“The form is never the point — what moves through it is.”

MCB Studio develops social content, brand films, and YouTube documentaries — as well as original film and series formats.

Why

Most videos disappear in the noise.

Social media is full of videos with fast cuts, generic images, and messages that all feel the same.
We believe what remains are films with a real core: stories that move us through people, places, and perspective.

Approach

Real stories. Clearly told. Cinematically distilled.

That is why MCB Studio produces content with a documentary sensibility: work that does not rely on volume, but on real stories. Clearly told. Cinematically distilled.

Services

Cinematic storytelling for brands, people, and organisations.

01

Social Content Day

Many clips for ongoing visibility.

One shoot day from which short documentary-style pieces for Instagram, LinkedIn, websites, and campaigns can emerge.

from €1,500*

Enquire

02

Brand Story Film

The film that shows what you stand for.

A documentary brand film for websites, campaigns, and social media.

from €2,500*

Enquire

03

YouTube Documentary

Don’t advertise. Tell a story.

Documentary YouTube productions for brands that want to own a subject.

from €8,000*

Enquire

04

Documentary Film

For organizations, cultural projects, foundations, brands, and people with subjects that deserve to be told in greater depth.

As a documentary film, portrait, mini-doc, or documentary series format.

05

Fiction Films & Series

For producers and creative partners with projects that are meant to be told cinematically.

As a short film, feature film, or series concept.

Reel

Director's Reel

Selected Work · Directed by MCB

Filmmaking Reel

Trailer

Event Film

Martin-Christopher Bode on set Documentary shoot at a historic location

About

“Ancient Principles. New Frames.”

I am Martin-Christopher Bode — filmmaker and martial artist.

With my short film A Good Story, I won the Raindance Film Festival as well as more than 16 international awards and qualified for the Academy Awards in 2015. Other works were also released by Sony Pictures.

After 20 years in film and media — as head of the Munich Film Academy, lecturer in London, and director of international productions — I followed an inner call for change and immersed myself for over seven years deeply in the internal martial arts of Wudang: Tai Chi, Kung Fu, and Qi Gong.

That intensive training fundamentally changed my view of content and process, and taught me form is never the point, what moves through it is.

Contact

Have a story worth telling?

We develop the right format for your story, your goal, your budget.

No story yet? No problem — let’s find one and tell it together!

Inquire

MCB Studio · Key Facts

  • Location: Fürth, Bavaria · Shooting region Nuremberg/Fürth · DACH · International
  • Owner: Martin-Christopher Bode, filmmaker
  • Services: Social content, brand films, YouTube documentaries, documentary films, fiction
  • Pricing from: €1,500 (Social Content Day) to €8,000 (YouTube Documentary)
  • Experience: 15 years in the film business, from small sets to large productions
  • Contact: hello@mcbstudio.de

Awards

  • 2013 — Raindance Film Festival London · Winner Best Short Film (A Good Story)
  • 2015 — Academy Award Qualification · Short Film Category
  • 2012–2016 — 16+ awards at international film festivals