Tibbs Inc.

An award-winning film production company that puts storytelling first. We are an all-inclusive, non

04/17/2024

🎬 Spotlighting the A-Team – caught in the shadows of our latest shoot at the Cadieux Stage, making the magic happen. Swipe to see the dedication behind the scenes. 📷

01/24/2024

DIRECTOR SPOTLIGHT: Zachary Cunningham

Zachary Cunningham is a commercial and narrative film director and writer who weaves poetry and jazz with an arresting visual style to create stories that pack an emotional punch. Zachary’s commercial work includes directing for brands like Rivian, Plante Moran, and HAP, and his breakthrough short “You Better Run” debuted at the Trinity Film Festival, winning Best Emerging Filmmaker.

01/17/2024

DIRECTOR SPOTLIGHT:

Bryan Schlam, a Brooklyn-based AIM-Winning and Grammy-nominated Director, is celebrated for his original creative direction in both the music and branding spheres, boasting a 15-year career marked by collaborations with diverse clients like Call of Duty, Dollar Shave Club, GM, and The Black Keys. His work, showcased at prestigious film festivals and featured in publications such as Rolling Stone, reflects his creative prowess. Notably, Bryan’s partnership with The Black Keys yielded over 100 music videos and highlights like “Go” and “Wild Child,” which garnered awards and festival screenings. His Grammy-nominated music video for Tyler Childers’ “In Your Love” and its associated wardrobe exhibit in the Country Hall of Fame showcase Bryan’s enduring influence in the industry.

01/03/2024

Happy 2024, everyone!

We felt lucky to have spent the end of the year rocking in Vegas with Director/DP and his camera car crew out on the track. We’re looking forward to a great year ahead - full of new adventures and stories to tell.

Thank you, as always, for being part of the journey with us 😊

10/19/2023

BTS from a recent Cadillac V-Series production. Good times with great people 🙌

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Set PA - Salim Laham
Set PA - Hylee Souder
Set PA - Shane Hillier
Set PA - Lee Cleveland
Set PA - Mario Cassem
Truck PA - Dylan Bickel
Car Prep - Tom Henderson
Car Prep - Brent Mcilhargie
Car Prep - Brett Junga
Car Prep - Austin Morgan

Locations - Tom Moisides
Locations Asst - Nick Moisides

Photographer - Casey Brodley

HMU Asst - Rana Kouzy
HMU Asst - Renata Stojcevski
Wardrobe - Angie Yaldoo

Art/Props - Amy Small

Swing - Mark Rancour
Grip - Joel Hale
BB Grip - Alan Janush
Key Grip - Anthony Gaskell

Electric - Matt Malone
BB Electric - Chris McLeod
Gaffer - Max Rubner

Crane Op - Shawn Cragin
VTR - James Brown
Media/Audio - Mike Mulliniks .army.mike
2nd AC - Derek Hackett
1st / B Cam - Alex Klien
1st / A Cam - Anton Miasnikov
B-Cam Op - Corey Gipperich

Production Supervisor - Alfred Tomaszewski
Producer - Kellee Cragin
Director - Amara Untermeyer
EP - Ryan Wiese

Huge thanks to the best agency partners a production team could ever ask for -

08/02/2023

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07/13/2023

New work for Ford - Filmed in Brooklyn earlier this summer with the help of 105.1FM, the Breakfast Club's DJ Envy. The Tibbs team, led by Director Derek Smith, brought this new Mustang spot to life, celebrating 50 years of Hip-Hop.

A huge thanks to a fantastic client, agency, and NY-based crew.

Head over to a Ford page or our Vimeo to see the spot - now live!

