Real Tings Studio Sessions

Story-led workshops for brands, creatives, and community builders

Our workshops are designed to help teams uncover their authentic narratives, spark ideas, and lay the creative groundwork for content that connects.

Led by Real Tings founder Ashton John—a filmmaker and educator whose workshop delivery includes Google, Apple, UCL and dozens of community organisations—our sessions blend cinematic thinking with brand strategy and real-world facilitation experience.

Whether you’re looking to inspire your team, develop a story-led campaign, or test the waters before commissioning a full documentary, our workshops offer an intentional and energising entry point.

Why a Workshop?

Not every brand is ready to jump into a documentary; every brand has a story worth telling.

Our workshops offer a low-lift way to:

  • Explore your values and purpose

  • Identify human moments and case studies with narrative potential

  • Build internal alignment before commissioning a film

  • Test ideas and see what resonates

  • Many of our best films start right here

Our Core Sessions:

  1. Day Story Discovery

    A hands-on creative session for your team to uncover your purpose, values, and human stories worth telling. Perfect for brand, comms, or leadership teams.

  2. Story-to-Screen Strategy

    Turn your case studies or campaigns into cinematic narratives. This session helps you reframe what you already have into something with emotional power and social reach.

  3. Filmmaking 101 (for Non-Filmmakers)

    A creative workshop for in-house teams who want to build content in a more intentional, story-first way—even using your phone.

Our workshops are designed to stand alone or lead somewhere bigger.

If a story has real legs, we can evolve it into a branded documentary, mini-series, or even pitch to broadcasters and streamers.

Who It's For:

  • B Corps and purpose-led brands

  • Creative teams looking to evolve case studies into content

  • Organisations with powerful community, innovation or impact stories

  • Founders looking to capture their vision on camera

  • Anyone who wants to turn values into visuals

Ready to explore your story?

Let’s find the real tings behind your brand.