The Brief
Supersweet Motion Pictures is a video and photo production company built on one simple belief: great content changes things.
Supersweet Motion Pictures is a video and photo production company built on one simple belief: great content changes things.
Supersweet Motion Pictures is a video and photo production company built on one simple belief: great content changes things.
How We Got Here:
The Story Behind The Name
How We Got Here:
The Story Behind The Name
We're based in San Francisco and work nationwide — with clients ranging from global enterprise brands to emerging startups, VC-backed companies, and creative teams who want only the best and need a partner to deliver it.
We're based in San Francisco and work nationwide — with clients ranging from global enterprise brands to emerging startups, VC-backed companies, and creative teams who want only the best and need a partner to deliver it.
We're based in San Francisco and work nationwide — with clients ranging from global enterprise brands to emerging startups, VC-backed companies, and creative teams who want only the best and need a partner to deliver it.
2021
2022
2025
2020
2021
EVERY NAME HAS A STORY.
EVERY NAME HAS A STORY.
Supersweet didn't start with a business plan. It started with a bet on the future of production.
Supersweet didn't start with a business plan. It started with a bet on the future of production.
In 2020, founder Brian Cibula left his partnership at ATOMIC D — a creative agency he'd helped build — to chase something new. Virtual production was changing the way content got made, and Brian wanted to be at the front of it.
In 2020, founder Brian Cibula left his partnership at ATOMIC D — a creative agency he'd helped build — to chase something new. Virtual production was changing the way content got made, and Brian wanted to be at the front of it.
He joined Magicbox, a venture started by his former business partner, with a bold goal: open the first virtual production studio in the Bay Area.
He joined Magicbox, a venture started by his former business partner, with a bold goal: open the first virtual production studio in the Bay Area.
What happened next didn't go exactly according to plan — and turned out better for it.
What happened next didn't go exactly according to plan — and turned out better for it.
The studio evolved into something more mobile:
The studio evolved into something more mobile:
Two semi-trailers that transformed into full virtual production stages. Brian helped launch the Magicbox Superstage and the Superstudio, spending years deep in the technology, the craft, and the community — meeting the people shaping virtual production at the highest levels of Hollywood.
Two semi-trailers that transformed into full virtual production stages. Brian helped launch the Magicbox Superstage and the Superstudio, spending years deep in the technology, the craft, and the community — meeting the people shaping virtual production at the highest levels of Hollywood.
But while the trucks were parked in LA, something else was growing.
But while the trucks were parked in LA, something else was growing.
The video production work Brian had never stopped doing kept expanding, and it needed a home of its own.
The name came naturally. Superstage. Superstudio. Keep the Super. And the rest?
The video production work Brian had never stopped doing kept expanding, and it needed a home of its own.
The name came naturally. Superstage. Superstudio. Keep the Super. And the rest?
That came from the clients themselves — who had a habit of calling Brian and his team exactly what they are:
That came from the clients themselves — who had a habit of calling Brian and his team exactly what they are:
Supersweet people making Supersweet work.
Supersweet people making Supersweet work.
Supersweet Motion Pictures was born.
Supersweet Motion Pictures was born.
In 2025, Brian acquired the company outright. He remains its Creative Director — and when the schedule allows, still does what he loves most: sits down at the edit.
In 2025, Brian acquired the company outright. He remains its Creative Director — and when the schedule allows, still does what he loves most: sits down at the edit.
MORE THAN JUST PRODUCTION
MORE THAN JUST PRODUCTION
What Makes Us Supersweet
What Makes Us Supersweet
What Makes Us Supersweet
We treat every project like it's our most important one — because to our clients, it is.
We treat every project like it's our most important one — because to our clients, it is.
We combine cinematic production quality with strategic thinking. Beautiful content that also drives results.
We combine cinematic production quality with strategic thinking. Beautiful content that also drives results.
We operate across formats: live action, virtual production, 2D motion graphics, 3D animation, photography, podcasts and more.
We operate across formats: live action, virtual production, 2D motion graphics, 3D animation, photography, podcasts and more.
We've worked with companies like Amazon, New Balance, Marsh McLennan Agency, HARMAN Automotive, Workday, Woven Capital (Toyota), S32 and many more — and we bring the same energy to every project, regardless of size.
We've worked with companies like Amazon, New Balance, Marsh McLennan Agency, HARMAN Automotive, Workday, Woven Capital (Toyota), S32 and many more — and we bring the same energy to every project, regardless of size.
The people behind every production
The people behind every production
Team Bios
Team Bios
Hayley Ellis
Creative Producer & Writer
Creative Producer & Writer
Hayley is the idea person. The one who figures out what to say, how to say it, and why it'll land — before a single frame gets shot.
Hayley is the idea person. The one who figures out what to say, how to say it, and why it'll land — before a single frame gets shot.
Brian Cibula
Founder & Creative Director
Brian spent over 25 years finding out what's possible — and then doing it anyway.
Hayley Ellis
Creative Producer & Writer
Hayley is the idea person. The one who figures out what to say, how to say it, and why it'll land — before a single frame gets shot.
Justin Galvan
Video & Motion Graphics Editor
Justin has been editing since before most people knew what a timeline was.
BUILT FOR DIFFERENT WORLDS
Industries We Often Support
Industries We Often Support
Industries We Often Support
Media & Entertainment
Media & Entertainment
Professional Services
Professional Services
Technology & SaaS
Technology & SaaS
Financial Services
Financial Services
Venture Capital & Investment
Venture Capital & Investment
Manufacturing & Automotive
Manufacturing & Automotive
Consumer Brands & Retail
Consumer Brands & Retail