Executive Producer - Ryan Wiese
Director - Derek Smith
Producer - Shannon Craigin
Production Manager - Matt Prager
1st AD - Ryan Kenney

Director of Cinematography - Jamal Soloman
1st AC - Chis Evora
2nd AC - Fernanda Mantoan

Post Producer - Joshua Magee
Editor / Lead Animator - Andre Foster
Editor / Lead Animator - Guy Allen
Color - Brian De Herrera-Schnering
PM - Amy Unger
Additional Animation - First Fight

Gaffer - Jim Jones
BB Electric - Jon Roemer
Electric - Jarrod Kloiber
Dimmer Board Op - Jonathan Tang

Key Grip - Rob Smith
BB Grip - Donovan Lambert
Grip - Keve Huggins
Dolly Grip - Tim Bruer

Art Director - JT Camp
Art Department - Jonathan Valde
Art Department - Haley Mueller

Wardrobe - Judy Goldberg
Wardrobe Assistant - Maddie Tkachuk
HMU - Patricia Ambroise

Technocrane Op - Mathieu Roberts
Tech / Extension - Joe Ferrigno

Sound Mixer - Matt Caufield
VTR - Henry Febles
Script Supervisor - Lashawn Garnes

PA - FX Rodriguez
PA - Adonis Gonzalez
PA - Anna Fluksova
PA - Neil Casey
PA - Sacha Seresin
PA Benn Goldschein
Car Prep - Anatoli Zubrykyj
90's Mustang - Bill Lodico

06/08/2023

Looking back at Amara Untermeyer's () first spot for Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan, the 'Here For It All' campaign.

Amara and cinematographer Bruce Francis Cole's ( ) vision, alongside a creative team focused on pushing the social narrative, made this one of our most memorable productions.

05/31/2023

Congratulations to Tibbs Inc. Directors Oksana Mirzoyan and Amara Untermeyer on their shortlist nominations in this year’s D Show!

‘s Mach-E piece will be considered in the ‘Detroit Love’ category.

piece for the Cadillac Celestiq (with help from cinematographer ) will be considered in the ‘Craft - Cinematography’ category.

Check out both spots on our Vimeo, and best of luck to all nominees tomorrow! 🍀

05/17/2023

New work for Mother's Day - fantastic team/vibes on this project throughout.

Director: Brandon Rottman
Producers: Alfred Tomaszewski Marissa Clement
1st AD: Joseph Victor
DP: Geoff George
1st AC: Danielle Grow
Gaffer: Justin Ward
Key Grip: Dominick James Todero
Audio: Mike Mulliniks
Art Director/Wardrobe: Jessica VanAssche
Art Asst: Laura Finlay
PA: Cameron Monement
PA: Henry True

05/03/2023

Hamoody Jaafar is a Detroit-based commercial and narrative film director driven by a desire to challenge stereotypes within our culture and tell underrepresented stories. With realism, minority experiences, and mental health at the forefront of his passions, Jaafar credits his upbringing in working-class suburbs just outside of Detroit for exposing him to a spectrum of socioeconomic, racial, and religious experiences that further nurtured his commitment to dynamic storytelling.

03/22/2023

New work out now from Tibbs' Director Oksana Mirzoyan.

"Since I was sixteen, I would take long drives in Detroit. It was my meditation. When I watched the city through the frame of the windshield, it inspired and continues to inspire me. For this piece, I wanted to take the audience on a drive with me.”

Director/Driver: Oksana Mirzoyan
EP: Ryan Wiese
Producer Mallory Maxton
Cinematographer: Sean Mouton
1st AC: Kevin Waltz
Editor: Amanda Marien
Sound Design: Salvatore Cordova
Colorist: Sam Howells
Color Producer: Adam Vevang

11/08/2022

Cats and cars. Another fun one with a great crew in the Music City.

09/08/2022

Grandpa, Love you.

In a metro-Detroit hospital bed lies a perfectly healthy 60-something-year-old actor, behind him a film crew hurrying to light and complete the martini shot of our most recent project. But even further behind them, on a small table in the corner of the room with little to no chance of ever being in the frame, I found a card - “Grandpa, Love you.”

Written only slightly more legibly than my 5-year-old, but not much; I picked up the card and asked our prop master, Andrew Katz, where the card came from. A huge “big-Kat” smile stretched across his face; he casually said, “you like that?” Yeah, what’s up with it? He tells me that his wife/art partner Jess made it late last night before the shoot day - wrote it with her left hand to make it look like a child was really pulling for their grandpa.

