to-end from pre-production through delivery sized for every channel.
02
Photography + Commercial Media
Investment: from
$1,500 USD
Canadian projects are quoted in CAD. International projects are quoted in USD.
The image is the most reused asset a brand owns. Antares produces photography that earns that reuse composed with the discipline of editorial work, finished with the precision of commercial print, and built to hold up everywhere it appears.
Engagements span commercial, editorial, architectural, lifestyle, and product photography. Typically including pre-production direction, principal capture, professional retouching, and delivery in formats sized for every brand application, from print to web to wide-format media.
03
Web Design & Dev + SEO/AEO
Investment: from
$7,500 USD
Canadian projects are quoted in CAD. International projects are quoted in USD.
The site is where the brand gets investigated. Antares builds digital experiences composed in design, engineered in code, and optimized for both traditional search and the AI answer systems that now mediate how brands get found.
Engagements typically include strategy, information architecture, custom design, development, and SEO + Answer Engine Optimization delivered as a launch-ready site built to perform across the full surface of how brands get discovered today.
04
Creative Systems + Growth
Investment: from
$4,500 USD
Canadian projects are quoted in CAD. International projects are quoted in USD.
Growth follows infrastructure. Antares builds the creative systems that allow brands to scale without losing themselves — visual identity, messaging architecture, and the operational logic that holds everything together as the business compounds.
Engagements typically include brand and funnel audits, identity and messaging system design, and the deliverables required to deploy the work consistently across every touchpoint the brand occupies.
05
Creative Direction + Strategy
Investment: from
$3,500 USD
Canadian projects are quoted in CAD. International projects are quoted in USD.
Strategy is what makes craft worth doing. Antares operates as creative director and strategic counsel for brands that want clarity before output. Defining the positioning, voice, and visual direction that every subsequent piece of work follows.
Engagements typically include brand positioning, creative platform development, campaign concepting, and the strategic frameworks that align every deliverable to a single coherent point of view.
How we do it
Web Design Projects shipped with measurable conversion
STANDARD COMMERCIAL
EVERY FRAME HERE
EARNS ITS PLACE
Of clients come from
direct referrals
We don't chase volume. We take on projects where our process can make a measurable difference.
MOST clients PARTNER WITH US for years.
Anthony Gaalaas
Head of Development at
antares
media®
How we do it
Web Design Projects shipped with measurable conversion
STANDARD COMMERCIAL
EVERY FRAME HERE
EARNS ITS PLACE
Of clients come from
direct referrals
We don't chase volume. We take on projects where our process can make a measurable difference.
MOST clients PARTNER WITH US for years.
Anthony Gaalaas
Head of Development at
antares
media®
FAQ
Before weget started.
01
What kinds of clients do you work with?
We work with established brands and founder-led companies that treat creative as infrastructure, not decoration. Engagements concentrate in industrial and manufacturing, Small to Medium Businesses, hospitality, corporate events, and energy and infrastructure. We take on projects where the strategy is sharp and the standard is high.
02
How does a project with Antares typically run?
Every engagement starts with strategy — understanding the business, the audience, and the decision the work needs to influence. From there we move through production or design in clearly defined phases, with approval gates at each step so nothing advances without alignment. One point of contact throughout, and a delivery schedule by week one.
03
What does an engagement typically cost?
Engagements range from $1,500 USD for focused photography up to $40,000+ for multi-phase film campaigns or full digital builds, with indicative starting points listed alongside each service. The final number depends on scope, deliverables, timeline, and location — once we understand the brief, we send a fixed-fee proposal so there are no surprises. Canadian projects are quoted in CAD; international projects in USD.
04
Where are you based, and how far do you travel?
Our studio is based in Oakville, Ontario, just outside Toronto. We work regularly across the GTA, throughout Canada, and into the United States — and we travel internationally for production whenever the work calls for it. Travel and location costs are quoted transparently within each project, so there's no ambiguity.
05
Do you offer ongoing partnerships, or only project work?
Both — though most of our clients become long-term partners rather than one-off projects. We offer ongoing retainers for brands that need a recurring creative function, and many engagements evolve into multi-year relationships once the first phase ships. If recurring work is what you need, we can structure for it from the start.
FAQ
Before weget started.
01
What kinds of clients do you work with?
We work with established brands and founder-led companies that treat creative as infrastructure, not decoration. Engagements concentrate in industrial and manufacturing, Small to Medium Businesses, hospitality, corporate events, and energy and infrastructure. We take on projects where the strategy is sharp and the standard is high.
