ONE at Optimus

ONE at Optimus Commercial video production company located in Chicago, Illinois.

In just a few short years, One at Optimus has become Chicago's busiest production company, shooting across the midwest, the US and internationally. Home to an award-winning roster of directors, One is nimble and scalable, capable of small run-and-gun shoots from inside a car to 100-person crew shoots on sound stages in LA. Regardless of the size or scope of the job, no one is more equipped to draw

from the very best in the Chicago production community to get the most out of every dollar and every creative talent on the project.

In honor of Halloween check out the short film BITE, directed by 🕷️🎃When fitness fanatic Julia returns home with a bunch...
10/30/2025

In honor of Halloween check out the short film BITE, directed by 🕷️🎃

When fitness fanatic Julia returns home with a bunch of bananas, she accidentally unleashes an eight-legged nightmare into her home, capable of paralyzing her… and much, much worse.

Starring: Chelsea Fitzgerald & Tina the spider
Producer & Director: Simon Berry

Story by: Simon Berry
Written by: David Scullion
Director of Photography: Tom Welsh
Editor: James Rosen @ Final-Cut
Colour: Steffan Perry @ Framestore
Location Sound: Frank Mclaren
Sound Design & Music: Patch Rowland @ Machine London
Spider Wrangler: Mark @ Animal Actors
Casting: Kate and Lou Casting
Makeup & SFX: Jess Taylor

04/17/2025

Check out this trailer for Arts and Architecture: The Case Study House Program for Artbound on - Edited by Optimus Post's Jenny Schaye and created by our very talented director duo Corbett Jones and Anna Rau at The Range. Find the link to the full episode !

Director: and
Production:
Trailer Editor:
Trailer Audio:

04/16/2025

Born Here. For Here. Check out this collaboration with our friends at OWND Ideas Factory for Kona Brewing Hawaii. Big thank you to our amazing local crew in Hawaii!⁣
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⁣🎞 CREDITS 🎞⁣⁣
⁣Client: Kona Brewing Hawaii⁣
⁣Agency: OWND Ideas Factory⁣
⁣CCO: Mike Frease⁣
⁣ECD: Louie Calvano⁣
⁣ECD: Dylan Krenka⁣
⁣Head of Experience & Design: Jim Carlton⁣
⁣Head of Growth & Client Development: Nick Jones⁣
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⁣Production: ONE at Optimus ⁣
⁣Director/DP: Jamieson Mulholland⁣
⁣Line Producer: Michelle Tocash⁣
⁣Production Manager: Kevin Sawicki⁣
⁣Executive Producer: Dave Buehrle⁣
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⁣Post-Production: Optimus⁣
⁣Editor: Randy Palmer⁣
⁣Assistant Editor: Chris Shepard⁣
⁣Colorist: Paul Galati⁣
⁣Assistant Colorist: Colin Cubr⁣
⁣Senior Audio Engineer: Zach Scheitlin⁣
⁣Audio Assistant: Harrison Gill⁣
⁣Executive Creative Director: Mike Ciacciarelli⁣
⁣Creative Director: Tyler Nelson⁣
⁣Animation Director: Luis Mayorga⁣
⁣Director of Finish: Glen Noren⁣
⁣VFX Supervisor: Ryan Wood⁣
⁣Assistant Producer: Helen Diep ⁣
⁣EP/Managing Director: Brian Hrastar⁣
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⁣Audio Engineer: Marina Killion

It’s always a good production when it takes place in Hawaii 🌴😎☀️We can’t wait to share the final work!🌊
03/05/2025

It’s always a good production when it takes place in Hawaii 🌴😎☀️

We can’t wait to share the final work!🌊

01/24/2025

Did you say...chocolate?!🍫

Check out this new spot from our director Jamieson Mulholland in collaboration with our friends at Mars.

"Very excited that this footage has finally been released and I can share it! I really loved this project. It was technically challenging and we had way too much to shoot, but somehow it all came together.

This was all shot practically, and none of it is CGI. Even the wrapper at the end was stop motion. That said, there was a lot of post cleanup and did an incredible job." - Jamieson Mulholland

Footage edited by

Special thanks to:
David Baker for the awesome rigs
on art dept and ice cream
Our food team, , Sara Cruz, and
for the hand carved models
for producing and Marlon Bracamontes for backing her up
as 1st AD and all around good guy
for stop motion wrappers
Daniel Herman from .midwest on the Bolt & running the Phantom
and Guy Moeller for lighting it up
And all of the other assistants, PAs, and general support that made this happen!

UPDATE: Job application resume and cover letter submissions are due by Monday, December 16th. Thank you.Check out the jo...
12/09/2024

UPDATE: Job application resume and cover letter submissions are due by Monday, December 16th. Thank you.

