About Simplistic Views
A Chicago video production company built for clear corporate communication.
Simplistic Views helps corporate teams turn leadership expertise, customer outcomes, and important business initiatives into video that audiences understand and trust: for executive communications, customer stories, internal updates, and product or service messaging.
- 250+
- Production professionals in our broader network
- National
- Production support across the US
- B2B-first
- Enterprise and mid-market experience
- One roof
- Strategy, production, and post under one team
Our story
Creative production with corporate structure.
Simplistic Views was built around a specific idea: that corporate marketing and communications teams needed a video production partner that could bring both creative quality and organizational structure to a project. Not a freelance crew that shows up to shoot. Not a large agency with overhead that has nothing to do with the video.
The company is based in Chicago. Most of the work is with Chicago-area clients, and the production model extends nationally for testimonial shoots, multi-location productions, and projects where the client's customers or offices are elsewhere.
The work covers marketing video, sales enablement content, executive communication, internal communications, product education, brand storytelling, and recruiting. Different departments use video differently, and the process accounts for that. See our Chicago video production page for local details.
Corey Behrens, Founder & CEO
The founder
Founded by Corey Behrens.
Corey Behrens founded Simplistic Views after years of work at the intersection of video production and business communication. His background spans both sides of a production: the practical realities of what happens on a shoot day, and the business context of what the finished video needs to do afterward.
The production philosophy at Simplistic Views reflects that background. Projects start with a clear understanding of the audience, the use case, and the channels the video will live on. Corey leads the client relationship and creative direction on every project, which means there is no handoff to junior staff at the point where the work matters most.
He works directly with marketing directors, communications managers, and corporate teams who need a production partner they can trust with complex, high-visibility projects.
What makes us different
Not just footage. A clearer way to communicate.
Message before production
We help clarify what needs to be said, who it is for, and how the video will be used before production begins. The brief shapes the production, not the other way around.
Corporate-ready process
Projects are planned around schedules, stakeholders, approvals, and the realities of working with busy teams. Organized pre-production keeps the shoot efficient and the output focused.
Production that supports the edit
Interviews, visuals, audio, and b-roll are captured with the final story and deliverables in mind, not just whatever looks good on the day.
Assets built for use
Final videos are delivered in formats your team can publish across websites, campaigns, sales conversations, internal updates, and recruiting: without additional work.
The team
A flexible production model.
The right crew for the right project.
Simplistic Views operates with a core production team in Chicago and brings in trusted crew for projects that require additional camera operators, audio engineers, lighting technicians, or post-production resources. The size of the crew is matched to the scope of the project. Some work requires one camera and a quiet room. Other work requires a full crew, multiple cameras, and field production across several locations.
Extended crew added by project scope and location.
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Nick Birsa
Head of Production
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George Whitehill
Camera Operator
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Mike Stavolone
Camera Operator
Industries served
Built for companies with complex stories to explain.
From technical products to leadership communication, we help teams turn specialized knowledge into video content people can understand and use.
Trusted by teams and organizations connected to
How we approach the work
What drives every project.
Clarity
We make the message understandable before we make it visual. Vague briefs produce vague videos. We push for specificity before the cameras roll.
Preparation
Strong production days come from organized pre-production. We invest in the planning stage because it is where most production problems are actually solved.
Professionalism
We respect the time, people, locations, and internal process behind every corporate project. Production should make things easier for your team, not harder.
Usefulness
Video content that does not get used is not a success. We create assets that are meant to work across real business channels, not just look good in a reel.
FAQ
Common questions about Simplistic Views.
Simplistic Views works with corporate, enterprise, mid-market, and B2B teams that need video content for marketing, sales, internal communication, product education, executive messaging, and customer proof.
Yes. Simplistic Views is based in Chicago and supports clients locally and nationally depending on the scope of the project.
Yes. Message planning is a key part of the process. Before production, we help clarify the audience, use case, interview direction, visual priorities, and deliverables so the shoot is organized around a clear goal.
Simplistic Views can support strategy, pre-production, production, post-production, revisions, and final delivery. The exact scope depends on the project.
Simplistic Views operates as a production partner, not just a camera operator. The work includes planning, creative direction, production management, editing, and delivery of assets built for business use.
Need a video partner who can bring structure to the process?
Tell us what your team needs to communicate, and we will help shape it into a clear production plan.