It sorta blew me away.

I love the teams we work with. I love coming across talented artists who gel, collaborate, elevate, and have fun/grind on set. Everyone goes the extra mile in their own way, and I’m positive team Wild-Katz (Jess and Andrew) have made a hundred other minor artistic contributions over the years that have added to the major outcome of a project. But this is the one I found and plan to keep on my desk to remind myself of the power of collaboration and to go the extra mile - it’ll also serve as a very confusing conversation starter for anyone who comes in and sees it… Grandpa, Love you.

09/07/2022

Welcome Hamoody Jaafar to the Tibbs team.

Real people are the inspiration for Hamoody's work.

Hamoody Jaafar is a first-generation Arab & Muslim-American with hometown roots in the diverse community of Detroit. Growing up, he was exposed to a variety of people and cultures.

Hamoody's goal is to use storytelling to bridge gaps and shed light on people rather than stereotypes by telling authentic, human stories.

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New work for Mother's Day - fantastic team/vibes on this project throughout. Director: Brandon Rottman Producers: Alfred Tomaszewski Marissa Clement 1st AD: Joseph Victor DP: Geoff George 1st AC: Danielle Grow Gaffer: Justin Ward Key Grip: Dominick James Todero Audio: Mike Mulliniks Art Director/Wardrobe: Jessica VanAssche Art Asst: Laura Finlay PA: Cameron Monement PA: Henry True

New work out now from Tibbs' Director Oksana Mirzoyan. "Since I was sixteen, I would take long drives in Detroit. It was my meditation. When I watched the city through the frame of the windshield, it inspired and continues to inspire me. For this piece, I wanted to take the audience on a drive with me.” Director/Driver: Oksana Mirzoyan EP: Ryan Wiese Producer Mallory Maxton Cinematographer: Sean Mouton 1st AC: Kevin Waltz Editor: Amanda Marien Sound Design: Salvatore Cordova Colorist: Sam Howells Color Producer: Adam Vevang

New work out now for Trinity Health. Huge thank you to a fun and collaborative agency and the immensely talented crew who continuously raised the bar. Client - Trinity Health Agency - Campbell Ewald Production - Tibbs Inc. EP -Ryan Wiese Director - Amara Untermeyer Producer - Shannon Cragin PM - Alfred Tomaszewski PC - Emily Nichols Associate Producer - Joe Robertson Associate Producer - Katie Young Camera DP - Tommy Daguanno Steadicam - Greg Johnson 1st AC - Corey Gipperich VTR - Patrick Guenther DIT - Mike Mulliniks Photographer - Hayden Stinebaugh G&E Gaffer - Patrick O’Callaghan Key Grip - Thomas Semple BB Electric - Chris McLeod BB Grip - Evan McPhail Electric - Chad Miller Grip - Anthony Gaskell Grip - Owen Zabor Art Art Director - Jessica Wildman Katz Props - Andrew Katz Art PA - Maverick Kelly Vanities Wardrobe - Angie Yaldoo Wardrobe Assistant - Jessica VanAssche HMU - Robbin Kujus HMU Assist - Nico Cortes Prod Misc Location Manager - Dave Krieger Scripty - Carolyn Trolley VFX Supervisor - Zachary Jacobs PA (Truck) - Dylan Bickel Set PA - Shane Hillier Set PA - Brandon Keil Set PA - Henry True Set Security - Liberty Security Group Moho Driver - Chris Miller | Post - Moondogers Post Producer: Joshua Magee Editor: David Crosslin Photo Retouch: Casey Brodley VFX / Animation + Color: Hyphenate Music + Mix: Jen Pague

Pacifica - Perfect Hybrid

Proud and excited to share this campaign for the new Pacifica Hybrid via Stellantis North America and our friends at Huge. The project was a complete team approach and execution - nothing short. A special thanks to Aaron Doyle for this creative vision and for bringing us on board to execute 💫 EP: Ronny Tibbs Director: Travis Button Producer: Alfred Tomaszewski DP: Tommy Daguanno Edit: Zachary A. Kinzinger Color: Patrick Sexton 1st AC: Lyndsay Cwiertniewicz Bolt Programmer: Daniel Herman Bolt Asst: Jordan Evans Gaffer: Alan Janush Key Grip: Anthony Gaskell Props: Jessica Wildman-Katz PA: Andrew “Big Cat” Katz PA: Clark Joslin

Safari Arm fun from our most recent project with the 2022 Ford Expedition Timberline.

