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My name is Kevin Balmer, aka Diggable Monkey. I've been in the freelance business of video production for the past 13 years and I've witnessed the vast evolution of the video media landscape in that time. I've done mostly short story documentaries with a good dose of commercial work. My company brand is heavily associated with the arts and design arena, with a bit of subscription-based online course development. The last few projects I've completed were with the Oregon Historical Society, the Regional Arts and Culture Council, and the NW Blacksmiths Association. I've also done some storytelling video work with commercial developers and architectural firms here in Portland. I can execute on all levels of the business from negotiating and securing the work to the production and delivery of the end product. I would eventually like to lead a production team and make inspirational stories to help save the planet. I've currently just finished my third year as a full-time Media Producer at Arcimoto, a three-wheel electric EV manufacturer in Eugene, OR.

• Documentary DP
• Production Company
• Creative Director
• Video Editor - Documentary
• Sound Designer
• News Shooter / Video Journalist
• Sound Mixer
• Editorial Photographer / Photojournalist
• Fixer
• Commercial DP
• Mobile Journalist / Livestreamer
• Video Editor - Commercial
• Production Assistant
• Video Editor - News
• Corporate Videographer

Originally from the Midwest, I currently live in Portland, Oregon with my wife, Melissa, and our two dogs and cat. I received my MFA in Film and Television Production from the USC School of Cinematic Arts and a BA in Film Studies from the University of Michigan. My film and video work has appeared in film festivals and been featured online at PBS, NPR, Comedy Central, Bust, Interview Magazine, GQ, the White House blog, Nylon, The Huffington Post, Jezebel and Sheryl Sandberg's Lean In blog. My photography has been featured online at National Geographic, Slate, Interview Magazine and Civil Eats and in print in National Geographic's hardcover book Feeding America: Stories of Hunger and Hope, Growing Oregon magazine, Venus Magazine, and various newspapers. Other previous film/video related experience includes casting assistant/extras casting for the Oscar-nominated film Nebraska, production assistant on music videos for Outkast and Beck, and assistant to screenwriter/producer Kirsten (Kiwi) Smith (Legally Blonde, 10 Things I Hate About You). I'm currently directing a documentary on the Rose City Riveters, the supporters group for the Portland Thorns of the National Women's Soccer League. I’m available for freelance directing, shooting, or producing.

• Documentary DP
• News Shooter / Video Journalist
• Corporate Videographer
• Non-Fiction Film Director
• Production Assistant
• Video Editor - Commercial
• Video Editor - Documentary
• Editorial Photographer / Photojournalist
• Fixer
• Commercial DP
• Event Photographer
• Portrait Photographer
• Field Producer
• Product Photographer
• Landscape Photographer
• Line Producer / On-Location
• Production Coordinator / Crewing

Starting my television production career in Austin, TX in 1997, and after 20 years of television production experience, it's taught me one very valuable lesson: that THIS business is very unpredictable. That unpredictability is what keeps it exciting and drives me to each project. Shooting and editing promotional marketing packages, athletic highlight reels, behind the scenes, mini-docs and shooting on location, I excel at the "run & gun" ENG style shooting, adapting to many different situations and locations. Editing under tight deadlines and being a one-man band, from the first day of shooting to the final delivery is what I excel. Equipped with the latest technology for video, sound and editing, when you need it produced, shot and edited--hire ASF SHOOTS.

• Documentary DP
• Video Editor - News
• Fixer
• Editorial Photographer / Photojournalist
• News Shooter / Video Journalist
• Field Producer
• Production Company
• Video Editor - Documentary
• Video Editor - Commercial
• Production Assistant
• Corporate Videographer
• Event Photographer

Chris Janjic is a cinematographer who specializes in non-fiction storytelling. He is based in Portland, OR. He formerly worked as a staff director of photography at Blue Chalk Media, where he contributed to projects that earned recognition from the Northwest Regional Emmys, the AIB, Communicator, Telly, W3 and Webby Awards, among others. Clients include HBO, Discovery+, Magnolia Network, Food Network, Wondrium, Coca-Cola, Gillette, Realtor.com, Jacobs Solutions and Pearson. Chris began his career in film working as Associate Producer on Jay Myself, which went on to premiere at DocNYC. He received his B.S. in Photojournalism at Syracuse University and is an alum of the Eddie Adams and Mountain Workshops.

• Production Company
• Documentary DP
• News Shooter / Video Journalist
• Commercial DP
• Drone Operator
• Video Editor - Documentary
• Editorial Photographer / Photojournalist
• Fixer
• Production Assistant
• Gaffer
• Grip
• Corporate Videographer

I am currently a full time video producer at Oregon Food Bank but I take on freelance projects as my schedule permits. I have several years of experience in news and documentary production, post-production and video editing. I previously worked as a freelance video producer for Reuters in Los Angeles, covering everything from protests to elections, immigration news and, of course, the entertainment industry. I also have several years of experience in documentary and personal narrative work. I have a master's degree in journalism from the UC Berkeley Graduate School of Journalism. I speak English, Spanish and French fluently and have a basic understanding of Portuguese.

