VAKA (Branson Veal) helps brands, agencies, and interesting humans find the thing worth saying, then bring it to life through writing, film, design, and storytelling. From global campaigns to quiet human moments, the work is built to connect, not just impress. Human-led. AI-supercharged.
Ideas. Stories. Direction.
Films + Stories
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![Girl22 Da Nang Thrift Shop. vaka.studio]()
Girl22
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![A man inspecting a white surfboard in a workshop, surrounded by several other surfboards.]()
Thomas Meyerhoffer
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![The Net Seattle. vaka.studio]()
The Net
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![A young boy with brown hair is holding his hand up to his face, covering one eye, and looking through his fingers against a white background.]()
Seattle International Children's Film Festival
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![Hans Rosling]()
Hans Rosling
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![A woman relaxing in a bubble bath with her eyes closed in a spa-like setting with candles and rolled towels in the background.]()
Avenue
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![Trangmax. vaka.studio]()
Trângmax
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![simple mobile hottub]()
SimpleMobile
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![Meatworks Butchery Asia. vaka.studio]()
Meatworks Butchery
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![Person paddling a red kayak in clear, shallow water over rocks and coral]()
Vested Villas
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![A man in a suit and colorful bow tie points at a presentation slide about causes of death in children under age 5, with a large blue chart and text indicating 68% are due to preventable diseases.]()
Bill Nye
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![Four men in white lab coats standing behind a table with disassembled electronic devices in a factory or repair workshop.]()
Dell Technologies
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![Slide with the title 'Turn up the Bags' and subtitle 'Veeam Data Cloud' against a digital background with colorful vertical bars.]()
Veeam
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![A young man with reddish hair making a puzzled or confused facial expression, standing in front of a dark background with hexagonal shapes in green, orange, and blue.]()
Best Buddies
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![A young woman with curly hair smiling at the camera, standing next to a board with text indicating a million-dollar prize.]()
MOD Pizza
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![Black and white portrait of a person with a ghostly, distorted face, wearing a suit and bow tie.]()
Portland Opera
The Beautiful Misfits
____,etc.
The Fourth Mind
The Fourth Mind is how I think. The space where strategy, art, and instinct meet. It’s not a framework. It’s not a method. It’s what happens when curiosity and craft collide. I strip everything back until only what matters remains. What’s left feels inevitable. Like it was always there, waiting to be seen.
That’s The Fourth Mind. Not a process to follow. A state to enter.
About
VAKA is the work and writing of Branson Veal.
A director, writer, designer, and professional observer based in Vietnam. After decades in advertising, film, and brand storytelling, the focus is simpler now:
Make honest things people actually feel something from.
Available remotely. Will travel.
Services
Creative Consulting + Writing
Concept Development
Film + Video Direction
Brand Design + Storytelling
Recognition
Cannes Lions
Communication Arts
NY Art Directors Club
ANDY’s
Locations
Global Reach
