About Us.

We are a small video production company based in
Austin, Texas specializing in story-driven video for the web.

What is your story?  Our videos help you bring your unique story to life through brilliant cinematography, crisp audio and intelligent editing. Video can help you communicate your proposition effectively, but it takes a story to make it interesting .  Our mission is to make video for our clients that people will want to watch, and continue watching, until the end.

Custom video production to fit your needs …and budget

Although we specialize in documentary-style films, we can customize any video production plan to fit your needs. Whether you need a full-length documentary, business profile, web commercial, or event video, we would love to discuss your project.  For small businesses on a budget, we also offer a streamlined and affordable video profile package called ShortStories.

All I have to say is wow – a million times over. You are truly gifted. From the beginning we could tell that you “got it” and we are thrilled with the video.
- Vivian Shudde, Executive Director of The Brookwood Community

Meet the Team:

Carson Coots Founder & Production Director

From print campaigns to websites to photography and video, I like to do anything that allows me to be creative.  I graduated from Texas State University and built a career in advertising, design and photography. I love graphic and web design, but filmmaking is my true passion. I created Cognitive Films around what I love to do:  Tell stories. Let me tell yours. Please?

Samantha Scott Production Manager & Editor

I graduated from the University of Kentucky with a BA in Telecommunications, focusing on video production. I went further in depth throughout the duration of several internships and found myself editing a documentary that has been aired on WOUB-TV. Video production is my passion and my goal is to use my imagination and creativity to tell your story.

Some of our clients: