Cape Breton · St. Peter's, NS Est. 2024 — Atlantic Cinematic Universe Vol. I / Chapter 003

Lucas & Liam Legacy.

Brand films, documentary storytelling, and campaign media built for Atlantic Canada — by someone who grew up here.

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Who It's For

Tourism operators, heritage organizations, and conservation groups that need stronger public-facing media.

What You Get

Brand films, documentary pieces, and polished website and campaign assets built to inform, attract, and convert.

Why Trust It

Directed by Lucas Cotton, backed by Telile broadcast work, published press coverage, and real-world regional storytelling experience.

Broadcast work on Telile Community Television ✦ 101.5 The Hawk — East Coast Rising ✦ Port Hawkesbury Reporter coverage ✦ Gilbert salmon storytelling ✦ Atlantic Cinematic Universe ✦ Rogue Tide — Streaming Everywhere ✦ Multiple Films Produced ✦ Broadcast work on Telile Community Television ✦ 101.5 The Hawk — East Coast Rising ✦ Port Hawkesbury Reporter coverage ✦ Gilbert salmon storytelling ✦ Atlantic Cinematic Universe ✦ Rogue Tide — Streaming Everywhere ✦ Multiple Films Produced ✦
Response to the Work — 001

Shared response to story-driven conservation work

Strong conservation storytelling can make complex public issues clearer, more engaging, and more likely to connect with the people who need to understand them.

“Gilbert was a strong and engaging piece that helped bring an important salmon issue to life through creative storytelling.”
— Brian Glebe Feedback on the Gilbert salmon storytelling work.
The Studio — 002

A studio built at the intersection of craft and place.

Lucas Cotton and Liam — Cape Breton
Lucas & Liam Cotton St. Peter's, Cape Breton

"Local stories. Broadcast craft. Built by someone already here."

Lucas & Liam Legacy Studios is a Cape Breton cinematic production studio founded by Lucas Cotton. We help tourism operators, heritage organizations, and conservation groups turn local stories into brand films, documentary work, and digital identity systems built to attract attention, earn trust, and stay useful long after launch.

What makes us different isn't the tools. It's the place. Every frame we shoot comes from someone who grew up on this island — who knows what the fog off the Bras d'Or looks like at 6am, what a Cape Breton voice sounds like, and why the stories here matter. We don't parachute in. We're already here.

Our documentary work airs on Telile Community Television. Our animated characters — Cod B'y and Puffy of the Atlantic Cinematic Universe — are built on primary source historical research. Our music releases under Rogue Tide.

Home Base
St. Peter's
Turnaround
2–3 Weeks
Broadcast
Telile TV
Community Response — 003

Stories People Remember

Community response to work that informs, moves people, and makes local stories more engaging to watch and share.

Recent Work — 004

What we make.

St. Peter's Canal documentary
Heritage Documentary · Telile

St. Peter's Canal — Where Water Learned to Wait

Cape Breton, Nova Scotia · 2024

 LeNoir Forge documentary
Heritage Series

LeNoir / Forest Land History

Arichat, Cape Breton · 2024

 Cod B'y Chronicles — Atlantic Cinematic Universe
ACU · Original Animation Series

The Cod B'y Chronicles

Atlantic Cinematic Universe · Watch the Full Series
The Land Yacht — Ingramport
In Production · Premium Stay

The Land Yacht

Ingramport, NS · Coming Soon

FlowEdge Riverside Getaway
Eco-Tourism · In Production

FlowEdge Riverside

Elderbank, NS · Riverside glamping / eco-tourism project

Cod B'y and Puffy running across a rugged Atlantic shoreline game world.
ACU Game Prototype

Cod B’y & Puffy: Shoreline Run

A haunted Atlantic side-scroller built from real places, local memory, and playable coastal adventure. · View Project →
Why It Lands — 005

Work that helps people connect

The goal is not just to explain an issue, but to make it land emotionally and clearly enough that people stay with it.

“I’ve never doubted that some people will identify with these videos and be motivated to act.”
— Bradford Burns Response to the Gilbert salmon awareness pieces.
What We Build For You — 006

Four ways to turn your story into public-facing media that works.

Every package is built by Lucas directly — no account managers, no agency layers, no footage shot by someone who's never been here. Whether you need to attract visitors, strengthen public trust, document local history, or explain a conservation issue clearly, each option is built to give you polished media you can actually use. Prices below are starting points — every quote is custom, and every discovery call is free.

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01

The Signature Short

Gateway Film

$1,800

One shoot day · from

You need one cinematic piece that says exactly who you are — something you can put on your homepage, pin to your social, and send to anyone who asks "what do you actually do?" This is the foot in the door. Built for speed.

  • 60–90 second cinematic short, one location, one shoot day
  • 2 short-form social cuts (Reels / TikTok / Stories)
  • Colour-graded final edit
  • One round of revisions
  • Promotional usage rights for client-owned web, social, email, and presentation use
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Most Popular
02

The Film Package

Flagship Film

$3,500

One-time investment · from

You have a website. You need a cinematic film that finally does your experience justice — and a suite of social content that stops the scroll. This is the piece that becomes the front door to your business for the next five years.

  • 2–3 minute cinematic brand film, shot on location
  • 4 short-form social clips cut from footage
  • Colour-graded final edit
  • Two rounds of revisions
  • Raw footage handoff available if scoped in the quote
  • Usage rights are scoped in the quote; paid placement, broadcast, sublicensing, and third-party distribution can be quoted separately.
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03

The Digital Legacy Kit

Film + Website

$6,500

Complete package · from

Stop paying Airbnb commission. Own your bookings, own your brand. Film and full website — built as one cohesive thing, by one person, with one creative vision holding it together.

  • 2–3 minute cinematic brand film
  • 5-page website built around your film
  • Online booking / contact integration
  • Google Business Profile setup
  • 3 short-form social clips
  • SEO foundation included
  • Two rounds of revisions across film and site
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04

Heritage Documentary

The Documentary

$10,000

Documentary package · from

For heritage societies, conservation groups, First Nations communities, and anyone with a story that needs to exist permanently. Research-driven. Built for long-term public and archival use.

  • 10–20 minute documentary short
  • Research, scripting, filming, full edit
  • Formatted for broadcast review where applicable
  • Digital archive companion page
  • Grant-aligned project materials can be scoped where useful
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Optional add-ons.

Bolt these onto any package — or start here.

$1,500
Per month · new

Monthly Content Retainer

One short-form cinematic piece per month, plus 2 social cuts and minor web updates. Keep your audience fed without starting from scratch every quarter. 3-month minimum.

$2,400
From

Website Add-on

Already have a film? Add a full website built around it. Booking integration, mobile-first, and built for client-owned channels.

$750
From

SEO Package

Keyword research, on-page optimization, and metadata setup. Built for NS tourism search terms.

$250
Per clip

Extra Social Clips

Additional short-form clips cut from your existing footage. Formatted for Reels, TikTok, and Stories.

$400
One-time setup

Google Business Profile

Full setup and optimization of your Google Business listing. Show up when people search for what you do.

Free
Always

Discovery Call

Not sure what you need? 20 minutes with Lucas directly. No pressure, no pitch — just a conversation.

How It Works — 007

Simple process. Done right. Every time.

01 — Discovery

Free 20-minute call

Your vision, your story, what success looks like. Lucas on the phone directly. No commitment, no sales pitch — just a conversation.

Day 1 · Free

02 — Scout

Plan the shoot

Lucas visits your location, locks in the shoot plan and date. Most projects film in one full day on site.

Week 1–2

03 — Film

One day on location

We capture everything — your space, your people, your atmosphere. Show up and be yourself. We handle the rest.

One day

04 — Deliver

Everything handed over

Film edited and graded. Website built around it. Social clips formatted. Usage rights scoped clearly. Done.

2–3 weeks after filming

Rogue Tide — Current Release

The Clapping Stopped.

Written in solidarity with 2,200 CUPE Nova Scotia long-term care workers — on strike across 24 homes from Yarmouth to Glace Bay.

During COVID, long-term care workers across Nova Scotia masked up, doubled shifts, and walked straight into outbreaks. When families were locked outside — they were in there. Holding hands. Sitting with people in their last hours so they wouldn't be alone.

We called them heroes. We said we'd never forget.

Listen on Spotify → SoundCloud
This is what forgetting looks like.
Press & Media — 008

In the record.

Coverage across broadcast, radio, and print — all in the studio's first four months.

Apr2026
Port Hawkesbury Reporter coverage

St. Peter's Video Studio Making Waves

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Mar2026
101.5 The Hawk · East Coast Rising

Feature with Chuck Boudreau

Jan2026
Port Hawkesbury Reporter coverage

Lucas & Liam Legacy Studios

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Dec2025
Telile Community Television · Interview

Lucas & Liam Legacy Studios

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Dec2025
101.5 The Hawk · Morning Show with Scotty O

In-Studio Feature — Lucas Cotton

Let's Begin · 008

Let's make something real.

Tourism operator, heritage organization, conservation group, broadcaster, or someone with a story worth telling — every project starts with a free 20-minute conversation with Lucas directly. No agency. No middleman.

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