Nearly Two Decades Of Bringing Creative Visions To Life
Arche is intentionally lean. Every project begins with Blake on the brief, in pre-production, and setting the creative direction. Around that core we scale: trusted cinematographers, editors, sound designers, and production specialists whose work we know and whose standards match ours.
This model exists for a reason. A large agency assigns your account to whoever is available. At Arche, the person you talk to in the discovery call is the person who shaped the creative. That continuity is what makes the work better, and what makes the client relationship worth building.
The Director
Blake Cortright has been directing and producing for over a decade and a half. He made his first documentary at sixteen, a film about the history of the Boy Scouts that aired on New York State PBS stations and introduced him to something he never stopped doing.
His debut feature, The 46ers Film, premiered to sold-out theaters across New York and aired nationwide on PBS, funded by a Kickstarter campaign that raised over $14,000. From there, he spent years directing for regional agencies and destination marketing organizations: car-to-car commercials, prestige musician documentaries, lifestyle campaigns, hype videos for college athletics programs, high-concept product spots.
In early 2026, that body of work led to directing a Super Bowl commercial for Harding Mazzotti, LLP, shot in a single day at the Palace Theatre with a 30-person crew and 90+ musicians from the Empire Youth Symphony Orchestra.
He founded Arche Productions to bring that full range of capability under one roof: a director-led company where every client gets the same creative attention, the same production discipline, and the same person leading the work from concept through delivery.
Why “Arche” Productions?
How do you say “Arche”?
It’s pronounced “Ar-Kay,” a Greek word meaning “beginning,” “foundation,” or “first principle.”
At Arche Productions, that meaning shapes everything we do. We help brands return to the essence of their story, and build something powerful from that foundation.
How We Work
