Director · Producer · Editor
From the first idea
to the final frame.
I’m Paul Stoll. I develop stories with clients and bring them to life through directing, cinematography and editing.
Discuss a projectUS-based filmmaker. Available for remote projects.
Selected work
01 / Commercial
A product film for
a modern workspace.
Plugable · TBT3-UDZ
A product film connecting the dock’s technical benefits with a clean, carefully composed workspace.
Concept & writing · Production · Cinematography · Edit & graphics
Made with Plugable’s marketing director and two graphic designers—a hands-on core production team.
02 / Narrative
Jess
Narrative short · 14:49
A personal, deliberately paced film about a young man’s memories of a past relationship. My second narrative film, following Tavake.
Writing · Directing · Cinematography · Editing
Produced with a credited cast and crew
03 / Documentary editing · PBS Origins
The Inconvenient Truth
of Smokey Bear
History, humor and an expert interview come together in this episode of A People’s History of Native America.
04 / Customer story · Plugable
A business story,
told through its people.
An interview-led customer film made in-house at Plugable, with the marketing director and two graphic designers as hands-on core production collaborators.
Work with Paul
Start with the story.
Plan for the screen.
A good film starts with decisions made before the camera rolls. I connect the idea, the production and the finish, with collaborators brought in where the project needs them.
Find the right starting pointDevelop the film
Find the story with you. Define the audience and purpose, then shape a treatment, script and practical production plan.
Commercials · Brand films · Customer stories
Bring it to life
Directing, producing and cinematography shaped around the story, the people and the resources available.
Production location and travel by agreement
Shape the edit
Remote editing, motion graphics and sound work. A clear brief, an agreed scope and a considered path to the final delivery.
Footage delivered online · Defined review rounds
The filmmaker
A filmmaker’s eye.
A producer’s
practicality.
I enjoy finding the story with a client, then working out how to make it live on screen.
Over more than 15 years, my work has included in-house video production at Plugable, multimedia production at the University of Washington, and editing for PBS Origins.
I bring writing, camera, editing, graphics and sound into the same conversation. That experience helps me plan for what the finished film needs and carry the work through delivery.
Alongside commissioned work, I write and direct narrative films. Jess follows Tavake, my thesis film made in Tonga. Personal filmmaking remains at the heart of where I want to go next.
Experience & backgroundMake something with purpose
What are you
making?
Tell me about the idea, who it’s for, your timing and your budget range. We’ll work out the right next step.
paul@paulstoll.comFor an editing project, include the approximate footage volume, target length and a sample of the material.
Remote editing and production enquiries welcome.
Filming and travel by arrangement.