From ideas to images.
From images to audiences. Manuelo Siatothro, Senior Creative Producer
I'm Manuelo Siatothro, a creative producer and filmmaker. For more than ten years I've been conceiving and producing content for media, brands and independent projects.
Available wherever the project takes me.
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How I work
Understand before producing. A good project starts with an intention, an audience and a question: what do we want to say, and why?
Find the right form. A film, a series of portraits, a campaign, a visual world or a website: every project calls for its own language. I look for the form that suits it rather than a recipe to repeat.
See it through. I like to keep the big picture in view, from the first conversation to the final exports. Art direction, production, shooting, editing, adaptations: I can step in at different stages, depending on what the project really needs.
I've worked on international campaigns at Discovery and On Location, but also on music videos, portraits and more personal projects. I enjoy looking for the right idea as much as working out how to turn it into images.
- Film & videoI can join an existing production team or take charge of a film more independently, from preparation to shooting and post-production, depending on the agreed scope.
- Art direction & designI can work on visual research, art direction, graphic concepts and overall consistency, depending on what the project needs.
- PhotographyI favour an approach suited to the person, the place and how the images will be used. A portrait session doesn't necessarily call for a studio setup; reportage isn't prepared like an advertising campaign.
Selected work
Services & rates
Filmmaking
Brand films, portraits, interviews, editorial content, event filming and digital formats.
Photography
Professional portraits, brand imagery, reportage and photographs for the web or for communication.
Art direction & brand design
Do you have an identity to clarify, a campaign to design, or several materials that don't quite tell the same story?
Web design
Showcase websites and web experiences designed with the same care as the images they contain: structure, hierarchy, typography, motion and readability.
I care as much about how a story is told
as about what it says.
My name is Manuelo Siatothro. I've been working in creative production, video and imagery for more than ten years.
My path has taken me from London to Paris, through settings as different as international media production, brand campaigns and independent projects.
Today, I bring AI into my workflow where it genuinely saves time: exploring visual directions faster, previsualising a sequence before the shoot, adapting content into multiple formats. The intent, the eye and the choices remain mine. AI helps me go further within the time available, not think in my place.
- HEC · 2026HEC CertificateBusiness strategy, completed June 2026
- YouTubeYouTube Award100K subscribers on Discovery Channel
- YouTubeYouTube Award100K subscribers on Discovery Science
- BAFTABAFTA AwardMultimedia educational programme for Espresso Education
The right setup.
I own my cinema, photo and lighting gear, so I can shoot independently to big-production standards. But gear is only a tool: I always pick the setup that best serves the story.
- Cameras
- Canon EOS C50Full-frame cinema camera
- Blackmagic Pocket Cinema Camera 6K Pro6K cinema camera
- Canon EOS R6 Mark IIIFull-frame hybrid
- Lenses
- DZOFilm 21 mm & 40 mmCinema
- Sigma Art 18-35 mm f/1.8Photo
- Canon RF 28-70 mm f/2.8 IS STMPhoto
- Canon RF 35 mm f/1.8 IS STMPhoto
- Canon EF 70-200 mm f/2.8L IS IIIPhoto
- MovementDJI RS 4 ProGimbal
- DroneDJI Mavic ProAerial shots
- LightingKit lumièreSet and interviews
En créa & blog
With En créa, I take the time to talk with people who make, imagine, pass things on or shift the lines in their own way.
Questions people ask me.
Who is Manuelo Siatothro?
I'm a creative producer and filmmaker. I spent more than seven years at Discovery, from Digital Producer to Senior Creative Producer, in London and then Paris, before joining On Location for Paris 2024. Now independent, I work across creative production, filmmaking, photography, art direction and web design.
What services do you offer?
Filmmaking and video production, photography, art direction and brand design, web design. I take on specific assignments or support a whole project, from the intention to the final exports.
What are your rates?
Filmmaking is €500 per day and photography starts at €160 per session. Art direction, brand design and web design are quoted according to the scope of the project.
Where do you work?
I work across France and internationally.
How does a project work?
It all starts with a conversation about the intention, the audience and the need. I then suggest a suitable setup, and step in at the stages that matter: art direction, production, shooting, editing, adaptations.
Do you have your own equipment?
Yes. I own my cinema, photo and lighting equipment (including a Canon EOS C50, a Blackmagic Pocket Cinema Camera 6K Pro, a Canon EOS R6 Mark III, DZOFilm lenses, a DJI RS 4 Pro gimbal and a DJI Mavic Pro drone), which I adapt to each shoot.
Which brands have you worked with?
Discovery (Discovery Channel, Discovery Science, Investigation, Family), Eurosport, On Location for Paris 2024, Europe Écologie Les Verts, as well as independent artists and entrepreneurs.
How do I request a quote?
Through the contact form, by email or by phone. No full brief needed: tell me what you want to make, where you are with it, your timeline and your budget if it's already set.
Got a projectin mind?
Do you have a film to produce, a brand to evolve, a story to tell or an idea worth exploring? Let's talk, even if the project isn't fully defined yet.