ABOUT
Cottage Eight Films is a creative content studio. We like to make short films from the concept stage through post-production. We can also take pictures.
Drawing on years of both editorial and commercial experience, we understand how to tell visual stories with an editorial viewpoint while staying true to—and distilling—a brand’s core identity.
We are based in New York City, but love to travel.
Cory Jacobs
Executive Producer & Director
Cory brings over 20 years of experience directing photo shoots across all genres for both editorial (Interview, Spin, New York Magazine) and commercial clients alike (Apple, Pentagram). She has also engaged in multi-year collaborations with both Hermès and The Ritz-Carlton Hotel Group. Film synthesizes her love for good stories, visuals, editing and music—all in one.
Jason Schmidt
Photographer & Director
Jason is a photographer and director who specializes in portraits of artists and cultural figures, architecture, interiors and travel. Artists and Artists II (Steidl) were published in 2007 and 2015. His work has been exhibited at Deitch Projects, New York; The Margulies Collection, Miami; and The Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles.
CLIENTS INCLUDE
Apparatus, Apple, Architectual Digest, August Journal, CFDA, Cadillac, Chanel, Condé Nast, David Zwirner, Global Citizen, Hermès, Kate Spade, LaPlaca Cohen, Lutron, Metropolitan Opera, Pandiscio Green, Rachel Comey, St. Regis, T Magazine, Vogue, W and Wallpaper*