Mara Vance@maravance · Filmmaking & cinematic travel480K subscribersNew this weekLisbon After Dark — A Night Film
2.1M views3 weeks agoCinematic Travel
A single-night documentary through Lisbon — trams, fado, and the blue hour that made me move here. Shot on one body, two primes. Watch the breakdown →
Chapters5 marks · 18:04
0:00The last tram
2:40Alfama at blue hour
6:15A fado house
10:30The bridge at 3am
13:50Why I stayed
480K
Subscribers
62M
Lifetime views
4.1M
Monthly views
7.4M
Watch-hours / yr
58%
Avg view duration
38
Brand partners
What I make
All videos →Four playlists, films you finish.
Cinematic Travel
3 filmsDocumentary-grade place films — a city, a region, a journey, told like a short film.
Gear & Reviews
1 filmsHonest, hands-on camera, lens, and tool reviews that drive real purchase intent.
Craft & Tutorials
2 filmsColor grading, editing, and shooting breakdowns — the how-it’s-made deep dives.
Series & Live
2 filmsMulti-part travel series, livestream Q&As, and sponsor-built campaigns over time.
Across my channels
Not just one feed — every platform.
The latest from YouTube, Instagram, and X — long-form films, vertical cut-downs, and the behind-the-scenes. One audience, four front doors.
YouTube18:04 2.1MLisbon After Dark — A Night Film
YouTube#ad14:22 1.4MThe FjordLens 35mm Changed How I Shoot
YouTube12:41 3.4MCinematic Color Grading in 12 Minutes
Reels 880KTokyo in the rain → full film on YouTube 🌧️🎞️
Reels 1.2Mone shot. one golden hour. no edit. ☀️
X / TwitterMara Vance@maravanceRetention > subscriber count. An 18-min film at 63% AVD beats a viral Short every time for a brand. That’s the whole pitch.
X / TwitterMara Vance@maravanceNew gear review drops Friday. Shot it across 3 cities. Honest verdict, sample gallery, pinned code. #ad — built as a film, not an ad-read.
Google
FjordLens — Brand Director★★★★★“Read like a short film, not an ad. Drove a 41% lift in pre-orders and still our most-shared launch asset.”
Illustrative cross-channel feed for this template — view counts, captions, and reactions are mock data. Paid posts keep their #ad / “Includes paid promotion” disclosure.
For brandsPartnerships built as
Partnerships built as
short films.
A 480K, high-retention audience that watches to the end. Every deal is native, FTC-disclosed, and made in the channel’s voice — which is exactly why brands come back.
- Integrations, dedicated reviews, series, events & Shorts
- Clear usage rights, whitelisting & re-licensable b-roll
- #ad / “Includes paid promotion” on every paid placement
- A performance recap on every campaign — the real numbers
Which collaboration?Pick a format ↓
$12,000–$28,000illustrative rangeIllustrative
- 10-min studio tour
- 60-sec integrated segment
- In-frame #ad disclosure
- Pinned code + link
- 30-day usage rights
A 60–90s disclosed segment woven into a regular upload — native, mood-led, with a tracked code. The channel’s most-loved format.
Bands are illustrative for this template — every engagement is quoted in writing. #ad disclosure on all paid work.
Worked with
Brands that came back for more.
A few of the partners behind the channel — and the kind of results that bring them back.
FjordLensCamera & optics
AeroLuxTravel · series
NorthboundAmbassador
LumeLabIntegration
Drift CoffeeRecurring
MeridianDedicated
“Mara’s review read like a short film, not an ad. It drove a 41% lift in pre-orders and is still our most-shared launch asset. Total professional, zero hand-holding.”
FFjordLensIngrid Sol, Brand Director
“A three-part series, not a spot — and it doubled our creator-driven sell-through. The b-roll library alone was worth the deal. We re-license it constantly.”
NNorthboundCaleb Ruiz, Head of Marketing
“The integration held 78% retention through the sponsored segment. Disclosed, native, and now our internal benchmark for what a creator placement should be.”
LLumeLabHana Pei, Growth Lead
The audience
Full media kit →Who's on the other side of the screen.
64%
25–44 · core age band
57 / 40 / 3
Men / Women / NB · % split
61%
US · UK · DE · AU · top geos
46%
Returning viewers · loyalty signal
6:12
Avg watch time · per video
8.9%
Avg thumbnail CTR · browse + suggested
In their words
From the brands I've worked with.
“Mara’s review read like a short film, not an ad. It drove a 41% lift in pre-orders and is still our most-shared launch asset. Total professional, zero hand-holding.”
FJFjordLensIngrid Sol, Brand Director
“A three-part series, not a spot — and it doubled our creator-driven sell-through. The b-roll library alone was worth the deal. We re-license it constantly.”
NONorthboundCaleb Ruiz, Head of Marketing
“The integration held 78% retention through the sponsored segment. Disclosed, native, and now our internal benchmark for what a creator placement should be.”
LULumeLabHana Pei, Growth Lead
“We wanted a feeling, not a banner. Mara delivered a film people actually finished — and the recap data made the ROI impossible to argue with.”
AEAeroLuxTomas Linder, CMO
“Four films in and counting. The lightest-touch integration on the channel and one of our best add-to-cart rates. Mara gets brand the way agencies wish they did.”
DRDrift CoffeePriya Anand, Founder
“Honest, cinematic, and on time. The kind of creator you book again before the campaign even wraps. The performance recap was the most thorough we’ve received.”
MEMeridianOwen Garrett, Partnerships
Open for partnershipsLet’s make your brand
Let’s make your brand
part of the story.
Send the brief — you’ll hear back within 48 hours with a clear scope and quote. Every paid placement is disclosed, native, and built in the channel’s voice.