Happy Dream Cruise weekend! We had a blast pulling these together with @ms.emelia and our friends at @webershandwick Huge thanks to a wonderful crew: Executive Producer - @ronnytibbs Director - @rottmanbrandon Producer - @alfredbot9000 DP – @jeromewaldiii Cam Op - @seanmouton 1st– Hannah Noel & @2wheelsandacamera Post - @moondoggers_post Editor/VFX - @rottmanbrandon Color - @patrick_sxtn Gaffer - @vargoproductions @parmejonny Key Grip - Chris McLeod Audio Mixer - @markhaygen Wardrobe - Angie Yaldoo Hair & Makeup - Renata Stojcevski PA - @clarkjoslin

@teamcoco congrats on your next chapter - we loved having you @ TiBBS. #simpsons #conanobrien (thanks for the clip, Dan Roth)

Chevy Mother's Day

Happy Mother’s Day ❤️ . . . . . . . Client - @Chevrolet Agency - @Webershandwick Director - @rottmanbrandon DP - @tommydag Producer - @alfred Post - @tibbs_inc Edit - @reprisepost Color - @davisnixon Mix - @bencollins 1st AD - @bretmiller 1st AC - @Daniellegrow VTR - @mike Gaffer - @Alanjanush Grip - @mattmalone Pro. Designer - @Michaeloak Wardrobe - @Michellehutchins HMU - @rRobbinkujus PA - @nikoalexander PA - @mellissaramsey Camera - @stratton Casting - @igroup

Ford - Women Who Power America Forward

Chapter 1/4 - Adrienne Bennett - New work out today from Amara Untermeyer. The power of storytelling and commercial advertising intersects with the 'Ford, Women Who Power America Forward' campaign. Adrienne Bennett was the first African American female master plumber in America; now, she's helping turn the historic Michigan Central train station into an automotive innovation hub. A huge thanks to our clients who placed value in these narratives and the confidence in Tibbs to capture them, a rockin' Detroit-based crew, and the hero talent that made telling these stories possible.

Blue Cross Blue Shield Of Michigan - Here For It All

New work out now from Tibbs director Amara Untermeyer. Albeit in the wake of a global pandemic, this production truly embodies the ethos that the Tibbs brand was built on. Amara brought real families together, to film real experiences between them, and cinematographer Bruce Francis Cole captured it all beautifully. A huge thanks to a forward-thinking client, powerhouse agency, really-real quarantined cast, and many familiar crew faces which we hadn’t seen in far too long. Stay safe everyone, and keep creating.

FORD - Back to Work - Chapter 2, "PPE"

Out now, chapter 2 of the Ford - Back to Work series - "PPE ". In this chapter, we detailed the new protocol employees will be taking to ensure a safe working environment as things get back up and running. Our approach to this piece was entertaining yet educational - snappy camera moves, animated supers, a glass mannequin head on a turntable, and some fun music cues helped us deliver the message.

A few months back, we travelled to Seattle to film a piece on an amazing contemporary artist, James Kroner. We wanted to learn more about his craft, and what he's searching for in a landscape. It was inspiring to watch his patience and vision come to life on the canvas. While everyone's life is somewhat paused from the daily grind, it seemed like a fitting time to share this piece that focuses on the struggle of needing to create vs the patience to find inspiration. Directed/drone - @ronnytibbs DOP - @noahelliottmorrison Editor/Animation/Color - Justin Skotarczyk