Top Story Studios

Healthcare & patient storytelling

Help people connect
with the care you provide.

Make your services easier to understand and the people behind them easier to know.

We help you turn patient experiences, your team’s expertise and your organization’s purpose into thoughtful films. From finding the story to preparing the final edits, we work with your team to create something useful for the people you need to reach.

Start with your audience

What do you need
people to understand?

You may be introducing a service, explaining a support program or asking your community to get involved. We help you find the people, questions and format that make the message clear.

01

Help patients feel informed

Introduce your services and the people providing them. Give patients and families a clearer picture of what to expect, with information your team has reviewed.

02

Make your team approachable

Let people hear directly from your clinicians, caregivers and staff. Show their perspective and the personal attention behind their work.

03

Connect people to your mission

Help donors, volunteers and community partners understand a need, how your programs respond and how they can take part.

What we can create for you

The right story.
For the right audience.

Bring us a clear brief or an idea you’re still working through. We can help shape the concept, plan the interviews, film on location and edit the story for its intended use.

  1. 01

    Patient & family stories

    Personal experiences told in the participant’s own words, with attention to what they feel comfortable sharing and the context your audience needs.

  2. 02

    Care-team & staff profiles

    Introduce the people behind your services through thoughtful interviews and footage of their work, for your website, outreach or recruitment.

  3. 03

    Service & program films

    Explain what you offer, who it serves and what participation looks like. Turn complex information into a clear story, with subject-matter review from your team.

  4. 04

    Foundation & campaign films

    Give a fundraising appeal, awareness campaign or community partnership a human focus, with a clear next step for viewers.

Ready for the places you share it

One story.
Several ways to use it.

Plan the main film alongside shorter social edits, captions, on-screen text and versions for your website, email or event screens. Your team gets a set of deliverables built around the channels you actually use.

We agree on film lengths, shoot days, formats, captions and review rounds before production begins.

Support from the first conversation

A clear plan.
A considerate process.

You know your people and your organization. We guide the storytelling and production, with a plan that accounts for your setting, your schedule and the people taking part.

  1. 01

    Define the purpose

    Start with your audience, the message they need to understand and where the finished story will be shared.

  2. 02

    Prepare together

    Plan participants, interview topics, permissions and locations. Agree on privacy boundaries and who will review the work.

  3. 03

    Put people at ease

    Guide the conversation with thoughtful questions and a comfortable pace. Make room for people to speak naturally, pause or leave a topic out.

  4. 04

    Review & deliver

    Work through the agreed review rounds with your team to check accuracy, context and sensitive details, then prepare your final versions.

A few examples

See how a story
can take shape.

Partnership, program and mission films can each serve a different purpose. These examples offer a starting point for thinking about your own story.

BASE Camp & AdventHealthPartnership film 1:58

Show everyday support

A hospital meal delivery, from arrival to a personal handoff.

BASE Camp Children’s Cancer FoundationProgram film / 1:00

Bring a program to life

Family interviews and a shared experience give a support program a human perspective.

The Lifeboat ProjectMission film / 0:35

Explain a mission clearly

A short staff interview introduces an organization’s purpose.

Let’s talk about what you need

What would you like
your story to do?

Tell us who you want to reach, what you want them to understand and any timing you have in mind. We’ll help you shape the idea, choose the format and plan the next steps.

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