How a travel video launched this Gold Coast man’s filmmaking career

It all started a few years ago with a travel video and now, with an impressive list of clients to his name, this Gold Coast filmmaker plans to take on the world.

IT all started a few years ago with a travel video of a trip to Japan, and now Tyson Leith is achieving lucrative results with his filmmaking.

The Miami videographer opened production company Timberwolf Films three years ago and in that time has built up an impressive list of clients, including Harley Davidson, Uber, JBL, Pillow Talk and more.

Now he’s hoping to break into the American advertising industry and is in talks with global sport gear company Everlast for a new branding video.

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Miami filmmaker Tyson Leith has found lots of success with his business Timberwolf Films and is hoping to break into the US advertising industry.

“I was documenting my travels around Japan, me and my ex-girlfriend,” Mr Leith said.

“People were obsessed with how I made Japan look in a film. That gained a lot of traction. That got me so much work.

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“I started making her (his former girlfriend’s) social media content, that put me in touch with MAC Cosmetics, they got in touch with me about doing a video for their staff, then that turned into Dolly Magazine, Cosmopolitan.

“It was a weird transition. I think it’s due to the boom we’re having for small businesses and media companies and agencies needing film content for websites or social media.”

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Miami filmmaker Tyson Leith has found lots of success with his business Timberwolf Films and is hoping to break into the US advertising industry.

Mr Leith started his creative career with his ears, not his eyes.

He worked as a music producer for seven years before picking up a camera, but said it was his strong foundation in sound that set him apart from other production companies.

“I was getting really burnt out in music production. I was picking up more of a passion for filmmaking,” Mr Leith said.

“I always found the branding and marketing side more interesting.

“Once I looked at other people’s work, like more corporate companies, there’s a difference in what I’m doing and they’re doing.

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Miami filmmaker Tyson Leith has found lots of success with his business Timberwolf Films and is hoping to break into the US advertisement industry.

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“(My videos are) all based around the music and what’s happening in the video, being in harmony and in sync with the music.”

Mr Leith now has his sights set on collaborating with big name brands in North America and Europe.

“Really the focus is getting to the States, and trying to take on the US,” he said.

“The opportunities over there are with the biggest companies in the world.”