• Field Producer
• TV News Producer
• Production Assistant
• Translator
• Reporter / Journalist
• Fixer

Director, shooter, and editor, passionate about telling stories of people-powered solutions for creating a healthier and more just world. With over five years experience as a one-man operation traveling abroad to produce short documentaries for the United Nations and other international NGO’s, I am fluent in every stage of production, from storyboarding and concepting, to filming, and all stages of post production. I've also directed several short narratives, winning some festival awards, and have served as lead editor on short narratives in the festival circuit.

• Documentary DP
• Video Editor - Documentary
• Non-Fiction Film Director
• Fixer
• Production Assistant
• Creative Director
• Senior Producer / Project Manager
• News Shooter / Video Journalist

Kjell Redal is a director, cinematographer, and photojournalist whose work revolves around outdoor adventure and social issues. He was a photojournalist at The Seattle Times and studied visual journalism in college before pivoting to commercial and documentary film production. Kjell's past clients including the National Geographic Channel, NASA, and Netflix. He specializes in drone imagery, frequently incorporating the unique angles in his work. Kjell resides in his hometown, Boulder, Colorado, but previously lived in five different countries and four US states.

• Production Company
• News Shooter / Video Journalist
• Creative Director
• Drone Operator
• Video Editor - Commercial
• Sound Designer
• Video Editor - Documentary
• Commercial DP
• Production Assistant
• Translator
• Video Editor - News
• Motion Graphics Designer
• Reporter / Journalist
• Editorial Photographer / Photojournalist
• Mobile Journalist / Livestreamer
• Documentary DP
• Corporate Videographer

Michael Hull is a producer, director, and editor from New York City, relocated to Portland, Oregon. His feature documentary BETRAYAL AT ATTICA premiered on HBOMax on August 1, 2021. He was the lead video producer for the Fusion Media Group election unit in 2015/16, and was an editor at CBS News from 2010-2015. As the owner of Fifth Column Films he has produced videos for the US Department of Health and Human Services, Yahoo!/Telemundo, The Critical Press, CBS News Digital, Putumayo World Music, and many others.

• Production Company
• Documentary DP
• Video Editor - News
• Fixer
• Video Editor - Documentary
• Non-Fiction Film Director

Born and raised in the woods outside of Portland, OR, Sarah Wells is a documentary filmmaker based in San Francisco and Portland. Between documentary projects, she can be found in the camera department enjoying her time as a cinematographer, camera operator, and camera assistant. She has shot pieces for VICE, Sephora, Now This, AJ+, Sephora, and Billboard Music. As a camera assistant, she has worked on projects for Google, Slack, Apple, Paypal, and others.

• Commercial DP
• News Shooter / Video Journalist
• Documentary DP
• Corporate Videographer
• Grip
• Fixer
• Sound Mixer
• Gaffer
• Non-Fiction Film Director
• Video Editor - Documentary

I am constantly working to refine my craft, and I take great pleasure in working with amazing people to create emotionally engaging fiction and nonfiction. My work has been seen on MTV, Discovery, History Channel CA, PBS, DIY, Al Jazeera, Africa Independent Television, Facebook, and YouTube/Vimeo pre-roll.

• Commercial DP
• Documentary DP
• Production Company
• Gaffer
• Grip
• News Shooter / Video Journalist