02
How does a project with Antares typically run?
Every engagement starts with strategy — understanding the business, the audience, and the decision the work needs to influence. From there we move through production or design in clearly defined phases, with approval gates at each step so nothing advances without alignment. One point of contact throughout, and a delivery schedule by week one.
03
What does an engagement typically cost?
Engagements range from $1,500 USD for focused photography up to $40,000+ for multi-phase film campaigns or full digital builds, with indicative starting points listed alongside each service. The final number depends on scope, deliverables, timeline, and location — once we understand the brief, we send a fixed-fee proposal so there are no surprises. Canadian projects are quoted in CAD; international projects in USD.
04
Where are you based, and how far do you travel?
Our studio is based in Oakville, Ontario, just outside Toronto. We work regularly across the GTA, throughout Canada, and into the United States — and we travel internationally for production whenever the work calls for it. Travel and location costs are quoted transparently within each project, so there's no ambiguity.
05
Do you offer ongoing partnerships, or only project work?
Both — though most of our clients become long-term partners rather than one-off projects. We offer ongoing retainers for brands that need a recurring creative function, and many engagements evolve into multi-year relationships once the first phase ships. If recurring work is what you need, we can structure for it from the start.
FAQ
Before weget started.
01
What kinds of clients do you work with?
We work with established brands and founder-led companies that treat creative as infrastructure, not decoration. Engagements concentrate in industrial and manufacturing, Small to Medium Businesses, hospitality, corporate events, and energy and infrastructure. We take on projects where the strategy is sharp and the standard is high.
02
How does a project with Antares typically run?
Every engagement starts with strategy — understanding the business, the audience, and the decision the work needs to influence. From there we move through production or design in clearly defined phases, with approval gates at each step so nothing advances without alignment. One point of contact throughout, and a delivery schedule by week one.
03
What does an engagement typically cost?
Engagements range from $1,500 USD for focused photography up to $40,000+ for multi-phase film campaigns or full digital builds, with indicative starting points listed alongside each service. The final number depends on scope, deliverables, timeline, and location — once we understand the brief, we send a fixed-fee proposal so there are no surprises. Canadian projects are quoted in CAD; international projects in USD.
04
Where are you based, and how far do you travel?
Our studio is based in Oakville, Ontario, just outside Toronto. We work regularly across the GTA, throughout Canada, and into the United States — and we travel internationally for production whenever the work calls for it. Travel and location costs are quoted transparently within each project, so there's no ambiguity.
05
Do you offer ongoing partnerships, or only project work?
Both — though most of our clients become long-term partners rather than one-off projects. We offer ongoing retainers for brands that need a recurring creative function, and many engagements evolve into multi-year relationships once the first phase ships. If recurring work is what you need, we can structure for it from the start.
How we think
Elias Nabi
Creative Director
antares
media®
Our team treats simplicity as a discipline, not a shortcut.
Our team treats simplicity as a discipline, not a shortcut.
Foundation
A solid site built on proven structure. Launch-ready, no extras.
Growth
Strategy, copy guidance, and a site built to convert.
Scale
End-to-end digital infrastructure.
Feature
$4,800 USD
/Design +Dev
$9,600 USD
/Design +Dev
$15,900 USD
/Design +Dev
Strategy & behavioral audit
We study how your visitors actually behave on your site. Where they click, where they stop, where they leave.
Number of pages
Conversion wireframes
Copywriting support
Brand identity system
A complete visual foundation for your brand: logo, typography, color palette, icon style, and usage guidelines.
Copywriting support
A/B testing setup
Timeline
Ongoing support
A solid site built on proven structure. Launch-ready, no extras.
Foundation
Growth
Scale
Feature
$4,800 USD
/Design +Dev
Strategy & behavioral audit
We study how your visitors actually behave on your site. Where they click, where they stop, where they leave.
Number of pages
Conversion wireframes
Copywriting support
Brand identity system
A complete visual foundation for your brand: logo, typography, color palette, icon style, and usage guidelines.
Copywriting support
A/B testing setup
Timeline
Ongoing support
Client stories
We let the results speak. But sometimes the people behind them have something to add.
Courtney Cook
Co-founder
Client stories
We let the results speak. But sometimes the people behind them have something to add.
Courtney Cook
Co-founder
Client stories
We let the results speak. But sometimes the people behind them have something to add.
Courtney Cook
Co-founder
