Vancouver, BC · Boutique Creative Studio · Est. 2025

YOUR
BRAND
DESERVES
TO LOOK
AS GOOD
AS IT IS

Strategy, video, photography, and design — all under one roof. Built for local businesses who know their product is better than their brand looks online.

Showreel — Drop video here
Ilmer Studios · 2025 Reel
2+
Active Retainers
1
IMDb Credit
4
Disciplines
1
Roof

EVERY
DISCIPLINE.
ONE
STUDIO.

Most studios do one thing. We do all four — at a professional level — because two founders who each cover every creative discipline a brand needs built this from scratch.

01
Video Production

Short-form Reels, TikToks, brand films, and ads. Shot by a trained cinematographer with an IMDb credit — not someone who learned on YouTube.

02
Photography

Product, lifestyle, events, and team photography. Up to 30 edited final images per month included in retainer packages.

03
Graphic Design

Brand identity, carousels, story templates, ad creative, and full design systems — led by an Art Lead from the game industry.

04
Content Strategy

Planning sessions, content calendars, caption copy, hashtag strategy, paid ad campaigns, and monthly analytics reports.

THE
WORK

Replace these placeholders with your actual projects. Put your strongest piece in the hero slot — it's the first thing a potential client sees.

Hero Project — Largest Slot
Brand Film
Client Name
Project 2
Photography
Client Name
Project 3
Design
Client Name
Project 4
Social Content
Client Name
Project 5
Video
Client Name
Showreel / Featured Film
Brand Film
Short-Form Reel
Event Coverage
Ad Creative
Photo 1
Photo 2
Photo 3
Photo 4
Photo 5
Photo 6

WHY
NOT
ANYONE
ELSE.

Vancouver has hundreds of freelancers. Most do one thing. Here's what makes this different.

Work With Us
01
A DOP With a Film Degree & an IMDb Credit

Ikram is not a content creator who bought a camera. He is a trained cinematographer with an IMDb-credited feature film. In Vancouver — one of North America's most active film cities — that distinction matters. Every shot is intentional. The quality ceiling is significantly higher.

02
A Designer From the Game Industry

Armish is an Art Lead at a game studio — one of the most demanding visual environments anywhere. That level of visual systems thinking transfers directly: cohesive output across every touchpoint, without briefing multiple vendors.

03
Strategy First. Production Second.

We don't show up with a camera and ask what to shoot. Every engagement starts with understanding the business, the audience, and the content system that gets there. Scripts before shoot days. This is the difference between a vendor and a partner.

04
Cultural Fluency That Opens Doors

Ikram and Armish are Pakistani and Muslim, with direct experience of Metro Vancouver's South Asian business community — large, tight-knit, and significantly underserved by existing studios. That trust travels fast through referral networks.

05
Two Founders. No Overhead. Full Accountability.

Every client talks directly to the people doing the work. Decisions happen in hours, not days. Quality is consistent because there's no hand-off. That's the structural advantage of a boutique studio.

Hero image
Case Study — Boss Halal Meat, Vancouver
FROM
INVISIBLE
TO RECOGNISED
IN 90 DAYS

Boss Halal Meat had a product the neighbourhood loved and social media that didn't show it. We came in with a full monthly content system — strategy, shoot days, short-form video, photography, and design — and built a brand presence that matched what was actually happening inside the store.

Instagram Reach
+40%
Foot Traffic
8
Reels Per Month
3mo
On Retainer

"Add your client quote here. Something specific — what changed in their business, how it felt to finally have content that matched the quality of their product."

— Ahmed · Owner, Boss Halal Meat

THE
RETAINER
MODEL

Great content compounds over time. One video is a post. Three months is a brand. Six months is a community that trusts you. That's why we work on monthly retainers.

Starter
$1,500
Per month · 3-month minimum
  • Content strategy + monthly planning session
  • 1 shoot day per month (up to 4 hours)
  • 4 short-form videos — Reels / TikTok
  • 8 static posts or graphics
  • 5 branded story templates
  • Captions and hashtag strategy
  • Monthly content calendar
  • 1 round of revisions per deliverable
Get Started

New businesses, restaurants, local retail

Full Studio
$4,500
Per month · 6-month minimum
  • Full strategy, brand voice + quarterly planning
  • Unlimited shoot days (typically 3–4/month)
  • All video — Reels, long-form, ads, brand films
  • All design — graphics, stories, web assets
  • Full photography coverage
  • Ad campaign management end-to-end
  • Monthly brand review (1.5hrs) with Ikram & Armish
  • Unlimited revisions · Quarterly brand audit
Get Started

Scaling businesses, full creative team replacement

ADD-ON
SERVICES

Available standalone or added to any retainer. Every project gets the same attention to detail.

ServicePriceNotes
Brand film / hero video$1,200–$3,000Concept through delivery
Event coverage (photo + video)$800–$1,500/dayEdited deliverables included
Product photography session$450–$800Up to 20 final images
Paid ad campaign (one-off)$600 + ad spendMeta or Google
Website content refresh$800–$1,500Photos, copy, video
Pitch deck design$400–$900Armish — presentation design
Logo & brand identity system$600–$1,500Full brand system
UGC-style content package$500 / 5 videosFor e-commerce brands
Gear / tech review contentCustomFor tech and gear brands

TWO FOUNDERS.
EVERY DISCIPLINE.

Ikram's photo here
Director of Photography · Co-Founder
IKRAM KHAN

Film graduate, working DOP in Pakistan and Vancouver. IMDb-credited feature film. Every frame is intentional. Content that looks like it came from a film set — because it kind of did.

IMDb Credit Film Degree DOP Photography Content Strategy
Armish's photo here
Art Director · Co-Founder
ARMISH

Visual communication design degree. Currently Art Lead at a game studio — one of the most demanding visual environments in any industry. Brand systems, illustration, animation, and design that holds at every scale.

Art Lead · Game Industry Brand Identity Illustration Animation UI Design

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PROJECT

Location
Vancouver, BC, Canada
Website
ilmerstudios.com
"The only thing
left to do is start."