“Wasim is a media professional involved in everything from print publications to video production. He began his career writing for various Primedia and Conde Nast publications before founding a national newsstand print publication featuring everyone from Hunter S Thompson’s renown artist Ralph Steadman to influential political and philanthropic personalities including Congressman Henry Waxman and The Sierra Club’s founder Carl Pope. His attentive eye for detail and keen editorial sense led him to spend several years as a Senior Editor and Creative Director, producing and editing award-winning marketing and commercial videos and corporate media packages for Fortune 500 companies including Gap, Mattel, and Warner Brothers, featuring everyone from Heidi Klum and Tiger Woods to Common & Beyonce. In addition to his property photography business Pro Property Photos, Wasim currently creates photography and video assets for clients including Airbnb, 500px.com Studio, Trivago Hotels, Drift 101, VectorMount for GoPro, the World Forestry Center, The National Park Service, California State Parks, and the PTTOW influencer marketing summit, an annual event bringing together global power players from Quincy Jones to the Dalai Lama. He was also one of 50 sponsored Samsung Camera Imageloggers, making him a brand ambassador some of today’s most innovative still and virtual reality imaging systems. He was also recently featured by Snappr as one of the highest-rated photographers in Portland! Muklashy also helped co-found an organic cafe in Santa Barbara, California, and has done media work for The Annenberg Foundation, USC’s Marshall Schools Of Business’ Social Innovation program, and award-winning producer and TEDx presenter Frank Fitzpatrick’s Earthtones foundation, dedicated to ‘transforming the human spirit through the power of music and film,’ including an interactive digital publication designed for the arts and music curriculum for the nation’s schools. Wasim has found himself busy speaking at events including Amazon.com & DPReview.com's PIX2015, Social Media Week, Samsung Developer Conference, and Silicon Valley Virtual Reality Conference about the power of photography, video and storytelling. He is also the co-founder of superswell VR, a virtual reality company specializing in immersive storytelling for the outdoor and travel industry. Muklashy currently devotes much of his time to various humanitarian and environmental causes, and has served as a volunteer docent in the California State Park System, where he self-tasked himself to develop original multimedia assets to help bring more attention to our underfunded protected public spaces. He currently serves as Communications Coordinator for the Rotary Action Group for Peace and sits on the board of Ecology In Classrooms & Outdoors, a non-profit dedicated to bringing ecology programs to underserved Portland Metro area schools by connecting students to the natural world and "building science literacy and environmental awareness." Finally, as a recovering broadcast news veteran, he’s realized the importance of combating the constant negativity with stories and news about why we’re living in the most awesome times ever, so started The Future Is Pretty Rad, a site dedicated to science, sustainability, design and tacos, to help spread that information. He spends whatever time he has left documenting the surrounding parks and landscapes and open spaces through photography."

• Documentary DP
• News Shooter / Video Journalist
• Commercial DP
• Field Producer
• Reporter / Journalist
• Editorial Photographer / Photojournalist
• Video Editor - News
• Video Editor - Documentary
• Video Editor - Commercial
• Production Assistant
• Immersive/Spatial Video Capture

Hi I am Michael Buck, senior undergraduate at Heritage University located in Toppenish, WA in the Pacific Northwest. I study food systems of Indigenous cultures and seek to investigate specific cases of significant historical environmental injustices that took place in the PNW which could bring light to health disparities that exist in Native American communities today. I have a seasoned background in the scientific method and presenting STEM related work and experimentation that is documented in regional fisheries management and university-level scholarly articles.

• Production Assistant
• Fixer

Hi, I’m Travis. I have 20 years of experience as a filmmaker helping businesses grow and thrive through video. I’ve done it for brands like Comcast, Lexus, Wells Fargo + more.

• Documentary DP
• Production Company
• Commercial DP
• Fixer
• Production Assistant
• Corporate Videographer
• Drone Operator
• Non-Fiction Film Director
• Video Editor - Documentary
• Video Editor - Commercial

I'm a freelance Director of Photography that is also a local 600 DIT. I own a red package and am ready to go out the door and shoot.

• Documentary DP
• Creative Director
• Commercial DP
• Fixer
• Production Assistant
• News Shooter / Video Journalist

Versatile filmmaker / camera operator / producer / director. Winner of a documentary Emmy for www.tashiandthemonk.com.

• Documentary DP
• Creative Director
• Fixer
• Production Assistant

I'm a photographer based in Portland, Oregon, and Salt Lake City, Utah.

• Editorial Photographer / Photojournalist
• Event Photographer
• Portrait Photographer
• Production Assistant
• Copy Editor
• Copywriter
• Documentary DP
• News Shooter / Video Journalist

I'm Graham Dale, DP, videographer, sUAS pilot, and your Pacific Northwest swiss army production solution. Licensed, insured, experienced, professional, and armed to the teeth with the equipment you need to get the coverage you're after. When you hire me you have access to $100,000+ of video production equipment at no additional cost, no rentals necessary! 1x 12k 60 / 8k 120 camera with 12 bit internal RAW 1x 6k 60 with 12 bit internal RAW 2x 4k 120 cameras with 10 bit internal 2x drones with 10 and 12 bit recording modes up to 6k or 4k60fps Dozens of pro quality COB LED, tube, and panel lights, modifiers, scrims and stands Dozens of pro quality mics and recording solutions from Rode and Sennheiser Livestreaming encoders and cellular modems Multiple forms of reliable transportation for me and my equipment Choosing me, you get years of experience thinking on my feet in event, business, interview, music video, short film, and web series production. My video production history dates back to my youth, shooting betacam productions and gripping for shoots in the 90s and leads right up to modern day.

