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Le Werk is a visual content studiocrafting brand content worth watching.
Founded by filmmakers. Le Werk is a visual content studio based in Cologne. Specialised in storytelling, film and photography for social and brand content.
Featured Work
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Photography and web content
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Social videos
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Social content
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Photography
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Social ad
Selected clients
Services
- You decide where we come in.
- Either we produce the ideas you already have.
- Or we join earlier and take on idea development and concept work.
- Need the groundwork first? We are glad to start with content strategy.
- Vertical and horizontal formats
- From the idea to the edit
- Visually strong, editorially relevant, with an eye for detail
- For campaigns and organic content
- Alongside a video production or as a separate shoot
- Photography and post-production
- For content, campaigns, events or the brand
- Efficiency through ongoing collaboration instead of one-off projects
- Always enough high-quality content for your channels
- Regular production days, long-term partnership
Studio
The core team
Philipp MaxhoferConceptCreative Director 
Cem-Pierre SchuchHead of ProductionCamera | Director 
Joscha OrtmeierHead of Post‑ProductionPhoto | Camera 
Tom BeckersProducerContent Creator
What we stand for
Principle 01
Content is allowed to look good
Well-produced visuals in stills and motion — with the standards for lighting, framing and post-production you know from film production.
Principle 02
Something to say
Editorial depth, stories told straight, moments between people. Interview-led and documentary, with an eye for character.
Principle 03
Social first
Brands have to show up where their customers already are. We think social first and make the right content for the right channels.
Behind the Scenes
A-cam and B-cam
On tour
Team
Hundreds of productions deep
We pair a core team that has worked together for years with specialists brought in for what each job needs.
On the shoot
Colour grading
Rolling
Post-production
Pre-production
Location
Based in Cologne, booked worldwide
Our office is in the Krafthaus in the Rheinauhafen. We shoot in Cologne, across Germany and, on request, further afield.
It's a wrap
Office
Rheinauhafen Cologne
Contact
FAQ
Common questions
Answered briefly
What exactly do you do?
Content creation — video and photography for social and brand content. We develop the idea, shoot it and cut it, with an eye on where the content will run and what it has to achieve. Content strategy comes on top if you want it. You can also arrive with a finished concept and go straight into production.
What do you not do?
We do not run channels. No content calendar, no community management, no ads, no media planning. We make the material; you handle distribution.
Who do you work with?
Mostly straight with in-house teams from marketing, communications or social media. Just as often with agencies looking for a production partner. Our clients run from smaller mid-sized firms through public bodies to corporations. Our studio is in Cologne’s Rheinauhafen — we shoot in Cologne, across Germany and, on request, internationally.
One-off project or ongoing work?
Both. Single productions as readily as a standing arrangement — whichever fits the situation.
How long does it take?
Four to six weeks of lead time is a good frame. More is better still. If it has to happen sooner, talk to us — that can often be arranged.
Are you a social media agency?
No. We handle content creation, not channel management. If you are looking for strategy, a content calendar and ads, a social media agency is the better address — and we are glad to work alongside one.
Do you only work in Cologne?
Our studio sits in the Rheinauhafen in Cologne, and a good share of the shoots happen here. We shoot across North Rhine-Westphalia and all over Germany just as readily — and internationally on request. Travel is billed transparently, never as a flat fee.
What do you actually produce?
Social content
Reels and TikToks, LinkedIn videos, YouTube Shorts, stories, feed posts, series formats, employee takeovers, behind the scenes
Social ads & performance
Ad clips for Meta, TikTok and LinkedIn, hook variants and test material for A/B testing, creatives in several formats and lengths, UGC style at production standard
Employer branding & recruiting
Recruitment films, employee interviews, apprentice and career formats, team portraits, content for career pages and job ads
Events
Aftermovies, event photography, trade fair films, conference and congress coverage, live content during the event
Campaign & advertising
Ad clips, campaign visuals, product films, product photography, testimonials, launch content
Company & brand
Image films, company portraits, site films, sustainability and CSR content, client references, expert interviews, content for annual reports
Photography
Business portraits, team photos, reportage, product shots, set stills alongside the shoot