Cinematic course creation · Maui, Hawai‘i

Your wisdom deserves
to be unforgettable.

We help experts, educators, and creators transform their knowledge into beautifully filmed, professionally edited video courses.

The challenge

1. Quality earns trust.

Professional lighting, sound, and composition shape how your expertise is received.

2. It's hard to direct yourself.

Your attention belongs on your teaching, not the cameras, equipment, or how you're coming across.

3. Recording is only the beginning.

Thoughtful editing transforms raw footage into clear, engaging lessons your students can return to.

Our role is to put you in your best light.
Literally and creatively.

We shape each production around you and the experience you want to create. With thoughtful direction, honest feedback, and encouragement along the way, you don't have to second-guess how you're coming across.

You can simply be present with what you came to share.

An outdoor Picaflor production set overlooking a coastal cliff at sunsetA warm home interior prepared for a multi-camera Picaflor productionA green screen studio prepared for a multi-camera Picaflor productionA tropical backyard prepared for an outdoor Picaflor production

The transformation

From where your students areto who they choose to become.

Your expertise, elevated.

A professional presentation that reflects the depth of your work and inspires confidence in those who come to learn from you.

Teaching that connects.

Thoughtfully crafted lessons that help students engage with your ideas, absorb your message, and put what they've learned into practice.

A lasting body of work.

A meaningful educational resource your students can return to as they continue learning, growing, and evolving.

From lived wisdom to lasting work

Cinematic
Course Creation

Completed Picaflor course content displayed across editing, course platform, and mobile screens

You bring the knowledge, experience, and passion for what you teach. We bring the creative direction, professional production, and expertise to help transform it into a beautifully crafted course with the potential to grow your business.

Whether you prefer the precision of a teleprompter or the spontaneity of natural conversation, we create an environment where your teaching can come through clearly and authentically.

What's possible with Picaflor

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    Thoughtful preparation. We help you arrive ready to teach, with course development support available when needed.

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    Presence-first direction. Supportive coaching and attentive feedback help you communicate naturally and confidently on camera.

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    A setting that reflects you. From our controlled studio to intimate interiors and cinematic Maui locations, we tailor the environment to your style.

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    Collaborative post-production. Your lessons take shape through professional editing and a structured review process, with opportunities for feedback between filming sessions.

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    Support beyond filming. Optional promotional films, technical publishing, and launch preparation help you bring the finished course to your audience.

Course production packages

Invest in Your Legacy

Three ways to create a course that honors your work, serves your students, and has the potential to grow your business.

01

Essentials

Starting at $5,900

Beautifully produced studio lessons for educators with a clear, scripted course.

90 finished minutes · Up to 12 videos
02

Signature

Starting at $9,500

A tailored cinematic experience with more filming time and personalized creative direction.

150 finished minutes · Up to 20 videos
03

Turnkey Course Launch

Starting at $19,500

Our most complete experience, combining cinematic production, course preparation, promotional content, and technical launch support.

150 finished minutes · Promotion · Publishing

Course revenue calculator

What Could Your Course Earn?

Explore how your audience, course price, and potential sales could translate into revenue.

Choose an investment starting point

Select a Picaflor package or enter a custom production investment below.

Illustrative Conversion Scenarios

Emerging (0.2–1%)

People who are just discovering your work.

Engaged (1–3%)

Your regular followers, email subscribers, and consistently connected audience.

High-Trust (3–7%)

A highly primed audience with strong trust and clear demand.

Deep Loyalty (7–12%)

Devoted followers of a strong brand, proven offer, and optimized funnel.

These are illustrative scenarios, not standardized industry averages or guaranteed outcomes. Conversion rates vary by audience, offer, marketing approach, and the population being measured.

Estimated audience overlap

The model removes estimated cross-platform duplication, then treats the remaining unique audience as reached.

Your illustrative forecast

Estimated Year 1 revenue$57,547
Phase 1 — Launch$40,814

Your initial course launch, when awareness, anticipation, and focused promotion come together to generate sales.

Phase 2 — Afterglow (months 2–4)$14,285

Momentum can continue after launch through referrals, testimonials, ongoing promotion, and new audience interest. This model estimates an additional 35% of launch revenue across these months.

Phase 3 — Evergreen (monthly)$306

Once the initial launch period has passed, your course may continue generating sales as new students discover your work. This monthly figure is one-twelfth of the model's annual evergreen estimate.