• Commercial DP
• Corporate Videographer
• Video Editor - Documentary
• Motion Graphics Designer
• Documentary DP
• Fixer
• Production Assistant
• Video Editor - Commercial
• Drone Operator
• Mobile Journalist / Livestreamer
• Production Company
• HD Live Operator
• Full-Service Live Production
• News Shooter / Video Journalist
• Non-Fiction Film Director

I'm a freelance video editor, writer, and storyteller with a deep, rich history working across a range of digital mediums. I pride myself on my versatility and creativity, as well as my dedication to create long-term, repeat clients whenever possible. As a result of these traits, I have a well-established positive relationship online (Top-Rated Freelancer on Upwork with a 100% job success score) with a high percentage of return clients. As an editor, I specialize in the Adobe Creative Cloud. I use Premiere, After Effects, Photoshop, Audition, Lightroom, and Media Encoder on a daily basis. I'm also proficient in some of the other suite offerings like Illustrator and Speedgrade. I've worked with YouTube brands ranging from ones just starting out to those in the millions of subscribers. I've built channels from the ground up and enjoyed being a part of ones that are launched into stellar growth. I've edited content that went on to air on national television, all from the comfort of my well-worn office chair. Over the years I've also developed a deep understanding of SEO and best practices (especially for YouTube and Wordpress content). I also worked as a writer for an international Content Production Agency, through which I created for gigantic brands like Nintendo, AllState Insurance, and more. I hold my undergraduate degree in creative writing, so I've been known to get in on the ground-level with scripting to help punch up content when the need arises. In short, I'm a no-nonsense creative-type with an established reputation who’s constantly taking on new challenges and would love to talk with you about your project(s). I hope to hear from you soon!

• Video Editor - Commercial
• Motion Graphics Designer
• Animator / Visual Effects Artist
• Colorist
• Production Company
• Post-Production Manager
• Creative Director
• Video Editor - Documentary
• Commercial DP
• Documentary DP
• Fixer
• Production Assistant

Hailing from Portland, Oregon, Martin Vavra is an award-winning film and commercial director. Early on, he had a love for a variety of different art forms. At the age of five, he began playing the drums. Later, he toured Europe as part of an orchestra. At the age of 10 he began painting water colors, with several of his paintings getting showings and winning awards. His college years became a mishmash of rock band performances, science classes and sci-fi consumption. For many years, Martin was a wildland fire fighter, eventually becoming an ecologist. In 2005, wanderlust caught hold and Martin left ecology to travel, leading him to discover his true passion, filmmaking. Since then, his life has been dedicated to cinematic storytelling. Martin’s series, The Last Stand, made its debut on DailyMotion and has received millions of views. Living up to the Rising Star title awarded to him by the Oregon Media Production Association, his films have been awarded numerous honors, including, Best Short Documentary and Best LGBQT at the Breckenridge FF, Festival Jury Prize at the Humanist Film Festival, Best Director, Best Series and Best Score. Commercial work has included spots for Nike, Microsoft, Intel, HP, Daimler and Goodwill. Martin has achieved industry recognition, with multiple Hermes Gold, Marcom Gold, AVA Gold, and the Communicator awards. In addition to directing, Martin co-founded the post-effects company The Refuge VFX. During its operation, his team had the privilege of creating monster and creature effects for top TV shows like Grimm, Portlandia and The Librarians, and the feature film The Last Knight. When he’s not directing, Martin can be found on a tall mountain backpacking or in a hidden stream fly fishing. When the outdoors isn't calling, Martin has been known to build and wear various Star Wars and HALO armor suites. Martin and his wife, Jenn, are owned by two rescue huskies that travel with them on all of their adventures.

• Senior Producer / Project Manager
• Production Company
• Video Editor - Documentary
• Documentary DP
• Field Producer
• Fixer
• Commercial DP
• Video Editor - Commercial
• Non-Fiction Film Director

Oregon-based director Cambria Matlow’s work seeks meaning in charged moments of stillness and values the emotional experiences created from atmosphere and mood. Small interactions and environmental realities often reveal personal and political truths. Her latest film, WOODSRIDER, is an immersive documentary portrait of a female snowboarder on Mt Hood, set to premiere in 2017. BURNING IN THE SUN (2010), about a young man who starts a solar energy business in Mali, was her feature debut, and selected for IFP’s Documentary Lab and Independent Film Week, broadcast on Al Jazeera and PBS, and seen in festivals worldwide. Her work has been awarded grants and residencies from LEF Foundation, Brooklyn Arts Council, Experimental Television Center, the Puffin Foundation, and NW Documentary. Cambria holds a Certificate in Film Production from Burlington College in Vermont and a B.A. in Hispanic Studies from Columbia University. She anticipates earning her Masters in Essay Documentary from EICTV in Cuba in 2018.

• Documentary DP
• News Shooter / Video Journalist
• Creative Director
• Video Editor - News
• Field Producer
• Translator
• Commercial DP
• Fixer
• Video Editor - Documentary
• Video Editor - Commercial
• Production Assistant