Check out the job information here:

https://optimus.com/work-with-us/

ONE at Optimus is hiring a Head of Production/Staff Production Manager position! This new position will support EP Dave Buehrle and the directors in building a stronger creative production company.

Check out the job information here:

https://optimus.com/work-with-us/

ONE at Optimus is hiring a Head of Production/Staff Production Manager position! This new position will support EP Dave ...
12/03/2024

ONE at Optimus is hiring a Head of Production/Staff Production Manager position! This new position will support EP Dave Buehrle and the directors in building a stronger creative production company.

Check out the job information here:

https://optimus.com/work-with-us/

11/26/2024

Team Dinners just got a whole lot cleaner!

Take a look at this new spot in collaboration with our friends at for , directed by

🎞 CREDITS 🎞:
Client: The Clorox Company
Brand: Clorox
Producer: Lauriann LaMoreaux
Exec. Producer: Ximena Aguirre
Copywriter: Jessica Farac
Art Director: Alanna Quinlan
Creative Director: Manuel Torres

Director:
DP:
Producer:
EP/HOP:
1st AD:
Art Director:
Gaffer: George Leahy

What do the iconic TV series Lost, Oscar winner Diane Lane, and one of the most acclaimed restaurants on the planet have...
09/20/2024

What do the iconic TV series Lost, Oscar winner Diane Lane, and one of the most acclaimed restaurants on the planet have in common? They’re all right here as ONE at Optimus Executive Producer and Head of Production Dave Buehrle stops by for a thoroughly entertaining round of Five Questions with SCREEN. Let’s get to it!⁣
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https://linktr.ee/optimuspostchi

Optimus & ONE at Optimus' collaboration with our friends at Blue Chip for Merrell takes home a Gold Effie Award!🎥 CREDIT...
07/19/2022

Optimus & ONE at Optimus' collaboration with our friends at Blue Chip for Merrell takes home a Gold Effie Award!

🎥 CREDITS 🎥

OPTIMUS POST
Editor: Matt Glover
Assistant Editor: Margo Hess
Executive Producer: Tracy Spera
EP/Managing Director: Brian Hrastar
Associate Producer: Alex Campbell
Colorist: Paul Galati
Audio Engineer: Ben Treimer
Creative Director: Tyler Nelson
VFX Supervisor: Ryan Wood
Senior Finish Assistant: Connor Luczak

ONE AT OPTIMUS
Director: Rob Gregory
Director of Sales: Tim Jacobs
Head of Production: Dave Buehrle
Line Producer: Sydney Thomson
Production Supervisor: Jill Van Buren

BLUE CHIP WORLDWIDE
Associate Director, Print Production: Rex Kahr
Creative Director: Darick Massen
Supervisor, Client Leadership: Gina Giordano
Client Coordinator: Jaimie Scott

03/25/2022

Taco John’s is a Bigger, Bolder, Better place to eat.⁣
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⁣Take a look at these fun new spots with our friends for , Directed by George Zwierzynski!
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⁣Thank you to our friends for the amazing feature. ⁣
https://www.lbbonline.com/news/taco-johns-drive-thru-speaker-comes-alive-in-new-ads
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⁣✨🎬 CREDITS 🎞✨⁣
⁣CLIENT ⁣
⁣AGENCY ⁣
⁣PRODUCTION COMPANY ⁣
⁣DIRECTOR ⁣
⁣EP/HEAD OF PRODUCTION ⁣
⁣EDITORIAL/DESIGN ⁣
⁣EDITOR ⁣
⁣SENIOR ASSISTANT EDITOR ⁣
⁣EP/MANAGING DIRECTOR ⁣
⁣EP ⁣
⁣ECD ⁣
⁣CREATIVE DIRECTOR ⁣
⁣ANIMATION DIRECTOR ⁣
⁣VFX SUPERVISOR
COLORIST

Katelyn Lanigan:
⁣Taco John’s is a Bigger, Bolder, Better place to eat.⁣
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⁣Take a look at these fun new spots with our friends for !⁣
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⁣Thank you to our friends for the amazing feature. ⁣
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⁣Link In Bio. ⁣
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⁣✨🎬 CREDITS 🎞✨⁣
⁣CLIENT ⁣
⁣AGENCY ⁣
⁣PRODUCTION COMPANY ⁣
⁣DIRECTOR ⁣
⁣EP/HEAD OF PRODUCTION ⁣
⁣EDITORIAL/DESIGN ⁣
⁣EDITOR ⁣
⁣SENIOR ASSISTANT EDITOR ⁣
⁣EP/MANAGING DIRECTOR ⁣
⁣EP ⁣
⁣ECD ⁣
⁣CREATIVE DIRECTOR ⁣
⁣ANIMATION DIRECTOR ⁣
⁣VFX SUPERVISOR
COLORIST

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