Modeled unique audience21,000
Estimated potential buyers before launch factor210
Buyers modeled in launch revenue137
Revenue / investment multiple9.8×
Sales required to recover modeled investment19.7
Gross revenue less modeled investment$51,647
How this forecast works

Modeled unique audience = total platform audience × (1 − audience overlap). The model assumes that entire unique audience is reached. Estimated potential buyers equal that audience × conversion rate; the launch-revenue calculation then includes 65% of those potential buyers.

Afterglow revenue equals 35% of launch revenue across months 2–4. Annual evergreen revenue equals 9% of launch revenue and is distributed evenly across 12 months. The Year 1 forecast includes launch, afterglow, and eight evergreen months (months 5–12).

Illustrative only. Forecasts are not guarantees. Revenue is not profit, and these figures exclude platform fees, taxes, payment processing, marketing costs beyond the amount entered, refunds, fulfillment, and other business expenses.

Selected course work

Three examples from this offer
01 · Course creation

Brian Johnson
Heroic

A cinematic course series produced to shape timeless wisdom into clear, engaging lessons for a global learning community.

Visit Heroic ↗
02 · Course creation

Shems Heartwell
Thriving in Relationship

A cinematic relationship course shaped around Shems Heartwell's grounded teaching presence and practical guidance.

Visit Shems Heartwell ↗
03 · Course creation

Rha Goddess
Move the Crowd

A studio course production created with Elevate and filmed on green screen for a polished, flexible visual presentation.

Visit Move the Crowd ↗

Testimonials

“I appreciate the combination of professionalism, creativity and gentle direction that I experience when working with them.”

Shems Heartwell

“They were able to help me through the process of writing the script, selecting the best locations and filming shots that perfectly captured the essence of my work.”

Leisa Peterson

“Working with him was a blessing, as he helped to cultivate the artistic vision for the video, as well as coaching me through the ‘awkward acting’ obstacles that have made this process difficult in the past.”

Zin Onyx

A clear path.
A steady hand.

Making a course asks a lot of you, but you don't have to carry the process alone. We bring structure, momentum, and experienced guidance to every stage of production. With a thoughtful plan and a supportive creative partnership, there's room to settle in, enjoy the process, and focus on what you're here to share.

Picaflor team planning a production with a client in Maui
01Pre-production
Picaflor crew filming an interview on the Maui coast
02Action
Jerad operating a cinema camera during a coastal production
03Direction
Picaflor team reviewing and editing footage in post-production
04Post-production
01

Alignment

We get clear on your vision and what we're creating together.

02

Preparation

A thoughtful plan replaces uncertainty with a clear next step.

03

Direction

Gentle, attentive guidance helps you feel at ease and fully present.

04

Production

Our team takes care of the technical craft while you focus on teaching.

05

Refinement

Your course comes together through thoughtful editing and collaboration.

06

Delivery

Your finished work is ready to share, with publishing support available when needed.

The filming experience · Maui

A setting that
changes your presence.

Sometimes, bringing your best work forward begins with stepping away from the familiar.

Maui offers a change of pace, room to breathe, and the natural beauty to inspire a different kind of presence. Whether we're filming in our studio or among the island's extraordinary landscapes, we create an environment where you can settle in and reconnect with your purpose.

Your work is ready to reach further.

For coaches, speakers, authors, educators, and founders who have something meaningful to teach—and are ready to give it the attention, care, and professional presentation it deserves.

Whether your course is fully mapped out or you're still finding the right approach, we'll explore what's possible together and find the production experience that fits your vision.

01You've developed meaningful expertise and are ready to share it with a wider audience.

02You're ready for your visual presentation to reflect the quality of your work.

03You value creative collaboration and want experienced guidance throughout production.

Helping launch
your vision.

We’ve been creating media and films in the world of self-help, human potential, transformational leadership, and mind/body/spirit wellness for 15 years.

We meet you as peers on the path of embodiment and self-actualization, and provide the guidance needed to help your work emerge as a coherent whole.

Jerad Hobaugh, director and co-founder of Picaflor Studios

Director

Jerad

Presence · Story · Cinema

Jerad brings a calm steadiness to every collaboration, guiding the filmmaking process with clarity, positivity, and inspiration. He believes filmmaking is joyful and artistic at its core, and creates the conditions for each co-creation to feel grounded, expressive, and alive.

Sophia holding a camera at Picaflor Studios

Photographer

Sophia

Art · Vision · Production

Sophia brings an artistic eye, thoughtful attention to detail, a warm presence, and a playful curiosity about what will draw out the most vulnerable and authentic parts of a person. Her approach creates space for images that feel honest, expressive, and deeply human.

The work that lasts

Let’s create the version
of your work that lasts.

If your teaching carries depth that your current content cannot hold, we would love to hear what you are ready to create.