Tell me what you’re building.
A short conversation about your business, your customers, and the opportunity you want to focus on.
BASED IN MANSFIELD · SERVING GREATER BOSTON
Local business.
Bigger
possibilities.
Short-form video and a clear content plan for independent local businesses. I help you show the people, products, and care that make your business worth visiting.
Work directly with Umar · Free 15-minute introductory call
GOOD STORIES START CLOSE TO HOME.
✳Made for the places
that make a neighborhood.
Original concept illustration · not client work
that make a neighborhood.
FOR THE BUSINESSES AROUND THE CORNER
Restaurants ✳ Cafés ✳ Barbershops ✳ Local services
01 / THE APPROACH
Your business has
a personality.
Let’s bring it out.
Every business has its own story. Let’s find the people, details, and moments that make yours worth sharing.
I start by listening: what you’re building, who you want to reach, and what you want people to remember. Together, we choose one priority. Then I plan, film, and edit content around it.
01
A direction that makes sense
A focused marketing direction shaped around your customers, one business goal, and a clear next step.
02
Video with something to say
On-location filming and editing that bring your products, people, and atmosphere to life.
03
Content you can put to work
Social-ready videos, thoughtful captions, and a plan for sharing them. Photography and ongoing support can be scoped separately.
02 / THE POSSIBILITIES
Different businesses.
Different stories.
Here’s how an idea could take shape.
These are illustrative campaign concepts,
not commissioned projects or client results.
STORY CONCEPT / 0019:16 ↗
ILLUSTRATIVE CREATIVE DIRECTION✳
CONCEPT, NOT CLIENT WORKBecome part of
Become part of
someone’s morning.
For a café that wants to feel warm, familiar, and worth making a small detour for.
- THE BUSINESS GOAL
- Give nearby customers a reason to stop in during the morning.
- THE VIDEO IDEA
- The lights come on. Coffee pours. A pastry hits the counter. A friendly face hands over the first cup.
- THE NEXT STEP
- A clear invitation to visit, with the location and morning hours.
03 / KEEP IT SIMPLE
First, we listen.
Then, we make.
Give the idea a direction.
We agree on the message and scope, then plan the shoot and create content that fits your business.
Put it out into the world.
You get ready-to-post content and a simple sharing plan. We review what happened and discuss the next step.
04 / FIND YOUR STARTING POINT
A clear scope.
A useful next step.
Choose a first project or build a monthly rhythm. Every option starts with your business, your customers, and a message worth sharing.
Why the message comes first ↗A simple place to start.
Social Essentials
$450/ project
A focused batch of natural, social-ready content.
- A planning call to choose one message
- One on-site shoot, up to 60 minutes
- Three simple vertical videos, 15–30 seconds each, with on-screen captions
- Three post captions
- One consolidated revision round
More room for your story.
Business Stories
$650/ project
A developed creative direction and a practical sharing plan.
- A 30-minute discovery & planning call
- A one-page direction: audience, message & next step
- One on-site shoot, up to 90 minutes
- Three developed vertical videos, 15–30 seconds each, with on-screen captions
- Three post captions & a two-week posting plan
- One consolidated revision round
- A 20-minute follow-up review
Create, share, improve.
Create & Learn
$1,200/ month · from
A monthly rhythm for trying ideas and learning what connects.
- One monthly shoot, up to two hours
- Six short vertical videos, up to 30 seconds each, across several concepts
- On-screen captions, six post captions & a posting calendar
- One consolidated revision round per monthly batch
- A monthly review using analytics you share
All packages cover one business location. Natural phone footage or a more polished look—we choose the style around the idea, not the price tier. Final scope, direction, schedule, and any travel or parking costs are agreed before booking.
You review the content before using it. Posting, daily account management, comments and messages, advertising and ad spend, extra shoots, and photography are quoted separately. Results are not guaranteed.
One-time projects: 50% to book · 50% on final approval, before file handoff. Monthly terms are agreed in your proposal.
05 / THE PERSON BEHIND THE WORK
Hi, I’m Umar.
I care about your business.
I grew up around family businesses. I know there’s a person—and a lot of work—behind the storefront.
I’ve spent years building social media accounts and growing audiences. Along the way, I developed a feel for what earns attention, how content connects with people, and how to keep learning as platforms change.
Woodsmoke Creative brings that experience together with my passion for videography and a practical business mindset. You work directly with me, from the first conversation to the final edit.
Based in Mansfield. Working with small businesses across Greater Boston and nearby communities.
A FEW THINGS YOU MIGHT BE WONDERING
Good questions.
Straight answers.
Do I need to know what I want already?
No. Bring a business goal or a challenge. We’ll talk through your customers, the feeling you want to create, and what kind of content could help.
Can you match the style of my business?
Yes. Warm and familiar, clean and polished, or playful and energetic—the creative direction comes from your business and the customers you want to reach. We agree on that direction before filming.
Are the examples on this site real client projects?
No. They’re original, illustrative campaign concepts showing how I approach a brief. I’m building my local business portfolio; these concepts show my thinking, rather than completed shoots, client endorsements, or measured results. Ask about current filming and editing samples when we talk.
Do you guarantee views, followers, or sales?
No. I commit to the agreed plan and deliverables. Before the project, we choose useful signals to review—such as inquiries, profile visits, or tracked offer redemptions—without promising a particular business outcome.
What if I want help every month?
Create & Learn starts at $1,200 per month for one shoot, six short videos, captions, a posting calendar, and a performance review. You handle posting. We agree on scope and monthly terms before starting; additional support is quoted separately.
YOUR NEXT CHAPTER STARTS WITH A CONVERSATION
Tell me about
your business.
A free 15-minute introductory call to talk about what you’re building and see whether working together makes sense.
m.umarkhan.inc@gmail.comPrefer to keep it simple? Call or email me directly.