Street interview adsby Shaanks

Adspeoplebelieve.

We put your product in a stranger's hands and film the face they pull on the first bite, and what they say before they've had time to be polite. Then we cut it into ads for Meta and YouTube, in whatever language they said it in.

From the studio that makes ads for

  • Suntribe
  • Bingeworthy Snacks
  • Pretty Curly Girl
  • Sakoon Nutrition

Why it works

People skip ads. They don't skip people.

If your creator ads look great and still don't sell, the creator might not be the problem. Your customer knows they were paid. They can see the contract behind the smile, so they scroll.

What stops them is someone like them, on a street they know, holding your product and saying something nobody wrote. A stranger has no reason to be nice about it, which is exactly why they're believed.

And if they don't like it? You find out before you've put a rupee behind it.

Creator ad: paid, briefed, take 3
A stranger: first take, their words

Real people. First take.

Every clip starts with your product and ends with someone saying what they think of it, in the language they think in. English, Spanish, Hindi, Arabic, whatever comes out naturally, subtitled for everyone else.

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Problem first
Quiz, app payoff
On real people
First reaction
One question
Live demo
Taste test
Smell test
App on the street
Stunt hook
Hot take

Any language your customers speak

English, Spanish, French, German, Italian, Dutch, Arabic, Hindi and more, filmed on the streets where your customers actually live.

Where we shoot

Your customers' street. Any country.

Hosts ready in 24 cities across 13 countries, each filming in the language people actually speak there. Tell us where your customers are and we're on that street.

Mumbai, India
  • IndiaMumbai, Bengaluru, Delhi
  • United KingdomLondon, Manchester, Birmingham, Edinburgh
  • United StatesNew York, Los Angeles, Chicago, Miami, San Francisco, Austin
  • CanadaToronto
  • FranceParis
  • GermanyBerlin
  • NetherlandsAmsterdam
  • SpainMadrid
  • ItalyMilan
  • IrelandDublin
  • UAEDubai
  • SingaporeSingapore
  • AustraliaSydney, Melbourne

Services

Four ways to get real people into your ads.

  1. 01

    On the street

    Strangers stop, try it and tell us what they think. The core format, made for people who've never heard of you.

    • Unscripted interviews, each cut with two different openings
    • 9:16, 4:5 and 1:1, subtitled in the language spoken and in English
    • Mashups: five strangers, one question
    • All the raw clips and signed releases, yours to keep
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  2. 02

    On campus

    Students try your product between classes, interviewed by hosts who study there, so people actually stop.

    • Hosts from the campus we're shooting on
    • Quizzes, dares and blind swaps
    • Same deliverables as the street shoot
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  3. 03

    At events and stores

    Expos, festivals, concerts, your store's opening day. The people are already there for your product. We get them on camera.

    • Attendee and customer reactions, on the day
    • Edited interviews plus a highlight cut
    • Releases signed on the spot
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  4. 04

    Founder on camera

    You, telling the story only you can: why you started, the demo, the objection you hear every week. Cut to run as ads.

    • Four to ten performance cuts, with B-roll
    • Customer or team interviews too, if you want them
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Formats

What we actually film.

Every format starts with your product and ends with someone saying what they think of it. On the call we'll pick the two or three that suit what you sell.

  • Taste test
  • Smell test
  • Live demo
  • Blind swap
  • Tried on real people
  • Quiz with an app payoff
  • Your app on a stranger's phone
  • Founder on camera

pick 2 or 3

How it works

Brief us. Ads in your account in two weeks.

  1. 01

    Brief

    Tell us why people aren't buying yet. Price, taste, "does it even work", trust. Each reason becomes a question we ask on the street.

  2. 02

    Shoot

    Our hosts film in your city, in your customers' language. Everyone agrees on camera and signs a release before we use a frame.

  3. 03

    Cut

    The most surprising second goes first. We keep the pauses and the traffic noise, because that's what makes it feel real. Every interview gets two openings so you can test the hook.

  4. 04

    Deliver

    Finished ads in every ratio, subtitled, plus all the raw footage. Run them from your page or ours.

What you get

Your product, in the hands of people who owe you nothing.

One shoot, a stack of ads.

Every interview becomes its own ad with two openings. So a single shoot gives you a set to test, and you spend on whichever one wins.

The testimonial you can't write.

A stranger describing your product in their own words. No copywriter can fake that, us included. Signed releases mean you can run it anywhere.

In the language people think in.

English, Spanish, Hindi, Arabic, whatever comes out naturally. Subtitled for everyone else.

  • 13countries, any language your customers speak
  • 2openings on every interview
  • 0retainers. You pay per shoot.

Packages

Pick how many hosts. Pick how many countries.

That's the whole menu. Every package is built from the same shoot day: one host, one city, your product in strangers' hands. We size it, and price it, with you on the call.

  • Package 01

    One Street

    One country. One host. One shoot day.

    1country
    1host
    14finished ads
    • One city, one crowd. Street, campus or event, we pick it with you.
    • About 30 people stopped. The best 6 to 8 make the cut.
    • 14 finished ads, each with 2 openings, in 9:16 and 1:1.
    • Subtitled in the language they spoke.
    • You keep every file. Nothing monthly.

    2 to 3 weeks

    Start here. One day on the street, your product in strangers' hands.

    Plan a shoot
  • Package 02

    Two Voices

    One country. Two hosts. Two crowds.

    1country
    2hosts
    28finished ads
    • Two shoot days, two hosts, two cities or two crowds. Campus and office. Mumbai and Delhi. Men and women.
    • Two languages if the crowds speak differently.
    • 28 finished ads with 2 openings each, plus 4 cross-cuts that mix both crowds.
    • A one-page read: what each crowd said, where they agreed, where they didn't.

    3 to 4 weeks

    For a brand whose buyer isn't one person. Find out who actually buys it.

    Plan a shoot
  • Package 03

    World Tour

    Many countries. One local host in each.

    2+countries
    1host per country
    14ads per country
    • Pick the countries. US, UK, India, Australia, Canada to start, more on request.
    • One local host and one shoot day per country, in the local language.
    • 14 finished ads per country, 2 openings each, plus one global cut: the same question answered on every street.
    • A market read: where the product lands, where it needs a different pitch.

    4 to 6 weeks

    For a brand selling in two or more markets. One question, asked on every street you sell in.

    Plan a shoot

want this every month? ask us on the call

Before you book

What if people don't like my product?

Better a stranger on the street tells you than your reviews page does. You see every clip, and you choose what runs.

Are they really strangers?

Yes. Our hosts stop whoever's walking past. Nobody's cast or briefed, and nobody gets paid to say anything. What they tell you is what they think.

Which cities do you shoot in?

Across India (Mumbai, Delhi, Bengaluru, Chennai, Hyderabad, Kolkata, Pune, Ahmedabad and every other major city), plus hosts in the UK, the US, Canada, Europe, Dubai, Singapore and Australia: 24 cities in 13 countries so far. Tell us where your customers are and we'll shoot there.

Who owns the footage?

You do. The raw clips and signed releases come with every shoot.

How many ads do I get from one shoot?

A single shoot day gives you 14 finished ads, each cut with two openings so you can test the hook. Two hosts or more countries scale that up. See the packages, and we size the exact shoot with you on the call.

I have a question that isn't here.

Email [email protected], or plan a shoot and ask us on the call.

Bring the product. We bring the strangers.